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French carrier SFR warn users that iOS4 'significantly slows down' older iPhones?

iPhone headaches continue, this time French carrier, SFR, is warning iPhone 3G users that iOS 4 significantly slows down their device, while Apple promises to fix the speed flaw and potential fixes emerges from out of the chatter.

SFR Info: updating of the iPhone 3G to software slows significantly iOS 4 navigation menus. Any update is irreversible.
This information concerns only the iPhone 3G and not the iPhone 3G.

In brief: story is that 3G and 3GS iPhone owners have seen their device speed slow considerably on upgrading to iOS 4. Apple is preparing a patch for this...

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