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AT&T Unleashes $49 iPhone 3GS Commercials
With the iPhone no longer exclusive to one carrier, the new competition with Verizon has pushed AT&T to launch a slew of strategic promotions to retain its customers. The latest bait is an iPhone 3GS for $49. They just unleashed a commercial for the offer, which should entice those late adopters on a budget.
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Target Offering iPhone 4 Trade-In Service
If you’ve got an on old iPhone 3G or 3GS just begging to be upgraded to an iPhone 4, then you’ve got one more day to take advantage of Target’s trade-in service. They are offering this service for a limited time and started accepting trade-ins on February 6th, with tomorrow the 12th being the last day.
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AT&T finances: 4.1m iPhones & 442k tablets activated
AT&T has announced its financial figures for Q4 2010, and the carrier has been buoyed by strong iPhone and tablet activations. Wireless revenues as a whole are up 9.9-percent, aided by 4.1m iPhone activations in the three month period, along with 442,000 tablet activations. We can't credit the iPad for the entireity of that figure, however, since it also includes Android slates like the Galaxy Tab.
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iPhone iOS 4.3 multitouch gestures get video demo
Multitouch gestures have been spotted in the iOS 4.3 Beta 1 release, with BGR's sources sending in evidence of internal settings pages that suggest the iPhone will also get the gesture support, not just the iPad. Meanwhile Antoni Nygaard has managed to get the functionality working on his iPhone 3GS, and caught the whole thing on video.
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Apple follow AT&T with $49 iPhone 3GS deal
AT&T isn't the only place to get a cut-price iPhone 3GS now; Apple has followed suit and discounted the last-gen iPhone to $49 with a new, two-year agreement. With AT&T having begun $49 sales of the iPhone 3GS on Friday last week, Apple's own direct sales site has matched the pricing.
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iXtreamer goes on sale: iPad dock, HDD streamer & 1080p 7.1ch
The iXtreamer iPod/iPad dock has landed in the UK, and you're getting plenty for your money. As well as an extra-wide docking slot suitable for Apple's iOS tablet, there's WiFi b/g/n, a 3.5-inch hard-drive bay, HDMI and network connectivity.
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Griffin Beacon makes your iPhone 4 a universal remote
It may look like the buzzer for some brilliant TV game show, but this is actually Griffin Technology's Beacon, another option for turning your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a universal remote control. As we've seen from other companies, Beacon hooks up to your iOS device via Bluetooth, and then squirts our IR commands sent from the custom Griffin app.
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AT&T iPhone 3GS now half price
AT&T has slashed pricing on the iPhone 3GS, pushing the last-gen Apple smartphone down to just $49 with a new agreement. Previously $99, the new pricing will take affect from Friday, January 7, and be available to both new and upgrading customers.
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Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone hits App Store
Garmin looks to be hedging its bets when it comes to the hardware/software PND debate, launching not only the nüvi 2400 range of dedicated 5-inch GPS units, but its first iPhone app as well. Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone offers turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names, free traffic alerts, lane-assist with a junction view for complex highway navigation, and integration with iTunes for music playback while you're driving.
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Skype for iPhone adds video calling over 3G/WiFi [Video]
Skype has updated its iPhone client to support free video calls, as teased yesterday, taking on Apple's own Face Time system. The new Skype for iPhone app allows the latest iPhone 4 and 4th-gen iPod touch to send video, while the iPhone 3GS, 3rd-gen iPod touch and iPad can all receive video from other callers.
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SkyWire iPhone serial cable allows remote telescope control
A serial connection is probably not the first port that sprang to mind while bemoaning Apple's shortage of socket options on iOS devices, but that's just what Southern Stars and Redpark are offering. The SkyWire is a $79 adapter for the iPhone 4, iPad or other iOS models that allows you to hook the handset up to various computer-controlled telescopes.
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