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Leap Wireless struggling to sell off-contract iPhones

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 28th, 2013)

Leap Wireless took a gamble when it started offering the iPhone at almost full retail prices in a US market that is dominated by inexpensive phones with high carrier subsidies. This is one bet that may not be paying off for the wireless carrier, says a report in the Wall Street Journal. Leap ...

Daily Update for September 13, 2012

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 14th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

iPhone 5 to launch on US carriers Cricket and C Spire Sept. 28

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 13th, 2012)

A week after the big three wireless carriers in the US offer the iPhone 5, Cricket and C Spire will begin carrying Apple's latest iteration of the iPhone. If you're a customer of either, mark September 28 on your calendar. ...

Open Signal Maps offers geographic best-coverage comparison

by Erica Sadun (Sep 3rd, 2012)

Getting ready for the new iPhone? Here's a tool that will help. The Open Signal Maps site compares coverage in various cities across the US, UK, Italy, Germany and Spain. Select a country, enter your address or zipcode (do not be put off by the limited "city" pull-down list) and check the ...

Cricket prepaid iPhone sales begin today

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 25th, 2012)

Today is the day that prepaid wireless carrier Cricket starts selling the iPhone without a contract. According to a CNET report, customers were lining up to buy the 8 GB iPhone 4 and the 16 GB iPhone 4S which were available for US$399 and $499, respectively. The phones include a $55 monthly ...

C-Spire to become 4th U.S. iPhone 4S carrier

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 19th, 2011)

You would think the fourth U.S. iPhone 4S carrier would be T-Mobile. But, because of network incompatibility, it's not. It's actually C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, a CDMA regional carrier that most people probably haven't heard of unless you happen to live in Mississippi ...

Cricket team preps for World Cup with iPods

by Dave Caolo (Mar 14th, 2007)

We've seen iPods used to help major league baseball players improve their swings, and medical students enhance their stethoscope skills. Now, England's Cricket team has adopted the little players as well. Players have been reviewing bowling actions - both their own as well as their competitors' - on ...