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Apple will indeed offer the iPhone 5 on Sprint next month, according to a report from Bloomberg on Friday. This backs up an earlier claim by the Wall Street Journal, but Bloomberg adds that Sprint will also be offering unlimited data service plans with the device. Read More »

Apple has made a couple of minor changes to its online store Friday morning, which, though small, should make shopping for products through the web-based portal even more painless. The first is a new iPad-ordering process, and the other is a change in stock level indicators. Read More »

 
 

Sprint will be offering Apple’s iPhone 5 for sale beginning in October, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The iPhone will go on sale in mid-October at the number three U.S. carrier, according to the WSJ’s sources. Read More »

Apple’s got a lot of money to throw around, to the tune of $76.2 billion. Is it interested in spending a chunk of that on Hulu? According to Bloomberg, Apple could make a bid for the online video service. Read More »

Verizon’s early success with the iPhone 4 seems quite impressive, according to recent findings shared with us by app analytics firm Localytics. The company discovered that of all traffic through its clients’ applications on iPhone 4 devices in July, 32 percent came from Verizon. Read More »

Will there be an LTE iPhone this year? A new report Thursday from T-Mobile suggests that network speed isn’t a big concern for a sizeable chunk of iPhone users, nor is official carrier support, so Apple can probably take its time with next-gen mobile broadband. Read More »

Apple Tuesday began selling the iPhone 4 unlocked in the U.S., as reports had suggested they would. Both 16 GB and 32 GB GSM versions of the iPhone 4 in both black and white are now available in the Apple online store. Read More »

Apple may be on the verge of offering a factory-unlocked iPhone 4 for sale in the U.S., according to a new report Sunday. Apple already offers the iPhone 4 for sale unlocked in some other countries, but in those locations the value proposition is much clearer. Read More »

Verizon wants to ensure you can hear people in ten years.

The on-again, off-again rumor of an LTE iPhone is likely to remain off for the rest of 2011, according to the latest from DigiTimes, which reports yield rates of Qualcomm LTE chips as the problem. Of course, the real problem remains a lack of coverage. Read More »

Apple Passes Google as Most Valuable Brand

Apple is now the most valuable brand in the world, according to a new report. Apple surpassed Google, ending that company’s four-year reign as the top brand, thanks to an 84-percent increase in value. The single most likely suspect for the change? Apple’s iPad. Read More »

Starting on May 2, AT&T DSL customers have a cap of 150 GB, and U-verse customers have 250 GB of bandwidth (combined upload and download) per month. Here are 10 tips to economize your bandwidth usage and prevent unexpected overages both for the newly oppressed. Read More »

Apple will begin selling the white iPhone 4 April 28, the company said Wednesday. The white iPhone 4 will be available for purchase online from Apple.com, at Apple retail, and at AT&T, Verizon and other authorized retail outlets. It will launch simultaneously in 28 countries tomorrow. Read More »

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In about two months since the launch, Verizon has sold 2.2 million iPhones, giving Apple a big boost in the US. In addition to the iPhone, Verizon activated more than 500,000 4G devices including 260,000 HTC Thunderbolts. It has 104 million customers. Read More »

AT&T activated 3.6 million iPhones during the quarter. However, one can see the Verizon iPhone is starting to impact its business. Furthermore, its services revenues were essentially flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 and new subscriber additions have taken a dip as well.… Read More »

AT&T intends to acquire T-Mobile over the course of the next year, the companies revealed Sunday. It’s far from a done deal, but what can Apple and users of its devices expect to gain or lose from the merger if it goes through? Read More »

AT&T has reduced the price of the original 3G-capable iPad by another $100, adding to the existing $100 discount that it introduced following the introduction of the iPad 2. That means you can now get an iPad 3G + Wi-Fi for as little as $429. Read More »

AT&T is now offering a free 30-day trial of its 3G iPad data service. The offer is being circulated via email according to TUAW, and allows you to sign up for a free month of service with no additional commitment required. Read More »

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