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Tallahassee, Fla., is a bad place to be an iPhone owner

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2013)

The folks at gizmo trade-in site Gazelle see a lot of broken iPhones, and fortunately for those in the blogging biz, they keep a lot of statistics on where those phones come from and what kind of damage they see. Gazelle published a Top 10 Klutziest Cities list based on the percentage of broken ...

Daily Update for February 27, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 27th, 2013)

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 ...

Daily Update for February 11, 2013

by Steven Sande (Feb 11th, 2013)

iPhone reselling is giving Apple a foothold in emerging markets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 11th, 2013)

Business Insider spoke with Gazelle about the life cycle of a used smartphone and discussed how the old iPhone in your drawer can land in the hand of someone in China. Israel Ganot, the CEO of Gazelle, says that 50 percent of its wholesale inventory of used smartphones is sold to overseas ...

Gazelle: Third-gen iPad trade-ins spiked after iPad 4, mini announcement

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2013)

On October 23, 2012 when Apple announced the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini, the TUAW newsroom was abuzz with questions, one of which was "How many owners of third-generation iPads are going to get rid of their 'old' devices to get a new iPad?" Thanks to Gazelle, a company that accepts ...

Building a perfect iPhone return box

by Steven Sande (Jan 4th, 2013)

TUAW readers are probably familiar with Gazelle. It's a service, started in 2008, with one goal in mind -- to make it simple for people to send in used consumer electronics devices (primarily Apple products) and receive cash in return. CNET has a fun post today about how Gazelle has gone ...

Daily Update for November 28, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 28th, 2012)

Gadget reseller Gazelle works to deter thieves

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 28th, 2012)

Thieves who steal iPhones and iPads are going to have a harder time getting rid of their stolen hardware thanks to a new partnership between Gazelle and CheckMEND. According to VentureBeat, Gazelle will soon scan all its trade-in devices against CheckMEND, a service that compiles information on ...

The iPad 3rd-gen's "miraculous transformation" from magical device to object of shame

by Michael Rose (Oct 24th, 2012)

Anyone who buys Apple products will eventually experience deep frustration with Apple the company. It's inevitable and predictable, and usually brief. It also disproportionately affects those who consider themselves loyalists, fans and enthusiasts -- those of us who bleed six colors, as it ...

Apple partners with PowerON to offer iPhone 4S trade-ins

by Erica Sadun (Aug 29th, 2012)

Are you an iPhone 4S owner? Looking to swap up for the next new phone? Bryan Wolfe over at App Advice writes about Apple's iPhone trade-in options. Fulfilled through its PowerON partner ("Apple is not involved in the transaction between PowerON and the Reuse & Recycling service ...

You're the Pundit: What's the best way to unload your old iTech?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 16th, 2012)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is trade-ins (all prices quoted are as of this writing). With Amazon offering US$297 for a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad versus Gazelle's ...

Study: iPad holds value longer than Kindle

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2012)

Electronics retailer Gazelle has been calculating up the various values of used electronics, and the firm has found that the iPad will hold its value way better than the Amazon Kindle has so far. The Kindle e-readers have only held, at the most, about 33% of their price after a year of use, while ...

Gazelle reports BlackBerry trade-ins at an all-time high

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 27th, 2011)

BlackBerry owners faced a multi-day outage earlier this month that undoubtedly caused some unhappy customers to abandon the platform, but it was the launch of the iPhone 4S that may have led to a mass exodus, says electronics recycler Gazelle. Earlier this month, the trade-in of BlackBerry ...

iPhone 4 users begin selling back old units

by Dave Caolo (Oct 3rd, 2011)

iPhone 4 owners are starting to sell their used units as Apple prepares to announce its successor. It's a common practice -- sell the "old" tech to help finance the new -- and one Boston-based electronics retailer is already experiencing a significant uptick in smartphone trade-ins and iPhones ...

How to check if you're eligible for an iPhone upgrade

by Steven Sande (Sep 28th, 2011)

With a new iPhone or two just around the corner, TUAW has been getting the usual flood of "how can I check to see if I'm eligible for an upgrade" emails. At least for those of us in the US on either the AT&T or Verizon networks, that's a fairly easy proposition. Here's how to see if you'll ...