Report: Retina MacBook displays to cost Apple more, but will it affect the customer?
9to5Mac first revealed that Apple is readying Retina-displays for its computer lineup (MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and iMacs) that were previously only available to iOS devices, but new reports claim those high-resolution displays within the supply channel will debut on Apple’s notebooks at an increased cost.
According to DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim (via CNET), the panels are becoming a “premium [...]
Verizon to end unlimited data plans for users who move to LTE phones, will push shared data plans instead
Fierce Wireless reports on comments from Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo regarding the carrier’s future LTE plans. A topic most notable for users planning on moving to the much-rumored LTE iPhone this fall is that Verizon plans to drop grandfathered-in unlimited data plans for users who move to 4G LTE handsets. This will affect iPhone [...]
FreedomPop Revamps Free Data Plan For Their $99 WiMax iPhone Case, Puts It Up For Pre-Order
The last time TechCrunch heard from the internet-for-everyone proponents at FreedomPop, they revealed to us that they were working on an iPhone 4/4S case with a built-in WiMax radio running on Clear’s network that would give their users monthly access to free mobile broadband.
Now, according to my high-level source, the company is very close [...]
RadioShack is offering $50 discount on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
RadioShack is having a $50 discount sale on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on all carriers until June 30. The deal is valid at every RadioShack location and can combine with trade-ins through the company’s Trade and Save program. Target is also offering a similar $50 price cut on the iOS smartphones. That means the 8GB iPhone [...]
New iPad launches in 30 countries this month starting May 11
As noted by MacRumors, Apple is getting ready to launch the third-generation iPad in 30 additional countries this month beginning with 23 countries on May 11. Among the countries included in this Friday’s launch is Brazil, where Apple currently assembles some of its iPad 2 and iPhone 4 units at a Foxconn plant in Jundiai. China is still not [...]
Target discounting iPhone 4S to $149, iPhone 4 to $49 – in store only
If you are looking to pick up the iPhone 4S in the next couple of days, make sure to check your local Target store before purchasing. Thanks to a couple of tips sent to us via email, we now know that various Target locations are running a deal on the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 [...]
Report: New thinner iPhone will have longer 4 inch screen, metallic backside and small round dock connector
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Earlier this year, leading up to the new iPad launch, iLounge editor Jeremy Horwitz claimed to have held the new device, and then he reported a few of the features that would ultimately launch with the third-gen iPad in March (and some that would not). Today, Horwitz claimed to have new details on the next-generation iPhone. [...]
BlackBerry 10 Alpha Developer Device Images leaked
Retail devices running BlackBerry 10 OS are not expected until the latter half of this year but some images of a developer device running the latest BB OS is doing the rounds. Scored by CrackBerry, there’s not even a single glimpse of the upcoming OS but gives a good look at the phone, which looks [...]
Apple’s Chinese iPhone Sales “Mind-Boggling,” Bring China Revenues To $7.9B
The angry mobs in Beijing weren’t lying. Apple’s iPhone 4 has made a splash in China, bringing the company’s phone sales there up by fivefold from a year ago. The device didn’t debut there until this last quarter, months after it had been released in the U.S.
Revenue in China reached a record $7.9 billion, which [...]
16GB iPhone 4S (New, no contract) for $619
Go4Computers has the 16GB iPhone 4S in black or white for $619 with free United States shipping— and tax in Florida only. They also ship internationally. That’s $30 off of Apple’s no contract price.
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