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Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G flakiness
It's hard to read about the iPhone 3G these days without reading about its unreliability on the 3G network. Now, a lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the issue, which may eventually be approved as a class-action. Read More...
The iPhone 3G's Problem May Have Been Found and Fixed [Apple]
The iPhone 3G's Problem May Have Been Found and Fixed [Apple]
gizmodo.com — While Apple and AT&T have both been pretty quiet about what could be going wrong with the... iPhone 3G, a new source from inside AT&T has finally broken the silence on the " bug fixes " offered in the latest firmware 2.0.2. So was it fixing the iPhone ... (more) The iPhone 3G's Problem May Have Been Found and Fixed ...
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What's Wrong With the 3G in iPhone 3G? | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
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AT&T Expands International Data Offerings for iPhone
att.com — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced expanded international data offerings to help keep iPhone customers connected around the... world. Beginning tomorrow, AT&T will offer two new plans that accommodate iPhone customers' increasing reliance on data ... (more) AT&T Expands International Data Offerings for iPhone
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Apple Sued Class-Action Style for "Defective iPhone 3G" [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... , Alabama resident Jessica Smith rushed out to get one faster than the iPhone 3G's Google Maps could tell her where to go. After a month of it being slower than she expected, only able to touch 3G 25 percent of the time and an "inordinate amount of dropped calls," Ars says that yesterday she slapped Apple with a class-action lawsuit over the "defective iPhone 3G." ...

Angry iPhone 3G Customer Sues Apple
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Alabama resident Jessica Alena Smith filed the complaint Tuesday; the plaintiff calls the lawsuit "Defective iPhone 3G," Ars Technica reports. In her lawsuit, Smith alleges that iPhone 3G is slower than expected and only stays on the 3G network 25 percent of the time -- despite advertisements claiming the new handset is "twice as fast for half the price" compared to the original iPhone. ...

Before the bell: Stocks to decline; FNM, LEH, IACI, LTD, CRM, AAPL, MSFT ...
BloggingStocks — ... CRM from Buy to Neutral. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), which for some strange reason doesn't like being portrayed by John Hodgman in Apple's commercials, has enlisted Jerry Seinfeld to as its pitchman. The new, very secretive, $300 million ad campaign will also have Bill Gates and the slogan may be something like "Windows, Not Walls." Microsoft also launched a new web tool, Phtosynth, that makes digital photos into panoramas. A lawsuit has been filed Tuesday against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over "Defective iPhone 3G." ...

Class-Action Suit Patch Sadly Absent From iPhone OS 2.0.2 “Bug Fixes”
Digital Daily — ... Apple may soon regret the “twice as fast, half the price” slogan it chose for iPhone 3G. A first lawsuit has been filed against the company over the device’s performance and reliability, and it seeks class-action status. Brought by Birmingham, Ala., resident Jessica Alena Smith, the suit ( ...

Apple Sued Over Lousy 3G Performance
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — Go wake up the lawyers— Apple is facing a lawsuit over the "defective iPhone 3G," brought by an Alabama resident named Jessica Alena Smith. Smith bought an iPhone 3G but has experienced ...

Next case: Disgruntled iPhone 3G Owners v. Apple
iSmashPhone — ... users have been experiencing similar bouts of grief. Thus, the plaintiff is requesting a class action lawsuit be filed against the consumer electronics giant, as "tens of thousands" of people have suffered economic injury as the result of shoddy technology. Will this legal scare finally prompt Apple to come up with a true fix-all solution for the 3G's problems? Everything is working in iSmashPhone Land, user error again? Source: Ars Technica ...

Apple Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over iPhone 3G Defectiveness
Touch Podium — ... week stating that 2% of the entire iPhone 3G community is being affected by this issue. Smith and the class, assuming the suit is approved as a class-action, ask that Apple be ordered to repair or replace all Defective iPhone 3Gs. Additionally, she asks that the company be required to pay unspecified damages, pre- and post-judgment interest on monetary relief, and attorney’s fees. Well who would’a thought it?… (via Ars Technica)

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