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Yesterday Apple released the 2.0.2 update for its iPhone and iPhone 3G.
As with the previous 2.0.1 software version, the company doesn’t say what is new in it, and only mentions “Bug Fixes”.   Reports are showing that the possible fixes includes better overall 3G performance in signal and data loading, less crashes in 3rd party applications, [...]

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AT&T, Apple’s exclusive wireless carrier in the States, is listing a new model of iPhone on its website, the iPhone Black. The new and unannounced model shows when ordering a device online.
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The latest beta release 5.0 firmware for the iPhone is showing that users will be able to disable 3G to help conserve their battery. The settings screen shows that users can switch 3G off to revert back to GPRS/EDGE connection.
[via MacRumors]
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More photos have surfaced of what are possibly Apple’s new 3G iPhone . Are they real? We are a bit skeptical but are good food for thought.
[via Engadget Mobile]
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der Standard, an Austrian daily newspaper, has posted an article indicating that T-Mobile will offer the 3G iPhone soon and Austria would be one of the first markets receiving the new handheld. The article also quoted T-Mobile spokesman Hendrik Kasteel as saying that the mobile provider would debut more flexible service plans when the [...]

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Reports are revealing that Apple will allow wireless carriers the option to discount the cost of the iPhone in order to increase market share. It is reported that Apple’s highly anticipated 3G iPhone will have an immediate discount of US$199 when it goes on sale for wireless carrier AT&T.
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It seems the photo we ran the other day regarding the 3G iPhone was just a poser. The iPhone in the photo has been identified as just a 2G iPhone all dressed up in a special black protective case. Let’s hope that the new 3G iPhone features listed in the Endgadget story were [...]

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DigitTimes has a story about a report in the Chineses language Commercial Times that China’s Foxconn Electronics has landed the contract for the 3G iPhone, and that Foxconn is expecting to start production in May. The report says that Foxconn is to build a whopping 3 million units for the 3G iPhone’s June launch.
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Engadget claims to have gotten the scoop “on authority” about some new 3G Apple iPhone features. They have listed a number of details on the new device:

it is gloss black from head to toe, and more rounded
it’s a bit thicker than the original
the headset port is now flush mounted
real GPS on-board
the volume control is [...]

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Sources over at Fortune are claiming that the release date for Research In Motion’s highly anticipated 3G BlackBerry, rumored to be called Meteor, has been pushed out due to Apple’s upcoming release of its 3G iPhone. The Meteor, also dubbed the BlackBerry 9000, will offer faster 3G connectivity and a redesigned UI.
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