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Lightning port adapters sell out in 30 minutes, shipments slip to 2-3 weeks

It wasn’t the sale of the century, but it WAS a part people needed and it went fast. Per AppleInsider, just half an hour after the iPhone 5 went up for pre-order, USB adaptors for Apple’s new Lightning port sold out, forcing users with compatible accessories to wait until new shipments arrive in October. Both […]

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Apple discontinues iPhone 3GS handset

It had a good run. On Thursday, Apple officially confirmed the discontinuation of the iPhone 3GS handset, according to All Things D. The iPhone 3GS been since replaced by the iPhone 4 as its free on-contract handset. Last year, with the launch of the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 3GS became Apple’s first free smartphone with […]

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Skype 5.11.0.33 public beta released

Late Thursday, Skype released a public beta (version 5.11.0.33) of its VoIP application. The new version, a 31.7 megabyte download via MacUpdate, offers the following fixes and changes: – Sharing Instant Messages with friends on Messenger. You can now sign in with your Microsoft account (formerly Windows Live ID), and see presence as well as […]

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Apple to cover international LTE standards via three hardware variants

The iPhone 5 is en route. And it looks like a nifty feat of engineering. With the variety of different LTE frequency bands used by various carriers available globally, Apple will be making three versions of iPhone 5, with the potential for additional new models as Apple signs on other carriers according to AppleInsider. Apple […]

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Apple releases iOS 6 golden master to developer community

It’s six days from completion and the final, gold master version just went out the door. Per AppleInsider, Apple has just seeded the mobile operating system’s golden master to developers, showing slight tweaks and performance enhancements to its first-party Maps app. According to sources familiar with the progression of Maps in iOS 6, the recently-seeded […]