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iphone 3gs price, release date and specs announced

iphone_3gs

Apple today revealed their latest mobile phone, the iPhone 3GS. What’s the “S” stand for you ask? Speed.

Even though the 3GS looks virtually the same as the iPhone 3G, the 3GS ups the ante on the prior generation by increasing application speed, battery life, camera resolution, memory and more. According to Apple’s WWDC keynote…

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June 8th, 2009 comments (34) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

steve jobs presents the ipeep nano

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I was cruising around checking out the finalists for the Washington Post’s annual Easter Peeps Diorama competition this morning, and came across this bit of Apple/Peeps humor by Sarah Kohari and Erin Mastrangelo – it’s Peep Chromatic. Be sure to check all forty finalists over at Peeps Show III and let us know your favorites.…

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April 13th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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steve jobs shows off mini iphone and ipod

Paper Steve Jobs by Toy-a-Day

With all the buzz surrounding the impending Apple WWDC show, it was only a matter of time before pictures of Steve Jobs and some new i-Things would leak to the ‘net. So I’m happy to bring you this exclusive first look at Apple’s latest breakthrough in miniaturization. Without further ado, I give you Paper Steve…

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June 8th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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confirmed: 3rd party native apps coming to iphone

Steve Jobs with iPhone

This just in: Steve Jobs has confirmed that Apple is working on an SDK for the development of native applications on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Straight from the horse’s mouth: “We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February. We are excited…

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October 17th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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iphone early adopters get $100 credit from apple

iPhone Price Cut

After the public relations nightmare that Apple created as a result of yesterday’s unexpected $200 iPhone price drop, it was only a matter of time before the company responded to public outcries.

Well it’s not like getting $200 back in your pocket, but Apple has announced that they will provide a $100 credit to spend…

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September 6th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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new ipods, wireless itunes, iphone price cut, oh my

Steve Jobs Shows new iPod Nano 3G

Well, Apple’s big media event just wrapped up a few minutes ago. There was a ton of new stuff revealed (although not many surprises). Here’s a quick summary of what Steve Jobs showed off during the morning’s festivities.

Downloadable ringtones for iPhone from iTunes:

Choose from about 500,000 tracks
Ringtones just 99 cents each
Any…

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September 5th, 2007 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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apple macworld 2007: apple tv and iphone announced

Apple Logo

Today is a big day for Apple enthusiasts, with speculation at an all time high for new hardware from the darlings of Silicon Valley. Rumors have been flying around for some time ranging from the iPhone, to the iTV, to new touch screen iPods, to a truly portable Mac.
Well after you clear away all…

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January 9th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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itunes movie store getting ready for launch?

Apple Showtime

The Apple iTunes music store is offline this morning, presumably as they get ready to go live with a new store featuring full movie downloads.
It’s likely that the store will primarily feature movies only from Disney (including Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax, Pixar and Touchstone,) with some question about what studios will come on board in future.…

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September 12th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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wwdc 2006 keynote coverage

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Here’s the latest news from Steve Jobs’ keynote address at Apple’s 2006 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today…
9:50am (Pacific): The Apple Store is temporarily down for maintenance, so clearly something new will be released today…
10:03am: Steve Jobs has taken the stage.
10:05am: 50% of new Mac purchasers are new Mac adopters, and over 17 million visited…

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August 7th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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