iPhone 3GS

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Smartphones Kyle Barr

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Why the NSA Is Right About Periodically Restarting Your Smartphone

It's long been a common practice among people who don't like slow phones.

Smartphones Florence Ion

You May Need an iPhone 15 Pro or Better to Take Advantage of iOS 18’s AI Features

Reports say the dull iPhone assistant is getting an AI facelift at WWDC 2024, plus there’s more AI features coming thanks to a partnership with OpenAI.

Smartphones Kyle Barr

May 29th 2024

7 Samsung Galaxy Gestures I Wish Were on iPhone

Is it too much to ask for a proper split screen on iOS?

Smartphones Dua Rashid

February 12th 2024

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The sizing may differ between all four models. Apple may bump up the cores for gamers.

Smartphones Florence Ion

September 29th 2023

The Saga of the High-Radiation iPhone 12 Is Finally Over

France’s regulatory agency gave the iPhone 12 a clean bill of health after weeks of citing the phone’s alleged high levels of electromagnetic radiation.

Tech News Kyle Barr

November 12th 2021

Apple Is Fixing the iPhone 13 Pro’s Most Irritating Feature

The new high-end iPhone can shoot super cool macro photos, but it's been a pain to use—until now.

Tech News Caitlin McGarry

October 15th 2013

Conan Screwed Up His iOS 7 Upgrade By Trying to Do It on an iPhone 3GS

When iOS 7 launched, Conan showed us all how to go about installing it. But as one eagle-eyed viewer has since pointed out, he screwed up big time—by trying to install the OS on an iPhone 3GS, which doesn’t even support it. https://gizmodo.com/conan-shows-us-what-its-like-to-update-the-iphone-to-i-1346142028 In fact, it’s the first time a viewer has successfully challenged Conan…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

September 13th 2012

RIP: iPhone 3GS

So long, iPhone 3GS. Apple has confirmed to AllThingsD that the 3GS will be discontinued, replaced as Apple’s low end, free-on-contract by the iPhone 4. Goodbye, old friend! The 3GS was actually a proto-boring iPhone. It was great at the time, but it was also received as not new, not fresh, and not worth upgrading.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

November 17th 2011

How to Run Your iPhone 4S on T-Mobile (Update 2)

Michael Capozzi claims he has found a way to unlock the iPhone 4S without using any hardware or software. This video shows a demonstration of his method. It has not been confirmed by us or any third party yet. Update: some people have confirmed this method works. However, you will need to repeat the process…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

January 6th 2011

iPhone 3GS Price Drops to $49 Over at AT&T

Apple will inevitably be announcing their fifth iPhone this year, but if you don’t care about better cameras or faster speeds, their iPhone 3GS has been halved in cost over at AT&T. It’ll be available for $49 from tomorrow. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-review-5293388 UPDATE: This price drop has been copied by Apple, too. AT&T* today announced a new…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

December 8th 2010

Best Buy Will Give You a Free iPhone 3GS on December 10th…Apparently

…Provided you’re willing to sign a two year contract and are also eligible for a new phone, that is. According to Boy Genius report, the deal is basically an instant rebate, so you don’t even have to bother ponying up cash up and mailing in an annoying form. But it’s ONLY happening on December 10…

Tech News Adrian Covert

December 3rd 2010

iFlash Lights Up Dark Scenes for Flash-Less iDevice Photographers

If you’re constantly disappointed with your iPhone 3G, 3GS, or iPod Touch‘s camera performance in low light scenarios, the iFlash could be just what you need. It’s $29.95 and plugs into your iDevice’s docking port. The iFlash can conveniently fit underneath most cases and can also be repurposed as an LED flashlight. According to the…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

November 28th 2010

Ultrasn0w iOS Unlocking Tool Now Works with Version 4.2.1 (3G/3GS Only)

Ultrasn0w, the iPhone Dev Team’s iOS unlocking tool, was broken recently by Apple’s “aggressive compiler optimization.” Whatever. It works again, sort of, but only for iPhone 3G and 3GS. The iPhone 4 uses a different baseband so that version will have to wait. [iPhone Dev Team via BGR]

