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T-Mobile gears up “$0 down” trade-in deal for Mother’s Day weekend

Your mum might like this for Mother’s Day. Per TmoNews, wireless carrier T-Mobile has begun highlighting Apple’s newest smartphone to push the trade-in program that it’s had running since April 12. That program allows new and existing qualified customers to trade in an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, with the resulting trade-in value wiping out […]

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iPad iPhone News

Apple announces 36 international wireless carriers moving to 4G LTE networks in 2013

If you’re traveling internationally with your iPhone 5, this will come in handy. Per AppleInsider, Apple will more than double the number of carriers that support fast 4G LTE data service for its flagship iPhone 5 next week, with 36 new LTE carriers joining its existing pool of 24. When asked about “the pace of […]

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iPhone News Patents

Apple looking into quieter “vibrate” function for future iPhone handsets

Your iPhone might get a bit quieter soon. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office and AppleInsider, Apple is investigating ways to make the iPhone’s “silent mode” truly silent by monitoring audible sound levels generated by a phone’s vibrator and adjusting the mechanism if it becomes too loud. Since the earliest days of portable […]

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iPad mini News

Apple notifies customers, announces that iPad mini with Wi-Fi + cellular support to ship on November 13th

You know that nifty iPad mini with support for 3G and 4G LTE networks? It ships in four days. Per AppleInsider, Apple is notifying users that the new iPad mini with support for 3G/4G LTE networks will begin shipping on November 13th, and has posted new iOS 6.0.1 builds for the iPad mini and iPad […]

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iPhone News Rumor

Apple web site search reveals possible unlocked iPhone 5 units en route

This is kind of interesting. With the U.S. Online Apple Store still showing carrier-specific iPhone 5 delivery dates of three to four weeks, a quick search on Apple’s website may have revealed the pricing of factory unlocked units expected to hit stores later this year. Per AppleInsider, the alleged unlocked units are anything but official […]