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191 iPhone 5 units stolen in Japan before launch

191 iPhone 5 units stolen in Japan before launch

Early morning on Friday, several outlets in Osaka, Japan, were broken into and had their iPhone 5 inventory stolen. It is estimated that the value of all missing smartphones totals over $100,000...

posted: 21 Sep 2012, 07:01

iPhone 5 goes on sale today

iPhone 5 goes on sale today

There will be queues today in front of Apple stores throughout the U.S., and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what gadget these people are going to walk out with. Of course, every single person will be there to get their hands on the iPhone 5, which is going...

posted: 21 Sep 2012, 06:11

Apple will start replacing broken iPhone 5 screens instead of just giving you a new phone as before

Apple will start replacing broken iPhone 5 screens instead of just giving you a new phone as before

The iPhone 4S and 4 have great looking glass body, but just drop that phone once and your heart will shiver expecting the worst…

posted: 21 Sep 2012, 06:07

Apple iPhone 5 torn down: easy to repair, A6 chip and internals exposed

Apple iPhone 5 torn down: easy to repair, A6 chip and internals exposed

The Apple iPhone 5 is here and it’s about time it got torn down by the crafty gadget surgeons from iFixit…

posted: 21 Sep 2012, 02:36

Here's the world's first iPhone 5 owner

Here's the world's first iPhone 5 owner

Queuing for the newest iPhone has become more of a marketing stunt than anything else, given that the first in line in most places are people who are there for promotional consideration, rather than die-hard Apple fans, and it is indeed the case with...

posted: 21 Sep 2012, 02:18

Conan has some suggestions what to do while waiting for the iPhone 5, straight from Apple's Customer Expectations Manager

Conan has some suggestions what to do while waiting for the iPhone 5, straight from Apple's Customer Expectations Manager

After getting a sneak peak at it, before anyone else, Team Coco is now giving advice what to do while you wait for that elusive iPhone 5 shipment that...

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 10:11

Now Samsung confirms it is preparing to sue Apple over 8 LTE patents

Now Samsung confirms it is preparing to sue Apple over 8 LTE patents

The Apple iPhone 5 is here and it supports 4G LTE. Good news? Yes, for Apple’s and Samsung’s lawyers…

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 09:19

Apple iPhone 5: a fun tale of the benefits of tall and taller displays

Apple iPhone 5: a fun tale of the benefits of tall and taller displays

The Apple iPhone 5 is advertized as being the “biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone,” but looking at the screen, you’d think it’s actually the tallest…

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 08:58

The new Apple EarPods get taken apart

The new Apple EarPods get taken apart

The guys at iFixit decided to take apart the new Apple EarPods to see what makes them tick; actually, one of the differences is the use of a paper speaker cone which is more resistant to tearing than plastic and another is the redesigned housing for each...

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 03:15

Samsung Facebook campaign goes wrong as users pick iPhone instead of Galaxy S III

Samsung Facebook campaign goes wrong as users pick iPhone instead of Galaxy S III

Samsung is running a Facebook survey right now asking people on the social network “If you could only take one electronic device on to a deserted island, what would it be”…

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 02:33

The iPhone 5-ready apps are few and far between: here's a list of some

The iPhone 5-ready apps are few and far between: here's a list of some

The iPhone 5 has a new resolution and what Apple did to avoid the older apps, written for 640x960 pixels is that it just letterboxed them with two black stripes on the sides, so it's as if you have a 3.5" phone again...

posted: 20 Sep 2012, 01:59

Major League Baseball testing Passbook as virtual replacement to physical tickets

Major League Baseball testing Passbook as virtual replacement to physical tickets

Major League Baseball is testing Passbook as a virtual ticket replacement to physical tickets; using a barcode on your Apple iPhone screen, your handset can allow you into the ballpark to see home games...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 23:59

Samsung does it again, making fun of those waiting on line for the Apple iPhone 5

Samsung does it again, making fun of those waiting on line for the Apple iPhone 5

Samsung has released a new television ad that not only makes fun of the Apple iPhone 5 and its features, but also hints that the Apple iPhone 5 is the phone for your parents; the ad shows that many of...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 13:33

iPhone 5 benchmarks reveal outstanding JavaScript performance

iPhone 5 benchmarks reveal outstanding JavaScript performance

That the iPhone 5 is faster than its predecessors is certainly true, given the fact that it has been equipped with a brand new Apple A6 SoC and 1GB of RAM. With its help, Apple claims that its new smartphone has twice the performance...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 09:49

iOS 6 Maps app:

iOS 6 Maps app: "you’re literally not going to find things"

iOS 6 is rolling out to all users today and the biggest change everyone updating will see is the disappearing Google Maps in favor of brand new Apple Maps application…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 09:44

iOS 6 Walkthrough

iOS 6 Walkthrough

After months of testing, iOS 6 is now finally getting released today with over 200 new features, but you shouldn’t be all that impressed by the number…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 08:37

iPhone 5 pre-orders now ship in 3-4 weeks

iPhone 5 pre-orders now ship in 3-4 weeks

If there is one thing that every single customer hates, that would be waiting. Unfortunately, that is what some future iPhone 5 owners will have to brace themselves for as the smartphone is now estimated to ship in 3 to 4 weeks if pre-ordered from...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 06:54

Apple iPhone 5 first reviews recap

Apple iPhone 5 first reviews recap

The iPhone 5 is coming in just a couple of days but the reviews are already up and ready to help you make up your mind…

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 03:55

At $207, it costs Apple just $20 more to build a 16GB iPhone 5 compared to the iPhone 4S

At $207, it costs Apple just $20 more to build a 16GB iPhone 5 compared to the iPhone 4S

Assuming $649 ASP for the iPhone 5, we get at around $270 total cost per iPhone, which still leaves Apple with about 140% profit per unit, and we are talking about the least expensive 16GB version...

posted: 19 Sep 2012, 02:34

iZZi Orbit iPhone 5 case features fisheye, wide-angle, 2x zoom camera lens, yours for $200

iZZi Orbit iPhone 5 case features fisheye, wide-angle, 2x zoom camera lens, yours for $200

Now here is an interesting iPhone 5 case, the kind of which we don't get to see every day. The Orbit is made by iZZi Gadgets and in addition to protecting the surface of the iPhone 5 from...

posted: 18 Sep 2012, 09:23

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