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Introduced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, iPhone is Apple's flagship iOS device and easily its most popular product around the world. The iPhone runs iOS and includes a large collection of mobile apps through the App Store.

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Introduced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, iPhone is Apple’s flagship iOS device and easily its most popular product around the world. Software wise, it runs iOS and includes a large collection of mobile apps through the App Store.

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Since its introduction, Apple has released at least one new phone every single year. In recent years, that has typically been in the fall. iPhones are sold through multiple retail channels including Apple Stores, cellular stores, Best Buy, and other major electronic retailers. iPhones can be bought with a single up front payment, financed through the iPhone Upgrade Program, or financed through a cellular carrier.

Apple’s smartphone has become much more than just a phone since its debut. The iPhone can act as your primary camera, music player, GPS device, email client, mobile banking system, messaging device, movie player, and much more.

Current Lineup for 2019:

Discontinued Models:

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Apple recalling travel kit and wall plug adapters used in three countries

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Apr 25 2019 - 5:59 am PT
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Apple announces recall of wall plug adapters

Apple has announced a recall of wall plug adapters used in the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It follows six incidents of electric shocks resulting from the plugs breaking, exposing metal contacts.

The plugs were sold with a range of Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPods, but you only have to worry about them if you’re using a rather elderly model – or bought the official Apple World Travel Adapter Kit a long time ago …


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iPhone 11 dummies use 3D printing to give rough look at the rumored design [Video]

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Apr 25 2019 - 5:31 am PT
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iPhone 11 dummies created by 3D printing

A Japanese site has got hold of some 3D-printed iPhone 11 dummies which give a very rough-and-ready sense of how this year’s flagship iPhones might look.

We’ve heard quite a few suggestions about what we might expect from the iPhone 11 (or iPhone XI) later this year, with a triple-camera arrangement on the rear of the device one of the most consistent reports …


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5G iPhone using Qualcomm and Samsung chips, Apple could ship 200 million iPhones in 2020

Avatar for Zac Hall Apr 22 2019 - 6:47 am PT
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Sprint 5G service claimed to launch in May

With Apple’s months-long patent royalty battle with Qualcomm settled as of last week, the pathway to reliable 5G iPhones seems clear. Now reliable supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has new predictions about what to expect for iPhones including new details about 5G iPhone chips.


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Should iPhone owners envy Samsung’s Galaxy Fold? Video reveals many issues beyond screen damage

Avatar for Michael Potuck Apr 19 2019 - 9:06 am PT
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iPhone envy galaxy fold review

When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold I was admittedly jealous as an iPhone user, and I wasn’t alone. The device has created lots of interest in foldable smartphones, with many dreaming about when Apple might offer a similar device. However, now that reviews are landing for Samsung’s almost $2,000 bleeding-edge tech, the device isn’t looking very appealing. Beyond the displays of multiple review units having already failed, there are a host of other problems with the Galaxy Fold. Are they enough to dissipate the envy of iPhone owners?


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Apple quadruples iPhone recycling program, promotes environmental credentials on homepage

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Apr 18 2019 - 5:32 am PT
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Daisy, the robot for iPhone recycling program

Apple has announced that it is quadrupling its US iPhone recycling program by making it available through Best Buy stores throughout the country. The program will also be available through KPN stores in the Netherlands. Phones will be returned to Apple for recycling by its Daisy robots.

The company is celebrating the development on its homepage, with the top section devoted to its trade-in program and environmental credentials …


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TSMC profits see their steepest drop in 7 years ahead of Apple’s earnings report

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Apr 18 2019 - 4:49 am PT
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TSMC profits see biggest fall in seven years

TSMC profits have seen their steepest quarterly drop in seven years. The news from Apple’s A-series chip supplier comes just twelve days before the iPhone maker reports its earnings for the same quarter (calendar Q1, Apple’s fiscal Q2).

This is not the first piece of news suggesting that iPhone sales may disappoint …


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T-Mobile says it’s working with Apple to bring its new robocall screening feature to iPhone [U]

Avatar for Chance Miller Apr 17 2019 - 5:25 pm PT
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T-Mobile robocall

[Update: T-Mobile has clarified that it is working with device makers across the board to add support for its robocall feature. It has no specific comment regarding iPhone support at this time.]

T-Mobile today launched a new anti-robocalling feature for select Android phones. The carrier also says, however, that it is working with Apple to bring the technology to the iPhone.


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