Tag Archives: iPhone 3G S

How To: iPhone 3G S when you aren’t eligible

by on June 20th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

So long story short, I’m one of those unlucky folks who owns an iPhone 3G and wasn’t eligible for the subsidized pricing from AT&T. I bought mine on 3G Day last July just like all the fanboys and re-upped my contract like a good customer. I owned the first iPhone …

iPhone 3G S Chip Could Support 720p HD Video

by on June 19th, 2009 at 9:12 am

AppleInsider is reporting that the new iPhone 3G S’ processor could support 720 HD video. This chip is, as expected, is a Samsung S5PC100 running at 600Mhz and based on ARM’s Cortex A8 reference design. Although a PDF from Samsungs site says this about the chip: “The S5PC100 adopts a …

iPhone 3G S Launch Day

by on June 19th, 2009 at 8:15 am

Today is launch day for the iPhone 3G S in many countries around the world. Here in the US there are already images surfacing of launch day. Here is a photo set from CNet of the 5th Ave. Apple Store in New York. Some of the images below: These are …

AT&T Extends Upgrade Pricing to More Customers

by on June 18th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

MacRumors is reporting that AT&T is revising their “upgrade pricing” policy to include many more customers. This means customers that wouldn’t have been eligible for upgrade pricing until July, August or September now are. This means those customers can now purchase the 16GB iPhone 3G S for $199, and the …

UPS Holding iPhone 3G S Shipments

by on June 17th, 2009 at 1:37 am

TUAW is reporting that their readers’ iPhone 3G S shipments are being held by UPS. Some of the reports TUAW is receiving include screenshots or emails detailing tracking information, all showing a delivery hold. The original information indicated that the arrival date would be Thursday June 18th, one day before …

AT&T Sells Out of iPhone 3G S Pre-Orders

by on June 13th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

The Boy Genius Report is claiming that the first shipments of iPhone 3G S have been claimed by pre-orders, and if you haven’t pre-ordered a phone you’ll have to wait. Here’s the meat of the article: “…if you did not pre-order an iPhone 3G S from AT&T yet, (we’re not …

AT&T Launch and Pricing Details

by on June 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

MacRumors is reporting on AT&T’s launch day details. The biggest difference between this iPhone launch and the others is you can now preorder your device and walk in and pick it up on launch day. The video explains the situation plainly. New and qulifying customeers get the iPhone for $199/$299 …

iPhone 3G S – Newer, Faster & Packs Oleophobic Coating – Say What???

by on June 8th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

Given this post ‘s title, you might be asking WTF is Oleophobic Coating.  I know I was for sure when one of our observant readers “ Everette “ spotted details on it within Apple ‘s ‘How To ‘ pages for the new iPhone 3G S model and used our Contact …