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Australian iPhone 4 glowing/fire incident found to be caused by failed screen replacement, not battery

Ok, remember the Australian glowing/fire/iPhone 4 plane thing from this past November? It wasn’t the battery. Per AppleInsider, an investigation into the cause of an iPhone 4 that began glowing and emitting “dense smoke” on a flight landing in Sydney, Australia last fall has traced the problem to a battery punctured by a screw misplaced […]

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C-Spire offers iPhone 4, 4S units at $50 discount with two-year contract

Sometimes you CAN find a decent deal. Of course, signing a multi-year contract sort of helps as well. Per 9to5Mac, C-Spire Wireless is now selling the iPhone 4S for US$50 off the standard retail price. The discount, which is only available when signing up for a new two-year agreement, brings the price for the 16GB […]

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Claims deadline approaches for MagSafe power adapter owners

If you have a MagSafe power connector for your MacBook or MacBook Pro, there’s only so much time left to make your claim under the class action settlement relating to problems with the adapter. The lawsuit was settled by Apple in November 2011. Per The Apple Core, he problem with the early MagSafe was a […]

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Apple now offering unlocked, contract-free iPhone 4S units via online store to U.S. customers

You’ve wanted it since 2007 and it’s finally here. Per AppleInsider, Apple has begun offering its unlocked iPhone 4S contract-free from the online store. The unlocked iPhone 4S starts at US$649 for the 16GB model, while customers can also get a 32GB option for US$749, or 64GB for US$849. All three models are estimated to […]

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Sprint to require locked SIM cards on iPhone 4S units starting today

You might not be crazy about this. Per SprintFeed, new iPhone 4S users on Sprint will have the SIM card locked from Friday, November 11 onwards, a last-minute leak uncovered. The activation process from here onwards will require that customers at least initially use a Sprint SIM when traveling abroad. Sprint’s memo allows for an […]