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T-Mobile is aggressively pushing the iPhone 5 with a new trade-in offer that’ll let people walk out the door with an Apple handset for $0 down. Customers with an iPhone 4S or an iPhone 4 can bring in their old device and trade up to an iPhone 5 on a no-contract Simple Choice plan. Trade-in customers must…
Apple has confirmed that its iMessage and FaceTime services are not currently working for some users. On Apple’s System Status page, both iMessage and FaceTime are listed as having issues with a note underneath each that reads “Some users affected.” All other services are up though. iPhone owners have already been aware that iMessage is…
According to a report from CNET, those customers who are in the market for a iPhone 5S may get their choice of screen sizes when the device is released. The iPhone 5S is expected to be released in July of this year, and may come in two or three different screen sizes. The actual screen…
After a long wait, T-Mobile is finally selling the iPhone 5. Today, the wireless carrier started accepting pre-orders for the Apple handset. The 16GB iPhone 5 costs $99 upfront with a payment plan that requires you to pay $20 monthly for 24 months. T-Mobile is also selling the 32GB and the 64GB model for $199…
A new Apple patent has been published today, revealing a new technology that allows users to access apps from the iPhone’s lock screen. We have seen a similar feature in Android handsets for some time now, but this is the first we’ve heard of Apple potentially using this type of feature. The patent, which was…
A report from comScore indicates the iPhone is gaining some market share in the United States. It’s not because of declines from BlackBerry or Windows Phone either. iOS is stealing from Android’s piece of the pie. From November 2012 to February 2013, Android market share fell two percent from 53.7 percent to 51.7 percent. Apple’s…
Google’s Quickoffice app has made the leap from the iPad to iPhone and Android devices today, allowing users to quickly edit and modify Microsoft Office files on their mobile devices. The Quickoffice app, which debuted on the iPad last December, also allows users easy access to their word documents by syncing with Google Drive. Quickoffice…
Apple could be ramping up production of its latest iPhone as soon as next month according to The Wall Street Journal. Production of the iPhone 5 successor, which will likely be named the iPhone 5S, may begin in Q2 of this year for a summer launch. The iPhone 5S is said to follow the iPhone…
T-Mobile is readying its support for its upcoming iPhone on its AWS network. We’ve known for some time now that the iPhone 5 doesn’t support T-Mo’s 1700 MHz 3G band but it can be modified to work. According to TMoNews, Magenta plans to push out a carrier update on April 5th enabling LTE and Visual Voicemail among…
Apple has been under attack in China by consumers and news media outlets over its warranty policy in the country. Most of the complaints have focused on the quality of Apple’s after-purchase customer service, which Chinese consumers claim does not meet the same standards as other countries. In response, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized publicly…