Early iPhone 5 benchmark tests beat Galaxy S III, Nexus 7 and latest iPad
Purported early benchmark test results for the iPhone 5 have appeared online, suggesting that Apple’s (AAPL) latest iPhone will be among the best-performing smartphones on …
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Samsung opens fire at iPhone 5 in new attack ad
Samsung (005930) isn’t even waiting for Apple (AAPL) to launch the iPhone 5 before taking aim at the new smartphone in a new run of …
Apple: iPhone 5 preorders top 2 million in 24 hours
Apple (AAPL) announced on Monday that iPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million units in the smartphone’s first 24 hours of pre-sale availability. That figure doubles …
AT&T says iPhone 5 is fastest-selling iPhone ever
Demand looked like it was going to be heavier than ever leading up to iPhone 5 preorder availability on Friday, and that was indeed the …
T-Mobile nano-SIM cards for the iPhone 5 could arrive in October
T-Mobile has yet to receive Apple’s (AAPL) blessing to become an official carrier of the iPhone. Regardless, the nation’s fourth largest carrier is encouraging customers …
OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion update will boost MacBook battery life
Before announcing the new iPhone 5, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook rattled off a few stats for OS X Mountain Lion. Cook boasted that Mountain …
Apple blown away by incredible iPhone 5 demand
Apple (AAPL) has finally chimed in with their take on iPhone 5 preorder sales, and in short, they are “blown away by the customer response.” …
Another win for Apple: ITC says iPhone, iPad don’t violate Samsung patents
Apple (AAPL) on Friday scored yet another victory over rival Samsung (005930) in the ongoing patent war being fought by the two consumer electronics giants …
Siri-controlled iTunes could be coming to future Macs
Voice control is the way of the future, or at least that’s what Apple (AAPL) wants people to believe. With the launch of Siri on …
Apple to sell Lighting to HDMI and VGA adapters ‘in the coming months’
Bummed iPhone 5 owners who quickly learned that the iPhone 5’s Lightning adapter doesn’t output video signals can finally let out a sigh of relief. It’s …
Conan again slaps Samsung for iPhone envy [video]
TBS talk show host Conan O’Brien generated some laughs this summer with his video mocking Samsung (005930) for allegedly copycatting Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone and now he’s …
Apple teases customers with free Lightning dock port adapters, then backs off [updated]
Lots of people got annoyed when they found out that Apple (AAPL) would charge $29 for an adapter for its new Lightning dock port. On …
Preorders of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 5 sell out in less than an hour at Apple [updated]
We recently wrote that following all the leaks and rumors leading up to the iPhone 5 unveiling, the only thing more predictable than the new …
Sharp finally starts shipping iPhone 5 screens
It has taken longer than expected but Sharp (SCHAY) has finally started shipping out iPhone 5 screens. Unnamed sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the …
Sprint confirms iPhone 5 is not compatible with its HD voice service
One of the new features in Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is wideband audio, more commonly known as HD voice. The technology dramatically improves call quality …
Apple headed for record fourth quarter thanks to iPhone 5
Following Apple’s (AAPL) announcement of the iPhone 5, market research firm IHS iSuppli is predicting the company will post record fourth-quarter smartphone shipments. The iPhone …
iPhone 5 on Verizon Wireless won’t support simultaneous voice and data
Verizon Wireless (VZ) has confirmed to BGR that the iPhone 5 will not support voice and data at the same time, even over 4G LTE. …
Steve Wozniak talks about Apple’s court victory over Samsung and the iPhone 5
Last month, a jury in California found Samsung guilty of infringing Apple’s patented technology. The South Korean manufacturer was ordered to pay Apple (AAPL) $1.05 billion …
Poll: Are you annoyed that Apple is charging $29 for a dock connector adapter?
Apple’s (AAPL) shift to a smaller dock connector port means that users who buy the iPhone 5 won’t be able to use it with their …
Apple’s $29 Lightning adapter isn’t compatible with old speakers [updated]
As expected, Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday announced its new iPhone 5 with a smaller dock connector at a press event in San Francisco. The 9-pin Lightning …
Want to keep your unlimited data plan? Verizon will require you to pay $649 or more for the iPhone 5
Owning a smartphone on Verizon Wireless (VZ) has never been cheap, but it’s about to get a whole lot more expensive for many iPhone owners. …
Apple: iPhone 5 preorders begin at 12:01AM tomorrow
Apple (AAPL) on Thursday confirmed that it will begin taking preorders for the next-generation iPhone 5 just after midnight PDT tonight. The company announced during …
App developers likely won’t have apps ready for iPhone 5 launch
Compared to Android app developers, iOS developers have always had it easy since they could always count on Apple (AAPL) using a 3.5-inch screen and …
Is the iPhone 5 disappointing?
The only thing more predictable than the iPhone 5 itself was the world’s response to it. Months of leaks, photos and videos leading up to …
Rivals are catching up, but the iPhone 5 will still be the fastest-selling smartphone ever
After months of leaks and speculation, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5 is finally official. The new iPhone features a larger 4-inch display, a new A6 processor, …
Apple’s new iPod nano looks ‘uncomfortably familiar’
There has been plenty of talk recently about various companies — namely Samsung (005930) — copying Apple’s (AAPL) designs, but as BGR has pointed out …
Total shipments of Android phones to surpass 1 billion in 2013
Market research firm IHS iSuppli estimates that by 2013, cumulative shipments of Android smartphones will exceed 1 billion units. Handsets shipping with Google’s (GOOG) mobile …
iPhone 5 global LTE support gets broken up between three separate models
Apple (AAPL) just got done announcing its new iPhone 5, however the company left out one detail during its press conference in San Francisco. Unlike …
Sorry, Apple – the iPhone 5 isn’t the world’s thinnest smartphone
Phil Schiller, Apple’s (AAPL) senior vice president of worldwide marketing, described the iPhone 5 as the “world’s thinnest smartphone” during the company’s big press conference on Wednesday. But …
iOS 6 GM download now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Alongside the unveiling of the new iPhone 5, Apple (AAPL) it was assumed that the final “Gold Master” version of its iOS 6 software would …
