14Nov2010
China Mobile Offers Instructions and SIM-Cutting Service for iPhone 4 Owners
The Wall Street Journal reports that China Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone carrier, is taking steps to assist customers who wish to use the iPhone on its network, despite official distribution being limited to China Unicom for the time being. The steps include instructions for setting up the iPhone to operate on China Mobile's network and in-store service to trim down China Mobile SIM cards to fit the iPhone 4's microSIM slot. In addition to providing instructions for how to
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iPhone 4 Deemed Most Reliable, Least Rugged Among Popular Smartphones
Last month, warranty company SquareTrade shared the results of a study of warranty claims showing a higher accidental damage rate for the iPhone 4 than the iPhone 3GS, with the iPhone 4 having a particular propensity for cracked glass due to the fact that glass is used on both the front and back of the device. SquareTrade today followed up with a broader study of over 50,000 smartphones covered by its warranty program, revealing that the iPhone 4 checks in as the most reliable smartphone
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iPhone 4 Sells Out in Apple’s Chinese Online Store in Only 10 Hours, Scalpers Blamed
Earlier this week, Apple debuted its Chinese online store, offering consumers in that country the ability to order the full range of Apple products directly from the company. M.I.C gadget reports, however, that the store's supplies of the iPhone 4 recent incidents in Apple's retail stores in China, scalpers are being blamed for rapid depletion of Apple's online store stocks. With Apple employing more stringent standards for in-store iPhone 4 sales, including reservations, purchase limits and ID
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Poker with Anna Chapman
Zeda Inc has released the game of famous russion spy girl Anna Chapman. Its available for 0.99 $ from iTunes Zeda Inc has all the rights to use the image and name of Anna Chapman for any kind of games. Play poker with the Russian Bond girl Anna Chapman and view her hot EXLUSIVE photos. Low price only one weekend! Feel the thrill of playing poker with Anna Chapman, the real-life Russian Bond girl! Find inside an exclusive collection of Anna's photos in which she flaunts posh outfits and
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iPhone 4 Variation Hits Final Field Testing Stage? iPhone 5 at ‘Engineering Verification Test’ Stage?
Boy Genius Report claims to have received information from a source who reports that a tweaked version of the iPhone 4, known internally as "iPhone3,2", as entered the final field testing stage before production, indicating that a release may be coming in the next several months. One of our solid Apple sources has just let us know some pretty interesting (and exciting) information surrounding Apple's upcoming iPhone devices. For starters, we have been told that iPhone model 3,2 -
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iPhone 4 More Prone to Accidental Damage Than 3GS
Consumer electronics warranty firm SquareTrade today released the results of a study it has performed comparing accident rates for the iPhone 4 with those of the iPhone 3GS in the early months of ownership. According to the study, which is based on SquareTrade's extensive customer base, the iPhone 4 is generating an accident rate 68% higher than that of its predecessor. Our data shows that iPhone 4 owners are reporting accidents 68% more frequently than iPhone 3gs owners. 4.7% of
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FaceTime, mute, and hold with the iPhone 4
Things are not always what they seem with iPhone changes. For example, when the iPhone 4 and Facetime came out, the Facetime button replaced the mute button during calls. But hold is really still there. When FaceTime made the scene on the iPhone 4, Apple changed the main phone control buttons. Facetime was added as a command and hold was removed. This may have been just a way to promote the new service, but some people were nonetheless upset that the Hold button was gone, leaving
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Micro SIM Card Cutter For Your iPhone 4 / iPad
Apple iPhone 4 and iPad let everyone know an unfamiliar industry standards: Micro SIM card. It was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, there are no different with the SIM card we usually used, only different in sizes. So in order to turn your original SIM card to new micro SIM card you have to chop down to Micro card form. You can do it with knife, scissors or any tools you like. But there is another way to do it easily by using this trimmer
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China Unicom to mitigate iPhone 4 ‘antennagate’ with own free cases
When the iPhone 4 launches in China in September, carrier China Unicom will give every customer a free case as a preemptive strike against the antenna concerns that caused a stir in the U.S. According to Caixin, the cases will be offered to all iPhone 4 customers by the carrier as a "free gift." Apple's latest handset goes on sale in mainland China on Sept. 16. In July, after reports of antenna issues with the iPhone 4 reached a deafening buzz in the tech community, Apple announced it
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Apple set to launch iPhone 4 in China early next month
Apple will launch iPhone 4 in China in the first part of September with carrier partner China Unicom, just weeks after beginning sales of a WiFi-enabled iPhone 3GS in that market. A report by MarketWatch, citing the Chinese Caixin media group, said a China Unicom source acknowledged that iPhone 4 will ship in the world's largest market shortly, followed by the Chinese release of iPad. The two products won't be launched at the same time however, and no timeframe was given for the iPad
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