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When Apple rolled out its new iPhone 4S on Oct. 4, it slashed the price of the 3GS model to zero — if it’s purchased with a contract. The decision thrust the company into the free- phone market for the … Continue reading →

It appears that iOS 5.0.1 will have to do a lot more than alleviate battery drain issues, as more and more users are reporting new problems with the software, particularly on iPhone 4S handsets. The latest widespread problem reported on … Continue reading →

PC World — The iPhone 4Ss battery-drain problem has been a hot issue over the past week. Apparently the location-services system in iOS 5 is the main culprit behind the rapid loss of battery power. Apple has acknowledged the situation … Continue reading →

Although the smartphone accounts for just 4.2 percent of the global mobile phone market share in the third quarter of this year, the company has still managed to rake in 52 percent of overall market profits, according to Canaccord Genuity. … Continue reading →

The iPhone 4S is quite the hot commodity in Hong Kong. According to one analyst, the device sold out within 10 minutes after Apple made it available for pre-order. “Our checks indicate that pre-orders in Hong Kong were sold out … Continue reading →

Ticonderoga’s Brian White, who has been keeping as close tabs on Apple’s (AAPL) prospects in China as any Western analyst, reported Monday that pre-orders for the iPhone 4S ended almost as soon as they began in China last Friday. According … Continue reading →

Hong Kong residents hoping to be among the first to own Apple’s new iPhone 4S will need to take some time off to wait in line this coming Friday, because there are no more preorders left. Nor have there been … Continue reading →

Among the several bugs found in Apple’s newest operating system, one in particular is receiving a good amount of media scrutiny: a bug silencing outgoing calls. Several users have notified they are encountering a muted iPhone ear piece while performing … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO — I felt nervous and a little giddy sidling up to the counter at the Apple Store on the first day the new iPhone went on sale last month. I’d just given the iPhone 4S a rave review, … Continue reading →

Apple had a great month in the new app department, mostly spurred by the release of the iPhone 4S and all the iOS5-based applications that developers have been working on throughout the summer. Android also had an interesting month for … Continue reading →