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iPhone 4S receives network license in China, will go on sale through China Unicom

The iPhone 4S looks about ready for the big time in the Chinese marketplace. Per M.I.C. Gadget, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was reported on Monday as having approved the iPhone 4S for sale in China. The HSPA 3G version of the phone has passed government tests, clearing it for sale on China […]

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Recent Apple patent points towards shatter-proof, shock mounted iPhone glass

You can’t knock Apple for trying to make a sturdier product. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a recent Apple patent applications shows the company looking to create a “shock mounting cover glass in consumer electronic devices,” the invention claims a tunable shock mount sandwiched between the phone’s glass and other hardware. There’s […]

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AT&T adjusts iPhone 3GS price to $0.99

Wait long enough and things will get, well, unbelievably cheap. Per Electronista, after making the iPhone 3GS free with contract last month, wireless AT&T has now raised the price of Apple’s two-year-old smartphone to US$0.99. The iPhone 3GS was originally announced as free with a two-year contract during Apple’s iPhone 4S unveiling in October. It […]