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iPhones accounted for almost half of October, November smartphone sales

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2012)

Market research group NPD is reporting some good news for Apple ahead of the January 24 earnings call. The three models of the iPhone that are currently for sale -- the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS -- accounted for 43 percent of US smartphone sales in October and November. Android ...

Mophie, Best Buy recalls overheating cases

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 1st, 2011)

A couple of recall notices went out earlier today for Mophie and Rocketfish battery cases. Mophie is recalling the Juice Pack Air for the fourth-generation iPod touch. Affected models will have the first five digits of the serial number be between TR113 and TR120. Mophie said a small number ...

Holiday Gift Guide: Buying an iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Nov 21st, 2011)

Welcome to TUAW's 2011 Holiday Gift Guide! We're here to help you choose the best gifts this holiday season, and once you've received your gifts we'll tell you what apps and accessories we think are best for your new Apple gear. Stay tuned every weekday from now until the end of the year for ...

AT&T raises the price of iPhone 3GS from free to $0.99, refurb for a penny

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 21st, 2011)

Last Friday AT&T generated a lot of Twitter talk (and confusion) when it raised the price of the iPhone 3GS from free with two-year contract to US$0.99 with two-year contract. The "free" price of the iPhone 3GS was noted as being a major draw for price-conscious consumers by both AT&T ...

NPD Group: iPhone 4, 3GS outsold Android phones in Q3

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 15th, 2011)

NPD's latest Mobile Phone Track service shows that Apple's iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS outsold other Android phones on the market in the US for the third calendar quarter of 2011 -- the same situation as results for the previous quarter. The iPhone 4 held the top spot, with Apple's two-year-old ...

Judge tells Apple to reveal Australian contracts to Samsung

by Steven Sande (Nov 9th, 2011)

Things are really heating up between Apple and Samsung in Australia. In the war between the two electronics behemoths, a judge ruled that Apple Inc. must now provide Samsung Electronics Co. with copies of contracts with Australian mobile-phone carriers. If you remember this story, Samsung has ...

Siri apparently won't come to older iPhones

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 9th, 2011)

Everyone's saying Siri won't come to older iPhones, but this report may be premature. It's based on an email Michael Steeber received from Apple support about a bug in Siri. The customer service rep was told by Apple's engineering team that "Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no ...

iPhone 4 and 3GS still selling strong

by Chris Rawson (Oct 10th, 2011)

The iPhone 4S hasn't even launched yet, but it's already the fastest-selling Apple product in history, at least if you go by the preorders. That doesn't mean customers have abandoned Apple's older phones, though. Analyst T. Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity did some digging, and after ...

8 GB iPhone 3GS now free with contract, iPhone 4 price dropped

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2011)

With the announcement of the new iPhone 4S today, Apple has also dropped the price on the previous versions of the iPhone. The iPhone 3GS version with 8 GB of memory is now down to the low, low price of absolutely free (as long as you're willing to sign up on a two-year contract with the ...

Samsung files French patent complaint against Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 13th, 2011)

Samsung and Apple continue to fight a heated legal battle overseas. In the latest skirmish, Samsung filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in France. The complaint claims Apple violates three UMTS patents held by the Korean company. UMTS is a 3G technology used on GSM-based cellular ...

Daily Update for August 22, 2011

by Steven Sande (Aug 22nd, 2011)

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

iPhone 4, 3GS outsell competition in Q2 says NPD Group

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 22nd, 2011)

NPD's just published their Q2 2011 Mobile Phone Track service report, which lists the top five selling smartphones in the U.S. for the months of April-June of this year. They are: Apple iPhone 4 Apple iPhone 3GS HTC EVO 4G HTC Inspire 4G Samsung INTENSITYII Many people ...

Ad suggests free iPhone 3GS at Best Buy Mobile on Aug 22

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 19th, 2011)

TechBuffalo has posted a photo of what appears to be a genuine ad, announcing that the iPhone 3GS will be free with a two year contract at Best Buy Mobile stores on Monday, August 22. This is the second time Best Buy has offered the iPhone 3GS for free with a two-year contract. The first was ...

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 ...

3 Sweden offers half-price sale on iPhone 3GS contract

by Steven Sande (Aug 4th, 2011)

Tired of expensive mobile phone contracts? Maybe you should move to Sweden, where mobile provider 3 Sweden is offering a half-off sale on a two-year contract for an iPhone 3GS. The new pricing makes a "3 Surf" package 99 krona or about $15.36 a month, with a more capable "3 Pott" package ...