iPhone 5, iPhone 4s Combo To Get Competition From Samsung and HTC

If you’ve bought into the notion that Apple will indeed be releasing both the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s in a bid to capture a wide swatch of smartphone users, then you might be interested to know that the same theory is beginning to develop in the Android- and Windows-based smartphone camps as well. A broad range of reports have surfaced over the past day or so that reveals the possibility that Samsung and HTC may both be planning to release value-priced versions of their most popular smartphone designs...

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Dueling Apple/Samsung Lawsuits More a Wash Than a Gambit

A new legal gambit by Samsung to seek to force a U.S. import ban on the iPhone and iPad is leading tech analysts to conclude an “ugly divorce” between the two companies for a purported A6 chip for the iPhone 6. But this recent move by Samsung may actually pave the way for a renewed Apple/Samsung partnership in 2012. The technology sector makes for strange bedfellows. Take, for example, the strage...

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Analyst Claims iPhone 3Gs To Stay Around After iPhone 5 Release, Offered For Free

In recent days, new analyses from a wide range of techno-financial analysts have posited the theory that Apple will release a new, contract-free iPhone 4s along with the iPhone 5 in a bid to make the iPhone more affordable and available to developing countries. Combined with the notion that the iPhone 4 would continue to be offered, that makes three iPhone models on the market at the same time. Today, Mike Abramsky, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, added a fourth iPhone to that list — the...

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Lofty iPhone 5, iPhone 4s Expectations Set The Bar Too High For Apple

The iPhone 5 rumor mill is a double-edged sword for Apple. On one hand, the technology giant enjoys a buzz machine and media circus that rival companies like Nokia, Samsung, and even Google could only dream of. The excitement that surrounds an iPhone release is unprecedented in the marketplace — you’d be hard-pressed to find any other product that gets as much attention from the media and consumers. And...

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Sprint’s Unlimited Data, Value Pricing A Perfect Match For iPhone 5

A new article from Beatweek outlines how Sprint’s unlimited data package and value pricing would be a powerful selling point for the iPhone 5. But Sprint’s price-leading business model could also be what keeps Apple from blessing them with the next iPhone. For current iPhone users, seeing the iPhone 5 come to Sprint is not much of a focus. After all, those of us with a legit iPhone invariably have...

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