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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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Top three Russian wireless providers drop iPhone over subsidies, other costs

If you’re headed to Russia and need to pick up an iPhone, your options may have become a bit more limited, comrade. According to Fortune, three major Russian wireless providers have stopped carrying Apple’s iPhone, with the largest telecom, MTS, dropping the handset due to the high subsidy costs associated with being an Apple partner […]

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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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Best Buy begins offering trade-ins for older iPads, deal to run Friday and Saturday

Hey, a deal’s a deal and this is why a competitive marketplace is a good thing. Per Electronista, just a few days after Target began offering gift cards of up to US$50 for buying various iOS devices, competitor Best Buy has begun offering a trade-in program where buyers can trade their older iPads (iPad 2 […]

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Apple launches Back to School promotion, throws in $50 and $100 iTunes gift cards

Never look a back to school promotion in the mouth. Per the Mac Observer, Apple kicked off its annual Back to School deals on Tuesday for educational buyers and includes iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore gift cards worth up to US$100 with new Mac, iPhone and iPad purchases. The special deals are available now […]