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Apple iPhone 5 hits 55 more countries this month

Apple iPhone 5 hits 55 more countries this month

03 December, 2012 | comments (113)

Apple is expanding the iPhone 5 availability to 55 new countries this month. On December 7 the Apple's thinnest and lightest is coming to the Samsung's homeland - South Korea. A week later, on December 14, the iPhone 5 will land in 33 more...


Unlocked iPhone 5 goes on sale in the US

Unlocked iPhone 5 goes on sale in the US

30 November, 2012 | comments (124)

The US market was one of the first to get the iPhone 5 on launch day. However, the only devices available until now were locked to carriers and available on contract. Well, if you stay in the US, you don't have to look at other countries to...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


AT&T to sell off-contract Nokia Lumia 920 for $450, 820 for $400

AT&T to sell off-contract Nokia Lumia 920 for $450, 820 for $400

07 November, 2012 | comments (88)

Yesterday, AT&T announced the on-contract pricing of three of its incoming Windows Phone 8 handsets, including the Nokia Lumia 920 (they have exclusivity on this one in the US) and the Lumia 820. Today they put those two up for pre-order and...


US pricing of unlocked iPhone 5 shows up on Apple's website

US pricing of unlocked iPhone 5 shows up on Apple's website

05 November, 2012 | comments (126)

Pricing of the factory unlocked Apple iPhone 5 in the US has surfaced on the company's website. While not officially announced, AppleInsider has discovered that entering the search query "iPhone 5 factory unlocked" reveals the pricing of the...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Apple lose iPhone name in Mexico, revise statement in UK

Apple lose iPhone name in Mexico, revise statement in UK

02 November, 2012 | comments (217)

Update: As The Verge has explained in their post on the matter, it seems there has been a misunderstanding over what actually happened in Mexico and what everyone thought had happened. As it turns out, Apple intended to cancel the 'iFone' patent...


Jelly Bean update for HTC One X boosts performance

Jelly Bean update for HTC One X boosts performance

29 October, 2012 | comments (261)

The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the HTC One X recently started rolling out and it brings a good performance boost with it. One of our readers (thanks, Safal) sent in screenshots of some benchmarks he ran on a JB-running One...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Apple addresses complaints over iPhone 5 camera issue

Apple addresses complaints over iPhone 5 camera issue

08 October, 2012 | comments (264)

Ever since the iPhone 5 went on sale, some of the users have been complaining about the purple haze seen when a bright light source is just visible in the frame. Apple has finally responded to these complaints on their support website, saying...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Samsung adds iPhone 5 to its patents infringement case

Samsung adds iPhone 5 to its patents infringement case

02 October, 2012 | comments (162)

Samsung had already made it clear that they intend to add the iPhone 5 to their patent infringement case against Apple as soon as the product launches. Sticking to that claim, Samsung has done exactly as promised, and the new iPhone 5 now joins the...


Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues

Apple iPhone 5 aluminum shell plagued by chipping issues

22 September, 2012 | comments (779)

It seems to have become a routine now. Every year Apple releases a new iPhone and while most of the customers are delighted a subset of buyers pull the short end of the stick. With the iPhone 4, it was the antennagate issue, with the iPhone 4S it...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Apple iPhone 5's A6 chipset performance examined in detail

Apple iPhone 5's A6 chipset performance examined in detail

22 September, 2012 | comments (474)

Ever since the Apple iPhone 5 was announced, the A6 chipset which powers it has been something of a riddle. With Apple mentioning nothing on the exact specifications, we had to wait another week to find the core count and architecture, as well as...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Apple iPhone 5 sales prediction for the weekend set at 8 million

Apple iPhone 5 sales prediction for the weekend set at 8 million

21 September, 2012 | comments (217)

The Apple iPhone 5 is already here and just about every analyst out there is busy trying to predict how it will do in its first weekend of availability. One of them, however, really impressed us with its non-traditional research methods. Gene...

Tags: Apple


Apple iPhone 5 goes on sale, 9 countries get it today

Apple iPhone 5 goes on sale, 9 countries get it today

21 September, 2012 | comments (114)

The Apple iPhone 5 is finally hitting the shelves. Sales begin in 9 countries today, which is the biggest number for an iPhone debut so far, with 22 more lined up to join the fun on September 28. The lucky markets to get the iPhone 5 today...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Samsung to pursue iPhone 5 sales ban over LTE patents infringement

Samsung to pursue iPhone 5 sales ban over LTE patents infringement

20 September, 2012 | comments (378)

It was a long time coming, but now it has been officially confirmed - Samsung is going to pursue a ban on the US sales of the Apple iPhone 5. The Koreans believe that the latest iOS smartphone infringes on at least 8 of their LTE patents. The...

Tags: Apple, Samsung


First iPhone 5 reviews are in - good grades all around

First iPhone 5 reviews are in - good grades all around

19 September, 2012 | comments (285)

It's still a couple of days early before the iPhone 5 arrives at the doorsteps of those over 2 million people that have pre-ordered it. But we're already seeing the first wave of reviews by the lucky few that have gotten their hands on Apple's...


Apple weighs in: more than 2 million iPhone 5 units pre-ordered

Apple weighs in: more than 2 million iPhone 5 units pre-ordered

17 September, 2012 | comments (251)

A couple of hours after AT&T announced that the iPhone 5 had broken the previous record for best-selling iPhone, Apple stepped up and gives us some exact numbers. In a Press Release the Cupertino-based company shares that the iPhone 5 has hit...

Tags: Apple, Touch UI, iOS


AT&T says iPhone 5 is its fastest selling phone, gives no numbers

AT&T says iPhone 5 is its fastest selling phone, gives no numbers

17 September, 2012 | comments (162)

AT&T issued a Press Release concerning the new iPhone 5's selling pace. The carrier declared the iPhone 5 the fastest selling iPhone on its network to date, but chose not to provide specific numbers. The early statement is very impressive and in...

Tags: Apple, AT&T, iOS


iPhone 5 catches up to flagship droids in first Geekbench scores

iPhone 5 catches up to flagship droids in first Geekbench scores

17 September, 2012 | comments (185)

There was plenty of speculation what kind of CPU powered the new iPhone 5 and in the end it turned out to be a custom Apple design. So, how well did the Cupertino-based company did? According to an unverified Geekbench results, A6more than meets the...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Apple A6 found to have custom Apple Core instead of A15 or A9

Apple A6 found to have custom Apple Core instead of A15 or A9

17 September, 2012 | comments (144)

When Apple announced the iPhone 5, the only details they revealed about the new processor was that it was called the A6 and that it was twice as fast as the older one in CPU as well as the GPU. Rumors started circulating shortly afterwards...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI


Oppo's Find 5 flagship will pack 1080p screen with 441ppi

Oppo's Find 5 flagship will pack 1080p screen with 441ppi

15 September, 2012 | comments (132)

It looks like the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo Mobile has something amazing in the making. The company’s CEO Chen Mingyong teased the Oppo Find 5 quad-core flagship with 1080p display, sporting the mind-blowing pixel density of...


Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders start, ships September 21

Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders start, ships September 21

14 September, 2012 | comments (223)

Just as promised at the iPhone 5 announcement event, Apple made the smartphone available for pre-order from its website today. If you live in the US, you'll also be able to book your Apple iPhone 5 directly from Verizon and AT&T. Initially,...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI