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As has been said many times, no. iPhone 3G requires AT&T 2 year contract. Only work-around is an unlocked one which is about $ 690 to $ 790 USD.

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Apple is currently involved in an outreach program to its new neighbors in its planned ‘Campus 2′ area.  This week, a brochure was mailled to residents surrounding the new campus providing new information and inviting feedback in a variety of ways. Although the project seems to be a big win for the city of Cupertino, some residents have voiced some concern about the additional traffic and other changes to the area.

We’ve obtained a letter from one of Apple’s new neighbors and here are the takeaways:

1. Campus 2, as it is currently called, won’t replace the 1 Infinite Loop campus.  Instead, it will just provide ‘research facility’ office space for an additional 13,000 employees, more than 3,000 more than 1 Infinite Loop.  There is 300,000 feet of expansion space for future growth.
2. Campus 2 will attain LEED certification and will have no manufacturing or heavy industrial activity onsite. Apple has and will continue to take additional steps to reduce auto use by employees. The roof of the main building is a huge solar array.
3. Campus 2 will not be open to the public so no museum or corporate store
4. The ‘world class’ auditorium, located at the very southern tip of the new campus, will host product launches and corporate events
5. The corporate fitness center/recreation center will be located to the north west of the main circular building in a separate structure
6. Infinite Loop will remain the official corporate HQ so top executives will likely stay behind
7. Apple intends to break ground as soon as Cupertino approves the changes (scheduled for later this year) and still plans to start occupying the space in 2015

Neighbors can fill out the postage paid response card or cupertino.org website with comments, questions, concerns.

Steve Jobs originally presented the idea of the campus in June (video below) in his last public appearance last June, a day after the 2011 WWDC.

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Apple announced its plan last year to spend roughly $ 900 million opening 40 new retail locations in 2012. In March, we told you new stores were coming to Germany, Spain, Australia, and France‘s Burgundy wine region, and several reports this week confirmed a handful of new locations for the United Kingdom, France, and Canada. Ten of the 40 stores Apple planned for 2012 will début in the U.S., and recent reports indicated two of those U.S. stores will be located in California and Salt Lake City…

The latest report from ifoAppleStore claimed Apple has taken up the remainder of a 15-year lease (10 years remaining) for a new store in the Drake Circus Shopping Centre in Plymouth, U.K. The news comes from employees of a Zara retail store, which is the current tenant of the 21,045 square-foot space. A timeline for Apple moving in is still unknown, but ifosAppleStore claimed Zara is moving out at the end of the month.

ifoAppleStore also reported yesterday Apple’s plans for a new retail location at Market Mall in Calgary, Alberta. It is smaller than the new U.K. store—and many others—at just 5,448 square-feet. However, Apple plans to move to a new space within the mall that will offer a curved 77-foot wide storefront and 7, 287 square-feet within a year of moving in. The store is expected to open sometime this year.

As for the U.S. locations: A report from ABC4/KTVX (video above) claimed Apple would open a new store at City Creek Center mall in Salt Lake City. The report said Apple was offered a significant incentive to open up shop, and one source claimed that could include up to “five years of occupancy, rent-free.” Apple is also planning a future store for Bakersfield, Calif., in 2012. Finally, we have confirmation of a new location in the Quatre Temps shopping center at La Défense in France. The store was previously rumored, but MacGeneration recently posted the image above that shows the inside of the store under construction. The store is expected to open in June.

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According to a translated report from Russian publication Izvestia (via MacRumors), Apple is one of a handful of tech companies, including Google and Facebook, in talks to open a research facility at the Skolkovo Innovation center near Moscow, Russia. We will have to take this report for what it is; we are skeptical given a long line of rumors this week that came mostly from poorly translated reports that were all later debunked. First, we heard rumors about Apple acquiring German TV manufacturer Loewe, which was debunked later, and then China Daily misquoted Foxconn’s Terry Gou. Finally, Apple allegedly ordered “huge” numbers of flexible displays from Samsung for the next iPhone—debunked. We are hoping for a follow-up from an additional source. If you are in the area, hit us on tips@.com.

