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Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Models

June 22, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today announced that it has sold over one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. In addition, six million customers have downloaded the new iPhone 3.0 software in the first five days since its release.

"Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With over 50,000 applications available from Apple's revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever."

The new iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance -- up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G -- with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3GS includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3GS customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple's revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3GS offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299.** And iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model -- a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.Read more

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Upgrade from the iPhone 3G to 3G S for $199 (Maybe)

by jessica on Thu, 2009-06-18 11:15

If you are an iPhone 3G owner wanting to upgrade to the 3G S, AT&T just announced that they will lower the price to $199 for some iPhone owners wanting to upgrade. The catch is this – the lower price will apply for customers who would have qualified for the "new buyer" price between now and September. If that's not you, expect to pay $399 for the upgrade.

Customers qualify for the "new buyer" price after a certain period, determined by how much the monthly plan is (and if payments are current). If you pay at least $100 a month, you would usually qualify 12 to 18 months after purchase, AT&T said. But, since the 3G went on sale about 11 months ago, current 3G owners wouldn't qualify for the "new buyer" price. So, Apple is actually (surprise!) letting you get the upgrade a little bit early (that is, if you qualify).

In other iPhone news, Apple announced that they will be opening their Apple retail stores at 7am on Friday (an hour earlier than they originally planned). AT&T stores will open at 7am for those that have preordered the 3G S, 9am for those who haven't. Phones will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Apple Announces the iPhone 3G S (Speed)!

by Justin Hubbell on Mon, 2009-06-08 14:51

According to SunSpider JavaScript, the iPhone 2.0 loaded a webpage in 126 seconds, while the 3G loaded one in 43 seconds. Well, the 3G S should load in 15 seconds! The 3G S will also support OpenGL|ES and 7.2 Mbps HSDPA.

Everything about the camera has been improved, too. A 3MP autofocus camera that can take 30 fps video is installed in the new iPhone. It will also feature auto white balance and auto exposure. There’s been a voice dialer added, too. You can tell your iPhone to call someone, play a song type, play a playlist, etc.

Other features include:

Built-in digital compass
Built-in support for Nike+
Hardware Encryption
Better battery life extension
The 3G got 6hrs on Wi-Fi, 7 on Video, 24 on Audio, 10 on 2G talk and 5 on 3G talk. 3GS gets 9 on Wi-Fi, 10 on video, 30 on audio, 12 on 2g talk and 5 on 3g talk
No front camera :(

The iPhone 3G S will ship at $199 (16GB version) and $299 (32GB version) on June, 19th. It will be available in 80+ countries by the 26th. The iPhone 3G (8GB) will stay in the market for $99, starting today!

For more information, read the press release.

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Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S

June 8, 2009—Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance—up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G—with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS*, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple's revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice the capacity for the same price with a 16GB model for just $199 and a new 32GB model for just $299.** And beginning today, iPhone 3G is available at the breakthrough price of just $99 for the 8GB model—a huge milestone for the high end smartphone market.

"iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet and we think people will love the incredible new features including autofocus camera, video recording and the freedom of voice control," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing. "And with a breakthrough price of $99, we are thrilled to get iPhone 3G into the hands of even more users who want them."Read more