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8GB Apple iPhone 3GS Coming Soon

by Jay Garrett on December 29, 2009

To me this is very plausible.

It seems that Apple may be dropping the 8gb iPhone 3G in favour of a similarly memoried 3Gs.

A forum user on the German ‘apfeltalk‘ ordered a regular refurbed 8GB iPhone 3G and that’s exactly what he got.

But – the interesting thing was that the packaging was for an 8GB version of the latest model, the 3GS!

As everyone here surely knows – you can only get the 3Gs in 16GB and 32GB versions. This means an unlikely typo on the packaging or Apple has got their new boxes all mixed up with the outgoing stock – ooopsy!

User .David commented on the forums (translated via Google Translate):

“Seems to be an iPhone 3G (back and no compass, FW) 3.0.1 on it. However, the packaging is clearly designed for an iPhone 3G [S] 8GB. Ordered was a refurbished 3G iPhone 8GB.

Vote: who have a refurbished iPhone 3G in a new packaging of the packaged iPhone 3G [S] 8GB, because the enhancement is clearly new. Which clearly indicates that the sale of the iPhone 3G [S] 8GB immediately imminent.”

When you weigh up the facts:

  • The 3G model is now over 18 months old.
  • It looks like Apple’s building up to launch a fourth model in June.
  • It doesn’t make sense to have three different models on the market at the same time.

Apple will be holding an event on the 26th of January so as well as the iSlate we might see the entry-level 3Gs there ;)

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iTunes LP Lets the Indie Labels in

by Jay Garrett on October 13, 2009

iTunes LP DoorsiTunes LP ruffled plenty many feathers when US Indie label, Chocolate Lab, claimed Apple was keeping the new album artwork format for the majors only citing an incredible $10,000 production fee for iTunes LP.

An Apple spokesperson has announced that it’s “releasing the open specs for iTunes LP soon, allowing both major and indie labels to create their own. There is no production fee charged by Apple.”

This means that self-funding bands such as Subset and any label will soon be able to put together their own iTunes LP files.

If you’re not sure what iTunes LP is – for those old enough to remember the joys of getting your 12 inch vinyl long player home you get a similar experience.

While you listen to your favorite songs, you can dive into animated lyrics and liner notes, watch performance videos, view artist and band photos, and enjoy other bonus materials.

Apple hasn’t actually said when it will be opening up the iTunes LP format but it’s great news for us musicians :)

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LG BL20 Coming to UK – Funsized Chocolate Mobile Phone

September 28, 2009 Click to read more →
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Exactly a week a go I shared some video footage of the widescreened BL40’s smaller sibling – the LG BL20.
As I said before it’s a scaled-down version of the premium 21:9 handset and may only have GPRS connectivity, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, an FM radio and a 2.4 inch QVGA screen it manages to stay [...]

LG BL40 Gets UK Pricing and BL20 Gets Filmed – If You Like a Lot of Chocolate….

September 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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Tired of gazing lustfully at pictures of the LG BL40 widescreened Chocolate mobile?
Almost getting bored of watching the teaser vids?
It appears that the LG BL40 Chocolate has slipped out ready for order and in stock over at mobiles.co.uk – an arm of Carphone Warehouse.
It’s available on both O2 and Orange for around the same price [...]

Hands-On With the LG BL40 Chocolate Widescreen Mobile

August 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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You’ve seen the official pictures but now those Russian bloogers over at Mobile.Mail.ru have gotten their sticky little paws all over that slab of LG Chocolatey goodness!
More pictures and a hands-on testing.
Well?
What are you waiting for?
You wanna know more?
Click over to the Mobile.mail.ru website of joy!

LG BL-40 Chocolate Caught on Video

July 13, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, I can’t promise that this is real but unless someone had a load of time on their hands, this video of the LG BL-40 Black Label Chocolate looks pretty convincing to me.
The rumored 21:9 800 x 345 display is there (which is said in the video to be 4 inches diagonal), as is the [...]

LG BL-40 is a Tasty Chocolate Candybar

July 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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LG is preparing a new mobile phone confection in the guise of its Black Label Chocolate BL-40.
It looks as though, quite fittingly, the LG BL-40 will be a candybar style blower unlike the original Chocophone and it’ll most probably be available in Europe and Asia only, as a GSM phone, with a US version possible [...]

Why, why, EMI? – Not Moving Forward Are You?

June 30, 2008 Click to read more →

When the major record label was taken over by private equity the promise to “take a new approach”
They were even pointing to examples like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails as the way to go if I remember correctly.
It all looked promising when they were threatening to leave the RIAA and the IFPI and they got in some [...]

LG Black Label – Tastier than Chocolate, Flasher than Shine?

April 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Most of you will be aware of LGs range of sexy fashionable phones.
The Chocolate was tasty as its name suggests and the Shine was a little star.  LG is now launching another assault on our style sensibilities with its classy Black Label series.
The designers promise us that the phone will be the world’s slimmest 5-megapixel camera phone.  That’ll be no small order as to [...]