The table and cost data presented in this article [to the right] consist only of the iPhone 3G S’s BOM. The total does not include other costs, including manufacturing software development, shipping and distribution, packaging, royalty fees and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone. [iSuppli]
iSuppli informs us that the Bill of Materials (BOM) and features [...]

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I’m sure most of you already know the main differences between the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS which was released on June 19th, 2009, however, I still feel the need to share the main differences on Touch Podium, for those of you whom may not know yet.

Price
$199 [16GB]$299 [32GB]
$99 [8GB]

Camera
3MPAutofocusVideo recording
2MP

New features
Improved PerformanceBuilt-in video [...]

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Rogers is now offering international voice roaming packages.
These packages, once added to your account are available for usage during the billing period, are automatically removed at the beginning of the next period and do not require any modification or addition to your existing contract.
An easy breakdown of rates is as follows, and found on BGR;
Africa

$35 [...]

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For those of you that are not yet in the know, Apple has decided to remove the space found between 3G and S (which stands for Speed). The new name for their new product is now the iPhone 3GS, sans space. The old (above, to the left), the new (above, to the right).
This isn’t [...]

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Adobe’s Flash Platform is making its way to smart phone’s this October, at least in beta form. First thing that came to mind when I saw this story, was, will it be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch lineups?
If you know anything about Flash, you will be just as disappointed as I am when [...]

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via RapidRepair. [click image to enlarge]
The day of the iPhone 3G S launch, RapidRepair quickly got themselves one of their own, and took it apart whilst step-by-step taking photo’s to share with the world how to disassemble your own.The repair folks have provided us with a 5 step (6 including completion) photo how-to explaining exactly [...]

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Despite the fact that it has been down pouring in New York City, New York, there are still a flock of folks waiting in line at Apple retail stores, for the early morning release of the iPhone 3G S.
This is also reportedly going on in Tokyo, Japan, with one store sporting a lineup of over [...]

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Although the iPhone and iPod Touch products do not come with an FM transmitter, that doesn’t mean you cannot get radio streaming on these suckers.
Sirius XM has released their iPhone app via the iTunes App Store for download earlier today. If you’re not sure whether or not you want Sirius XM on your iPhone or [...]

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Nothing special really, but Jimmy Fallon brings Mr. Toposlky to the Late Night show to talk about the upcoming iPhone 3G S, showing off the video editing features, and talking about other new features coming for the 3-Guh-Speed. Jimmy knows best because he’s been reading the blogs.
Without further more to say, have a look at [...]

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Word on the web is that an exclusive source citing from within AT&YT reports that a tethering option will cost AT&T customers an additional $55 per month, added to your current phone bills already-too-high costs.
Although this is lower than the expected (rumored) $70/month that has been making the rounds, it is still rather pricey, especially [...]

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Although this isn’t news in relation to the iPhone, it is something that most iPhone users do on a daily basis. Text messaging. This 15-year-old girl received $50,000 from LG for proving herself to be the fastest text message writer in America.
Kate Moore of Iowa, America was crowned LG’s U.S. National Texting Champion earlier this [...]

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via benhunted
In conjunction with the story regarding iTunes Store terms and conditions change [see here], I’ve been surfing around the net, when I found the above hilarity via Twitpic.
Apparently Apple Inc. wants us to agree that we will not use their products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, [...]

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Before the iPhone OS 3.0 software update, you were required to send text messages, and visit websites before being able to connect to any of AT&T’s 20,000+ Country-wide free wireless hotspots.Now that iPhone software update 3.0 has been released to the public, sporting auto-wifi-connectivity, this previously-too-long of a process has been shortened down to simply [...]

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The release of Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 software update has brought quite a few new additions to the playing field. Yes, we’ve now got MMS, voice memos, landscape keyboard and cut, copy & paste, but there’s a lot more to it. Keep reading for a full list of new features, and how they work. Provided [...]

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