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Verizon Wireless on Friday has suspended early sales of its widely-anticipated Apple iPhone after making record sales on Thursday.
According to the US carrier, the suspension will be effective until 3 a.m. Wednesday next week after it stopped taking orders 8:10 p.m. Thursday.
Reports say that Verizon is yet to reveal how many orders for the smartphone were placed during the brief two-hour period early Thursday when it began early sales.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that consumers should expect the white iPhone to come out soon, according to an interview by technology web blog Engadget.
In the interview with the AOL-owned blog’s online video show, the Woz also confirmed that white iPhone 4 parts previously caused problems with the device’s camera forcing the company to delay its launch.
It can be noted that before the iPhone 4 was to be launched, Apple said that the device will ocme …

After losing its exclusive rights on Apple Inc.’s iPhone in the US market, AT&T has revealed that it will be “very aggressively” marketing Android-powered smartphones, The Associated Press reports.

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Earlier this month, Apple and Verizon Wireless revealed that the carrier will begin selling the widely-popular device beginning Feb. 10.
As a result, experts say that Verizon will likely be devoting more resources on the …

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Microsoft Corp. has revealed that it has sold more than 2 million Windows Phone 7 devices a little over three months after the mobile operating system’s debut, various reports say.
The Redmond, Washington-based software giant has been shy about revealing figures of its Windows Phone 7 devices in the past.
Some attribute this to the fact that when Apple introduced the iPhone four last year, it sold 1.7 units in just three days.
However, some have the opinion that the …

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The white iPhone 4 was rumored to be launching earlier today as the Apple Store went down worldwide, reports say.
However, the Apple Store is now up and running and there seems to be no white iPhone 4 in sight.
Engadget reports that a tweet may have fueled the rumors as it named parts MC604X/A for the 16GB white iPhone 4 and MC606X/A for the 32GB white iPhone 4.
The tweet reportedly came from a “Mr. X”, an Apple Inc. insider well known in tech …

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Apple Inc. has been stealthily replacing screws on iPhone 4 devices that are brought in by owners for service in a bid to discourage self-diagnosis and repair, according to reports.
Reuters reports that two sources have said that the practice of replacing standard screws on iPhone 4s for customers who bring in their smartphones for repairs in US stores has been going on since 2010.
According to reports from both Reuters and Consumerist, the standard screws are …

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Nestled deep within the iOS 4.3 beta released recently to developers are hints that the next-generation iPhone 5 may get more social features, according to 9to5 Mac.
According to their analysis of the mobile operating system (OS) release, a folder called “Media Stream” is included in the iOS 4.3 beta-release file system wherein a folder named “Photo Stream” resides.
Analysts have noted earlier that Apple may have plans to combat Facebook’s stranglehold …

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Microsoft Corp. has managed to get an Office suite program into one of Apple Inc.’s immensely-popular devices as the company has released the OneNote App for its adversary’s iPhone.
The Redmond, Washington-based company’s OneNote is an organizer program that integrates note-taking, planners and other features.
The app has managed to get approved after going through Apple’s notoriously arduous App Store approval process.
Analysts note that even though …

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Based on statistics from the Apple Inc. conference call on Tuesday, the company has again topped the mobile OS category with its iOS as data show that it has sold 366 thousand iOS devices daily during the fiscal first year.
According to a quick calculation done by 9to5Mac, data from the earnings report show that 366,666 iOS devices was sold by Apple daily. The figure includes iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches.
The report read:
“From today’s earnings call:
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Apple Inc. will be giving a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card to the person who downloads the ten billionth app from the Apple App Store.

Apple App Store Ten Billionth App Download Countdown

A large counter has been posted by Apple on its App Store site indicating that the ten billionth download of an app is nearing.
“The App Store is about to hit ten billion downloads,” read the live counter. “Download the ten billionth app and you could win a US $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.”
However, Don …