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T-Mobile boosts incentives prior to iPhone launch, begins trade-in program for iPhone 4, 4S users

When in doubt, offer all the incentives you can. Per 9to5Mac, T-Mobile USA announced the latest move in their continuing initiative to lure iPhone users to their network, which currently boasts the smallest subscriber base in the country. The new iPhone trade-in program allows subscribers switching to T-Mo from other carriers to recieve deep discounts […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: T-Mobile USA to announce iPhone today

The T-Mobile/iPhone news you’ve been hankering for could arrive today. Per CNET, T-Mobile has an event scheduled for later today called “Uncarrier” and is expected to announce its carrying of the iPhone under new no-contract, no-subsidy rules, where a customer pays a small fee upfront and pays a monthly charge on top of the service […]

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iPhone Legal News

Lawmakers drafting bipartisan bill that would allow for cell phone unlocking after contract terms have been met

Well, maybe SOME aspects of the government sort of work. Per AppleInsider, U.S. Senator Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow users to legally unlock their smartphone once their contract subsidy has concluded. The Democrat from Minnesota announced on Tuesday that the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and […]

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iPad News

AT&T to offer $100 off iPad Mini with two year contract

It’s pretty much the reason you get into a contract in the first place. Wireless carrier AT&T announced on Friday that it will be offering what it calls a “promotional discount” of US$100 to customers buying a new tablet, LTE-enabled iPad, attached to a two-year service agreement. Starting today, customers in the market for a […]

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Hardware News

Samsung may end LCD display contract with Apple in 2013

Maybe it’s time to see other people. An article in the Korea Times suggests Samsung will sever its contract with Apple and will no longer supply LCD panels to the Cupertino company, starting in 2013. An unnamed senior source within Samsung told the newspaper that the company is not making enough money off the panels […]