Tag Archives: iPhone 4S

nTelos starts selling iPhone without contract, Apple’s prepaid sphere grows a little larger

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Virginia’s nTelos was part of a big regional carrier push for the iPhone in April. At the time, though, the only real option at the carrier was to spring for one of the company’s full-fledged smartphone plans, usually on-contract — not a bad value a…


nTelos starts selling iPhone without contract, Apple’s prepaid sphere grows a little larger

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Virginia’s nTelos was part of a big regional carrier push for the iPhone in April. At the time, though, the only real option at the carrier was to spring for one of the company’s full-fledged smartphone plans, usually on-contract — not a bad value a…


Hardware hack adds wireless charging to iPhone 4S [video]

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Rumors that wireless charging will be introduced in Apple’s next iPhone seem to pop up at least once or twice ahead of each new iPhone release. Perhaps Apple is indeed working on wireless charging technology, or perhaps people just wish that were the case. Regardless of whether or not Apple has plans to bring futuristic charging tech to an upcoming iPhone, one U.K. man took it upon himself to add the exciting feature to his iPhone 4S. London-based Tanveer Islam used a Powermat and some electrical engineering prowess to modify his iPhone 4S and add integrated wireless charging that doesn’t need any external case, as existing solutions for Apple’s iPhone currently require. “There are wireless charging options out there such


Virgin Mobile to carry iPhone from today, Sir Richard does his best Fonz impression

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Virgin Mobile is offering the iPhone to its prepaid customers as of today. The Sprint-owned subsidiary is using the event to kickstart a new retail strategy that will see the company open branded retail stores in Chicago — with a nationwide rollout …


iPhone 4 and 4S now available to purchase outright at Cricket for $399 and $499

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There’s nothing quite like the pent-up anticipation for an Apple product arrival, and yes, that extends even to customers of Cricket, who lined up this morning for their first chance to score an iPhone from the prepaid carrier. While both the iPhone …


Twelve South launches redesigned BookBook for iPad and BookBook for iPhone cases

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During a visit to Twelve South’s headquarters earlier in the year, we learned that its heralded BookBook lines would be getting a refresh for the iPad and iPhone. Today, we’re able to actually talk about ‘em. Both products are getting a gentle faceli…


Duracell Powermat announces 24-Hour Power System, we go hands-on (video)

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Since Duracell and Powermat formed their wireless charging alliance late last year, we’ve seen the Powermat debut at CES and heard quite a bit about the company’s vision for future battery tech. Today the company is unveiling a new charging system wh…


Dausen iPhone pico projector battery case at Computex 2012 (hands-on video)

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It’s not the first iPhone 4/4S pico projector battery case we’ve come across here at Engadget, but we spotted this little number at Computex 2012 and just couldn’t resist sharing it with you. What makes this accessory a bit more unique is that it inc…


Mobile Miscellany: week of May 28th, 2012

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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we learned of another possible prepaid destination for the iPhone (hint: it’s a su…


Chipworks, iFixit tear down the Galaxy S III for all to see, spot iPhone 4S’ camera sensor hanging around

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You’ve picked up the Galaxy S III. You’ve grabbed the source code. But you probably like the quad-core monster too much to tear it down, which is why Chipworks and iFixit have taken to disassembling the phone for themselves to look fro any surprises….