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Apple to retain iPhone 3GS model, push units towards developing markets

It may not be the fastest, most recent or snazziest iPhone, but Apple will keep the 3GS around for a bit longer. Per AppleInsider, analyst Peter Misek with Jefferies has received word that Apple has inked an agreement with “a leading distribution and logistics company.” That new partnership is intended to push the iPhone 3GS […]

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Sprint now offering $100 trade-in credit for iPhones from competing carriers

It never hurts to offer an incentive. In an effort to drum up subscribership and advertise its unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S, Sprint revealed on Friday that it will begin offering a US$100 credit to any customer who trades in an iPhone from another carrier. Per AppleInsider, the carrier said that it would […]

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iOS messaging hints at prospect of FaceTime over 3G connections

Because FaceTime should be on just about every type of connection, no matter what the throughput. Per Romanian website iDevice, warnings contained in the latest version of iOS suggest that Apple plans to bring support for 3G wireless data connections to its FaceTime video chat feature. When a FaceTime call is active over Wi-Fi on […]

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Next-gen iPhone to incorporate larger display, part of Steve Jobs’ final effort

This whole thing about the next-gen iPhone containing a larger screen? It might be what Steve Jobs would have wanted. According to Bloomberg, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs “worked closely on” the upcoming iPhone before he died. According to sources familiar with Apple’s plans, the Cupertino, Calif., company has ordered from suppliers screens that are […]

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Verizon issues follow-up clarifying statement on unlimited data/upgrade announcement

Sometimes things require additional explanation. Per an email sent to the New York Times, Verizon on Thursday issued a statement clarifying the position it will take with customers who currently have grandfathered unlimited data plans, reiterating that the all-you-can-eat option will only terminate when upgrading to a new subsidized smartphone. The statement quelled specious reports […]