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Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked
Woohoo! Thanks to various regulatory rules, the iPhone 5 on Verizon is GSM unlocked. iDownloadBlog reports: I can confirm that the Verizon iPhone 5 is indeed GSM unlocked. Even though I bought an iPhone 5 from Verizon under contract, I was able to cut down my AT&T Micro SIM, and use it in my Verizon […]
Continue reading...Strange woman explains why she’s waiting in line for an iPhone 5 [Video]
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Strange, strange, and strange! And to think that this video wasn’t put together by Samsung. via Boing Boing
Continue reading...Does Google have a dedicated Maps app for the iPhone ready to go? No one knows
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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There have been a lot of conflicting reports regarding a standalone Google Maps app that may or may not have already been submitted to Apple’s review team for submission into the iTunes App Store. A few days ago, 9to5Mac reported that the app had been submitted and was simply awaiting the green light from Apple. […]
Continue reading...Low yields on the iPhone 5’s in-cell touch screen display may be behind ‘limited’ supply
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Keeping the discussion going regarding Apple’s iPhone 5 sales figures, Bloomberg notes that yield rates on the iPhone 5s displays which utilize new in-cell screen touch technology may be behind supply that can’t quite keep up with demand. Apple used the technology in the first major iPhone overhaul since 2010 to make the device more […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPhone “sales miss” is really much ado about nothing
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding Apple’s 5 million sales figure for the iPhone 5 this past weekend, and the narrative seems to be focused on Apple selling fewer devices than analysts were expecting. And while it’s easy to lambast analysts for being, well, analysts, remember that expectations were arguably set when the number […]
Continue reading...Comparing opening weekend sales across iPhone models
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Apple’s 5 million iPhone 5s sold this past weekend represents a new launch record for Apple, and is impressively more than double the opening weekend sales for the iPhone 4. Of course, it helps that the iPhone is now available on more carriers than ever before, not to mention the fact that Apple’s international rollout […]
Continue reading...More testing confirms the speedy nature of the iPhone 5
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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PC Mag deems it the fastest smartphone in the land. With its mysterious, Apple-designed A6 processor, the iPhone 5 is unique in the world of smartphones. Most high-end phones nowadays run on one of two architectures: ARM’s Cortex-A9, which is used by Nvidia, Texas Instruments and others, and Qualcomm’s Krait. But the A6, asAnandTech discovered, […]
Continue reading...NBA point guard Iman Shumpert dunks an iPhone 5 [Video]
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Who’s to say how legit this is, but here’s what Gizmodo is claiming is video footage of NBA and New York Knicks Point Guard Iman Shumpert dunking (yes, dunking) the brand new iPhone 5. Seems like an absurd waste of money, of course, but when you’re a millionaire I guess you can do stuff like […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s weekend iPhone 5 sales figure should be higher
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Apple’s announcement that they had sold 5 million iPhone 5’s this past weekend is certainly impressive, but is well below the 6-8million estimate some analysts were initially anticipating. And even though initial iPhone 5 sales are 25% higher than iPhone 4S sales were, shares of Apple have tumbled in early Monday morning trading. Now that […]
Continue reading...Apple shares slip downwards in spite of strong iPhone 5 sales weekend
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Only Apple. Only Apple can sell 5 million units of a new product in just 3 days and have its share price go down by 10 points. In the wake of Apple’s iPhone 5 weekend sales figures, shares of Apple are down nearly 10 points to $690.56. Never mind the fact that Apple’s iPhone 5 […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster says lines for the iPhone 5 are 83% longer than they were for the iPhone 4S
Monday, September 24, 2012
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In the first 24 hours that pre-orders were open, Apple processed an astounding 2 million iPhone 5 orders. In doing so, the iPhone 5 positioned itself to be the most successful iPhone launch yet, and some analysts are anticipating launch weekend sales to fall in the 8 million to 10 million range. Not too shabby […]
Continue reading...Jimmy Kimmel’s iPhone 5/iPhone 4S prank [Video]
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Missed this on the first go-around, but worth sharing in case you might have missed it as well. It’s Jimmy Kimmel handing people iPhone 4S’ and telling them it’s an iPhone 5. And oh boy, does the power of suggestion ever rear its interesting head as people proudly proclaim that the iPhone 4S is lighter, […]
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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