MetroPCS iPhone sales finally extend nationwide, online

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What happens in Florida doesn’t stay there. In fact, what comes there usually wants to leave after more than a few days or even weeks.Talk about MetroPCS and its newly-founded iPhone sales as they began in Florida a couple weeks ago. Nowadays, you can get a prepaid Apple device outside of the Sunshine State at your local Metro store or at its website.If you do go the online route, there’s a bit of a dance you’ll have to deal with in terms of color availability. Here’s a ...

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T-Mobile Galaxy S6 edge just $330 today only, but there are other deals

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The Un-carrier is going insane for Samsung for the fourth. And, yes, it starts off with the Galaxy S6 edge and its starting price of $329.99, a mere $350 off the list price for today, July 1. And believe it or not, both the 64GB and 128GB versions top out at $349.99.But if you’re not interested in the rush to get an edgy flagship of yesteryear, you could ...

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MetroPCS carries iPhone starting July 1 in Florida, elsewhere soon

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For the longest time, if you wanted the prestige of owning an iPhone, but couldn’t afford the strikingly high cost to get your voice, text and data service with it, you could go to Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile, or Cricket ...

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iOS 10 overtime: uninstalling default apps, device compatibility

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It’s been one doozy of a day with WWDC’s keynote wrapping up in some of the most comprehensive updates to the ecosystem in a while. iOS 10 has brought some big changes to its core features. But you won’t be able to see ...

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Apple’s Trade Up with Installments grows in Europe

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Three countries in Europe are now “trading up with installments” with anticipation that more will be on the way. Apple’s new combined trade-in and financing program is no longer exclusive to the US — if only for a limited time.France, Italy and Spain are the latest territories to roll-out the scheme, all with the same promise: give your working iPhone (4s or later) in good condition and you’ll pay less for an

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LAPD cracked open an iPhone 5s before the FBI made San Bernardino hack

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Chalk another loss up for Apple. And the FBI.Around the same time that the agency ordered the iPhone manufacturer to assist in decrypting an iPhone 5c that belonged to a gunman in the San Bernardino shootings, Los Angeles police were able to source a “forensic cellphone expert” to crack into an iPhone 5s that belonged to the wife ...

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Supply chain sources forecast another tough quarter for Apple, big yearly drop in iPhone sales

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

While many iFans might deem the aftermath of Apple’s latest earnings call a massive overreaction from people habituated to making easy money without taking risks, the signs that suggest the Cupertino juggernaut will not return to form anytime soon continue to pile up.The iPhone 7 is still a little ways down the road, the OG Apple Watch can only maintain ...

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T-Mobile offers sweet Mother’s Day discounts on Galaxy Note 4 and 5, LG V10, and more

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

In case you weren’t aware, Mother’s Day is fast approaching (May 8, save the date), and hip moms out there are probably expecting a little more than flowers this year. Luckily, T-Mobile comes to your rescue with a bunch of time-limited smartphone deals, and there’s something to be had for every budget.Looking to spare no expense, and get one of the world’s best Android phablets from the “Uncarrier”? Magenta will hook you up with an instant $60 Samsung Galaxy Note 5 discount after promo code DEAL60, also letting ...

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In-depth: a perspective and crystal ball on Apple’s quarterly revenue tumble

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On its face, the earnings conference call was a cordial one for Apple. But it was sure interesting listening to investors from major institutions simultaneously kowtow to CEO Tim Cook while hounding him for specific reasons as to why quarterly earnings fell for the first time since 2003.But there was more behind the 13 percent drop than you know.While iPhone unit sales have dropped 16 percent to 51.2 million, iPad sales declined 19 percent to 10.25 million.

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Apple inexplicably raises iPhone 6, 6s, and 5s prices in India in wake of SE launch

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Consider this the other side of a proverbial coin that must always translate into the highest possible profits for the world’s most valuable brand. Apple doesn’t know the meaning of the word “generosity”, very recently discounting the iPhone family in Japan as local currency strengthened, and before that

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FBI’s iPhone-hack victory may be coming back to haunt it in other court battles with Apple

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Back in February, when Apple and the FBI were still gearing up to face off in a court battle over the extent to which Apple could be compelled to assist the agency in its efforts to break into a secured smartphone, Apple scored a separate victory on a similar case in a New York court. There, the judge ruled that the government’s attempt to force Apple’s assistance relied on an overly broad interpretation of the All Writs Act. The feds didn’t like the sound of that, and have since ...

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RBC sees 15 million iPhone SE sales in 2016, 40 million four-inchers

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Could an iPhone SE be the billionth iPhone that Apple will sell? Bookies can take your bets over there. In the meantime, RBC Capital Markets investor Amit Daryanani has put out a note that has found the light in Apple’s rather played out store sell-out.Where you still see iPhone 5s sales — even though

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iPhone SE predictably costs a lot less to make than iPhone 6s, at $160

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

It’s the same old story we’re almost too familiar with. No matter what type of upgrades new iPhones or iPads bring to the table, Apple gets richer and richer with every unit sold. Even the tech giant’s most affordable gadgets yield massive profits, offsetting a fairly disappointing box-office start.As you know now that the iPhone SE has been torn down and rigorously

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Second iPhone SE teardown concludes 4-incher is harder to repair than iPhone 6s

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It didn’t take long for a group of skilled and resourceful engineers to pry open the newly released iPhone SE and give us a quick look under the hood, confirming what everyone kind of already suspected.This is by no means an entirely “new” device, recycling a number of key components from the ancient iPhone 5s, as well as

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Teardown suggests the iPhone SE is built mainly from 5s and 6s scraps

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An iPhone 5s rehashed on the outside but substantially improved under the hood. An iPhone 6s in 5s clothing. The iPhone 6s mini. Those all seemed like valid characterizations of the iPhone SE at a first glance, and taking a closer look at the new 4-incher’s internals confirms its myriad of 5s and 6s similarities.One thing the SE isn’t however is a 5s clone. There are plenty of post-2013-manufactured components on the table, starting with an SK Hynix 2GB ...

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