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Rumor: Apple to add KDDI as Japanese iPhone carrier, end Softbank monopoly

A monopoly can’t last forever. Per The Nikkei, Japanese carrier KDDI will break up rival Softbank’s exclusive hold on Apple’s iPhone in the country early next year, when it will reportedly begin selling the iPhone 5. The business newspaper said on Thursday it had learned that the company will offer Apple’s next-generation iPhone through its […]

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Rumor: Apple to hold iPhone 5 media event on October 4th, Tim Cook to be main speaker

It’s not confirmed yet, but there’s a date for it. Per All Things Digital, Apple will hold its next big media event will be held on October 4th, where freshly minted CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the iPhone 5. Sources close to the situation say Cook will be the main presenter at the […]

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Leaked town hall meeting notes point toward T-Mobile not receiving iPhone 5 in 2011

It’s turning into a weird year for T-Mobile. Per TmoNews, an image has surfaced from an internal news posting with T-Mobile USA sharing word from Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman that the carrier will not be offering the iPhone 5 this year. Brodman’s comment apparently came as part of a September 15th company town hall […]

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Apple to reset iCloud backup function on September 22nd, may release final iCloud version in near term

Backing up might be a bit weird on Thursday. Per iLounge, Apple has posted an announcement on its developer site for both iOS and Mac developers noting that it will reset all iCloud backup data on September 22nd. “On Thursday, September 22, the iCloud Backup data will be reset. Backing up to iCloud or restoring […]

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Verizon announces “network optimization”/bandwidth throttling for heaviest data users

After first notifying customers of the upcoming practice in February, Verizon has now put “network optimization practices” into effect that will throttle the bandwidth of the top 5 percent of data users on its network, just weeks ahead of the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5. Per DroidLife, the wireless carrier has notified customers that, beginning […]