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Apps move to the US Battlefields

Posted on 19 April 2009 by

The hottest new battlefield weapon in Baghdad is also a hot item on the home front. The U.S. military has found the iPod Touch to be a valuable battlefield tool for soldiers. continued »

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Going Global with iPhone, Verizon

Posted on 16 April 2009 by

Verizon Communication's CEO Ivan Seidenberg said the company believes it is on solid footing in the U.S. From this, it will begin to evaluate growing its business outside of the U.S with iPhone. continued »

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To quench thirsty iPhone batteries use Mophie Juice Pack

Posted on 01 April 2009 by

iPhones are thin in the grand scheme of things and you can only pack so much punch into the battery life. If compared to a human, an iPhone is that skinny it needs a good home-cooked meal. continued »

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Truphone has newly added inbound calling

Posted on 10 December 2008 by

Today Truphone added the Truphone Anywhere functionality to their iPhone application, enabling users to make international calls for as little as £0.03/$0.06 per minute even when not connected to the internet. Truphone also added inbound calling on the iPhone for the first time. Truphone currently works in 33 countries around the world to save iPhone users money on international calling when ... continued »

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iPhone 3G coming to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Posted on 02 October 2008 by

When the iPhone 3G launched, Apple had great plans for rolling out the device all over the world. So far, they've stuck with that plan and AT&T will be launching the iPhone 3G in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands later this month. Puerto Ricans can be especially happy about this news. The 3G coverage there is ready for the ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz Week in Review – Week 39 2008

Posted on 28 September 2008 by

Now that the iPhone 3G has been out for awhile, things are slowing down a bit here on iPhone Buzz, but that's not to say we haven't been bringing the latest news stories to you. At the beginning of the week, we found out that the home activation available for the first-generation iPhone would be reinstated, at least in part, ... continued »

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Russia getting iPhone on October 3rd

Posted on 26 September 2008 by

Lots of international news for Apple and the iPhone 3G today. Now, Reuters is reporting that Russia will get the iPhone beginning on October 3rd. And it seems they have high hopes for the device's sales. Estimates now indicate that 150,000 units of the iPhone 3G will sell by the end of the year in Russia. And it seems the ... continued »

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Unlocked iPhone 3G now on sale in Hong Kong

Posted on 26 September 2008 by

The iPhone 3G is now available for sale in Hong Kong. Funnily enough, there wasn't any fanfare, but one interesting thing is that the phone will be unlocked.     The unlocked prices are, as you might have expected, rather high with the 8GB iPhone 3G selling for $5,400 HK, which is about $692 and the 16GB costs $6,200 HK, which is ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz Week in Review – Week 36 2008

Posted on 07 September 2008 by

It's that time of the week once again, dear readers, where we take a look back at what has transpired over the course of these past seven days. Lots of Apple industry news to report. First, a pay-as-you-go plan for the iPhone 3G is set to launch on the carrier O2. The eastern European sales figures for the device have ... continued »

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Apple and China Mobile still in talks

Posted on 03 September 2008 by

Even though almost a year has passed since Apple and carrier China Mobile began their discussions, the two are still in talks in an attempt to find an agreement for bringing the iPhone to China. And though CEO of China Mobile, Wang Jianzhou revealed the two companies were still discussing, he did not reveal the cause for the delay.   Last year, ... continued »

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iPhone Buzz Week in Review – Week 35 2008

Posted on 31 August 2008 by

News in the world of the iPhone has slowed a bit now that we've passed the launch phase, but there's still plenty of tidbits and info to fill the pages of iPhone Buzz. With that said, let's take a brief look at what this past week has held in store. The App Store was in the spotlight once again this ... continued »

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Two international data plans coming to iPhone Wednesday

Posted on 26 August 2008 by

If you plan on traveling abroad, AT&T will be rolling out two new international data plans. However, these data plans will be a bit pricey. iPhone users that want to travel abroad previously faced serious expense when trying to use the Internet in other countries. However, these new data plans should help keep costs down, at least to some degree. ... continued »

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