iPhone 3GS Stories From All Over The Web
July 6, 2009 by Juan Magdaraog
Filed under Computers
The 3GS has been on the market for several weeks already. People have responded to it, some good, bad. Here are some notable stories from all over the web.
iPhone 3G S image courtesy of Apple
iPhone 3GS Helps AT&T generate its best sales day
According to AppleInsider’ story the iPhone 3GS helped AT&T achieve it’s best sales day ever. They even broke other records with the launch of the iPhone. Here’s an excerpt.
The leaked e-mail characterizes “iLaunch Day 2009,” its nickname for the June 19th iPhone 3GS release date, as the “best-ever sales day” and just second in terms of actual floor traffic. Many of its other sales-related records were also shattered at the same time, ranging from the number of upgrade eligibility checks made in a day to the sheer volume of orders taken through AT&T’s website.
3GS smokes competition in OpenGL Benchmarks (via Extreme Tech)
The new Apple iPhone 3GS feels fast, but it’s always good to see your feelings confirmed with hard numbers. Laszlo Kishonti, creator of the JBenchmark benchmark suite that I use on all Java-based phones, managed to install his GLBenchmark OpenGL benchmark onto both an iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G (please, don’t ask how) and watched the new model smoke the competition on low-level tests.
With great power comes… great electricity.. iPhone 3GS users complain about battery life (via LA Times)
Buyers are finding that the device, introduced two weeks ago, has trouble making it through a workday without a rest stop at the electrical outlet. It’s proving to be something of an Achilles’ heel on Apple Inc.’s flagship device, more than 1 million of which were sold in the first weekend.
The iPhone 3GS is hot! I mean literaly (via TMCnet)
The first known public account of the problem originated in France where one 16GB 3GS user noticed that his phone was hot during use. Later, the owner discovered that the white backing on the device had turned pink-toned near the spot where the battery is stored, the report said.
So there you go, some iPhone stories to help you decide if you really want one or if you’ve gotten one already, see if it was a good decision.
A friend of mine had a big problem with her iPhone 3GS since she bought it 2 weeks ago. Her phone overheats and the back panel changes its color from white into yellowish color. I’m not sure what happened or what she have done so I suggested her to bring it on Apple Store and ask for support. I just want to share it guyz,,I’m still confuse now if I’m going to continue my plan buying this phone.