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AT&T Says iPhone 3GS is Hot in a Good Way

The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. No, I’m not talking about the overheating issues, but a alleged leaked memo from the iPhone’s exclusive U.S. carrier. In the memo, AT&T reports the iPhone 3GS launch day on June 6 was the best-ever sales day for AT&T retail stores, according to MacDaily News.

June 6 was also the second largest traffic day for AT&T stores, and the most upgrade eligibility checks in a single day were performed during the iPhone 3GS launch day. The 3GS debut was so huge, for AT&T retail stores anyway, that sales for the device surpassed launch day sales for the iPhone 3G by noon Central Time.

After the iPhone 3GS initial launch weekend, Apple also reported a successful launch of its latest smart phone reporting that it had sold more than one million iPhone 3GS devices at Apple retail locations. That’s the same number Apple used to describe the iPhone 3G launch weekend last year.

What’s surprising, however, is a growing consensus that the iPhone 3GS debut may have been far bigger than the launch of the iPhone 3G. Last summer, the iPhone 3G debut was lauded as the most successful launch of any tech product in history. For days after its initial availability, fans were lining up around the block at Apple Stores across the United States and the world to get their hands on the iPhone 3G. Device shortages were a regular occurrence, and customers in less populated areas were left waiting for months to get their own wonder gadget from Apple.
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Sexy iPhone apps pitched at children

APPLE has come under fire for offering raunchy iPhone applications showing photos of near naked women which are aimed at users as young as 12.

The apps, available via Apple’s popular iTunes Store, allow iPhone owners to view girls wearing skimpy bikinis and lingerie in erotic and suggestive poses. One app, Peek-a-babe, even allows users to undress girls down to their underwear by stroking the screen.

In the application description of a title called “Sexy Hotties Slideshows” it says people can enjoy the “world’s sexiest women wherever you are - at school, in a meeting, on the subway or in the back of a limousine”.

Some of the apps also allow the users to set certain images as their iPhone’s wallpaper, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Australian Family Association spokesman John Morrissey said Apple was “pushing the envelope” by rating many of the titles suitable for ages 12 and up.

“Kids have more freedom with these things (mobile phones) and there’s less chance of supervision if they have them,” he said.

“They’re more likely to have a mobile on them that they can use anywhere at anytime than a laptop. The door is opening wider in terms of kids’ access to materials.”

There are other even raunchier apps aimed at users 17 and over.

Apple does not allow porn or nudity in any of the apps and must approve each one before it is sold.

An Apple Australia spokesperson said customers should contact them if they have any concerns.

[Thanks: http://www.news.com.au]