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iPhone 3G S Has New Oil-Repellent Screen Coating
iPhone Alley - News —
... Apple made a big deal about how the iPhone 3G S looks the same as the iPhone 3G on the outside, but it turns out that they did make one little hardware upgrade. Apple's "iPhone How To: Cleaning iPhone" page mentions a new oil-resistant coating on the iPhone 3G S's display. ...
iPhone 3G S has Olephobic Oil-Resistant Screen Coating
The iPhone Blog —
MacDailyNews (via Daring Fireball) discovered that Apple has indeed given the new iPhone 3G S a small bump in screen specs. No, not OLED or pixel density, but according to their iPhone Cleaning How To:
If your iPhone has an oleophobic coating on the screen (iPhone 3G S only), simply wipe your iPhone’s screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands and face.
Indeed - the smudge-free future is now!
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New iPhone 3G S has oleophobic Coating on Screen
I4U News —
... reports that Apple reveals in the cleaning instructions for the iPhone that the new iPhone 3G S has an oleophobic coating on the screen. To clean the screen of the new iPhone 3G S simply wipe screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands and face. How well this oleophobic coating will work remains to be seen when the new iPhone 3G S is launching on June 19th. Have you ...
The iPhone 3GS’s fingerprint-resistant screen
iPhonefreak —
... has begun coating their new line of iPhone’s, the 3GS, with an oleophobic coating. This coating makes the phone’s screen more resilient to the oily residue left by greasy fingers, and makes cleaning the iPhone a much easier task. While this may not seem like major news (which it’s not,) many iPhone users will be happy to hear that their iPhones will no longer be covered in fingerprints (something that can end up being quite distracting!) Read more about cleaning the iPhone 3GS here [ ...
New iPhone 3GS has oleophobic coating on screen
iPhone Buzz —
MacDailyNews discovered that Apple has introduced something new on the iPhone 3GS's screen specs: an oleophobic coating on the screen. Oleophobic, according to Merriam-Webster, means "having or relating to a lack of strong affinity for oils."
According to Apple's Cleaning iPhone page:
To clean iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don’t use window ...
New iPhone gets fingerprint resistant coating
iPhone Atlas —
... The iPhone 3G S promises faster hardware, a better camera, and an unannounced feature: a multi-touch screen that repels skin oil. We discovered this new feature while browsing the iPhone How To--Cleaning iPhone which reads:
To clean iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives to clean the ...
Apple's iPhone 3G S sports 600MHz chip, oleophobic coating [u]
AppleInsider —
... on its website the new iPhone 3G S's screen is finished with a "fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating" not found on the iPhone 3G. To clean the screen on the 3G S, the company recommends users simply wipe their iPhones screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by their hands and face. These cleaning instructions differ somewhat from "soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth" recommended for cleaning the iPhone 3G.
New iPhone 3GS has oleophobic coating on screen
Top iPhone News —
MacDailyNews discovered that Apple has introduced something new on the iPhone 3GS’s screen specs: an oleophobic coating on the screen. Oleophobic, according to Merriam-Webster, means “having or relating to a lack of strong affinity for oils.”
According to Apple’s Cleaning iPhone page:
To clean iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. ...
iPhone 3G S to be Oleophobic
textually.org —
... of cookies. No, what this means is that the new batch of iPhones wont be quite as prone to picking up fingerprints.
Apple coated the new iPhones in a special material that repels the oil on your hands that leaves greasy fingerprints.
'Oleophobic material (lacking affinity for oils) means that you will no longer have to keep wiping your iPhone with a slightly damp cloth in order to keep it grease free.
Check out the iPhone's cleaning instructions page. ...
Apple Posts iPhone 3G S How To Guides
The iPhone Blog —
Apple.com has posted up a large menu of help and how-to articles for the iPhone 3G S (and a few features aside, the iPhones 2G and 3G as well).
Reader Kagan, who sent in the tip, points out that if you dig through the contents, you find little gems like 11 home screens allowed with iPhone 3.0 — which we saw in the beta, but is nice to get official confirmation.
If you find any gems of your own, send them our way!
[Thanks Kagan!]
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How to do everything on your iPhone 3G S, according to Apple
iPhonefreak —
... as well as the original iPhone. And speaking of new features, I am looking forward to the Nike+ support that will come with the iPhone 3G S. I have always been against running with my iPhone, part because running is my escape, but second because I am afraid any sweat will damage it, but may have to reconsider. Interestingly, the Nike+ icon on the iPhone 3G S will only display when the app is turned on in the settings, which will be nice for anyone who will never use it and do not want to have to look at an unused icon. Maybe ...
New iPhone 3GS has oleophobic coating on screen
Top iPhone News —
MacDailyNews discovered that Apple has introduced something new on the iPhone 3GS’s screen specs: an oleophobic coating on the screen. Oleophobic, according to Merriam-Webster, means “having or relating to a lack of strong affinity for oils.”
According to Apple’s Cleaning iPhone page:
To clean iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/ Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. ...
