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How iPhone availability has grown in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By The Associated Press The first few iPhones were available in the U.S. only through AT&T. Verizon Wireless broke AT&T's exclusive grip on the iPhone last year, and other phone carriers have since started selling it as well. It's not yet known which U.S. carriers will get the

New Apple mobile software to get maps, Siri update

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Not ready for a new iPhone? Don't worry. Many software features are coming to older iPhones as well. Apple has said that its iOS 6 software will sport more than 200 new features, though some won't be available on all devices.

Apple's smartphone and tablet shipments by quarter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By The Associated Press Apple has sold some 244 million iPhones since the first one launched in 2007, and it's expected to get a boost from the new iPhone 5 out next week. Apple Inc. has also sold more than 84 million iPads since its 2010 debut. Here's a look at Apple's smartphone

iPhone 5 would be Apple's 6th iPhone model

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By The Associated Press The new iPhone 5 is actually the sixth iPhone model. Apple unveiled it at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. Here are Apple's iPhone releases since its debut in 2007: - iPhone, June 29, 2007, starting in the U.S. (announced Jan. 9) - iPhone 3G, July 11, 2008,

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The iPhone 5, out later this month, is thinner, lighter and has a bigger screen than its predecessors. For hordes of Apple fans who have some money to spare, the question is: What should you do with your old iPhone after you buy a new one?

Facebook friends get out the vote in large numbers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Here's something most politicians can "like": Facebook friends played a big role in getting hundreds of thousands of people to vote in 2010, a new scientific study claims. Facebook researchers and scientists at the University of

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, and has a bigger display. The iPhone

Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's battered stock

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - CEO Mark Zuckerberg's talk of Facebook's mobile prospects and his acknowledgment that the company cares about making money as well as making the world "more open and connected" lifted the battered shares of the social networking

Apple says iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 5, and says it's thinner and lighter than the previous model, even though it has a bigger screen. The screen is taller than on the iPhone 4S, as expected, making room

Apple iPhone 5 unveiled in San Francisco

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By Andy BoxallProvided by Apple has announced the iPhone 5 during its highly anticipated press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Apple's Phil Schiller took the wraps off the next generation smartphone to huge applause from those gathered in the auditorium, so