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T-Mobile works to lure iPhone customers via unlocked iPhone 4S handsets, Value Push plan

While T-Mobile may not yet be an official iPhone wireless carrier, they’re looking to make what money they can off the iPhone. Per Engadget, T-Mobile has thrown caution to the wind and is offering unlocked iPhone 4S units into stores, customers being able to sign up for the carrier’s US$70-a-month (amongst others) unlimited plan anyway. […]

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China Unicom may break away from contract sales of iPhone, cites high overhead costs

Sometimes contracts don’t work as well as you’d like them to. Per DigiTimes, China’s Unicom wireless carrier is struggling to benefit from its investment in contract sales of Apple’s latest iPhone models and is reportedly considering a move that would do away with traditional pricing discounts on the handset for customers willing to sign two-year […]

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Sprint offers $100 gift card with purchase of iPhone 4S, Apple offers $100 store credit in return

Let the incentives roll. Per Business Insider, wireless carrier Sprint is now giving a $100 pre-paid gift card to new iPhone 4S buyers and Apple will be matching the deal by offering an Apple Store credit for the same amount. The new incentive, the second in as many weeks from Sprint, comes ahead of an […]

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Rumor: Apple may begin selling next-gen iPhone in late September

The next-gen iPhone, it’s probably coming a lot sooner than you expect. Per the cool cats at Boy Genius Report, Apple, which is expected to formally introduce its latest iPhone to the world on September 12th, could begin shipping the device to customers and selling the handset in retail stores just a week or two […]

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Target and Best Buy cut iPhone 4, 4S prices ahead of next-gen iPhone announcement

Following up on last week’s article about Apple’s lowering its iPhone 4 and 4S prices prior to the release of the next-gen iPhone, All Things D has pointed out that Target is now selling the 16GB versions of the AT&T and Verizon iPhone 4S for US$179 with contract, while Best Buy has dropped the price […]