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It took Apple so damn long to get the white iPhone 4 out that an enterprising teen took it upon himself to help the masses. Last November, we learned that Fei Lam, a 17 year-old high school student in New York, made nearly $130,000 in just six months selling white iPhone 4 conversion kits. The…
We’ve seen this happening in Japan and now the citizens of the UK are following suit, with more of them preferring the Samsung Galaxy S II over iPhone 4 during the month of May. However, it’s worth pointing that HTC still dominates, occupying 5 spots in the top ten list. Among HTC’s device that sold…
Apple and China Mobile have reportedly come to an agreement regarding a 4G iPhone. This could mean that the next generation iPhone might have 4G capabilities for other networks as well, such as Verizon’s LTE network or perhaps even Sprint’s WiMax. It’s far too early to tell or to speculate, of course, but China Mobile…
Apple is in the midst of hiring a “Carrier Engineer” which will presumably work on the launch of Sprint’s iPhone. Here’s what the job listing on Apple’s website says: Member of the Carrier Engineering team that supports taking products through technical approval at the carriers. A Carrier Engineer team is responsible for day-to-day technical interactions…
It’s not only individual Apple store employees that are providing exceptional support to the people of Japan after a rocky couple of weeks; Apple will be offering free repairs for iPhones, iPads and other products until June 30 in affected areas. Deliveries are included in the service, but there may be delays (which is to…
You know what I love about Apple commercials? They often show what you can do with the gadgets, rather than tell you what you can do or what kind of screen or processor it has. Wanna check into your flight or buy a cup of coffee with your iPhone? Sure, there are apps that can…
When the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 was announced in January, many were certain that it would be a huge hit for Verizon. Disgruntled AT&T customers would flee by the masses and flock over to a more reliable network. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way, and now there are rumors that Apple…
Over the last week, privacy concerns have led to a bit of paranoia regarding the iPhone and its ability to record and store accurate location data for its users. It was discovered that the iPhone and iPad 3G would log user data and time stamp it, revealing a relatively detailed map of where the user…
It’s another quarter and another record profit for Apple, as the company posted second-quarter revenues of $24.67 billion and $5.99 billion profits thanks to the success of the iPhone and the iPad 2. The iPhone going to Verizon didn’t hurt AT&T’s earning and it also greatly helped Apple for the quarter. The company sold 18.65…
Yesterday we reported that Square, the credit card reader for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, was being sold by Apple online for $10. Today, Square CEO and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced that the credit card reader will be sold by Apple retail stores, too. It’s the same price as you’d find online –…