Exclusive: First 3G iPhone hands-on

by John Biggs on March 31, 2008

I can’t say much about this right now but you will be amazed and trust me, it’s not what you think. Ben has one as well.

Suzu - March 31st, 2008 at 9:42 pm PDT

I’m calling this - April Fools!

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Ben - March 31st, 2008 at 9:45 pm PDT

Thanks John. It’s sweet eh? I especially like the new integrated GPS chip. Can’t wait for the SDK apps that make use of the GPS, camera, and accelerometer.

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- John Biggs - March 31st, 2008 at 9:48 pm PDT
  
  I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been able to jailbreak it with ziPhone but some of the GPS features aren’t working yet. I think the Dev Team are trying to find a fix.
  
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  - Leon Kuzmin - March 31st, 2008 at 10:25 pm PDT
    
    How did you get your hands on one, and where are the rest of apps like iTunes and maybe the App Store and is GPS workes with Maps app? send me email at kuzminator@mac.com
    
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    - Ben - March 31st, 2008 at 10:30 pm PDT
      
      The other apps are on the next page of icons. You can have multiple pages of icons on the iPhone and Touch.
Suzu - March 31st, 2008 at 9:49 pm PDT

Nice one Ben. How is it on this fine April day in New Zealand?

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Andrew - March 31st, 2008 at 10:28 pm PDT

April Tool.

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Rob - March 31st, 2008 at 11:05 pm PDT

First off, the calculator buttons aren’t squared (as found in the latest 1.2 firmware). I doubt Apple would ship a 3G phone with old firmware…

Just wanted to point that out :)

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PAXTON - April 1st, 2008 at 6:23 am PDT

forget iphone,stop wating for a limited phone from a conceted company.the htc made at&t tilt already has everything the iphone has pluss moore! its gps works great,wifi works great holds a sd card an works just as easy as windows to switch files an programs from ur phone to comp.ive had the earlyer verson for 2 years an worked wonderfull,the tilt is a faster,better touch screen,more powerfull,gps built in.just check it out for yourself.oh yea,u dont have to buy itoons to put all your music or video on it ether!

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Carl - April 1st, 2008 at 11:10 am PDT

dumb.

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iPhone Hellas - April 1st, 2008 at 2:34 pm PDT

It’s true!!! I got one iPhone 2 gen myself (Apple representative in Greece gave me one today, as the first iPhone to hit Greece)

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