Apple Smartphone News

U.S. Cellular confirms plans to carry Apple iPhone later this year to combat customers leaving the carrier
By Andrew Kameka on Friday May 03, 2013

U.S. Cellular is smaller than the big four carriers, but the company has so far been able to bring flagship Samsung products like the Galaxy S 4 and Galaxy Note II to its network. Later this year, the carrier will add the Apple iPhone to its roster of noteworthy devices.

Apple sells 37.4 million iPhones and nearly 19.5 iPads in Q2 2013
By Andrew Kameka on Tuesday April 23, 2013

Apple's stock price may be on a steady decline, but the Cupertino-based company today announced that sales of its smartphone and tablet line led to record revenues for the second quarter of its fiscal 2013.

Why are people still buying old iPhones?
By Andrew Kameka on Thursday April 18, 2013

Verizon reports that it sold four million Apple iPhones in the first three months of 2013, and the company said almost half of those sales were for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Why are so many people choosing to purchase an old device?

The iPhone was almost called the Telepod or other odd names, says former Apple exec
By Andrew Kameka on Tuesday March 05, 2013

iPhone is the most recognizable brand in smartphones, but Apple almost went with other names for the 2007 device that led to a string of popular successors. Had things not fallen into place, you might be downloading apps on an Apple Telepod, not an Apple iPhone.

iOS 6.1 security lapse lets users bypass lock screen to access Phone app and photos
By Andrew Kameka on Thursday February 14, 2013

Apple iOS 6.1 introduced new features like purchasing movie tickets through Siri and addressing important bugs, but the update also added a new bug that compromises the security of the passcode on an iPhone lock screen.

Apple moves 2 million units of its iPhone 5 following opening sales weekend in China
By Andrew Kameka on Monday December 17, 2012

Apple continued its run of strong iPhone 5 sales over the weekend when its latest smartphone went on sale in China. The company today announced that it sold more than two million smartphones in China, a record sales total for an opening weekend in that market. Apple released the iPhone 5 in more international markets last week, and it plans to make the device available in more than 100 countries by the end of the year.

Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 5 in the U.S.
By Andrew Kameka on Friday November 30, 2012

Apple quietly began selling the iPhone 5 unlocked and without a contract last night, making the popular phone available to customers who do not wish to sign a two-year agreement.

T-Mobile iPhone announcement could come as early as next week
By Andrew Kameka on Thursday November 29, 2012

T-Mobile has been rumored to officially sell the Apple iPhone several times since 2007, but the U.S.'s fourth-biggest carrier has yet to carry the nation's most popular device. Could that change soon?

Apple sells 5 million iPhone 5's on opening weekend, updates 100 million devices to iOS 6
By Andrew Kameka on Monday September 24, 2012

Apple announced today that it has sold more than 5 million units of its iPhone 5 since September 21, making the iPhone 5 Apple's most successful phone launch to date.

Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders set a new sales record for AT&T, tops 2 million globally
By Andrew Kameka on Monday September 17, 2012

AT&T reports that so many of its customers pre-ordered the Apple iPhone 5 that it has set a new record for sales in a day and over a weekend.

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