Tech News Jack Loftus

November 15th 2010

Don’t Try to Do This With Your iPhone 4

It may not have image stabilization, but that iPhone 3GS sure can take some heavy pounding. Watch as these rascals drive it through hell and back, attached to an RC car. Don’t try this with your iPhone 4. [Thanks Bud!] https://gizmodo.com/design-test-note-fragile-beauty-5572546

Tech News Jesus Diaz

October 31st 2010

Record HD Video On Your Jailbroken iPhone 3GS

An iPhone tinkerer named Mike has successfully enabled dormant 720p video recording functionality on his iPhone 3GS. You can too if you follow the seven steps detailed over at Redmond Pie. [Redmond Pie]

Tech News Jack Loftus

October 12th 2010

GreenPois0n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Now Available

It’s a couple days later than we thought, but worth the wait; if you’re running iOS 4.1, the GreenPois0n tool has been set loose for your jailbreaking pleasure. It’s a Windows-only release for now—something they’re hoping to correct “soon”—and supports iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the third and fourth-gen iPod Touch. Upcoming releases should…

Tech News Brian Barrett

September 30th 2010

Looks Like the iPhone 3GS is Capable of Shooting HDR Photos

Now that HDR photos (and video!) is the cool kids’ latest documenting tool since Hipstamatic, iPhone 3GS owners have been feeling decidedly unhip without the app. It’s almost enough for them to resort to film cameras again! https://gizmodo.com/how-to-shoot-better-iphone-hdr-photos-5633122 9to5Mac discovered that the SDK suggests that the 3GS actually has the power to shoot HDR photos,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

September 22nd 2010

This iPhone Case Packs a QWERTYriffic Flip-Out Keyboard

If you’re clinging to your BlackBerry because of physical keyboard, you just lost your last excuse: this TK-421 iPhone 4 case includes a physical keyboard that flips out whenever you need some thumb-tapping typing action. The keyboard case from ThinkGeek—also available for iPhone 3GS—connects to your phone via Bluetooth and is compatible with its email,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

August 18th 2010

How To Jailbreak an iOS 4.0.2 iPhone 3GS With PwnageTool

Updated to iOS4 and need to jailbreak your 3GS? First Redsn0w, and now PwnageTool give you the power. Here’s a simple how-to guide to get you started. The caveat: this isn’t an official release, so there may be some bugs that could damage your phone or delete some data. So proceed with caution! [Redmond Pie]…

Tech News Brian Barrett

iPhone 3GS

The iPhone 5S Is Now Officially Obsolete

Why the NSA Is Right About Periodically Restarting Your Smartphone

You May Need an iPhone 15 Pro or Better to Take Advantage of iOS 18’s AI Features

7 Samsung Galaxy Gestures I Wish Were on iPhone

iPhone 16: Everything We Know So Far

The Saga of the High-Radiation iPhone 12 Is Finally Over

Apple Is Fixing the iPhone 13 Pro’s Most Irritating Feature

Conan Screwed Up His iOS 7 Upgrade By Trying to Do It on an iPhone 3GS

RIP: iPhone 3GS

How to Run Your iPhone 4S on T-Mobile (Update 2)

iPhone 3GS Price Drops to $49 Over at AT&T

Best Buy Will Give You a Free iPhone 3GS on December 10th…Apparently

iFlash Lights Up Dark Scenes for Flash-Less iDevice Photographers

Ultrasn0w iOS Unlocking Tool Now Works with Version 4.2.1 (3G/3GS Only)

Don’t Try to Do This With Your iPhone 4

Record HD Video On Your Jailbroken iPhone 3GS

GreenPois0n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Now Available

Looks Like the iPhone 3GS is Capable of Shooting HDR Photos

This iPhone Case Packs a QWERTYriffic Flip-Out Keyboard

How To Jailbreak an iOS 4.0.2 iPhone 3GS With PwnageTool

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