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Well well well… It looks like Verizon has decided to fight back against the full on assault they have been taking from the iPhone 3G. They have given their employees a briefing about the new iPhone’s failings so that they can better answer questions about why Verizon does not carry the phone.  The propeganda that they handed employees revolved around what they called the four big “myths” about the iPhone.

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A reported email from Steve Jobs pointed to an acknowledged an ongoing issue that has been reported by many iPhone users that result in 3rd App store applications repeatedly crashing:

Many report the iPhone 2.0 firmware suddenly failing to load non-default apps regardless of their nature, briefly loading them before abruptly jumping back to the home screen.

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The new iPhone OS 2.1 beta 1 update is going to add improvements to the GPS feature on the iPhone.(Don’t confuse this with update 2.0.1, is a bug fixer for the current firware). With these new improvements, your phone will not only know where you are, but also what direction you are going and how fast.

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AT&T and Apple stores nationwide are preparing for the iPhone 3G launch scheduled for this coming Friday. The preparations include the installation of oversized iPhone 3G store displays (similar if not identical to those used for the original iphone launch) that show the phone’s features as they would be seen on the phone. The main difference seen with the new displays is that they have been updated a bit to show the sleek black back case of the iPhone 3G.
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At 7:30 am this morning, all AT&T retail employees were required to attend a pre-launch iPhone 3G meeting. Topics to be discussed were crowd control, plans and rates and how to answer customer questions.

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Some iPhone developers got an email from Apple yesterday. the email directs developers to submit their iPhone applications to the AppStore so that they will be available on the day of the iPhone 2.0 firmware / iPhone 3G launch. They set the deadline for July 7th (that’s this coming Monday!)

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Some details of the iPhone 3G release to AT&T stores were released earlier. Of note is an “activation only” version of iTunes which is being offered as a beta download from Apple.com:

To ensure customers can leave with a fully functional iPhone, it must be first be “unbricked”. This process involves using the tether (a USB cable: see below) to connect/sync the iPhone to a unique ‘Activation Only’ version of iTunes via a computer. More information about the unbricking process will be provided in training (found on Fast Track and Sales Central) and you will be informed when the job aid is available.

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Rumor of a leaked AT&T memo circulated the web today. The memo supposedly referred to a to date unknown feature of the iPhone 3G that would allow the device to take text messages and attach photos, audio and movies and integrate them into super MMS like messages. I am very skeptical of this report as I don’t think that a feature like this would have made it through the WWDC keynote without being touted by Steve Jobs.

Apple sent out an email to developers stating that they are now ready to accept applications for their new App Store.

Get started by downloading the either beta version of the iPhone OS, available in the iPhone Dev Center. With this new version of iPhone OS you can conduct final testing and prepare your application for submission to the App Store.

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Once again AT&T will be attempting free WiFi but not for iPhones at this time. Starting yesterday, all Laptop Connect customers are able to enjoy free WiFi at each and every AT&T hotspot. AT&T’s internal correspondence on the matter:

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