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Now that the iPhone is starting to make the rounds, is this a mistake?

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At CNET’s office building, the iPhone 4S from AT&T has a hard time getting a 3G connection. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Cool as she is, the iPhone 4S’ new personal assistant Siri hasn’t been able to tell me in a meaningful way which iPhone 4S offers the fastest data speeds. In the end, I resorted to the usual do-it-yourself approach: a real-world test. And the results were interesting. Prior to the …

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Sprint says the iPhone 4S is helping its network, not hurting it, attempting to quell reports that the device is slowing the carrier’s data speeds.

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Ever since the iPhone 4S first came out (I know, all those few weeks ago!) there have been complaints about the battery life. What we’re finding out now is that Apple themselves don’t know what’s causing it either. Apple engineers are contacting some iPhone 4S owners to try to solve problems with battery life on the new device, after some people have seen dramatic drops in longevity compared to …

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Apple?s iPhone 4S broke sales records for AT&T and Sprint, while Samsung continued to take on the iPhone maker in the courtroom. News Under the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events on in the mobile industry. Want the news but don?t want it every day? Subscribe to our weekly Facebook or …

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Apple engineered the iPhone 4S to be a “world phone,” enabling the company to manufacture one device that can be used with GSM carriers using micro-SIM cards worldwide. Now, Apple is starting to reap some of the fruit of that decision: the company will be rolling out the iPhone 4S in 22 additional countries by the end of the month, and pre-orders are now available in online stores for the new …

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The ambient light sensor (ALS) has moved slightly to left in the new iPhone 4S. (Credit: Lifeproof) You may not have been happy when Apple released the iPhone 4S instead of an iPhone 5, but a lot of case makers were. That’s because at first glance their existing iPhone 4 cases seemed to work just fine with the new model, which meant that they didn’t have to scramble to create new designs and had …

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Apple does not even list the new iPhone 4S’ internal technical specs — RAM, graphics performance, and processor speed — on the iPhone’s “Tech Specs” page. Reports have surfaced, though, which suggest it’s basically the same on the inside as an iPad 2. Arnold Kim of MacRumors notes it has the same Apple A5 processor and 512 MB of RAM as an iPad 2, but “is likely underclocked” to 800 MHz …

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The new iPhone 4S reviews are here. What are the critics saying? Most love the iPhone 4S, specifically its latest software update and the new “humble personal assistant,” Siri.

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The iPhone 4S, while viewed critically by tech media critics, has already broken the one-day preorder record set by the iPhone 4.

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Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S sold out in the first day of availability, according to shipping estimates on Apple’s Web site. The iPhone 4S went on pre-order in the predawn hours on Friday. Carrier AT&T called it its most successful iPhone launch ever, with more than 200,000 orders in the first 12 hours. Users looking to pre-order the iPhone 4S now are seeing shipping estimates of one to two …

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Though it might seem more incremental upgrade than new iPhone, Wall Street analysts say Apple’s iPhone 4S isn’t nearly the disappointment that some claim. And while its unveiling without the simultaneous debut of the iPhone 5 caused investors some knee-jerk dismay, consensus seems to be that it will likely prove another big step forward …

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With the iPhone 5 being unveiled next week, the rumor mill is working overtime. In fact, even the invitation for the Oct. 4 event, which reads “Let’s talk iPhone,” has sprouted rumors that the new model will offer new voice-recognition features that could transform the way smartphone interaction works.

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Sponsor Post Apple’s plans to introduce the iPhone 5 on Oct. 4 have spawned a huge wave of the typical informed speculation, trendy rumor, and uninformed innuendo that precede every Apple announcement, but I want to share the most-intriguing report I’ve heard. What makes it worth repeating is that it comes from an

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Officially, we haven’t a clue what the iPhone 5 will look like. But out of all the fifth-generation iPhone “rumors” that have engulfed the technology world, few provide a better idea of the design of the device Apple will likely reveal within the next few weeks than the series of leaked “iPhone 5 cases” we’ve seen over the past few months.  Here, we review the nine most-talked about iPhone 5 …

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