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Chinese wireless carriers to offer subsidies, incentives for iPhone 5s, 5c handsets

If you’re over in Asia and pondering an iPhone 5s or 5c, there are incentives around the corner. Per AppleInsider and Fortune, newly-released rate cards from China Unicom and China Telecom reveal that Apple’s newest handsets will hit the street for significantly less than their sticker prices. As the Chinese market becomes increasingly important for […]

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Rumor: Apple to release next-gen iPhone in Japanese marketplace on September 20th

Today’s rumor mill is focused on the land of the rising sun and when it’ll receive the next-gen iPhone handsets. Per CNET, Apple is set to release both a next-generation “iPhone 5S,” as well as a less-expensive “iPhone 5C,” in the country on Sept. 20 through cellular carriers SoftBank and KDDI. The rumor has it […]

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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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Apple to cover international LTE standards via three hardware variants

The iPhone 5 is en route. And it looks like a nifty feat of engineering. With the variety of different LTE frequency bands used by various carriers available globally, Apple will be making three versions of iPhone 5, with the potential for additional new models as Apple signs on other carriers according to AppleInsider. Apple […]

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Rumor: Apple to add KDDI as Japanese iPhone carrier, end Softbank monopoly

A monopoly can’t last forever. Per The Nikkei, Japanese carrier KDDI will break up rival Softbank’s exclusive hold on Apple’s iPhone in the country early next year, when it will reportedly begin selling the iPhone 5. The business newspaper said on Thursday it had learned that the company will offer Apple’s next-generation iPhone through its […]