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This article explains how to replace an original iPhone with an iPhone 3G using the same carrier. If you follow these steps to backup your original iPhone first, and then restore the backup to your iPhone 3G, your saved SMS messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings will be present on your iPhone 3G. More …
A week away, no reason not to kick the excitement up a notch.
AT&T Announces iPhone 3G Pricing Existing AT&T customers who are not currently eligible for an upgrade discount can purchase iPhone 3G for $399 for the 8GB model or $499 for the 16GB model. Both options require a new two-year service agreement. In the future, AT&T will offer a no-contract-required option for $599 (8GB) or $699 (16GB).
AppleInsider has a comparison chart of old vs. new plans
AppleInsider: How to hand-down your old iPhone after upgrading to iPhone 3G
Apple announces that over 5 billion songs have been downloaded. The milestone seemingly has no where to go but up, especially with the largest music catalog now with over 8 million songs, 2 million more than just a few months ago. More than 50,000 movies are rented or purchased everyday.
The iPhone is predicted to steal market share from the iPod. I have a 3rd and 4th generation iPod, and each are used often. The iPhone will not replace these iPods. With an iPhone, I do not want a video iPod. This will only continue with an increased capacity iPhone. What becomes a possibility is an Apple TV.
TidBITS’ Glenn Fleishman was able to play with the new iPhone briefly and provides details of its shape and feel. Glenn seems more impressed with the new iPhone power adapter. The details of the GPS also speak to the concerns about battery usage. More …
The people at TomTom are ready for the GPS iPhone. They apparently already have it running. No word about when the software will be ready, according to Reuters.
Crunch Gear has photos apparently from promotional material. Notes that it is thinner and has a front facing camera. The material reveals the ability to video chat. Also iChat for Windoze, XP or higher.
ars technica: Apple to allow subsidies on iPhone
We are a week away from when the 3G iPhone will be introduced. The WWDC is not normally used to announce new products, but this exception is justified. The 3G iPhone opens a new avenue for software developers. Recognizing this caused the WWDC to close attendance, as for the first time ever the maximum 5000 was reached.
Times UK continues the tradition of trying to guess what features will be revealed June 9, from the British perspective. Regardless, the next iPhone will be winner, if only for the 3rd party applications. Yet, it is clear that will not be the most important heard by the waiting public.
To get the ball rolling. It is Sorta like Norad giving updates on Santa’s progress. Import Genius reports the nomenclature has never been seen by the custom officials.
InformationWeek reports non-exclusive contracts were entered into in Austria, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland , Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, and others. All set for the release of the new iPhone. Even where there has been a provider before, Apple is allowing such as Orange to access that market. More …
Intel Germany’s managing director Hannes Schwaderer, ‘I was misquoted.’ According to AppleInsider, ZDNet Germany is likely to blame, for reporting something they did not hear. AppleInsider also admits their earlier predictions gave traction to the idea of an atomic iPhone.
It does not mean it won’t happen, but all accounts say Schwaderer did not even come close to hinting any such thing.
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