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It’s already September 21st in Australia and the iPhone 5 is now landing in the hands of customers. iFixit made its way to the land down under and picked up an iPhone 5 so it could promptly start taking it apart. Unlike previous models, the online repair company found that the iPhone 5 was relatively…
Apple hoped to take the world by storm this week with the release of iOS 6 and the launch of the iPhone 5. While the iPhone 5 still has yet to debut, the rollout of iOS 6 has been tarnished by complaints about Apple’s new Maps application. In case you’ve missed the flurry of criticism,…
Samsung isn’t holding back in its advertising war against Apple. Similar to earlier commercials, Samsung’s latest video pokes fun at iPhone fans who are waiting in line for the iPhone 5. The ad showcases the NFC-based photo sharing in the Galaxy S III, the GS3’s larger screen and its 4G connectivity. The clip ends with…
Apple released iOS 6 today and the update is now starting to hit the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Be patient as not everyone is seeing the update, and if you are getting the update, it may take time to download and install. iOS 6 brings a new Maps app, Facebook integration, shared photo streams,…
Apple and its carrier partners kicked off pre-orders for the iPhone 5 early this morning. Not surprisingly, there were a few glitches at first as customers descended upon Apple, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint to pre-order their iPhones. AT&T had the hardest time, with reports suggesting the carrier’s servers slowed to a crawl when the buying frenzy…
According to a report in Bloomberg, Walmart will join Apple and the wireless carriers in selling the iPhone 5 on a pre-order basis. Pre-orders with the retailer will start at 8 am at US stores and the iPhone will be available to pick up in stores on Friday, September 21st. Walmart is one-upping the competition…
Pre-orders for the iPhone 5 start in a few hours, so it’s time to make sure you are ready when the ordering light turns green. Below, you will find a few tips that’ll make sure things go smoothly during the ordering process. 1. Determine which carrier you want as soon as possible. Do you want…
Motorola was handed a legal setback today when a Munich judge ruled that its devices infringe upon Apple’s over-scroll bounce patent. This patent describes the slight bounce-back that occurs when a user drags a web page or other onscreen element past the screen’s boundaries. As part of his ruling, Judge Peter Guntz ordered a recall…
Apple confirmed today that it will start accepting pre-orders of the iPhone 5 at 12:01 AM PT on September 14. Besides Apple, customers can also secure their handset by pre-ordering directly from Sprint or Verizon. Sprint announced it will kick off sales at 12:01 AM, while Verizon will start a minute earlier at 12:00 AM…
Apple announced the iPhone 5, its sixth version of the popular handset. The iPhone 5 will have a four-inch retina display, Apple’s latest A6 processor, a new dock connector and LTE connectivity. It also has a new 8-megapixel, back-illuminated camera with panorama mode and a front-facing FaceTime camera with 720P recording. Now that we know…