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Verizon follows trend, announces Edge smartphone upgrade program

If you’re a Verizon aficionado, this isn’t the worst thing in the world. Per AppleInsider, in response to similar offerings from rivals AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon on Thursday unveiled its new Edge smartphone upgrade program, offering subscribers the ability to upgrade to a new handset after six months. Verizon Edge is pitched as a “flexible […]

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AT&T announces Jump device upgrade/payment plan for smartphone/tablet early adopters

If you’re in the habit of snagging the new stuff as it comes out, this might come in handy. Per Mac|Life, wireless carrier AT&T announced Tuesday a new initiative called AT&T Next, which allows consumers to buy a new smartphone or tablet each and every year with no downpayment, no activation fee, no upgrade fee […]

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Rumor: Apple to ship Retina display-equipped iPad mini in early 2014

There’s gotta be a nugget of truth in here somewhere. Per the Economic Daily News and AppleInsider, Apple’s iPad mini may not gain a high-resolution Retina display until early next year, if the latest rumor about the second-generation 7.9-inch tablet proves accurate. The claim was published on Friday which said that though Apple originally planned […]

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Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad could arrive in September, second-gen iPad mini not long after

The next-gen iPad you’re hoping for could hit in September, the mini version not long after. Per DigiTimes, a new 9.7-inch iPad is planned to debut in September with a slimmer bezel, as has been rumored. In addition, the report said the number of LED tubes to backlight the Retina display has been reduced from […]

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Apple releases second iOS 7 beta to developer community

It’s the beta versions that show the cool stuff around the corner. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the second iOS 7 beta was released today, sources indicating that it contains the usual “bug fixes and improvements.” A document outlining the changes is available to developers at developer.apple.com/ios7/release-notes, although several devs reported that the page is […]