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Last updated: Monday, June 22, 2009

The initial iPhone 3GS numbers are in — and Apple’s CEO is back in the news. Apple said it sold more than one million iPhone 3GS smartphones over the weekend. Those numbers fly in the face of analysts who predicted the latest device would not meet with the same level of demand as previous versions because the upgrade wasn’t as dramatic as the last one, the iPhone 3G. Apple also reported six million downloads of the new iPhone OS 3.0 software in the first five days since its release. The iPhone 3GS is now available in eight countries, with the software download available to users worldwide. “Customers are voting, and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported Jobs underwent a liver transplant two months ago and is still expected to return to Apple, at least part-time, this month. Where’s the microSD Card? The new iPhone 3GS is the fastest, most powerful iPhone to date — twice as fast as the iPhone 3G. The 3GS has longer battery life, a high-quality three-megapixel autofocus camera, video recording, and hands-free voice control. The iPhone 3GS 16GB model is selling for $199 and the 32GB model for $299 with a new two-year contract with AT&T. “The 3GS is an incremental increase in the hardware. It’s faster. It has a compass. It has a better camera,” said Mike Disabato, a senior analyst at The Burton Group. “I don’t need a compass. What I need is more memory, and the one thing Apple didn’t include with the new iPhone is the microSD card.” A microSD card is a removable flash-memory card. Disabato would like the ability to give his iPhone a partial dual personality by putting his private…

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