Apple iPhone users’ hopes of officially reinstalling Google Maps on their devices now settles at the deeper side of the back burner, as Google revealed it will not bring back Google Maps to iOS anytime soon.
The Cupertino-based company released its own mobile mapping service last week in a highly criticized and derided move for the app’s inaccurate directions and locations, including the lack of public transport information.
It appears iPhone and iPad owners will struggle with Apple’s …

Here’s a way to be conspicuous in the Apple crowd: have a gold iPhone 5.
Gold & Co, British firm which gold plates gadgets and more, is selling the gold iPhone 5 at the Dubai Collector’s Palace.
Gold & Co is actually selling two versions of its gold iPhone 5, a black version swathed in 24-karat gold and a white version sporting rose gold.

Pricing information for these golden iPhones vary but some reports say that it is available for about $4,600 to about $5,000.
To put that in …

Apple stock price dipped at market close on Monday as the company sold “only” 5 million iPhone 5 units, a figure lesser than what people were expecting.
AAPL closed 1.3 percent lower to $690.79 in New York as the market closed on Monday.
Analysts have forecast that Apple may sell anywhere between 6 to 10 million iPhone 5 units in the first weekend it went on sale.
However, Apple announced it sold 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones.
This has caused the market to be disappointed with the …

Verizon will not be relocking its unlocked iPhone 5 as the Apple smartphone was found in the weekend to be able to take SIM cards from other carriers.
According to a report from The Washington Post, a spokesperson for Verizon has confirmed that the network does not plan to limit its unlocked iPhone 5.
The publication writes:
“Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Brenda Raney said Monday that Verizon does not plan to relock the iPhone 5.”
Reports over the weekend revealed that the newest Verizon …

Best Buy will apparently not be able to send to customers who preordered their iPhone 5 units with the retail chain their smartphones in a timely manner, a new rumor suggests.
The information comes from 9to5Mac which posted a photo of what is alleged to be an internal memo from Best Buy acknowledging the development.
Furthermore, the site also posted a copy of an email that was sent by Best Buy to a customer who preordered the iPhone 5 stating they do not have enough stock of a particular …

The iPhone 5 has been benchmarked and it has also been dubbed the “fastest smartphone in the land” by the site that conducted the tests: PCMag.
In a report, PCMag compared the iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Google Motorola Droid RAZR M.
According to the site, the iPhone 5 with an Apple A6 processor beat the two Android phones and often doubled the performance of previous iPhone units.
The tests used by the site were the following browser benchmarks: Sunspider, Browsermark, …

Apple is using Thumb, Physics, Cheese and Ears to sell you its iPhone 5.
Well, the Cupertino-based consumer electronics giant is not literally using those things to sell you its latest smartphone but rather those are the titles of its new TV ads for the iPhone 5.
Titled Thumb, Physics, Cheese and Ears, the adds highlight what makes the iPhone 5 a standout of a device in Apple’s eyes. The company hopes you view the new iPhone that way too.

In “Thumb”, Apple displays its marketing …

The Hong Kong Apple Store has started taking reservations for the iPhone 5 which will only be available in the location through the ordering system.
What this means is that Hong Kong residents who plan on visiting the official Apple Store in the territory will not be able to get the iPhone 5 if they just walk into the store.
Hong Kong is among the territories which will first get the iPhone 5. The Apple Store in Hong Kong, however, has chosen to stick to its system it implemented with the …

Are you one of our readers who want the iPhone 5 but were unfortunate not to have been able to order it before it has sold out?
It turns out some of those who are part of the initial batch of owners of the iPhone 5 are willing to sell you their smartphones but for a lofty price.
Demand for the iPhone 5 has reached a feverish high with some people even bidding nearly $10,000 for an iPhone.
Other sites like CNET and Mashable are reporting that the new Apple device is selling on eBay for over …

Apple saw its shares skyrocket and surpass the $700 mark for the first time in its history, according to the tech giant’s record numbers of iPhone 5 preorders.
The latest Apple smartphone is expectedly selling like hotcakes despite most consumers who preordered around two million iPhone 5 units have yet to see or use the handset in real life.
Apple is saying it was happy with the high number of preorders, so iPhone followers and loyalists allowed pinstriped moneymen to get their orders in for …