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Globe to launch iPhone 3GS on July 31

This just came in — Globe Telecom has officially announced it will launch the iPhone 3GS in the Philippines on July 31, 2009.

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iPhone OS 3.0 now out and ready to download

Took me some time to update my iPhone 3G after downloading the new iPhone OS 3.0 because the verification servers are down or unavailable (obviously due to the millions of iPhone owners checking in).

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Apple announces iPhone 3G S

At the WWDC today, Apple announced their 3rd generation phone — the iPhone 3GS.

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Apple fires back at Laptop Hunter Commercials

I didn’t think Apple will take it sitting down when Microsoft went out with the Laptop Hunter series of ads (see here and here). Here’s a new commercial Apple made just to for that.

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My iTunes Account got hacked!

I felt a bit stupid discovering that my iTunes account was hacked for about a month already and only noticed it yesterday. Now, I’m just figuring out how it happened and will wait for Apple customer support if they can reverse the charges.

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Apple Concept Store in Manila?

According to a design company, CB Engineers, the upcoming Philippine Stock Exchange building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City will also house the very first Apple Store in the country.

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iPod Shuffle 3G Review

The new iPod Shuffle 3G is the smallest music player from Apple. The biggest change to this model is the absence of playback controls, a functionality that drew a lot of flak when it was announced. 

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I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

Last week, Microsoft put out an ad about a lady who wanted to buy a 17″ laptop for under $1,000. Not finding a Mac for that price, she quipped “I’m just not cool enough to be a Mac person“. That line hit a major nerve among Mac fans for reasons I don’t really understand.

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X-Stand for the iPhone and iPod Touch

Been looking for something like this for some time now — a portable stand for mobile phones. This particular model, XStand, is for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

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iPod Shuffle 3G: Unboxing Photos

Apple sent in a review unit of the new iPod Shuffle 3G. Though obviously lacking the usual control buttons, I’m still a bit amused at how small this iPod is (compared to the older generation Shuffles). See tons of unboxing photos after the jump.

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iPhone 3.0 OS Preview

With the upcoming release of the iPhone 3.0 OS, the Apple iPhone is slowly becoming more and more like a regular phone. Gone are the jabs that it doesn’t do MMS and copy-and-paste — all that will become available in the 3.0 version this summer.

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Apple’s new 3rd gen iPod Shuffle

Last night, Apple refreshed its iPod Shuffle. The 3rd generation Shuffle has again shed off some skin (at 0.3″ wide) as well as the control buttons which might get users frustrated.

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Apple introduces new Mac Mini and iMacs

Apple today announced their newer iMacs and Mac Minis sporting bigger capacity RAM and HDD as well as as the built-in graphics card and faster CPU speeds. The Apple Online Store has just came back up with the retail prices in peso.

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1st-gen iPod Nano Owners get $25 Settlement

Owners of the first generation iPod Nano will receive settlement from Apple amounting to $25 each after winning the class-action lawsuit for the faulty (heavily-scratched) units.

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iManila jumps to #1 Top Paid iPhone App

First reported over at PTB, the iManila iPhone App has jumped to #1 spot as the Top Paid iPhone App for about a week now.

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Apple stocks tumble as Jobs announces LOA

Apple stocks dropped an alarming 6.5% after trading hours when story got out that CEO Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence for medical reasons.

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