iPod Minis: Wal-Mart Sells iPhone 3GS for $97, iPad 3G Still Sold Out

By Sam Costello, About.com GuideMay 25, 2010

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Wal-Mart is now selling the 16GB iPhone 3GS for US$97, with a two-year AT&T contract. That model normally costs $199. The move is widely being seen as a way to clear inventory ahead of the release of the next-gen iPhone, but it's also a good opportunity to get a deal.
The 8GB iPhone 3G may also be coming to the end of its life.
The iPad 3G is still sold out across the U.S.
iTunes now sells 26.7% of all music in the U.S.
What is the moral cost of the iPhone and other Apple products? That's an increasingly pressing question after the 9th suicide this year (of 11 attempts) of a Foxconn employee. Foxconn is the Chinese company that manufactures the iPhone and other products for Apple. The CEO of Foxconn addresses this issue in the link.
The iPad goes on sale internationally on Friday. International versions of iBooks is available now, though the iBooks store doesn't yet have anything other than free titles.