Now that the iPhone 5 is available across the four largest wireless carriers in the U.S., the time is ripe to compare how much it really costs to own the latest Apple smartphone on these companies.
As it turns out, Sprint will cost the most for iPhone 5 users who get the smartphone subsidized by the company.
On Sprint, the total cost of the iPhone 5 for two years is $3,320 but that already includes a mobile hotspot so users are not exactly getting less.
On AT&T, the first nationwide carrier …

Every day we are in a habit of carrying good gadgets with us. We have a laptop, a good Smartphone, a watch, a media player, a radio, a tablet etc. They all are very expensive and the more expensive and advanced in technology they become, the more delicate they are. I have an iPhone 5 which I love using. It is yet so delicate and is prone to scratches and harm that I always thought I could protect it with covers. However, many dealers do not make good covers. Some however focus on looks rather …

The Apple iPhone 5 is officially coming to the Philippines’ Globe Telecom on December 14.
Globe just sent out an email blast titled “iPhone 5 is coming – Register Now” to subscribers announcing its official release of the iPhone 5.
Along with the announcement comes offers the Philippine carrier is including with the release of the iPhone 5.
These offers include free smartphone insurance for four months, a free subscription to the GCASH American Express Virtual Card, an offer for zero …

Apple is now selling unlocked versions of the iPhone 5 in the U.S with a starting price of $649.
When the Cupertino-based tech giant launched the iPhone 5, the U.S. was one of the first markets to receive it, but the handset was locked to local carriers and exclusively available on contract.
The unlocked iPhone 5 includes all the features of locked original version but without a wireless contract commitment. Users can activate and use it on any GSM-supported wireless network worldwide, such as …

Chinese authorities have cleared the iPhone 5 for sale in the country, new reports say.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, “an Apple device resembling the iPhone 5 has received approval for a “network access” license in China.”
The publication says that the third-largest carrier by subscriber base in the country, China Telecom, will be one of the carriers which will launch the iPhone 5.
According to a separate report from Engadget, the iPhone 5 has also been approved …

Apple revealed today that the Wi-Fi versions of its iPad 4 with Retina display and iPad mini tablets will sell in China starting December 7, while the iPhone 5 will arrive on December 14.
The iPad mini for the Chinese market will have the same 7.9-inch multi-touch display, an Apple-designed A5 chip, PowerVR SGX543MP2 graphics, FaceTime HD and 5MP iSight cameras found in the international version.
Like the U.S. version, the iPad 4 will feature a 9.7-inch Retina display, a new Apple-designed A6X …

The iPhone 5 has helped iOS surpass Android sales for the past 12 weeks, new data from a research firm reveals.
According to Kantar Worldpanel, the iPhone 5 boosted iOS sales share for the past 12 weeks ending October 28 to 48.1 percent in the US.
This is despite the iPhone 5 just being available for five weeks for the 12-week period the research gathered data in.
According to the research firm, Android had sales share of 46.7 percent in the US for the same period.
This development also comes …

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is planning to abandon its BlackBerry smartphones and replace it with the Apple iPhone 5.
The information was divulged in a procurement request posted by the NTSB on the Federal Business Opportunities site.
In its Justification for Other than Full & Open Competition attached to the procurement request, the NTSB writes:
“Nature of Action
The purpose of this Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is to provide the …

With this iPhone 5 review roundup, we tackle the question of whether the latest Apple smartphone is the best iPhone – or for that matter, the best smartphone – to ever be launched yet and why the iPhone is just that.

Today marks exactly two months since Apple unveiled their latest crown jewel: THE iPhone 5.
Evidently, Apple makes great smartphones. Apple’s over $120 billion cash on hand serves to prove that.
Sure, some may argue that that isn’t pure iPhone profit but the fact of the …

China Telecom will be offering the iPhone 5, the company has revealed.
According to The Wall Street Journal, China’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base will be selling the iPhone 5 in the weeks to come.
China Telecom did not offer any specific date when it will release its own iPhone 5 but The Wall Street Journal says that its Chairman, Wang Xiaochu, said that the carrier will sell the recently-released iPhone starting late November or early December.
That doesn’t mean China …