Tempted? T-Mobile offers zero-down iPhone 5 for trade-in of iPhone 4 or 4S

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T-Mobile USA, gearing up for its long-awaited launch of the iPhone 5 on Friday, is making a new attempt to lure customers of rival carriers who are still carrying around older versions of the Apple smartphone. The Bellevue-based company tonight announced a new offer to provide an iPhone 5 for $0/down to people who trade… Read More…

Sweet deal: Wal-Mart offering iPhone 5 for $127, third-gen iPad for $399

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Both my colleague John Cook and I are in the market for a new smartphone, and Wal-Mart’s latest deals certainly just caught our eye. The retailer is now selling the iPhone5 for just $127 on contract and the 4S for $47 on contract. Wal-Mart is also selling the 16GB third-gen iPad with WiFi for $399, along with… Read More…

Podcast: iOS 6, iPhone 5, and more from the week in tech

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We had a lot of fun putting together this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, talking at length about Apple’s new iOS 6 and iPhone 5. To start, John tells the unbelievable story of what happened after he updated his iPhone 4 to the new iOS 6 — a story that involves an encounter with a… Read More…

Inside the minds of those crazy iPhone 5 campers

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What causes people to camp out overnight for the privilege of shelling out hundreds of dollars for a gadget? That’s the question we aimed to answer this morning at the Apple Store in Seattle’s University Village shopping center, talking with people at the front of the line for the iPhone 5. Here are excerpts from our… Read More…

Just in time for iPhone 5, AT&T activates LTE in Seattle, Portland

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AT&T announced this morning that it has turned on its 4G LTE wireless network in Seattle and Portland, as the company prepares for the launch of the LTE-enabled iPhone 5 later this week. Users of existing LTE-enabled devices on AT&T’s network should also see the benefits of the upgrade. LTE phones and tablets already on… Read More…

iPhone 5 sales don’t disappoint: Two million sold in 24 hours

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Analysts have already predicted that the iPhone 5 could become the best selling consumer gadget ever, with financial analysts even saying that it could boost the country’s gross domestic product. Apple, which unveiled the iPhone 5 at a press briefing in San Francisco on September 12th, today said that it sold more than two million… Read More…

iPhone 5 in high demand as preorders sell quickly

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Preorders for iPhone 5 began at 12:01 this morning, but just an hour later heavy demand forced Apple to push back the shipping window for the device. First promised with a delivery date of September 21, it’s now showing a ship time of two weeks or longer. Apparently, then, the device is much more highly anticipated… Read More…

Apple: Why would anyone want wireless charging?

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One of the more interesting features of the Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone, announced last week, was the ability to wirelessly charge the device without plugging it in — instead placing it on or near a wireless power transmitter. Well, it wasn’t very interesting to Apple. After unveiling the new iPhone 5 yesterday, Apple marketing boss… Read More…