| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Customers not as happy with iPhone as they were last year
— The American Customer Satisfaction Index shows Apple remains on top, but it's declining while Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung are rising. — The iPhone 5 — More customers are satisfied with Apple's phones than any other handsets …
| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
Apple sued over faulty power button on iPhone 4
— A Florida woman is seeking more than $5 million from Apple on behalf of thousands of iPhone owners who allegedly bought phones with defective power buttons that would not lock or turn off. — In a class action suit filed in San Jose …
| Jordan Golson / MacRumors: |
T-Mobile Raises iPhone Price by $50, Down Payment on iPhone 5 Starts at $150
— When 4th-place U.S. cell carrier T-Mobile launched the iPhone last month, customers could purchase it for a $100 down payment with 24 monthly payments of $20 to cover the full cost of the phone.
| Jeff Blagdon / The Verge: |
Nokia video compares Lumia 928 camera against GS III and iPhone 5
— The first footage from the PureView camera aboard Nokia's Lumia 928 is up on the phone's official landing page, showing how it compares against the iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S III at shooting video on a New York rollercoaster.
| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 with updated speakerphone profile
— Apple has just released a new iOS .1.4 software update for the iPhone 5 that includes an updated speakerphone profile. That's really it as far as public updates but Apple often updates some stuff behind the scenes including some bug fixes and security updates.
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Jony Ive paints a fresh, yet familiar, look for iOS 7
— According to multiple people who have either seen or have been briefed on the upcoming iOS 7, the operating system sports a redesigned user-interface that will be attractive to new iOS users, but potentially unsettling for those who are long-accustomed to the platform...
| Chris O'Brien / Los Angeles Times: |
Consumers' shift to older iPhones raises concerns on Wall Street
— So many consumers are opting to buy older iPhone models that some analysts wonder whether Apple has lost its ability to create new versions that dazzle. — A customer takes a look at the Apple iPhone 5 at the Apple Store in San Francisco.
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
iPhone 5 LCD faces off with Samsung Galaxy S4 OLED, declared a tie by display expert
— Detailed tests of the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4 screens by display calibration and testing specialist DisplayMate has declared the result a draw. — The detailed test results cover color gamut and accuracy …
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple returns to plucking heartstrings with new iPhone 5 ad
— Apple has released a new, one-minute commercial for the iPhone 5 that puts the focus on the camera. First reported by 9to5Mac, the ad shows people using the iPhone's camera in a variety of situations over the plaintive sounds of a single piano.
| Dr. Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate: |
Galaxy S4 Display Technology Shoot-Out
— Samsung Galaxy S III - Samsung Galaxy S4 - Apple iPhone 5 Introduction The Samsung Galaxy S Smartphones are by far the most popular Android Smartphones and are flagship products for Samsung to show off its latest and greatest OLED display technology.
Defrag Tools: WPT - Command Line — Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder, and Larry Larsen continue walking you through the Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT).
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