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Far more people waited in line for the iPhone 5 launch Friday than waited for the release of the iPhone 4S last year, at least according to a new research note from top Apple analyst Gene Munster. Munster’s firm Piper Jaffray counted the number of people waiting in line for the iPhone at several Apple Continue Reading →

As a “maker” n00b, I can’t express how awesome it is to build a homemade solar-powered iPhone charger. The little 2W solar panel currently sits in the window of my west-facing home office (more on that later). Now, every afternoon, as the sun starts blazing onto my desk, I soak up a little power. I Continue Reading →

Those who thought they would be safe preordering an iPhone 5 from Best Buy might be in for some bad news. 9to5Mac got its hands on an internal Best Buy memo that acknowledges the company won’t be able to fulfill its iPhone 5 preorders in a timely manner due to “current inventory allocation.” So what Continue Reading →

Apple’s “Find my iPhone” and “Find my iPad” features are extremely handy around the house—I’m not ashamed to say I use it regularly to help me figure out where I last set my phone down—but it’s got somewhat more of a mixed record in helping with the recovery of stolen iDevices. Police departments are sometimes Continue Reading →

New numbers from research firm IHS iSuppli on Wednesday revealed that Apple’s App Store revenue in 2012 is estimated to increase nearly 70%. The Cupertino-based company is on pace to make $4.9 billion from its App Store this year, an increase from $2.9 billion in 2011. With this strong growth, Apple will control almost 65% Continue Reading →

Following the likes of PayPal and Square, Groupon has revealed that it’s releasing its own credit card payment service called Groupon Payments. Groupon Payments will be available for the iPhone and iPod touch, and participating merchants can get free plastic dongle for swiping credit cards or pony up for a $100 smartphone case/credit card slider. Continue Reading →

People have been waiting for days for the honor of being among the first to get their hands on the iPhone 5, but thieves in Japan have stolen the title by breaking into carrier stores before the launch and making off with over $100,000 worth of Apple’s latest smartphone. The Wall Street Journal reports (via Continue Reading →

Upgrading to iOS 6? Be careful about leaving your locked iPhone unattended unless you change some settings. Otherwise an unscrupulous stranger could order Siri to send tweets and Facebook posts from your account that you didn’t make — even if your phone is locked. Apple has added the ability for Siri to interact with Twitter Continue Reading →

Feeling low about Apple’s Maps app in iOS 6, widely perceived as flawed? Wish you could go back to iOS 5, if only for the Google Maps app? Well, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is, according to 9to5Mac and The Guardian, Google has its own iOS 6 Maps app set to Continue Reading →

AT&T has been ramping up its LTE rollouts over the past week in anticipation of Apple’s first LTE iPhone. As AppleInsider reports, AT&T has officially launched LTE in 10 major markets over the past week, including Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Seattle. The addition of 10 new markets means that AT&T now offers LTE services in Continue Reading →