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Apple may shake up the next version of iOS with the introduction of a true mobile wallet, forecasts Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. Dubbed a “killer app” by the analyst, the mobile wallet feature would surface as part of iOS 7, which Apple is expected to preview at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Huberty’s Continue Reading →

After a long wait, T-Mobile will finally start selling the iPhone 5 this Friday. To sweeten the pot for people (and to encourage people joining up with Magenta), T-Mobile will be accepting old iPhone 4 and 4S phones for the price of a brand new iPhone 5. That is, if you trade in an iPhone Continue Reading →

The longer a technology is in our lives, the less we get excited or even think about it. Smartphones are still relatively new-ish, but they’re not as exciting as they used to be, even though they’re a lot more capable. Now, it’s more about life benefits than cool gadgetry for many of us. Somebody rumbled Continue Reading →

Want to buy a new song or video from iTunes even though you’re offline? A new Apple patent envisions a way, at least sometime down the road. Granted to Apple today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, the patent appropriately named “On-device offline purchases using credits” describes a system of using credits to purchase Continue Reading →

An Apple patent filing indicates that the Cupertino tech giant is building a Street View product of its own. Posted to the US Patent and Trademark Office website on Thursday, Apple’s filing describes a “3D Position Tracking for Panoramic Imagery Navigation” — in other words, a way to view a lifelike map of the world Continue Reading →

The chief executive of one of Europe’s largest wireless carriers claims the reason sales of Apple’s iPhone are slumping is because the price is too high. France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard told Bloomberg that European customers are beginning to focus more on prices and are holding onto their old devices longer than before. He notes Continue Reading →

Apple has begun making its age ratings for apps clearer for users of the App Store after it introduced a notification box which sits alongside developer credentials. The change — first spotted by Apple Insider — is subtle but it is one that makes age limits on apps all the more visible. It comes at Continue Reading →

T-Mobile is reportedly going to be sending out carrier updates to its customers on April 5 whereby it will enable LTE and Visual Voicemail to their unlocked iPhones. The release of this update will come days before the carrier network will be launching its no-contract, LTE-enabled iPhone 5. As first reported by TmoNews, the update, Continue Reading →

Facebook’s modus operandi is that it tests all kinds of things all the time just to see what sticks. So, don’t be too alarmed about this notification feature which Bijan Sabet, a general partner at Spark Capital, tweeted about this week. A Facebook rep says that the feature is in a “small test we’re running.” Continue Reading →

Apple will unveil its next iPhone on June 20 and kick off sales in July. At least, that’s the claim from Japanese Mac enthusiast site MacFan. Marking its 20th anniversary as a Mac-oriented Web site, MacFan suggests that the next-generation iPhone will take the stage at a Apple event on Thursday, June 20. The new Continue Reading →