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U.S. government to work with wireless carriers to create national stolen phone database

This could be perceived as sort of “Big Brother”-ish, but also pretty helpful. Per the Wall Street Journal, four of the largest wireless carriers in the US are working with the US government to create a national stolen phone database. Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will develop their own databases and then merge them […]

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Five regional U.S. wireless carriers to offer iPhone units, service starting April 20th

If you felt left out of the iPhone party, there’s a decent chance it’s coming to your area. Per AppleInsider, a total of five regional U.S. carrier announced on Wednesday that they will begin selling Apple’s iPhone on April 20, as Alaska Communications, GCI, Appalachian Wireless and Cellcom join an earlier announcement from nTelos. The […]

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China Telecom announces iPhone 4S launch date of March 9th

If you’re overseas and have been waiting for the iPhone 4S, it’s almost here. After months of ads, China Telecom has announced that it will begin sales of the newest iPhone on March 9, 2012. The company will begin taking reservations for the iPhone 4S on March 2 in anticipation of the rollout a week […]

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iPhone 4S receives network license in China, will go on sale through China Unicom

The iPhone 4S looks about ready for the big time in the Chinese marketplace. Per M.I.C. Gadget, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was reported on Monday as having approved the iPhone 4S for sale in China. The HSPA 3G version of the phone has passed government tests, clearing it for sale on China […]

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Some users reporting “Invalid SIM” error after updating iPhone 4S units to iOS 5.0.1

This doesn’t bode too well… Per AppleInsider, multiple users on Apple’s discussion boards complaining that the recent iOS 5.0.1 update has lead to messages that read “Invalid SIM” and “SIM Failure” on their iPhone 4S users. This person said the errors began occurring after they updated to iOS 5.0.1, though other users posting on Apple’s […]