electronista.com - 7/2/2009
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The iPhone once again leads Consumer Reports' smartphone ratings, beating competing products such as the Palm Pre and BlackBerry Storm. The organization considered Apple's new 3GS handset to lead in categories such as battery life, multimedia, navigation and Internet browsing, while integrating ...
theiphoneblog.com - 7/3/2009
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theiphoneblog.com —
The latest piece of hardware to come out
of Cupertino, Apple’s iPhone 3GS, has claimed the honor...
of being ranked number 1 in Consumer Reports new smartphone ratings. Now does this come as a surprise to anyone? In all actuality, it was ...
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iPhone 3GS #1 in Consumer Reports New Smartphone Ratings
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iPhone Tops Consumer Reports
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[image] Apple can continue to gloat about the unprecedented successes the iPhone has had, because the latest Consumer Reports ratings for smartphones show the 3GS at the top of the pack. Electronista reports that Consumer Reports is changing their criteria to adapt to the influx of touchscreen phones on the market. To do this, they are increasing emphasis on display, UI, ease of navigation, and multimedia support, while decreasing the emphasis on traditional (old-school) phone features, like talk time and call quality. As a result, the strengths of the iPhone are maximized, ...
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... Jim Dalrymple also notes that Apple's retail stores can now fix a broken screen in-house if your iPhone is still under warranty. (Both links via Daring Fireball.)
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MacNN reports that the iPhone 3GS is #1 in the Consumer Reports smartphone ratings. ...
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