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iPhone 3G Cursed by Demonic Steve Jobs Up For Sale on eBay, if You Dare

If you thought the activation servers being down on launch day made for a lousy unboxing of your shiny new iPhone 3G, you have nothing on this person. When they opened their iPhone, the screen was already on with a menacing picture of Steve Jobs on it, and the screen was scorchingly hot to the…

Tech News Adam Frucci

iPhone 3G Shortcuts

Here’s our Gizmodo iPhone 3G Review, iPhone Firmware 2.0 Review, our iPhone App Review Marathon (90 apps total), and a list of our favorite apps. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3g-review-5024412

Tech News Brian Lam

One Millionth iPhone 3G Sold Already Says Apple, Despite iPocalypse

The iPhone 3G came, it saw, it faltered quite a bit, then it conquered: the one millionth iPhone 3G was sold on Sunday, according to Apple. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve himself, and I don’t think we can really argue with that, since it took 74 days for the original iPhone…

Tech News Kit Eaton

iPhone 3G Battery Life Beats the Competition, Apple’s Own Tests

The first iPhone 3G battery test results are in, and it seems it beats the competition and Apple’s own benchmarks with an average of 5 hours and 38 minutes talking non-stop on AT&T’s 3G network. The closest competitor-only five minutes short-was the Samsung Instinct. PC World says that the result is remarkable knowing that AT&T’s…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Apple App Store Developers Furious Over Crafty “Line Jumping” Application Names

A few Apple App Store developers have apparently taken a page from the line cutting Steve Wozniak today, and are using a loophole in the service’s naming conventions to shoot their apps to the top of the list. The story goes that certain developers are cutting to the head of the class with sneakily inserted…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Apple: Yellow iPhone 3G Screen Is “Warmer” By Design

As Brian noted in his iPhone 3G review, its screen is warmer (more yellow) than the previous iPhone’s. That’s intentional, Apple’s senior director of iPhone product marketing, Bob Borchers, told MacWorld in its first official response on the matter. It’s meant to make the display “more natural” and less like harsh fluorescent lightning. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3g-review-5024412 Wireless…

Tech News Jack Loftus

iPhone 3G Review Addendum: Reception is Better

Among other tweaks, I’ve updated the iPhone 3G review with some more data on reception. In both EDGE and 3G calls, the phone has better reliability, on top of the better Wi-Fi range. Apps have also been noted to take a long time to backup and install. Don’t forget about our FAQ and Software Review…

Tech News Brian Lam

KTLA ‘Reporter’ Makes Fun of iPhone Line-Sitters, Gets Called a Jackass on Live TV

KTLA Reporter Eric Spillman went down to the local iPhone line on Friday to cover it for his station. His version of coverage consisted of standing next to the line and asking hard hitting questions such as "Have any of these people ever seen a naked woman before?" not to anyone in particular, but to…

Tech News Adam Frucci

UPDATE: Steve Wozniak (With Posse) Has Space Saved In Line at San Jose iPhone 3G Launch

UPDATE: Crisis averted, it seems. Comments on and about the original CNet article, including from Steve Wozniak and Leo Laportly, indicate that Woz waited from 4AM until the doors opened at 10AM. All the people in line Friday morning before Woz arrived had agreed that it would be fine if he went into the store…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Yes, We Are Painfully Aware That Your Blenders Will Easily Pulp an iPhone 3G To Bits Thank You Very Much For Asking Again

The original iPhone with its metal back couldn’t survive the Blender’s assault, so what chance does this iPhone 3G’s plastic spine have? Zero. Then again, has anything ever failed to blend properly? I’d say these guys need a new shtick but we keep linking and you keep clicking so I guess I’m not actually as…

Tech News Brian Lam

iPhone PwnageTool For iPhone 2.0 Live On Video (Luke Finds Out Leia Is His Sister, Feels Dirty)

The iPhone Dev Team has a video up showing exactly what their PwnageTool 2.0 looks like. You know, the tool that unlocks iPhone 2.0. Check back in a couple minutes to see the video. This works in both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G on both 1.1.4 and 2.0 firmware. Woohoo, unlocked iPhones! UPDATE:…

Tech News Jason Chen

iPhone 3G Review

There are simple reasons why the new iPhone 3G is better than the last. Apple has eliminated so many annoying little hang-ups that you might run into when using the old one. The GPS pinpoints to meters instead of blocks. The 3G connection slashes web loading times by minutes to seconds. The more rounded case…

