arstechnica.com - 6/11/2009
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As you undoubtedly know, Apple announced an updated iPhone 3G S today during a painfully long WWDC keynote. Since the US is one of six countries that will be the first to get access to the new hardware on June 19, AT&T also made an announcement today about pricing, pre-ordering, ...
pcworld.com - 6/10/2009
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pcworld.com —
With the iPhone 3G S news now in
the wild, the discussion digressed from the announcement of...
the 3G S itself to AT&T, the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the U.S. (at the moment). Without a doubt, this relationship is where Apple's weaknesses lie. The S ...
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Four Reasons Why iPhone Owners Hate AT&T
i.gizmodo.com - 6/9/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
So you bought your heavily subsidised iPhone 3G
with a two-year contract and now you are upset...
because AT&T; wants to charge you full price for the new iPhone 3GS, right? Well, stop whining . You have no arguments. I have the iPhone 3G—by the ...
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Whiners of the World: Shut Up About the iPhone 3GS' ...
ilounge.com - 6/15/2009
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ilounge.com —
AT&T will not charge iPhone users with text
messaging plans anything extra for MMS messages, according to...
a FAQ list (PDF Link) posted online. Support for MMS messaging will be included in iPhone OS 3.0, which is launching this Wednesday, June 17. ...
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News: AT&T: No extra cost for iPhone MMS messaging
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The Macalope Weekly: WWDC fallout
Macworld —
... hardware and software announcements, so everyone’s happy, right?! No! What are you, new around here?! Also, say goodbye to the PowerPC and, while you’re at it, any remaining shreds of dignity Rob Enderle might have had. Yes, again . These games end in tears It’s possible that you’re the type who doesn’t follow technology industry kerfuffles with bated breath and therefore don’t know about the big to-do over AT&T asking people who haven’t owned their iPhones for more than 18 months to pay an extra $200 to upgrade to an 3G S. If so, you’re better off. Skip to the next bit. ...
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