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The folks behind the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, now dubbed “jOBS,” which stars Ashton Kutcher as the late CEO, released a presser this evening to announce the production’s June start date for filming. They also confirmed shooting will begin in the “historic garage” where Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple. The film’s early scenes will even feature Jobs’ Los Altos home where he grew up to maintain “accuracy and authenticity” during the movie-making process.

Ken Segall, the author of “Insanely Simple,” took to his blog recently to discuss the Kutcher biopic that now boasts authentic roots, and he compared it to another movie in the works by Sony, which is based on Walter Isaacson’s biography, features a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, and has Wozniak signed-on as an advisor.

“Apparently, there are two ways to make a Steve Jobs movie,” explained Segall. “You can do a low-budget indie film using director Joshua Michael Stern (who?) and first-time screenwriter Matt Whitely, and give it an appropriately cheesy name like [original name was 'Steve Jobs: Get Inspired', but it is now  'jOBS']. Or you can pay Isaacson a million bucks for the rights to his book, and prepare to pay far bigger bucks for everything that follows. Which is what Sony Pictures has done, bless their little hearts.”

Segall proposed the Sony flick should start with the “glory of Macintosh,” and then move to Jobs being annexed from Apple. It should at that point illustrate the NeXT phase, but appropriately lead into where Jobs cannot live without Apple—nor can it live without him. The bulk of the movie would then show a “chess game,” where Jobs entices Apple to buy NeXT, only to win the confidence of the board, turn CEO of Apple again, and reclaim his rightful place in life. The ending, of course, should pan to a”world of possibilities.”

Whether or not Sony heeds to Segall’s insightful recommendation, it is obvious that the film starring Kutcher is taking a personal and anecdotal side, where as the Sony production is spending big bucks to reiterate Isaacson’s widely popular biography. It will be interesting to see how this war of cinema plays out on the big screen.

The press release is below with a link to the biopic’s new website:

• Ashton Kutcher Stars in Title Role
• LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The film chronicling the life of Steve Jobs, the Apple Inc. co-founder and charismatic master of innovation, begins principal photography in June and in keeping with the project’s commitment to accuracy and authenticity, will film early scenes in the actual Los Altos home where Jobs grew up and in the historic garage where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.
• Titled jOBS, the biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as the iconic Silicon Valley visionary, and will shed new light on Steve Jobs’ most defining and personal moments, motivations, and the people that drove him. The film covers Jobs from his early years as an impressionable youth and wayward hippie, through his initial successes and infamous ousting, to his storybook return and ultimate triumphs as a man who set out to change the world and did just that.
• Executive producer Mark Hulme and Five Star Feature Films launched the production immediately following Jobs’ retirement in August 2011. Screenwriter Matt Whiteley, while penning the script, utilized a team of expert researchers based on months of exhaustive research and interviews with Steve Jobs’ friends, colleagues, and mentors to develop the most truthful and gripping picture of Jobs’ life.
• From director Joshua Michael Stern (Swing Vote, Neverwas), and Oscar winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter (Titanic), jOBS details the major moments and defining characters that influenced Steve Jobs on a daily basis from 1971 through 2000.
• jOBS chronicles the 30 most defining years of Steve Jobs’ life, as seen through his, colleagues’, and friends’ eyes. Dark, honest, and uncompromising, jOBS plunges into the depths of his character, creating an intense dialogue-driven story that is as much a sweeping epic as it is an immensely personal portrait of Steve Jobs’ life.
• A rousing narrative of this business and tech icon, jOBS pulls no punches and does not speculate, telling only the candid and captivating account of the life of Steven Paul Jobs.
• The film is represented by Creative Artists Agency.
• jOBS will be released in late fall 2012. For more information go to www.thejobsmovie.com.

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A few of the most noteworthy apps in the iOS ecosystem either landed on the App Store recently or received much-welcomed updates, such as the launch of Mule Radio, CNNMoney, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, and LA Clippers, or performance enhancements for Official UEFA EURO 2012 and The Daily.

Check out the full slate of notables below.

