June 19th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Phones
Woo-hoo! This has been a great week for those that like their phones shiny with a picture of an apple on.
Two days ago, the new version of operating system OS 3 came out offering cut-and-paste, MMS and a lot of under-the-hood tweaks.
Today, Friday the 19th of June 2009, the iPhone 3GS went on sale at o2 and Carphone Warehouse stores across the land.
The 3GS (the “S” standing for Speed) offers a faster processor, improved battery life, video recording, a uninspiring 3 Meg camera and a digital compass.
The new 32Gig variant is likely to be a popular choice, but boy it’s not cheap – £890. (Assuming £275 for the phone, and £35 a month for 18 months). Those with an iPhone 3G will have to buy out their old contract to upgrade – for many, £245 or more…
Queues at a local o2 store at 8:30am today
Still, you have to hand it to Apple, the iPhone is revolutionary, and for many, including our presenter Pete, this is the must have phone, and it’s still hard to fault (if not afford!)
More on the iPhone: UK iPhone details
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June 10th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Announcement
There’s been lots of breaking news since the last full-length show at the start of June, so we’ve just released a short audio update.
In the update, Carl and Pete cover the following: Setanta close to collapse, changes to DAB, the new iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0, Sky on the X-Box, and rise of the Pirates….
If you’ve got iTunes, you should have got the update automatically, otherwise, you can get to the update at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html
Here’s our iTunes link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=142899029
Hope you enjoy the update…
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June 8th, 2009 by FrequencyCast in Phones
In San Francisco at Apple’s Worldwide Developer conference within the last hour, Apple’s been presenting all that’s new iPhone-wise:
First off, we can expect a new iPhone later this month in the UK. Launch date on o2 is 19th June for the iPhone 3GS. The “S” stands for Speed – the phone has a faster CPU, a 3 meg camera with autofocus and video capture, better battery life, a digital compass, and voice control. Two models will be available in 16GB and 32GB models. Prices £184 and £273 respectively.
Also, existing iPhone users will be getting a free upgrade to OS 3.0 on 17th June – this adds cut-and-paste, bluetooth gaming, push notification and MMS.
No doubt we’ll be covering iPhone 3GS in the next show!
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