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MetroPCS version of iPhone 'not imminent,' says T-Mobile CEO

2013/01/05, 05:05 pm

After the official announcement of T-Mobile's merger with MetroPCS, pundits in the tech community assumed the no-contract carrier would be granted access to the iPhone, but T-Mobile CEO John Legere warned subscribers will have to wait before such an offering is established.

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Flaw in distracted driving study: no evaluation of Apple's "Eyes Free" Siri mode

2013/01/05, 04:05 pm

A widely publicized study that reported that voice assistants like Apple's Siri aren't any safer than manually texting while driving failed to test Siri as it was actually designed to be used in its distracted driving experiment.

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T-Mobile, MetroPCS officially merge, bringing iPhone to 9M more in US

2013/01/05, 10:05 am

Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile announced on Wednesday the completion of T-Mobile USA's merger with MetroPCS Communications, creating an entity with roughly 43 million subscribers across the United States and making Apple's iPhone available to an additional 9 million customers.

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iPhone 5 bests Samsung's Galaxy S4 in smartphone torture test

2013/30/04, 07:04 pm

Samsung's design choices for the Galaxy S4 took another knock today, as phone insurance firm SquareTrade found the company's new flagship handset to fall short of Apple's iPhone 5 in terms of durability.

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Samsung celebrity tweets out support for Galaxy S4 from his iPhone

2013/30/04, 02:04 pm

Spanish tennis player David Ferrer sent a tweet out to his more than 350,000 followers noting his pleasure with using Samsung's new Galaxy S4, but accidentally sent the message from his iPhone.

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Rumor: Boost Mobile to start prepaid iPhone sales in Q3

2013/29/04, 10:04 pm

In a post to Twitter late Monday, user @evleaks, who has been reliable in leaking pictures and specifications of various cellular products in the past, said Boost Mobile will start carrying Apple's iPhone in the third quarter of 2013.

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Microsoft Windows Phone commercial mocks Apple-Samsung wars to promote Nokia Lumia

2013/29/04, 01:04 pm

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform may have stumbled out of the gates, but that hasn't stopped the software giant from poking fun at smartphone industry-leading rivals Samsung and Apple in a new commercial touting Nokia's Lumia 920.

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Apple's 'flypaper-like' ecosystem viewed as an undervalued asset

2013/29/04, 01:04 pm

The ecosystem supporting Apple's products can be deceptively sticky, akin to flypaper, which is why one analyst believes its value has been underestimated by the investment community.

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Rumor: Leaked KDDI document claims 'iPhone 5S' pre-orders go live June 20, launch in July

2013/29/04, 04:04 am

A document reportedly meant for employees of Japanese telecom KDDI's "au" wireless service has been leaked, showing the carrier will begin taking preorders for Apple's iPhone 5S on June 20 ahead of a launch in July.

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Glitch in Apple's iMessage deletes words 'Obama,' 'surprise'

2013/26/04, 02:04 pm

A strange issue with Apple's iMessage service deletes certain words when they are used at the end of specific sentences, with two cases already found pertaining to the words "Obama" and "surprise".

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Loyalty to Apple driving iPhone market share gains vs. Android - survey

2013/26/04, 12:04 pm

A new poll of smartphone users reveals that loyalty to the iPhone is chipping away at Android's market share lead, and could lead to the iPhone overtaking Android in the U.S. in just a few years.

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IDC: Apple's iPhone sheds marketshare as smartphones out-ship feature phones for first time

2013/26/04, 03:04 am

According to market research firm IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments outpaced those of feature phones for the first time ever during the first quarter of 2013, while Apple's iPhone saw its marketshare dip to below 20 percent.

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Apple's latest TV ad focuses on the iPhone 5's camera

2013/25/04, 09:04 pm

Apple on Thursday aired its newest TV commercial for the iPhone, with the spot straying from the tone set by the company's most recent iPhone and iPad ads, which highlighted the bevy of apps available for iOS.

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Nokia teases unveiling of new Lumia Windows Phone at May 14 event

2013/25/04, 12:04 pm

Nokia is expected to unveil its response to Apple's iPhone 5 at a newly announced Lumia smartphone media event set for May 14 in London.

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Supply shortages delay Samsung Galaxy S4 launch at Sprint, T-Mobile

2013/25/04, 09:04 am

Limited availability of Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone has led to delayed launches at Sprint and T-Mobile, the third- and fourth-largest carriers in the U.S.

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AT&T activates 4.8M iPhones in March quarter, trails Verizon in customers added

2013/24/04, 01:04 pm

Apple's iPhone remained a hot seller on the United States' second-largest carrier, but the last quarter saw AT&T slipping further behind Verizon in terms of growth and sales.

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Sprint sold 1.5M iPhones in March quarter, but lost 560,000 customers

2013/24/04, 10:04 am

Sales of Apple's iPhone were down at Sprint, as America's third-largest wireless carrier lost more than a half-million subscribers last quarter, but still posted returns that beat Wall Street's estimates.

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Apple CEO hints bigger iPhone screen may come when 'trade-offs' can be avoided

2013/23/04, 06:04 pm

When asked about the popularity of smartphones with particularly large displays, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook admitted that some customers may prefer larger screens, but said his company would not ship such a product until the technology for jumbo-sized phone displays improves.

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Apple's $15 settlement checks for iPhone 4 'antennagate' begin arriving

2013/23/04, 09:04 am

iPhone 4 owners who filed claims in a class-action lawsuit against Apple over the device's antenna have begun receiving $15 settlement checks in the mail.

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Rumor: Apple returned batch of 8 million defective iPhones to Foxconn

2013/22/04, 08:04 am

A batch of as many as 8 million iPhone units were reportedly not up to Apple's standards after being assembled by Foxconn, and were subsequently returned to the company.

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