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Apple announced today that it sold 9 million iPhone handsets over the weekend. This figure includes the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Apple didn’t break down the numbers, so we don’t know how many of those were the flagship 5s model and how many were the colorful iPhone 5c. Apple CEO called the launch…
Not just one, but several blogs have an iPhone 5s and a 5c and are willing to risk those devices in the name of reality journalism. The cast of characters are taking these coveted devices and dropping them from various height to see how they withstand an impact with the ground. It’s cringing-ly good fun…
Sales of the iPhone 5s and 5c kicked off worldwide today with what Apple has described as “incredible” demand. Spot checks of Apple’s online stores show ship dates of 7-10 days for the iPhone 5s in Space gray and longer times for the silver and gold versions. Inventory of the iPhone 5c remains stable with…
Today, Apple released its second iPhone 5c ad. Unlike the previous “Plastic Perfected” clip that focused on the plastic casing of the phone, this commercial, titled “Designed Together,” is an iOS-themed piece. As hinted in the ad, the colorful iPhone 5c handset and iOS 7 were made for each other. The commercial is all music, lots…
BlackBerry confirmed in a blog post that BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS will be available at the end of the week. The Android version will arrive first on September 20th, with the iOS version debuting one day later on September 21st. With the arrival of these versions, BBM will not be a cross-platform messaging…
The time is now upon us — iOS 7 is finally available to download and install on your iOS device. Here are some tips to get your update installed with ease. Before you get started you should know that you can either download over-the-air directly to your iPhone or connect your phone and update using…
Let the downloading frenzy begin as Apple has officially released iOS 7 to the public today. It’s a pretty big update that changes the look and feel of the OS. There’s also a handful of new features like Control Center, a revamped Calendar app, improved Photos app and more. You can update to iOS 7 over-the-air…
According to Digitimes, the Nexus 5 will go on sale in October with a mid-range price point that’ll make the phone attractive to developers and Android fans alike. LG is reportedly building the phone, which will closely mirror the LG G2. Digitimes claims the phone will have “a 5-inch Full HD display, Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon…
Nokia used twitter to drop a hint that it may be preparing to launch a new device on October 22nd. The teaser from Nokia’s official Twitter account said “At Nokia, we never stop innovating. More to share on October 22.” The image associated with post has a few hash tags #blazing, #stories and #innovationreinvented. Nokia isn’t…
Apple’s newly announced iPhone 5c ditches the metal casing of the iPhone 5 and replaces it with a colorful hard polycarbonate shell. The color casing is the hallmark feature of this new class of iPhones and is the subject of the company’s latest ad. In its first iPhone 5c ad, Apple is trying hard to reassure…