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MobileMe Looks an Awful Lot Like Windows Me
MobileMe, Apple’s replacement for .Mac, was announced at WWDC and something struck me (and some others) as a little odd: its logo is remarkable similar to a notorious software disaster from nearly a decade ago, Windows ME. Would a company so famous for the creation of household brand names really release MobileMe, and make it … Continued
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iPhone 3G: Complete Coverage
Want to know everything about the iPhone 3G? You can click here to access all our stories or access all the launch stories using this index. The event • Our complete event liveblog • Steve on video, doing his thing • iPhone 3G advertising https://gizmodo.com/apple-wwdc-liveblog-coverage-5014465 The iPhone 3G • Our iPhone 3G Hands On • … Continued
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Tonight: Have a Drink on Giz and Ars Technica at WWDC 2008
Hey there. We’re throwing a WWDC party with our BFFs at Ars Technica tonight. So if you’re going to be at WWDC as a reader, developer, journalist or just another fanboy, I’d like to invite you to come have a beer on us. Hope you can make it. 8-11pm Harlot 46 Minna Street San Francisco, … Continued
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Steve Jobs Explains OS X Snow Leopard in Three Easy Steps
The NY Times has a good interview with Steve Jobs in which Apple’s CEO lets fly with very quotable, very understandable quotes about OS X 10.6. We already heard the details, but it was still hard to wrap our head around why Apple would make an operating system without many visible features and just go … Continued
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Thinnest Notebook Showdown: Voodoo Envy 133 vs. MacBook Air
Voodoo’s Envy 133 notebook is skinny slice of hotness-basically the skinniest notebook alive when it launches (only .7 inches thick), bumping the MacBook Air into the fatty column, courtesy of its .76-inch bulge. It sounds good on paper for the Envy 133, but the Air’s slick tapering definitely masks its love handle, so even though … Continued
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iPhone 3G Rumor Accuracy Check: We Were Right(ish)!
Last Friday, we rounded up and judged the most colorful iPhone 3G rumors floating around the tubes. Now that Steve has spilled the beans, I bet you’re curious as to how accurate our thinking was. Turns out we were pretty much on target with our verdicts. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-2-rumor-round-up-verdict-dont-believe-everythi-5013932 • iPhone 2 to be 22% thinner. We … Continued
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“iPhone 3G” FCC Application Hints at Potential Apple “Smartphone”
Washington D.C. (Agencies) – Confidential FCC documents unearthed today by internet blog Intomobile point out at the possibility of Apple releasing a new secret device which some experts think could be a “smartphone.” The new gadget—which was submitted for FCC approval in June 1, 2008—apparently has a big “touch” screen, as well as the ability … Continued
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AT&T Memo to Retail Managers Shows iPhone 3G Policy
We knew it wouldn’t be long before someone from AT&T leaked a policy memo vis-a-vis the iPhone 3G’s July 11 launch. As well as all the mobile provider’s pricing details from yesterday, the document contains a bit more info, such as how many iPhones each customer can walk out with (that’ll be three, then, so … Continued
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World Gets iPhone and Multiple Carriers per Country, Canada Stops Whining
Yes, this is another iPhone post, but embrace it with true love, because it means two things: one, no more damn “iPhone to be available in [insert name of some weird country here]” articles ever again (stop saying words, Canada.) And two: you get to see We Are the World one more time. It also … Continued
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Apple Says White Is Cool Again… But Is It?
In an otherwise surprise-free keynote today, one without booms or “one more thing”s, one bit of news stood out: White made a quiet return to the iPod family in the premium 16GB iPhone 3G. Sure, it never fully left Apple—remaining the default color for earbuds, plugs, power bricks, AirPort products and the cheapest MacBooks—but we … Continued
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Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard Revealed: Multi-Core Optimized, GPU Lovin’ OS Upgrade Due In One Year
Yep, you heard right: Apple showed off the OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, due out in a year, to the attendees at WWDC, and let some details slip to the public, including: • Optimization for multi-core processors • GPU friendly (actually GPU utilization of highly parallel tasks generally done on a CPU) • Supports “breakthrough” … Continued
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TomTom Has Navigation App Already Running On the iPhone; Telenav Likely
If you were one of people who was all about GPS on the iPhone, you will be glad to hear that TomTom already has a version of their navigation software running on the device. Unfortunately, no other details regarding a release date, features or pricing have been released-but it stands a good chance of being … Continued
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3G iPhone Hands On
Click to viewIn my hand, the 3G iPhone is lighter, fits better, and noticeably thinner feeling as it doesn’t have the same squarish shape. (You won’t notice that it is thicker at all.) I made a call with it, side by side with my 1st generation iPhone, and the reception is noticeably better as well. … Continued
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iPhone 3G’s New SIM Ejector Tool Makes It Instant Must-Buy
OK, forget about what I said before. Screw the storage and the 5MP camera. I’ve been reviewing the iPhone 3G specs, and it’s finally coming with exactly what I wanted: a genuine iPhone SIM Ejector Tool. https://gizmodo.com/are-you-going-to-get-the-iphone-3g-5014709 YES! [Apple]
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iPhone 3G Pricing and Activation Details: $30 Unlimited Data, Activated In Store Only
Click to viewWe just talked to AT&T’s President of National Distribution Glenn Lurie, who gave us all the pricing and activation details for the iPhone 3G, which won’t be getting special treatment anymore. It will be using all AT&T’s standard voice and data plans, which means $30 for unlimited 3G data for consumers, $45 for … Continued
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Confirmed: If You Bought a 1st Gen iPhone After May 27th, You get a 3G iPhone Free
Do you plan on upgrading your now-obsolete iPhone on July 11th? Great-good for you big spender. Here’s the skinny. AT&T informed us that anyone who bought an iPhone after May 27th will be able to swap out their handset with no additional charges for an iPhone 3G. What about everyone else? If you signed a … Continued
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iPhone 3G: The Stuff that Didn’t Get Upgraded
So finally, at long last, the iPhone 3G has been announced. It has 3G (obviously) and GPS! Great news! But what about the other stuff we were expecting to get upgraded as well? Was anything updated other than those two features? Yeah, the headphone jack is now flush. Otherwise, here’s a list of stuff that’s … Continued
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The 3G iPhone Is Official, July 11th Starting at $199
Click to viewJust now at WWDC, Steve Jobs confirmed the long-rumored iPhone 3G, which is what he actually called it. It hits stores in the US and over 70 other countries on July 11th. Here it will costs $199 for the 8GB version, and $299 for the 16GB one (in black and white). Here are … Continued
By Mark Wilson