Mule Radio: The free iPhone app released yesterday and unveiled a network of syndicated podcasts from well-known Apple enthusiasts, including Daring Fireball’s John Gruber. New episodes automatically stream to the smartphone. Other shows include “Let’s Make Mistakes” with Mike Monteiro and Katie Gillum and “Hour of Pour” with Jessie Char and Jason Permenter, as well as a slew of other programs that mix “design, culture, and all manner of excitements and screw-ups in between.” It currently has a 4.5-star rating based on 23 reviews as of press time.

CNNMoney: The free iPad app released today and allows users to “tap into the dynamic world of business and finance,” while streaming real-time changes to stocks with a built-in Watchlist and instant alerts. Business news and market analysis aggregate with the personalized news feed, which features exclusive business and finance video that lets users interact with the stories most important to them. It currently has a 5-star rating based on seven reviews as of press time.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II: This iOS app released yesterday with a $ 6.99 price tag, and it is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad. It follows the events of Episode 1 and features a “new and improved” engine with upgraded physics and Retina display. The app also highlights collaborative play and iOS-specific integration with Game Center connectivity, Cloud-enabled saves, and accelerometer support. It currently has a 4.5-star rating based on 192 reviews as of press time.

LA Clippers: The free iPhone app released today and boasts the “official App of the Los Angeles Clippers” tagline. Fans can access the latest news, schedules, pictures, scores, and other important Clippers content while on the go. Options for buying game tickets and interacting with other fans are also included in the sports app.  Oh, and it is accessible in English, German, Northern Sami, and Spanish. It currently does not have a star rating as of press time.

Official UEFA EURO 2012:  The free iPhone app updated to Version 2.0 today and now features the ability to locate UEFO EEURO 2012 stadiums. It also provides an option to follow each game coupled with live commentary. The official app essentially keeps fans up-to-date during the 14th UEFA European Football Championship, which occurs June 8 to July 1, 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, with news articles, personalized alerts, stats, photo and video galleries, and match highlights. The improved app also added various performance improvements. It currently has a 5-star rating based on seven reviews as of press time.

The Daily: The free iPad app updated to Version 1.27 today and added a slew of bug fixes for crashes and halted loading screens, increased Newsstand reliability, and disabled alerts for slow connection downloads. The Daily is the first magazine-like publication created for the iPad, and it recently became Retina optimized for the new iPad. It features seven sections, over 100 pages of content, 360-degrees graphics, and interactive elements. An in-app subscription is available for 99 cents a week or $ 39.99 a year, and it has a 2.5-star rating based on 332 reviews as of press time.

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FullScreen for Safari makes browsing the internet one hundred times more comfortable. It adds new multi-touch gestures which can be assigned to actions like reload, scroll down/up, next tab… and a full screen mode to optimize Mobile Safari for the small displays of our precious iDevices.

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The carrier hasn’t announced pricing or iPhone specific plans for the device, but it currently has data plans starting at $ 30 for other smartphones. Earlier this month regional carriers in Kentucky, Kansas, and California launched the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, some with prices starting at $ 149 for the 4S and $ 49 for the iPhone 4. In April five other small carriers added the iPhone.

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Fast Company summarizes comments made by Apple board member Mickey Drexler regarding Steve Jobs vision beyond Apple’s current product lineup. According to the board member, Steve Jobs dream before he passed away was to design a car. He calls this an “iCar.” While Jobs never got around to actually designing this automobile, it is definitely fun to speculate what the maker of the iPad and Mac would dream up in terms of innovation for the road.

On something that we will actually likely see coming out of Apple’s labs, Drexler commented on Apple’s approach to the living room. Apple has long said that the living room has been a hobby to them with the Apple TV set-top-box, but Drexler commented: “the living room they’re dealing with at some point in the near future.” This of course ramps up the long-running speculation about an Apple Television set.

Rumors range from a 2013 launch to Siri-based input. Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he also would have liked to reinvent photography. (Image: Jalopnik)

Adding to reports by both the Wall Street Journal and Reuters with claims of a next-generation iPhone with a larger screen, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s next-generation iPhone features a design that the late Apple co-founder worked personally on. Bloomberg’s report does not specifically say this new iPhone has a four-inch display, but that screen size seems to be the one that Apple is currently targeting. Bloomberg specifically says that the next iPhone, likely launching in October, will feature an “overhauled” look, but does not offer any specifics other than a “bigger” display.