Iphone 3gs

Smartphone Experts Roundtable 5

By Dieter Bohn, Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 a 11:35 am

Join Dieter, Matthew, Rene, and Kevin as they discuss all of the insanely great new smartphones that have been announced and released in the past month. On the docket:

Palm Pre Review
iPhone 3GS Review
Nokia N97 Review
BlackBerry Tour Review
HTC Hero
and a bit more about Windows Mobile to boot. It's all here!

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Show notes after the break.

iPhone 3GS Power a Boon for Jailbreak Console Emulators

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 a 7:25 am

Zodttd (via Gizmodo) whets our appetites for iPhone 3GS jailbreaks to come:

Why the iPhone 3GS Doesn't Cost Apple $179

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 a 3:22 pm

iSupply gets a lots of headlines, like this one from Reuters, guestimating the raw component costs of popular gadgets like the iPhone 3GS. And good for them.

Wednesday Fun Video: iPhone 3GS Shot Music Video!

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 a 6:32 am

Steve Ellington from the theautomaticfilmmaker.com let us know that he'd shot the above music video entirely on the new iPhone 3GS. While Ellington had fun filming the little robot, he was also "quite impressed with the camera."

CBS4 in South Florida must also have been impressed. They claimed the "new iPhone good enough for the evening news" when a producer shot a segment entirely on Apple's latest handset as well.

iPhone 3GS in Canada: Rogers Redeemed-ish?

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 a 6:52 am

Tuesday Educational Video: iPhone 3GS Disassembled

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 a 6:42 am

DirectFix let us know they've posted the first video with step-by-step tear down and build back up directions for Apple's new iPhone 3GS. They also passed along that:

DirectFix.com already has replacement LCD screens and touch panels available on its website. We expect our first inquiries in the following days, as there are always some that almost immediately drop their new iPhones.

Here's hoping not though. Keep your new iPhones safe!

TiPb Video: iPhone 3G S vs. iPhone 3G App Launch Battle Royal!

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 a 5:39 pm

http://www.th Two iPhones, 6 apps. We know the iPhone 3G S is supposed to be "on average" 2x faster than the iPhone 3G, but stats are stats and what we're interested in is real-world usage. A few seconds here, a dozen or more there, and all of a sudden they add up to minutes.

TiPb vs. TiPb: Why I AM NOT Upgrading to iPhone 3GS

By Chad Garrett, Wednesday, Jun 10, 2009 a 10:50 am

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[TiPb vs. TiPb time! In the blue corner we have Jeremy who tells us why he IS SO upgrading to the iPhone 3G S. In the red corner, Chad who tells us why he IS NOT upgrading to the iPhone 3G S. Two writers, one issue. Check them both out and tell us who's side you're on!]

There have been a lot of people out there who are very disappointed with the third generation iPhone — iPhone 3G S. They’re saying that it is pretty much the same phone as the current iPhone 3G, or that the upgrades are not enough to warrant purchasing the new iPhone 3G S. I’m here to say, they're right - the upgrades are not significant enough!

More after the break!

TiPb vs. TiPb: Why I AM SO Upgrading to iPhone 3GS

By Jeremy, Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 a 1:55 pm

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There have been a lot of people out there who are very disappointed with the third generation iPhone -- iPhone 3G S. They're saying that it is pretty much the same phone as the current iPhone 3G, or that the upgrades are not enough to warrant purchasing the new iPhone 3G S. I'm here to say, think again - the upgrades are very significant indeed.

More after the break!

WWDC Tomorrow: iPhone 3GS?

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jun 7, 2009 a 3:40 pm

While previous rumors had Apple announcing iPhone video tomorrow at WWDC 2009, Daring Fireball's John Gruber has just put up his predictions and, at least in code name form, they're going with "iPhone 3GS" -- though they don't offer what the "S" stands for...

In the past, Daring Fireball's predictions have at times seemed closer akin to inside information, so it's worth paying attention to. In terms of specs, Gruber is sticking with what he previously predicted: