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Best Buy memo points to Sprint iPhone 5 during first week of October
BGR obtained the following internal memo from Best Buy indicating that the iPhone 5 will launch with Sprint availability and that pre-sales will begin during the first week of October. At this point we have no way of knowing if this memo is conveying confidential information or is merely a reflection of some of the […]
Continue reading...SFPD issues formal statement on missing iPhone 5
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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With all of the hullabaloo surrounding a missing iPhone 5 and Apple’s attempt to secure the device, it’s been hard to discern reality from fiction. An initial report from CNET claimed that Apple never filed a formal complaint with the SFPD. The report also noted that Apple representatives visited a complex where the iPhone was […]
Continue reading...San Francisco Police did, in fact, join Apple investigators in search for missing iPhone prototype
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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Well it turns out that Apple employees aren’t going around like a bunch of A-Team wannabes looking for lost iPhones while telling unsuspecting civilians that they’re in fact legit Police Officers. Contradicting their own report from yesterday, the SF Weekly now writes that San Francisco Police officers did, in fact, accompany Apple investigators to the […]
Continue reading...Did Apple investigators pose as San Franscisco Police Officers in search for missing iPhone
Friday, September 2, 2011
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Yesterday we recapped a strange story about yet another misplaced iPhone prototype. This time around, the story goes, an Apple employee left an iPhone 5 prototype at a bar. A few days later, Apple reportedly contacted the San Francisco Police Department looking for help to secure the device’s return. Following that, Apple employees together with […]
Continue reading...New iPhone 5 case photos purport to show much thinner and longer form factor
Friday, September 2, 2011
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With rumors of Apple releasing two new iPhone models this Fall, we’ve seen an increasing number of purported iPhone 5 case schematics and moldings over the past few weeks. In the latest development, the Italian site Macitynet posts photos of an iPhone 4 resting comfortably inside what they claim is an iPhone 5 case. While […]
Continue reading...Brian Hogan and Sage Robert Wallower plead not-guilty in iPhone 4 theft case
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Yesterday, news surfaced that the unthinkable had happened – an Apple employee had lost yet another iPhone prototype after an evening out in a bar. Last year, Gizmodo famously published photos of pre-production iPhone 4 it obtained after paying someone a few grand for the device. That “someone”, it later turned out, was a then […]
Continue reading...Renderings of two new iPhone models courtesy of the icon in the latest Photo Stream beta
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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When Apple released the latest Photo Stream beta recently, developers found that one of the images used was an iPhone style icon that didn’t resemble any previous iterations of the iPhone. So naturally, folks began wondering if the icon was a representation of Apple’s upcoming iPhone or simply a rendering of a generic smartphone. While […]
Continue reading...Sprint raises early termination fee to $350 one month ahead of iPhone 5 launch
Thursday, September 1, 2011
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Providing even more fodder for the iPhone is coming to Sprint rumor mill, SprintFeed is reporting that Sprint next week will begin instituting a $350 early termination fee for users who decide to opt out of their contract. Depending on how many months a user has left on his/her contract, the ETF will be pro-rated […]
Continue reading...Does icon in Photo Stream beta give away iPhone 5 form factor?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Did Apple just tip its hand regarding the form factor of the upcoming iPhone 5? Amid swirling rumors of an iPhone with a larger screen comes this screenshot taken from the latest Photo Stream beta Apple rolled out to iOS developers. Note that the icon above doesn’t resemble any current or past iteration of the […]
Continue reading...Apple employee misplaces/loses another iPhone prototype at San Francisco bar – lightning can strike twice!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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You know, I figured I stood a better chance of getting hit by lightning twice than an Apple employee losing yet another iPhone prototype at a bar. Yet, the unthinkable has happened according to an exclusive report from CNET. The story goes that an Apple employee recently lost/misplaced an iPhone prototype (we assume the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Ceramic iPhone horn provides volume boost sans wires and batteries
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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What you’re looking at here isn’t a modern day incarnation of the conch from Lord of the Flies, but rather a thoughtfully designed and clever iPhone speaker that doesn’t require cords, batteries, or really anything at all. Called the MegaPhone, the device is a ceramic horn handmade in Italy and was developed by en&is. The […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 rumored to launch in New Zealand on October 9
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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A recent report allegedly sourced from someone within Apple claims that the iPhone 5 will launch in New Zealand on October 9th. Admittedly, I’m not terribly interested in the iPhone launch date in New Zealand (though I’d love to go visit sometime), but this is worth noting because it aligns well with previous rumors regarding […]
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
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