Apple Sweeten The Deal, Launches In-Store iPhone Trade-In Event
Apple is rumored to unveil its new flagship iPhone 6 in August or September this year. The company has now launched an in-store iPhone trade-in event, prompting users to upgrade to iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S.
Analyst Says iPhone 5 Has Mixed Demand
Although Apple’s past iPhone models have been exceptionally successful in sustaining high demand over the months, iPhone 5 may fall short of this. According to an Oppenheimer analyst, Ittai Kidron, there has been a mixed demand for iPhone 5 in recent months, although the demand for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S has been rather steady.
T-Mobile To Offer iPhone Finally, On $100 Down Payment
T-Mobile is unveiling major shifts in product and service offering one after another. After completely moving to pre-paid wireless plans on March 24, T-Mobile announced another good news for Apple fans on march 26. T-Mobile will finally offer iPhone on its network. The announcement came on T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier” event in New York.
RadioShack Starts Offering Discounts On Galaxy S III, iPhone 4S And iPhone 5
Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, Galaxy S4, is already here. It is being expected that Apple will soon come up with its new iPhone offering, probably named iPhone 5S, to be pitted against Galaxy S4. Meanwhile, retailers are gearing up to clean out their inventories with discounts on earlier handsets. And RadioShack is the first one to do so.
Apple Released iOS 6.1.1 To Fix iPhone 4S Bugs
If you’re an iPhone 4S user who updated to iOS 6.1 and facing a bunch of bugs ever since, then you’re in luck. Because Apple has released an iOS 6.1.1 update to fix the major connectivity issues that iPhone 4S users were experiencing after the update.
New Job Listing Hints Apple Is Aiming To Expand Siri’s Functionality
Job listings posted by Apple often hint at what the tech giant is up to now. A new listing by the company now shows that Apple may be planning to expand the conversational skills of its voice-based personal assistant, Siri. The advertisement for the said job was posted on LinkedIn.
iPhone 5 Sales Still Lags Behind iPhone 4S Sales
Every time Apple release a new iPhone, its sales build up on the sales of earlier models and always outdo all previous sales records. However, in the case of iPhone 5, many analysts tend to think, this is not going to happen. Does that mean that the iPhone market has reached its limits?
Walmart Brings Big Discounts On Apple Products For Holiday Season
Ahead of the holiday season, Walmart has announced that it will sell iPhone 4S at $40 discount, iPhone 5 at $60+ discount and 3rd generation iPad at $100 discount.
iPhone 5 A Hit In China, More Than 100,000 Orders Received In 24 Hours
n the first day of pre-order, China Unicom has received orders for more than 100,000 iPhone 5 units. iPhone 5 will be available in China from December 14.
AT&T Selling Refurbished iPhones : iPhone 5 For $99, iPhone 4S For $0.99
Apple’s latest iPhone – iPhone 5, no doubt is one of the best phones till now. Many cellular operators are selling iPhone 5 to customers with different packages. However if you’re looking to upgrade to iPhone 5, but don’t want to spend more than $300 for a new smartphone, then you might be in luck. AT&T is now offering a refurbished version of the iPhone 5 starting at $99.
AT&T Starts Offering FaceTime Over Cellular For All Users
AT&T vowed earlier that it would offer on-cellular FaceTime only to such customers who had tiered data plans and LTE devices. However, the carrier seems to have changed its mind now.
iPhone 5 Features Faster Memory Compared To iPhone 4S
Although Apple revealed most of the relevant details about iPhone 5 during its launch event, it may have missed out quite a few features. For instance, Apple didn’t exactly specify the amount of memory that goes into the new device. However, a site claims to have deduced it through the markings on its A6 chip.
What Got Cheaper With iPhone 5?
You have already got the pricing for iPhone 5. It’s similar to that of iPhone 4S pricing at launch – $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB. But, it is not the whole game. Some other phones have gotten cheaper with the launch of iPhone 5. These phones range from older versions of iPhone to newer Galaxy S3.
Samsung Galaxy S III Surpassed iPhone 4S Sales In August
What are the hottest smartphone right now in the market? Undoubtedly, iPhone 4S (yes, it’s still hot, because iPhone 5 isn’t available yet) and Galaxy S III. Between these two, iPhone 4S was launched in October 2011 and Samsung Galaxy S III was launched on May 2012. Since the launch of iPhone 4S, the device has been on top in selling in U.S. each month. But recent report says, Samsung Galaxy S III was sold more in August 2012 in the U.S. than iPhone 4S. That is, Samsung Galaxy S III was the top-selling smartphone in the U.S. in August.
iPhone 5 Nano-SIM Card Tray Images Leaked
France based tech lifestyle website called nowhereelse.fr has published some images of upcoming iPhone’s nano-SIM card tray. They have claimed that the images have come from China, but they did not provide the source of images. The nano-SIM tray’s width is a little bit smaller from the micro SIM tray’s width. Apple decided to go for width cut as the company counts every bit of extra spaces.
