Archive for June, 2009
Waiting in Line for an iPhone 3G in SF
I’m in front of the Stownstown mall in San Francisco waiting to buy my iPhone 3G S. There are about 50 people ahead of me and things are pretty organized. There’s one line for pre-authorized customers and one for people that have pre-ordered. There are hundreds of iPhone 3GS’s available
(some) iPhone 3G Owners to Get Early iPhone 3G S Upgrade Pricing
A lot of iPhone 3G owners have been complaining that they’d have to pay $200 more than new or “eligible” customers if they wanted to upgrade to the iPhone 3G S, but AT&T has reduced the upgrade price for many customers. Starting today, iPhone 3G subscribers who would have been eligible for an upgrade in July, August or September can buy an iPhone 3G S for $199 (16GB) or $299 (32GB).
UPDATE – iPhone 3Gs Pre-Order Shipments (Definitely) Being Delayed by Apple?
We have an update on last night’s post about how my iPhone pre-order shipment looked like it was destined to show up early according to the UPS tracking number provided by Apple. Many other happy iPhone customers received the same information from UPS.
Update and Rejoice! iPhone OS 3.0 is Available to Download Now
The new update came in at a fairly slim 230 MB and took me about 10-15 minutes to complete. To my knowledge, that was an extremely fast update compared to last year’s 2.0. For those of you who have not updated yet, here is a quick checklist for you before you get into all the 3.0 goodness.
iPhone 3Gs Pre-Order Shipments Being Delayed by Apple?
I have been gleefully checking the UPS tracking number on my pre-ordered iPhone 3Gs as it heads stateside from Shenzhen China into my loving hands. Although Apple had promised that the device would be here by the 19th (the same day as everyone else will be waiting in line to purchase theirs or receive their reserved pre-orders), the tracking number has been telling me that my iPhone was due to arrive a day early. Apple seems to have changed their minds.
3 Devices the iPhone 3Gs Will Keep You From Buying
As I watched the latest announcement of Apple’s iPhone 3Gs I kept thinking to myself “This thing is going to replace the need to carry around so many other gadgets.”. I am sure I am not the only one who felt this way. In order to better illustrate what I mean I compiled a shortlist of devices that many people are frequently purchasing or commonly use on a daily basis and how the iPhone 3Gs will change that.
First look at the iPhone 3Gs in the Wild… Very Fast! (w/ Video)
A video has surfaced featuring from an iPhone dealer out of Brazil demonstrating the speed of the new iPhone 3Gs. As someone who has owned a first generation iPhone for quite some time I have to admit that the 3Gs seems to be extremely fast.
Novatel MiFi 2352 Unboxed
I’ve been very satisfied with my Novatel MiFi modem/router that I’ve been using over the past couple of weeks. Chris Davies from Slashgear got his hands on the MiFi2353 HSPA, which is a little bigger than the ones being sold by Sprint and Verizon.
100 New NVIDIA-Based Notebooks on the Way: Your Questions Answered
Today we announced the completion of the GeForce 200M Series of GPUs with the introduction of five new GPUs. These additions to the GeForce 200M Series are engineered to deliver up to twice the graphics performance with up to half the idle power consumption for every market segment. The GeForce 200M Series are Windows 7-ready and provide GPU computing horsepower for the growing number of GPU- accelerated applications.
ASUS Eee PC 1101HA Hands On
Sascha from Netbooknews.com posted a video walkthrough of the ASUS Eee PC 1101HA. This is an 11.6″ netbook that looks similar to the thee ‘Seashell’ Eee PC.
