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Study shows Android handsets depreciate in value faster than iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Feb 9th, 2012)

The iPhone has always had a robust market for used handsets, with even older models still getting rather good returns for their former owners. Priceonomics has done a study of the used smartphone market and compared the depreciation in resale value for the iPhone versus Android and BlackBerry ...

iPhone resellers eagerly await iPhone 5

by Mike Schramm (Aug 10th, 2011)

When you consider that there are four different versions of iPhones out there (original, 3G, 3GS, and 4), and all of them have sold a ton of units, it's clear that there are a whole lot of used iPhones around. That's probably why, as GigaOm reports, iPhone resellers are very excited for another ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Should I return my iPad and wait for an iPad 2?

by Steven Sande (Dec 27th, 2010)

Dear Auntie TUAW, OK, so I got an iPad for Christmas. Very excited. Dig the idea. I have a long and storied history of receiving/buying Apple products right before the update. I feel like a new iPad's coming soon. So the dilemma: return the iPad for credit and wait on the new one, or will that leave ...

Ask TUAW: Outlook 2011 attachment problems, Apple TV alternatives, deleting apps and more

by Chris Ullrich (Dec 17th, 2010)

Welcome back to another edition of Ask TUAW. Each week this column will feature questions from readers and answers by the TUAW team. If you have questions for the following week's column, drop them in the comments, and I will do my best to get to them. When asking a question, please include ...

First-Gen iPhones rise steadily in price

by Erica Sadun (Sep 3rd, 2008)

This Business Week article describes the rising demand for first generation iPhones. "Shelf prices" (using eBay values of virtual shelves) for the 16GB iPhone are currently at about $600, and $500 for 8GB models. In other words, the $250 AT&T refurb specials from March are now worth roughly ...

Whither the 1.0 iPhone resale?

by Erica Sadun (Jun 9th, 2008)

If you managed to find a quiet dark place during the keynote, you might have heard several tens of thousands of small cries in the distance. What were those cries? They were the sounds of iPhone resale values hitting near zero. With new 3G models selling at rock bottom prices and iPhone sales ...