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The day that everyone was waiting for. The day when the speculation of what would be the next iPhone look like or called arrived. Apple announced the successor to the iPhone 4, that iPhone 4S. The 4S looks same from outside but is completely new inside. Apple has upped the processing power to A5 chip [...]

  The iPhone-Dev team has released a newer version of Ultrasn0w tool for iPhone 3G/3GS users running the latest iOS 4.2.1. The unlock will allow users to use their phones on different carriers using the same AT+XAPP command exploit, which Apple reportedly fixed previously. The new Pwnage Tool and redsn0w 0.9.6 beta 5 will update [...]

  The iPhone Dev team seems to be hard at work since the release of iOS 4. They’ve released their PwnageTool for Mac that allows to jailbreak iPhone 3GS. It also supports jailbreaking of iPhone 3G and iPod touch 2G but users have the option to jailbreak with redsn0w as well. The jailbreak will allow [...]

  It’s no surprise that Apple has been late in bringing its iPhone upgrades in India. They skipped the original iPhone, brought iPhone 3G and released iPhone 3GS almost when the fourth-gen iPhone was months away. And though the world will mostly see the next generation iPhone tomorrow, we checked out iPhone 3G’s snappier successor. [...]

  While AT&T and Apple are sticking to 16GB iPhone 3GS’ original price, Walmart is now selling the iPhone 3GS for just $97. That’s a good $102 discount on the existing model and makes it at par with 8GB iPhone 3G, which means the older iPhone is about to be discontinued or will be given [...]

  iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 2G/3G users are bound to get another jailbreak solution. This one’s developed by Comex and brings in the untethered jailbreak goodness for previously tethered-only devices. Just like Geohot’s solution, this jailbreak is also said to work with iPad. Check out the preview below as the release date is still [...]

  George Hotz aka Geohot has released a short video demonstrating an untethered jailbreak solution for devices like iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2G/3G that currently use tethered jailbreaks. Although a good news for iPod/iPhone users, he says that the solution could also work with iPad which is yet to reach consumers or retail shelves. He [...]

  UPDATE: 16GB iPhone 3GS will cost Rs. 40,500 in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh or Rs. 35,500 in rest of India. Similarly, the 32GB variant will set you back by Rs. 47,500 or Rs. 41,500. Vodafone also announced three plans to go with it. The prepaid plan costs Rs. 100 whereas the postpaid ones [...]

  UPDATE: Here are the prices. 16GB will trade for Rs. 35,500 whereas 32GB for Rs. 41,500. Additionally, users will get 500MB worth of free data every month for a year. Airtel’s official twitter account spilled more details regarding iPhone 3GS. We wouldn’t have to wait for months as told before because the iPhone 3G’s [...]

  UPDATE: Product Page added below. The small FAQ on the page says “the handset will be available at Airtel Authorised Stores very soon” and will mostly be bundled with a 3G plan. While most countries are waiting for the updated version of iPhone, Indians will officially be getting the iPhone 3GS soon. Airtel, India’s [...]

  OLED screens are touted as vibrant and detailed. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case with Nexus One whose been undergoing an in-depth display test carried out by the folks at DisplayMate technologies and DisplayBlog. The researchers pit the Nexus One display against iPhone 3GS’ LCD and surprisingly, it’s the LCD that is [...]

  Apple’s next-gen iPhone has shown its proof of existence. Pandav, developer of iBART app has confirmed to Macrumors about a new iPhone device showing up in their logs. The device’s internal device identification number was recorded as iPhone3,1, which by the way hasn’t been assigned to any of the iPhones. iPhone 3GS is identified [...]

  iPhone is ready to set its foot in the land of Samsung and LG from this week. KT, the second largest operator in South Korea will start selling the iPhone from Nov 28 (this Saturday). Interested users can pre-order now via its online store or 2,600 other KT authorized distributors. There will be three [...]

  Take this with a pinch of salt but if couple of BGR sources are to be believed, Apple and AT&T might have something interesting for the consumers this Christmas. According to them, the $99 iPhone 3G will be replaced with an iPhone 3GS bearing the same 8GB capacity. The reasoning sounds a bit way [...]

  Unlock for iPhone 3G/3GS users on baseband 05.11.07 was impossible until now but as promised, Geohot has released Blacksn0w that unlocks iPhones running on OS v3.1.2 with the new baseband. The new unlock comes with hacktivation support, 15 second faster than previous solutions, tethering and easier than ever. For new users: – Go to [...]