T-Mobile to Get iPhone 3GS?

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According to a recent tweet by Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson, T-Mobile is slated to get the iPhone 3GS this year. The tweet follows:

A T-Mobile manager casually mentioned to me that they're going to get the iPhone 3GS (but not 4, oddly) later this year. Common knowledge?

It may not be common knowledge, but the rumor that the iPhone would come to T-Mobile has floated around, as it would be easier to shift the iPhone to another GSM carrier as opposed to a CDMA one (such as Verizon, in which a rumor suggest the iPhone will come to them Q1 2011).


However, there are a few things that make this piece suspicious, despite coming from a usually reliable source.
-Why just the 3GS, and not the iPhone 4?
-Why was the information just tweeted, and not written up in a formal article by Wired?
-Why not ask your own coworkers if its common knowledge?

While the speculation of the iPhone coming to T-Mobile has been floating around lately, it has always been the rumors that the iPhone was coming to Verizon that has been the strongest. Is this just another rumor? Or is it possible that we could finally be seeing the iPhone coming to more carriers as soon as this year? Only time will tell.

Motorola takes a shot at Apple

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Motorola has taken a shot at Apple's iPhone in their latest marketing campaign, a likely retaliation to Apple claiming that all phones, including the Droid X, saving antenna problems if held the wrong way. Many affected companies have been taking shots at Apple lately, including Nokia, HTC, and Motorola. The ad campaign, which states, "No Jacket Required" has been the most publicly visible response.

It appears that Apple's attempt to cover up their own "antennagate" scandal has backfired, and now it has put all of the major smartphone carriers in a position to rip Apple.

Apple to give free iPhone 4 bumpers/cases

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Finally! In an effort to keep customers happy after complaints about the new iPhone's attenna problem, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would send free bumpers/cases to current owners and future consumers who buy the phone through September 30th.

The bumper solves a problem in which holding the phone a certain way resulted in the user causing a short in the attenna, causing a drastic loss in reception.

In addition, Jobs stated that unhappy iPhone users may return their undamaged iPhone within 30 days for a full refund. Apple will also give refunds to customers who have already purchased bumpers from Apple.

Hopefully for Apple, this solution will appease consumers and they will continue to buy the wildly popular iPhone 4.