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Those of you in the market for an iPhone 4 can now pick one up at Best Buy for just $49.99.
The new price is half off the usual $99.99 retail amount and requires a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless, AT&T, or Sprint. Potential buyers have a color choice of black or white.
The deal seems to be an in-store only promotion as the Best Buy Web site shows that none (more…)
Apple may have gotten its hands on the domain name iPhone 5.com. (Pictured is the iPhone 4S.)
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The World Intellectual Property Organization has concluded its look into Apple ‘s complaint over the iPhone 5.com domain, which seems to suggest a victory for the iPhone maker.
Earlier this month, iPhone 5.com was a forum site, created in February 2008. Its copyright statement clearly indicated (more…)
Want an iPhone case? You may be able to find one.
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When Apple introduced the iPhone 4 in 2010, it sported a new radical design with a full sheet of glass on its backside. While striking, the design didn’t take kindly to drops on the sidewalk and the wrap-around antenna presented some unfortunate attenuation problems.
Related storiesThe Pantech Verse, for texting lovers (photos)Bill (more…)
Siri is now touting the iPhone as the best smartphone, much to Nokia's chagrin.
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Is Apple purposely tweaking Siri to stack the deck in favor of the iPhone ? Nokia certainly thinks so.
Siri stirred up some controversy late last week in voicing its view on smartphones. When asked its recommendation of the best smartphone, Apple ‘s voice assistant named Nokia’s Lumia (more…)
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This is one of the quick and easy tips that makes iOS so remarkable. Yes, it’s simple, but that small attention to detail makes all the difference in terms of user experiences.
Due to the iPhone ‘s small screen real estate, compromises in how some information is displayed had to be made. A specific amount of characters are viewable when scrolling through the track (more…)
Skinit's forthcoming SwitchPlate case will let you customize your case to suit your mood.
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NEW ORLEANS–Here at CTIA, you can’t go 10 steps without tripping over an iPhone case vendor.
Skinit, which traditionally offers printed stickers to apply to the back and front of your iPhone , is taking a different tack with SwitchPlate, a case system that consists of a decorated (more…)
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iPhone buyers looking for a healthy discount on a new phone can find one at their local RadioShack store, the company tweeted this week.
The retailer is selling the 16GB iPhone 4S for $149.99, the 32GB edition for $249.99, and the 8GB iPhone 4 for $49, all three a full $50 off the retail price.
The promotion is in-store only, so customers can’t score the lower (more…)
AT&T is catching up with Verizon, at least in customer satisfaction.
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Dinged for poor customer service in the past, AT&T has been staging a rebound.
The carrier scored a grade of 69 out of 100 this year in a report out today from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. That proved to be a 5 percent boost from 2011, putting it on par with T-Mobile, which lost 1 percent.
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iPhone users have nothing to worry about, at least when it comes to carrier subsidies.
Recent moves by two Spanish carriers to eliminate subsidies for new iPhone users triggered fears that other carriers could do the same. Removing the subsidy paid by carriers to Apple means buyers would have to shell out the full retail price for the phone.
But Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty sees little (more…)
Do you watch a lot of Internet video? With so much out there to consume, from hot music videos and “SNL” skits to arty Vimeo clips and sports highlights, it’s impossible to see everything. But an app that’s new to iPhone helps you discover new videos by organizing them into channels you can browse by category, popularity, and Web site.
Browse through video categories to bring up tons of sources for your preferred (more…)
