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Apple confirms iPhone trade-in program at retail locations, certain Best Buy locations

The rumors of an iPhone trade-in program are true. Per AppleInsider, Apple has confirmed rumors that it has been developing an iPhone trade-in program to be based out of its retail locations, saying that that program will begin rolling out nationwide today. Rumors of the program surfaced in June of this year when it was […]

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Rumor: Next-gen low cost iPhone may not include Siri, could replace iPhone 4 as base model

The plastic low-cost iPhone may become Apple’s new overall base model. Per AppleInsider, in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicts Apple may scale back iOS 7 on a rumored low-cost iPhone, possibly hobbling the handset by deactivating features like Siri. Recognizing recent rumors of a Sept. 10 […]

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Skype for iPad updated for version 4.10, receives HD video calls on iPad 4, call quality improvements

On Monday, Skype released version 4.10 of its iPad app with the ability to make HD quality video calls in addition to several other performance improvements. Per 9to5 Mac, the HD video calling feature is only available on the fourth-generation iPad, and version 4.10 also brings the following fixes and changes: – Make HD quality […]

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Rumor: Apple to hold iPhone media event on September 10th

The next-gen Apple iPhone may have a media event date. Per All Things Digital and AppleInsider, unnamed sources have indicated that Apple is looking to hold a media event for the long-anticipated iPhone model on September 10th. That date would occur on the second to the last day of the IFA consumer electronics trade show […]

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iOS 7 beta 4 code strings point towards forthcoming fingerprint recognition feature

It’s the beta code that tells you where things are going. Per Electronista, code strings buried in iOS 7 beta 4 suggests that one or more next-generation iOS devices will indeed have fingerprint sensors. An unused folder in the firmware, discovered by Hamza Sood, is titled “BiometricKitUI.axb.” Accompanying code strings moreover make reference to a […]