appleinsider.com - 12/19/2008
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Adding a bit more confirmation to what is widely presumed, a few Wal-Malt stores have jumped the gun and are starting to advertise availability of Apple's iPhone 3G ahead of an official roll-out planned for later this month.
money.cnn.com - 12/27/2008
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money.cnn.com —
(Updates with cost comparisons, updates share price) By
Ben Charny and Mary Ellen Llody Of DOW JONES...
NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) said Friday it will begin selling Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 3G starting Sunday, but not ...
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2nd UPDATE: Wal-Mart To Sell iPhone 3G Starting Sun At $197
walmartstores.com - 12/26/2008
gizmodo.com - 12/16/2008
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They did it again : iPhone Dev Team
has unlocked the iPhone 3G. They are now packaging...
the user-friendly software for a December 31 release. While it took a little longer than the ">free iPhone EDGE unlock , it does sound like this is the ...
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iPhone 3G Unlocked, Free Software Coming On New Years ...
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WalMart Cranking Out iPhone 3G Adverts In-Store
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... model will be available for $197, while the 16GB will fetch a $297 price tag. Purchasers will of course be required to sign-on to the obligatory 2-year AT&T contract.
With the release of the iPhone 3G smack in the middle of the month-end shopping frenzy, I’d look for the device to fly off the shelves. No details have been leaked regarding the number of units to be in-stock at each of the 488 stores, but I would suspect supplies are going to be limited.
[Via: AppleInsider]
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Apple iPhone 3G adverts already at Wal-Mart
Phones Review —
... along with this one though, for your $197.00 you get an 8GB Apple iPhone 3G with a two year AT&T contract attached and will be available as of 9am come December the 28th at Wal-Mart stores.
One has to consider why Wal-Mart simply didn’t go for a before Christmas release though, and with the economic climate as it is, the chances are that after Christmas very few people will have any spare cash to even afford $197.00, one would have thought anyway.
Source – appleinsider
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The iPhone Dev Team announced on their blog that the finally managed to unlock the iPhone 3G. The team is working now on the user friendly wrapping of the unlock code and plans to publish it on New Year's Eve.
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