Tech News Brian Lam

How to Upgrade Unofficial iPhone 2.0 Firmware to Official 2.0 Firmware

Macrumors has a useful post on how you can upgrade (downgrade, technically) from the leaked “iPhone1,2” firmware to the official “iPhone1,1” firmware issued early this morning. The leaked firmware was intended to only for use with iPhone 3G before it got out to the masses. In short, you need to download the correct firmware, and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

10 Ways to Escape From the iPhone Madness

Whew! There is a little too much iPhone stuff going on out there. It’s getting a bit overwhelming-even for someone who actually owns one. Not to worry though. If you are tired of all the hype or you are a frustrated Apple hater, welcome to the anti-iPhone oasis. Here you can sit back, relax and…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Apps We Like: NetSketch Collaborative Drawing Shares Your Chicken Scratch Over WiFi

NetSketch is an $8 drawing app with Bonjour-like sharing abilities—if you’re on the same WiFi network, it will automatically detect drawings and let you jump in to collaborate PictoChat style. Coming to classrooms and lecture halls this fall. [NetSketch]

Tech News John Mahoney

Apple Cancels All iPhone 3G Orders, Releases iBrick 3G

Click to viewCupertino, California (Agencies). In a surprising move that is set to stun consumers all over the world, Apple has cancelled all orders for the iPhone 3G today. People who already bought the phones will get them replaced by Apple’s new wonderproduct, the iBrick 3G. “We think it’s the best thing we can do…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

How to Fix iPhone and iPhone 3G Activation Woes

Have you tried to activate your iPhone to no avail? Are you holding a $299 brick in your hand? Here’s what you do. When activating your iPhone (or just upgrading to 2.0 software), if you get an error message on your phone, DO NOT UNPLUG IT. That will restart the entire process. https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-at-t-stores-having-difficulty-activating-ipho-5024187 Instead, just…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPhone App Review Marathon Liveblog Is Still Going On

We’re still reviewing iPhone apps in our review marathon liveblog, so pop over and see what we’ve added. Also, give us your requests if you’re dying to know about a particular app. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-app-review-marathon-liveblog-5023924

Reviews Jason Chen

Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones (UPDATE: It’s the iPocalypse)

Click to viewWe’ve heard four many accounts now from varying Apple store and AT&T locations that employees are having problems while trying to activate phones through iTunes. From Atlanta, one camper reports: A “teal shirt” Apple representative came out to let us know they are having difficulty accessing accounts on the iTunes system. The line…

Tech News Mark Wilson

iPhone 2.0 Software Review: Forget 3G, It’s Code That Counts

Click to viewThe iPhone 3G may be here, but what we’re really excited about is the iPhone 2.0 software update. Only some people really need faster browsing and slightly better location services, but everyone can use the new features in the OS. Now that we’ve gotten chance to go through all that updated functionality-as well…

Reviews Jason Chen

iPhone 3G Cursed by Demonic Steve Jobs Up For Sale on eBay, if You Dare

iPhone 3G Shortcuts

One Millionth iPhone 3G Sold Already Says Apple, Despite iPocalypse

iPhone 3G Battery Life Beats the Competition, Apple’s Own Tests

Apple App Store Developers Furious Over Crafty “Line Jumping” Application Names

Apple: Yellow iPhone 3G Screen Is “Warmer” By Design

iPhone 3G Review Addendum: Reception is Better

KTLA ‘Reporter’ Makes Fun of iPhone Line-Sitters, Gets Called a Jackass on Live TV

UPDATE: Steve Wozniak (With Posse) Has Space Saved In Line at San Jose iPhone 3G Launch

Yes, We Are Painfully Aware That Your Blenders Will Easily Pulp an iPhone 3G To Bits Thank You Very Much For Asking Again

iPhone PwnageTool For iPhone 2.0 Live On Video (Luke Finds Out Leia Is His Sister, Feels Dirty)

iPhone 3G Review

How to Upgrade Unofficial iPhone 2.0 Firmware to Official 2.0 Firmware

10 Ways to Escape From the iPhone Madness

Apps We Like: NetSketch Collaborative Drawing Shares Your Chicken Scratch Over WiFi

Apple Cancels All iPhone 3G Orders, Releases iBrick 3G

How to Fix iPhone and iPhone 3G Activation Woes

iPhone App Review Marathon Liveblog Is Still Going On

Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones (UPDATE: It’s the iPocalypse)

iPhone 2.0 Software Review: Forget 3G, It’s Code That Counts

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