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AT&T misses another iPhone opportunity

by TJ Luoma (Oct 9th, 2011)

This week, Apple announced that for the first time you will be able to get a free iPhone with a 2-year contract. The "catch"? The iPhone is the 3GS (not the 4 or 4s). Now if you are someone who regularly reads tech websites and who thinks it's perfectly logical to stand in line for hours to ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: What is this cheap iPhone data plan you speak of?

by Erica Sadun (Aug 10th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, What is this "cheap" AT&T SIM with data for the iPhone that you often speak of? You've written about it numerous times. Please dish. Fondest regards always, Mister Humann Dear Humann, Auntie is talking about AT&T's standard PAYG plans. She usually buys the ...

John Carmack talks about Rage SD and HD, iOS, and what's next for iOS gaming

by Mike Schramm (Nov 19th, 2010)

We've all seen the potential of what a demo like Epic Citadel can do, but while work continues on Infinity Blade, John Carmack's id Software has released Rage, an iOS-exclusive tie-in to the big FPS console and PC title scheduled to come out next year. The game is a pretty incredible feat in and of ...

iPhone OS 4.0 to finally allow tethering

by Mike Schramm (May 19th, 2010)

It turns out that the long-awaited tethering option on the iPhone (in the US anyway) is just around the corner. MacRumors discovered that there is a new configuration page for setting up Internet tethering via the iPhone inside of the latest beta of iPhone OS 4.0. The feature isn't actually enabled ...

AT&T changing eligibility dates for new iPhone

by Mike Schramm (May 11th, 2010)

MobileCrunch reports that AT&T has been quietly tweaking the upgrade eligibility dates for the next iPhone. While most of those who purchased the iPhone 3GS at launch had an upgrade date available sometime in November, far be it from AT&T to stand in the way of a new iPhone purchase. ...

No vacations in June for AT&T employees

by Mike Schramm (Apr 16th, 2010)

Boy Genius has the news that AT&T has blacked out the month of June for employee vacations in their stores. In the past, they've done exactly that when, oh, say, a brand new iPhone launches. So it's possible that we could see a new iPhone out and ready to go even before it's expected in July of ...

Bharti Airtel will sell iPhone 3GS in India

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 19th, 2010)

Bharti Airtel has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the iPhone 3GS in India. Bharti Airtel is the largest cellular service provider in India, with more than 124 million subscribers. In a statement, Bharti Airtel said the agreement would allow Bharti to bring the latest iPhone to ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Why GPS?

by Erica Sadun (Feb 22nd, 2010)

Normally readers write directly to Aunt TUAW using our tips line or feedback form. But today, we're switching things up a bit. Instead, Auntie is responding to a comment left on her last post about whether you should buy the Wi-Fi only iPad or wait for the 3G version. That's because Aunt TUAW has a ...

Review: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

by Mike Schramm (Jan 20th, 2010)

Grand Theft Auto is, at this point, one of the most storied franchises in video game history. It was already huge back during the days of DMA Design, when it was a top-down open world crime game with an attitude, but with the coming of Grand Theft Auto 3 on the console generation, the series turned ...

Rumor: iPhone 3GS coming in 8GB size?

by Michael Rose (Dec 29th, 2009)

This morning's report from Electronista suggests that we may be seeing a slimmed-down capacity on the iPhone 3GS soon, taking over from the 8GB spot currently maintained by the $99 iPhone 3G holdover. A refurb buyer in Hamburg, Germany got a mixed-message box that contained the promised 3G phone ...

Vodafone UK to start iPhone sales Jan. 14, 2010

by Ken Ray (Dec 21st, 2009)

Vodafone announced in September that it would start iPhone sales in the UK in early 2010. Two weeks into the new year is pretty early. The BBC says Vodafone will start its UK iPhone sales January 14, 2010. Vodafone UK CEO Guy Laurence says his company has been prepping its network for the ...

iPhone launching in South Korea this week

by Ken Ray (Nov 22nd, 2009)

Just days after receiving final approval from regulators, the iPhone will go on sale this week in South Korea. KT Corp, the country's second largest mobile carrier, began taking orders for the iPhone today, with plans to launch the phone on Saturday, November 28. Apple has confirmed the KT ...

Virgin Mobile Canada: Fifth Canadian outlet for iPhone

by Ken Ray (Nov 20th, 2009)

The iPhone is getting yet another carrier in the great white north. Virgin Mobile Canada has announced that it'll start selling the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the coming months. When exactly? How much? Can I get a Richard Branson ringtone? Actually, I can make my own ringtones, but what about ...

N64 emulator for jailbroken iPhones on the way?

by Dave Caolo (Nov 4th, 2009)

There's an exciting announcement at All Tech Related this week that has us saying, "We can't wait!" ZodTDD, the developer behind GpSPhone (a Nintendo Gameboy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch), announced the development of an N64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch. Zodttd ...

Augmented Reality to the max with Layars for iPhone 3GS

by Mel Martin (Oct 15th, 2009)

Every so often an app comes along that you just get excited about. Well, I'm excited about the Layar Reality Browser [iTunes link], and even better: it's free! This app has been available on the Android platform, and iPhone users have been eagerly awaiting it. Wait no more. The Layar app will ...