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China Unicom expected to offer free cases with iPhone 4 launch

When in doubt, provide a useful free gift. Per Caixin, when the iPhone 4 launches in China on September 16th, carrier China Unicom is expected to give every customer a free case as a preemptive strike against the antenna concerns that caused a stir in the U.S. In July, after reports of antenna issues with […]

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id’s John Carmack demos 60 fps Rage game on iPhone 4

Ok, this qualifies as nifty. Per Kotaku, id Software’s John Carmack demonstrated Rage on the iPhone 4 handset at QuakeCon 2010. The title, which ran at 60 frames-per-second, allowed Carmack to “kill anything done on the Xbox or PlayStation 2.” The demo incorported id’s Tech 5 engine and could easily run on the 3GS with […]

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China Unicom to bring Wi-Fi enabled iPhone 3GS to market come Monday

Following up on yesterday’s story about wireless carrier China Unicom selling Apple’s iPhone with Wi-Fi capabilities, Wen Baoqiu, a spokesman for China Unicom, has announced that starting Monday the Beijing-based telecom operator will offer an 8-gigabyte model of the iPhone 3GS with Wi-Fi capability. 16- and 32-gigabyte versions without Wi-Fi will continue to be available […]

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iPhone Dev Team releases ultrasn0w 1.0-1, allows iPhone 4 unlocking

The super cool cats at the iPhone Dev Team have posted ultrasn0w 1.0-1, an update of its unlocking utility. The release is the first to unlock the iPhone 4, in addition to the iPhone 3G and 3GS. iPhone 4s must be on the 01.59 baseband, while the 3G and 3GS must be using 04.26.08, 05.11.07, […]

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Apple looking into cause of iOS 4 slowness on iPhone 3G

Apple is reportedly investigating complaints from users that iOS 4 runs very slow on its iPhone 3G handset. Per the Wall Street Journal, complaints from iPhone 3G users began to surface soon after iOS 4 was released, but those complaints were quickly overshadowed by the iPhone 4′s antenna woes. With the antenna crisis behind them, […]