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Apple Backs Up AT&T Against Verizon Ads

Apple has officially joined AT&T in the fight against Verizon’s AT&T-coverage-bashing ads, as we knew it would sooner or later. The two ads (shown below), feature Apple smartly saying “can your phone and your network do that?” Now the big bad bully is in, whatcha gonna do Verizon? Apple iPhone Ad – Did You See My [...]

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Official TQB App Live on App Store

The official TQB App for iPhone and iPod touch is now ready for download on the Apple App Store! The app allows you to browse TQB posts using a beautiful mobile format on your iPhone or iPod touch; and the app costs just $0.99! Download the app using the App Store link below! Here’s a quick [...]

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Apple Releases iPhone 3.1 Software, iTunes 9

Apple at its 9/9/09 iPod “Rock n’ Roll” event updated its entire iPod product line. The first surprise was oft rumored: Steve Jobs appeared on stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the first time since his return to Apple following his 6-month leave-of-absence. He declared that he was “vertical” and certainly still looked somewhat [...]

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Apple Releases iPhone iDisk Application

Apple’s long-rumored iDisk accessing iPhone application has been released to the App Store for Free. Download the application using this link. The application allows MobileMe members to easily browse and view files stored on their iDisk and share files with others via integrated e-mail links. - View files on your iDisk - Access Public folders - Easily share files [...]

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What’s with HTC Hero’s keyboard?; Apple’s influence on the market

HTC just released its highly-anticipated Google Android-based Hero phone to the public early this week. It features a tweaked version of the Android operating system, with a user experience dubbed “Sense UI” by HTC. After looking through a few videos, I find that the Hero comes in no comparison to the Apple iPhone and the [...]

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Apple Removes Space from “iPhone 3G S”

Apple has just done something very unconventional in its history, and quietly changed the legal name of the “iPhone 3G S” by removing that cumbersome space. The ‘new’ product is now called “iPhone 3GS”, as it should have been called in the very first place. Since Apple did it as discreetly as they could, we [...]

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Apple Sells 1 Million iPhone 3G S Units over Weekend, and Welcome Back, Steve!

Well not really yet, but Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has been quoted for the very first time after months of complete silence. Apple today announced that it has sold over a million iPhone 3G S units over the weekend after it was released on the 19th June. This evidently perked Jobs up from a 6-month [...]

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Apple Releases iPhone 3.0 Software Update

After much fanfare, Apple has finally released its long-awaited iPhone and iPod touch 3.0 Software Update. Note, that this release of the firmware, Build 7A341, is exactly the same as the pirate 3.0 Gold Master build. If you previously downloaded the pirated GM build, you’ve had the real 3.0 a week before everyone else, and [...]

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Apple to Release iPhone 3.0 Firmware 10 am PT / 1 pm ET, Terminal Checking

Some time-triangulation (which I shall not go into) has shown that Apple is expected to release its heavily anticipated iPhone 3.0 firmware at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. For those waiting at the edge of their chairs, here’s a cool little way of checking whether the firmware has been updated on Apple’s servers. 1) Fire up [...]

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Apple Unveils iPhone 3G S and iPhone OS 3.0

Some were disappointed on Monday morning during the WWDC Keynote because Apple did not release a brand new iPhone with the highly rumored matte, rubberized backing. Moreover, this seemed to be a ’speed bump’ to the iPhone that we always see with Macs. The iPhone “3G S”, where the “S” stands for “speed”, features an [...]

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