With the enhanced screen size, beefier dual-core Cortex A15 processor, and improved cameras, we knew the iPhone 5 would move a ton of units in the opening weekend. Many loyal iOS users stayed up through the night or woke up at 3am EST to preorder the iPhone 5, and Apple sold out of the initial inventory…
LTE iPhone limited to EE and Three, O2 and Vodafone customers stuck in 3G-land
While all of the major carriers in the UK have announced their intentions to carry the iPhone 5, only customers on the newly-launched EE network and Three will have access to LTE. EE is the only carrier in the UK to run an LTE network on a band supported by LTE chips found in the…
iPhone 5 continues the prepaid trend, lands at Cricket September 28th
Earlier this year, the iPhone dabbled in the prepaid market, offering non-contract iPhone 4 and 4S devices on Cricket and Virgin Mobile. As you’re probably aware by now, Apple announced the iPhone 5 yesterday, and we’re happy to report that Cricket has announced it’ll carry the iPhone 5 sans contract just one week later than…
Apple announces the new iPhone 5 with 4-inch display, LTE
Apple used its September event to announce the next generation iPhone, the iPhone 5. The new iPhone, which Phil Schiller calls the most beautiful iPhone yet, boasts of the following specs: Slimmed down body comes in at 7.6 mm – 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S Weighs in at 112 grams, 20% lighter than the…
Apple announces impressive numbers, crosses 700,000 apps on the App Store
Apple kicked off its September press event with a set of figures that’ll leave your head spinning. Besides selling millions of iPhones, the company has also boosted its iCloud rolls and iTunes ecosystem. Here is a run-down of Apple’s notable numbers: 380 million customers in the stores each quarter, or about 1 million per day…
Final iPhone 5 pics allegedly leaked ahead of keynote
We’re a mere minutes away from the Apple iPhone 5 event in the Yerba Buena center in San Francisco, and French Blog nowhereelse.fr has leaked alleged photos of the next iPhone. The pictures suggested an updated antenna cutout with cutouts on all four corners of the device. Everything else is as expected, with a taller frame and…
As expected, Apple Store goes dark ahead of iPhone launch event
Maintaining its tight control over the new device process, Apple has taken its store offline this morning ahead of the launch of several new products at a keynote this morning in San Francisco. At the event, Apple is expected to unveil the much-anticipated next iPhone, as well as a revamped iPod Touch and perhaps some…
EE announces initial LTE devices, includes brief Lumia 920 exclusivity period
Speaking of EE’s new 4G LTE network, the company has announced the devices it’ll carry with LTE support in coming months. Most notably, EE has announced they have secured a brief exclusivity period for the flagship Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 device, though no terms of the exclusivity period were given. EE will also carry…
Everything Everywhere rebrands as EE, shows off LTE speeds
The name “Everything Everywhere” was quite the mouthful, and apparently T-Mobile and Orange got the message loud and clear. The joint venture between the two companies will be rebranded to a much simpler “EE” in the UK to celebrate the recently announced LTE network the companies will be releasing in Britain later this month. Companies…
Minnesota town looks to break Guinness record for most simultaneous mobile gamers
Every so often, something comes up that makes me extremely happy to live in Minnesota. Today is one of those days. This Saturday, the city of Roseville has invited the Guinness World Record people to witness the city’s attempt to break the world record for the most simultaneous mobile gamers in one location. The city…