Well, that was a close call. I’ll admit, I was tricked too at first by a link going around on Twitter right now stating that the iPhone 3.0 software’s launch was pushed to tomorrow. It’s an Apple site that lists the launch date for the update as June 18, tomorrow. The only problem is that the site is Apple’s Singapore website, where the update was always scheduled to be released on that date.
If you go to Apple’s actual U.S. website, you’ll see that the launch here is still slated for sometime today. So ignore the tweets that are undoubtedly filing up your screen right now. iPhone 3.0 will be released at some point today — though those hoping for a midnight launch were disappointed — and the iPhone 3G S will be out on Friday. The online pre-order units have already shipped, and are in the U.S., but word is they may still not get delivered until Friday.
Way to scare all the iPhone tweeps MG. I’ll tweet about this….. just like everybody else is
Too fast eh, Quick Draw McGraw?
Except I would have never heard of this rumor to begin with if my Google Reader home page didn’t have the outdated Techcrunch article title
Get Latest about Technology from http://tweetkno.../TechnologyNews Happy Knotting!!
Proof that it can happens to the best too
Whoops. I believe that I caused that by making the first tweet with that url… found it off google when search for when 3.0 was going to be release. Then mayhem started.
it’s funny. because there were about half as many people saying that that IS singapore, and us/canada, and others are still today — but of course, those are the ones that go unnoticed.
Sorry bout that twitterverse!
The same thing for /hk/ and /au/, invariably because those time zones are half a day ahead of the USA.
It’s pretty amazing that the vast majority of users didn’t even bother to check the URL of the link being passed along with cries of “June 18!”
Dunno if the US site is the same, but on the UK site the picture showing MMS seems to show the little red circles with exclamation marks in them next to the images to show that they couldn’t send. Bit unlike apple.
That’s kind of funny. If it were on the AT&T site in the US though, that would be accurate, since MMS won’t be working right away!
@Chris That’s probably Apple giving AT&T a jab in the ribs. Really doubt that exclusivity deal is going to be renewed.
Funny that the update is being released a day late in Singapore. I wonder why? Singapore is usually on top of things when it comes to tech releases, though they are behind on movies sometimes. I’ve been living here for a little over a year now.
@bradleyf81: June 18 in Singapore is June 17 in the U.S., thanks to the International Dateline. So, not a day late.
@jordan_dev: I can blame you, then? I got almost ten retweets of the Singapore link before figuring out the problem… by refreshing another tab in which I had already loaded the U.S. page.
@keithpr: Guilty as charged. Then again, so is TechCrunch! Bad information spreads just as fast as good information on Twitter.
hey…. one question… if in singapore gets iphone 3.0 and this software is released through itunes and its a WORLDWIDE program… dont you think itunes will have it available when singapore does? if so, it will MORE THAN LIKELY be released at around… oh lets say…. 9am? which makes it midnight (june 18) in singapore
I like your thinking there.
more than likely it will be released at that time…. right? haha it wouldnt be fair if the states get it first (which makes no sence if we get it first because by the time we get it first, the other half of the world will get it as well….)
note to self, 9 am pacific standard time….
Lots of friends asks me on MSN suddenly. But when I read the link, it’s from Asia. When US is 17 June, Asia is already 18 June. HAHA
@hawaii – sorry ryan, my comment wasn’t a dig against you… there’s just something unfortunate about how we’re collectively able to so easily pass on wrong information thru twtr
Nice!
Same here in Oz. It will be june, 18 in 5 and a half hours. That would be almost 7am June, 17. San Francisco time.
In Australia most updates are made available around midnight. I could be wrong but I believe Apple release most updates early morning in the U.S. Everybody gets their updates at the same time. Its just we’ve already experienced June, 17 and gone to bed. (except for me and all the other iphone addicts over here) It all adds up……………I think?
But I have to admit. I stayed up last night hopelessly waiting for the release. not even thinking that it was still the 16th in the U.S…… Ha!
Where’s the UK update then?
I think I might have the iPhone 3.0 download link.
http://bit.ly/m5VMb
Downloading to confirm.
Nevermind. It is the iPhone 3GS firmware.
This is not the firmware for the iPhone 3G. It is for the iPhone 3GS.
What? Come on Apple! I just want to use 3.0!
I have been testing everything on the online iPhone demo at http://tinyurl....om/onlineiphone and now I am waiting to download the update.
Everything looks great.
NOW LET ME DOWNLOAD IT!
still nothing in the UK?
Any one with any theories about when it will arrive here?
Apple website says it will be available tomorrow! Damn dirty Apes! (pl) Day late and a dollar short. This is just another in the long line of disappointments from Apple. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could drag and drop to your ipod… Or say maybe get flash on your iphone… OR…(insert yours here)
i agree with the flash on the iphone part. however, you can drag and drop to any ipod or iphone as long as you click the “manually mange music and videos (still cant drag and drop applications though)
FYI,
The UPS tracking for my pre-ordered iPhone is showing delivery for tomorrow, Thursday.
Me too!!!! they have said it is shipped out and delivery is for tomorrow, June 18th. They better not be liying, i paid 16 extra bucks to get it a day early, thinking that if i did standard shipping, it would not be here on the 19th. now the date they printed, better be the date it arrives, on June 18th!!!!!!!
i am downloading now .and try it after downloading. great. .!
@led panel: how did you get it. I still can’t get the update.
Bah, I was up till midnight trying to get my hands on it but no luck. It’s 9:55am here is S Florida and still no download I believe, I tried at 9:10, but had to get to work, shall check on my lunch break.
Download the 3.0 Software Update.
Available June 17th. http://www.appl...softwareupdate/
For Turkey, so I guess, they will try to make it until 2 PM for EST today.
According to O2.ie the update will be available at 6pm GMT
http://www.o2on...oftware+upgrade
I love my iPhone. I have yet to sleep. I cant wait to use the horizontal keypad. PS I love turtle.
what time today does apple propose that the 3.0 softwear will come out because i was up at like midnight waiting for the update but i was disapointed to find out that the update never came so i want to know if any one knoes when the update will be avasible to the public.
The local operator here in the Netherlands has published that 3.0 will be GA at 20.00 local time. That is 14.00 EST time. Lets hope that it eventually gets released at this time. Good luck
Still nothing available here on the west coast (Oregon) at 9:01am…
I just downloaded it……..it is amazing!!!!
it is now available downloading as i type this message
Its out in Germany and I have started the download
iPhone OS 3.0 is out now! I am currently downloading it!
Its here in the US… dl-ing as we speak…
1309EDT
iphone 3.0 just dropped ..downloading it now.
enjoy.
every 1 go n update now i jus got mine afta waitn all night 4 it its currently downloading now
I just got it via iTunes.
ITS OUT!!!!
it is officially online here in NC
oh yeah it is … downloading it now (1:47PM EST)
Yaaaaaaaayyyy !!!
I’m dowloading it in Polad.
gosh…what the hell…i’m in canada and still no update!!! we’re like next door neighbors to US!!!
anyone has an predictions as to how soon 1 million units will be sold out?