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AT&T is relaxing the rules a bit for when existing iPhone 3G customers will be eligible to buy the iPhone 3G S at its lowest prices. Previously, the company said you'd have to wait a full year after purchasing an iPhone 3G before you'd be eligible for the upgrade (or new customer) price on the ...
iPhone 3GS Review [Iphone 3gs]
iPhone 3GS Review [Iphone 3gs]
gizmodo.com — What's the point in buying a new iPhone if it looks exactly like the old one? Because... once you start using it, the speed of the iPhone 3GS will amaze you. There's a reason why Apple called this the iPhone 3GS for Speed and not the 3GC for "compass" ... (more) iPhone 3GS Review [Iphone 3gs]
AT&T Wi-Fi Supports Auto-Authentication on New iPhone OS 3.0 for Faster Hot Spot Connections
att.com — AT&T* today announced it will support auto-authentication for iPhone OS 3.0 users connecting to AT&T Wi-Fi Hot... Spots. Auto-authentication allows iPhone users to seamlessly switch from AT&T’s 3G network to an AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot without being prompted. ... (more) AT&T Wi-Fi Supports Auto-Authentication on New ...
Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S with a 35% discount from AT&T
Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S with a 35% discount from AT&T
intomobile.com — steve ballmer 480x360 Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G S with a... 35% discount from AT&T Bing, a search engine no one uses, is trying to lure users by offering cash incentives. One of those incentives is a 35% discount at the ... (more) Courtesy of Microsoft: Pick up an iPhone 3G or iPhone 3G ...
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iPhone 3G S Review Roundup
Gearlog — ... Wall Street Journal CNET New York Times Engadget Gizmodo Wired USA Today The Telegraph (London, UK) The Times (London, UK) ...

iPhone 3G S review roundup
Macworld — ... : “Everything feels faster. Safari on the iPhone 3G S seems as interactive as a desktop browser. At times, pages were being rendered so quickly over WiFi that I had to double-check to make sure that the usual time-suckers (JavaScript and plugins) hadn’t been turned off, and that I wasn’t using some sort of cut-down mobile site.” Ed Baig, USA Today : “Apple also improved the digital camera on the 3G S, though I still find shooting with it a bit awkward. The autofocus camera is up to 3-megapixels, compared to 2 megapixels on the 3G model. You can tap an object in the frame that’s ...

News: iPhone 3G S Review Round-Up
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... of the coolest Google Android Phone software, such as apps that can image the barcode off of a store item and instantly tell you where you can buy it online for cheaper.” Video Camera: Comments were mixed but mostly positive on the 640x480 video camera, with virtually all agreeing that recording and editing movies was easy, but some noting that the video quality was underwhelming by comparison with Flip Video-like simple camcorders, and others praising the video quality. Ed Baig, USA Today : “Shooting video on the iPhone is dirt simple, and the VGA quality, while hardly ...

Review roundup: Apple's new iPhone 3G S
AppleInsider — ... highly-anticipated iPhone 3G successor, which goes on sale this Friday, June 19 at Apple, AT , Best Buy and Walmart retail stores. Generally speaking, each of the reviewers concluded that Apple has taken one of the most revolutionary products of modern times and made it even better. Some, however, offer different assessments of the handset's new camera functions, though all agree that new Voice Control features leave much to be desired. The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg USA Today's Edward Baig Chicago Sun-Times' Andy Ihnatko The New York Time's David ...

5Words for June 17th, 2009
Technologizer — ... All iPhone all the time! Walt Mossberg’s 3G S review. Josh Topolsky’s review at Engadget. Gizmodo’s Jason Chen is enthusiastic. David Pogue chimes in here. Here’s USA Today’s Ed Baig. Gizmodo reviews iPhone OS 3.0. So does Macworld’s Dan Moren. Leander Kahney (Cult of Mac). Nice walkthrough by Rene Ritchie. Apple Stores open at 7. iPhone 3G S: Here! Not! Trouble with ...

iPhone 3GS Review Matrix: What Everybody's Saying [Review Matrix]
Gizmodo — ... time for another roundup of pundits espousing heartfelt admiration and none-too-bloody criticism of a pretty hot Apple product. How did they—I mean "it"—do this time around? Have a look-see... As usual, this matrix is just the tip of the molehill—if you want to really get in deep with these colorful characters, here's where to look: • NYT - David Pogue • WSJ - Walt Mossberg • USA Today - Ed Baig • Wired - Steven Levy • Cnet - Kent German ...

iPhone 3G S Early Review Roundup
The iPhone Blog — ... you our thoughts after we stand in line tomorrow and grab ours. If you’re waiting as well, check out the reviews and let us know what you think: Chicago Sun Times: Review: iPhone 3G S is a slick upgrade for a slick device CNET: Apple iPhone 3G S - 32GB - black (AT&T) Engadget: iPhone 3GS Review Gizmodo: iPhone 3GS Review New York Times: Apple Fills in Some Gaps With Latest iPhone USA Today: Upgrade makes great iPhone even better Wall Street Journal: New iPhone ...

USA Today’s Baig reviews Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0, iPhone 3G S: Already marvelous device gets better
MacDailyNews — ... camera. A new coating makes it less prone to fingerprints. There's a compass to keep you pointed in the right direction," Baig reports. "MMS and tethering are among the bucket of features included with the 3.0 upgrade. Others: deeper parental controls and the ability to wirelessly buy or rent movies and purchase TV shows and music videos, plus a digital voice recorder. The Safari browser is zippier and can automatically fill in user names and passwords," Baig reports. Full review here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Fred Mertz" for the heads up.] ...

iPhoneFreak Review Roundup; Round 2 of the early iPhone 3G S reviews
iPhonefreak — ... Bottom Line: Both the new iPhone and iPhone OS are packed with features that make a great product even better. But, for many users, the software may be enough of a boost to keep them from buying the new model. Edward Baig of USA Today; The 3.0 software and 3G S phone may not check off everything on your iPhone wish list. But they give iPhone loyalists plenty of new reasons to celebrate. ...

The iPhone 3GS -- spaced out
iPhone J.D. — ... the "S."  And as this Joy of Tech comic illustrated, the term might even be considered somewhat naughty.  Nevertheless, Apple has the right to name its own products, and if Apple was telling us that the name was iPhone 3G S, then that was the name.  So last week, when the latest iPhone was released to much fanfare on Friday, the media outlets consistently referred to it as the iPhone 3G S.  (See, e.g., New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun Times, USA Today).  One notable exception was Gizmodo which, from the beginning, called the ...

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