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Apple has a problem with Russia where at the moment interested users cannot grab the iPhone from any carrier. Instead, Apple’s smartphone can only be bought unlocked from Svyaznoy, which is the Cupertino company’s key local distributor and which accounts for about the half of all iPhones sold in the country. Just recently Russia’s third…
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple has instructed Foxconn’s parent company Hon Hai to begin shipping two new iPhone models in September, the low-cost iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S. Speculation has been pointing to Apple announcing the new iPhones at a press conference on September 10th. The shipping plans suggest that…
Sources told AllThingsD that Apple plans to hold a press event on September 10th to introduce its next generation iPhone. Details on the iPhone were not provided to AllThingsD, but Apple is rumored to be working on an iPhone 5S possibly with a fingerprint sensor, beefier processor and improved camera sensor. A spate of recent rumors…
An Australian woman was duped by a fraudster who sold her two iPhones that were actually real apples. In the case reported by the Herald Sun, a 21-year-old woman posted an ad to online classifieds service Gumtree that said she wanted to buy two iPhones. She promptly received a response from another lady who said she…
A 21 year old woman from Brisbane, Australia wanted to buy two iPhones only to receive two edible apples instead. The con took place when the woman placed an advert in the Australian version of Gumtree for two iPhones, prompting one caller to respond saying that they had “two apples” for sale. The price of…
According to a report from iClarified, Apple’s iTunes activation servers are currently experiencing some hiccups. The service is not allowing iPhone owners to activate their devices, even after multiple attempts to do so. Apple is mum on the issue, but is no doubt working to fix this problem soon. We’ll keep you updated as details…
Tech giant Apple published its financial information for the 3rd quarter of 2013, revealing its profit had fallen roughly 20 percent to $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per share, on relatively flat revenues of $35.4 billion for the three-month period ended June 29th, 2013. Declining sales of Apple’s iPad seems to be the culprit. The popular…
Speculation out of the Wall Street Journal suggests Apple is working on iPhones and iPads with larger screens. Sources told the WSJ that Asian suppliers are providing the Cupertino company with iPhone screens larger than 4-inches and tablets with displays that measure almost 13-inches. Apple is reportedly testing these displays in prototype devices. There is…
Apple is apparently talking to SK Telecom to launch an LTE-Advanced-enabled iPhone in South Korea. That, obviously, would be the upcoming iPhone 5S which is slated to be released later in the year. By relying on the carrier aggregation technology, LTE-Advanced enables downloads over multiple radio channels at the same time, providing users with “faster…
If you’re an Android user who is curious about the newly unveiled iOS 7 but don’t want to make to switch to Apple just yet, you can now floss out your Android device with iOS 7 icons and wallpapers. A student named Gail Santos has come up with a way to transform your Android device…