Archive | September 25th, 2012
Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked
Woohoo! Thanks to various regulatory rules, the iPhone 5 on Verizon is GSM unlocked. iDownloadBlog reports: I can confirm that the Verizon iPhone 5 is indeed GSM unlocked. Even though I bought an iPhone 5 from Verizon under contract, I was able to cut down my AT&T Micro SIM, and use it in my Verizon […]
Continue reading...Strange woman explains why she’s waiting in line for an iPhone 5 [Video]
25. September 2012
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Strange, strange, and strange! And to think that this video wasn’t put together by Samsung. via Boing Boing
Continue reading...Does Google have a dedicated Maps app for the iPhone ready to go? No one knows
25. September 2012
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There have been a lot of conflicting reports regarding a standalone Google Maps app that may or may not have already been submitted to Apple’s review team for submission into the iTunes App Store. A few days ago, 9to5Mac reported that the app had been submitted and was simply awaiting the green light from Apple. […]
Continue reading...Low yields on the iPhone 5’s in-cell touch screen display may be behind ‘limited’ supply
25. September 2012
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Keeping the discussion going regarding Apple’s iPhone 5 sales figures, Bloomberg notes that yield rates on the iPhone 5s displays which utilize new in-cell screen touch technology may be behind supply that can’t quite keep up with demand. Apple used the technology in the first major iPhone overhaul since 2010 to make the device more […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPhone “sales miss” is really much ado about nothing
25. September 2012
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There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding Apple’s 5 million sales figure for the iPhone 5 this past weekend, and the narrative seems to be focused on Apple selling fewer devices than analysts were expecting. And while it’s easy to lambast analysts for being, well, analysts, remember that expectations were arguably set when the number […]
Continue reading...Comparing opening weekend sales across iPhone models
25. September 2012
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Apple’s 5 million iPhone 5s sold this past weekend represents a new launch record for Apple, and is impressively more than double the opening weekend sales for the iPhone 4. Of course, it helps that the iPhone is now available on more carriers than ever before, not to mention the fact that Apple’s international rollout […]
Continue reading...The most thorough and detailed EarPods review you’ll ever read
25. September 2012
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In case you haven’t heard, Apple has finally (thank god!) updated its wretched, and yet iconic, white headphones that have shipped with every iPhone and iPod since the beginning of time. Apple touts the new headphones, which it has dubbed “EarPods” as having much better sound quality and being much more comfortable to wear. So […]
Continue reading...More testing confirms the speedy nature of the iPhone 5
25. September 2012
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PC Mag deems it the fastest smartphone in the land. With its mysterious, Apple-designed A6 processor, the iPhone 5 is unique in the world of smartphones. Most high-end phones nowadays run on one of two architectures: ARM’s Cortex-A9, which is used by Nvidia, Texas Instruments and others, and Qualcomm’s Krait. But the A6, asAnandTech discovered, […]
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25. September 2012
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