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mophie goes pro with new 2500 mAh juice pack PRO for iPhone 4/4S

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2012)

Imagine an iPhone case that gives you not only a healthy 2500 mAh battery pack, but also all of the incredible protection you'd find in a LifeProof or OtterBox case. There's no need to fantasize about this ultimate iPhone case, because it's now available in the mophie juice pack PRO ...

Phocus phantastic for phun iPhone photography

by Steven Sande (Jul 12th, 2012)

Back in the dark ages of the iPhone 3GS, there was the OWLE bubo -- a machined aluminum case that provided more gripping surface for holding the phone as a camera, a tripod mount, a cold shoe for an LED light, and interchangeable lenses. When the iPhone 4 and 4S came out, the company didn't ...

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 ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Can I switch to Virgin Mobile on my iPhone 4?

by Erica Sadun (Jun 7th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Will my AT&T iPhone 4 work on Virgin's no contract plans announced today? Your loving nephew, Dan Dear Dan, Unfortunately, it would appear not. Virgin is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) for Sprint. Virgin uses Sprint's network infrastructure to provide ...

How to fix an iPhone 4 Home button, Sprint or Verizon

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 6th, 2012)

I've never had problems with the home button on my Verizon iPhone, but if you do, you should check out this repair post from iMore's Allyson Kazmucha. Kazmucha, who founded the repair company PXLFIX, shows you how to remove the back cover, disassemble the internal components and pull out the ...

Radio Shack discounts iPhone 4S, 4 by $50

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 11th, 2012)

Earlier this week, RadioShack announced via Twitter that the iPhone 4 and 4S will be on sale for a limited time. Following in the footsteps of Target, the electronics retailer is slashing the price on all models by $50 until June 30. This offer is only available in stores as Radio Shack does ...

FreedomPop iPhone case to offer free 4G connectivity

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 11th, 2012)

Earlier this year, FreedomPop said it was working on an iPhone case with an integrated cellular radio that would provide users with free mobile broadband access on Clearwire's 4G WiMAX network. Now, the company is taking pre-orders for this 4G WiMAX sleeve. Each sleeve will cost US$99 and ...

iPhone comes to two more small US carriers

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 8th, 2012)

After landing at several smaller US carriers in April, Apple's iPhone is poised to make another round of expansion into regional markets later this month, according to MacRumors. As of the writing of this post, three wireless carriers, including Bluegrass Cellular of Kentucky, Golden State ...

Walmart cuts price of iPhone 4S (Update: Pricing error)

by Steven Sande (May 4th, 2012)

Update: 9to5Mac got confirmation from Walmart that this was a pricing error, not a sale. Walmart is not only the third-largest reseller of iPads, but the discount retailer also sells a lot of iPhones for Apple at its approximately 9,000 locations. Now it appears that Walmart is selling the ...

iPhone will launch for five US regional carriers today

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 20th, 2012)

As noted by Cnet, the iPhone is launching on an additional five US regional carriers today. The carriers include Alaska Communications, Appalachian Wireless (Kentucky and Virgina), Cellcom (Wisconsin and Michigan), nTelos (Virginia), and GCI (Alaska). The regional carriers apparently know ...

iPhone 4 owners who refused a free bumper case can now claim $15 settlement

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 29th, 2012)

iPhone 4 owners who didn't accept a Bumper case as part of a class-action suit regarding the device's antenna are now eligible to receive US$15 from Apple, AppleInsider reports. Apple initially offered free Bumpers in 2010 for a brief period. Those eligible for the settlement had to have been ...

Design matters with Sonastand, a tiny acoustic amplifier

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 23rd, 2012)

Apple is well-known for its precision crafting and impeccable industrial design, but there are many smaller companies that also wrestle with materials, form and function. One such example is the upstart company, Kinetic Custom Machine, which was recently profiled by Core77. Started by Colin Chu ...

New iPad uses Retina graphics assets for upscaling

by Mike Schramm (Mar 21st, 2012)

Touch Arcade noticed something interesting about the new iPad that you might not have seen yet. Specifically, it uses Retina Display graphics meant for the iPhone 4 and 4S displays when doubling the size of non-universal iPhone apps. This is a small use case these days, as many popular apps ...

Apple wins ad standards conflict over Siri in the UK

by Steven Sande (Mar 2nd, 2012)

When the iPhone 4S and Siri first arrived in the UK last October, carrier Vodafone created a website ad that promoted the features of Apple's intelligent assistant. The ad touted (among other things) that Siri "can even use information from your iPhone -- such as your location, contacts and contact ...

Siri may be iPhone 4S-only because of noise reduction tech

by Chris Rawson (Feb 6th, 2012)

Siri has been in widespread use for four months, but so far Apple's "personal assistant" is still only available on one device, the iPhone 4S. We speculated that there weren't any technical reasons Siri couldn't work on some of Apple's other devices, and the jailbreak community later proved us ...