If there’s one constant in the IT world, it’s that no update will make everyone happy… Per AppleInsider, a little over two weeks after Apple released iOS 6.1, a number of iPhone users are reporting battery drain and overheating issues possibly related to the newest update, while Vodafone UK sent out a warning telling iPhone […]
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Well, here’s the thing that’ll drive you nuts today. Per Electronista and TechCrunch, phone unlocking without carrier permission is now illegal in the United States. A 90-day transition period, permitting the practice after an exemption added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was reversed in October, has now run out. The expiration of the exemption […]
It took a while and there were muchos conflicts with Foxconn, but it finally happened: Apple’s iPhone 5 supply chain has stabilized. Per AppleInsider, the popular iPhone 5 handset is now readily available in the U.S. at Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores as the company has apparently overcome supply issues experienced since the device was launched […]
The exact cost of an iPhone 5 is still under wraps until the handset’s release on Friday, but there’s still a pretty good guess in the meantime. Per a report released by iSuppli on Tuesday, Apple apparently pays an estimated US$207 to build the base model 16GB iPhone 5, a cost slightly higher than last […]
It didn’t sell out in 30 minutes like its Lightning adapter counterpart, but the pre-orders went quickly… Per AppleInsider, it only took a little under two hours after pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 5 started at midnight on Friday, the device is already showing shipping estimates slip to two weeks for all models. With the initial […]