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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Next-gen iPhone could incorporate sapphire crystal Home button, built-in fingerprint sensor

It’s a rumor, so it kinda sorta has to be true… Per Cult of Mac, the next-gen iPhone 5S handset could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan and TechNews.tw. Apple is expected to do away with the traditional physical […]

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iPhone News

AT&T cites support for unlocking handsets provided conditions are met

This might make things easier. Per TechHive and AT&T’s company blog, in the wake of efforts being made by consumers, politicians and the the top librarian at the Library of Congress to permit unlocking your own mobile phone is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), AT&T has gone on the record to […]

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iPhone News retail

Local carrier Strata Networks to carry iPhone 5, provide additional coverage for Idaho, Utah, Colorado areas

If you were looking for iPhone 5 handsets and local carrier-based goodness in Colorado, Idaho or Utah, you’re in luck. Per 9to5Mac, Utah-based Strata Networks recently started advertising that the device is “coming soon” to its network. In November, Strata officially rolled out its LTE network, the first in the Uintah Basin covering several counties […]

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iPhone Legal News

White House backs petition for unlocking of phones after contract expires

If you were looking for a bit of positive news today, this might be it. Per Engadget, a recent ruling that effectively bans third-party phone unlocking has elicited 114,322 electronic signatures to the White House. Now a petition to the White House, which asks that DMCA protection of phone unlockers be reconsidered, has finally received […]

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iOS iPhone News Software

Apple releases iOS 6.1.1 update for iPhone 4S users

Well, that was quick. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday released iOS 6.1.1 to address a number of bugs for iPhone 4S owners who recently ran into a handful of issues following the release of iOS 6.1 for all of Apple’s mobile devices. The release is currently available as a direct download here (968MB) or as […]