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AT&T stops selling Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after reports of fires caused by replacement units

Even after the recalls and apologies, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle continues, even after supposedly safe replacement units were issued. This time, wireless carrier AT&T announces that it is discontinuing all sales and exchanges of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following a number of fires caused by supposedly “safe” phones that had been […]

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Some iPhone users encountering Activation Lock error upon entering wrong Apple ID email address

It appears that inputting the wrong Apple ID email address could lead to an Activation Lock with the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and some iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models. A number of users have stated that, after entering the wrong Apple ID email address, they cannot sign in and are therefore […]

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Apple has yet to report iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus preorder numbers

In what could be construed as a fairly prominent departure from years past, Apple apparently doesn’t plan to disclose first-weekend sales of its upcoming iPhone 7 handset. Apple has disclosed the figures for its new iPhones the past eight years. Last year, for example, Apple said it sold 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus […]

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Sprint, T-Mobile offer revamped data plans ahead of next-gen iPhone launch

Say what you want about the open market, at least it spurs competition. Following Wednesday’s announcement as to changes to its mobile plans, wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint have announced new “unlimited” plans of their own. T-Mobile has replaced all its plans with a single one called T-Mobile One. The Mobile One plan apparent offers […]

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Chick-Fil-A announces full Apple Pay support, will complete migration by Friday

You can now snag Chick-Fil-A with Apple Pay. Apple Pay has expanded to all Chick-Fil-A locations. According to today’s tweet, however, Apple Pay will be accepted at all Chick-Fil-A locations as of this Friday, August 19th. The mobile payment platform will be supported in-store and in the drive thru. Chick-Fil-A’s adoption of Apple Pay comes […]