Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus begin shipping on September 19th… but Apple isn’t getting rid of last year’s models just yet. Instead it’s making them cheaper. The iPhone 5s will continue to be available, but now the starting price drops to $99 when you sign up for a 2-year contract. The iPhone […]
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Apple going cheap(er) with 8GB iPhone 5c
Apples iPhone 5c might be the cheaper alternative to the iPhone 5s… but it’s not exactly the low-cost, budget iPhone that many people had been expecting before Apple launched its latest smartphones in September. But now it looks like the company is planning to launch a new model that’s at least somewhat cheaper. Update: Yup. […]
Apple sells 9 million new iPhones in 3 days
Apple appears to have a winning strategy on its hands. After launching the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Friday, Septmber 20th, the company says 9 million units were purchased over the weekend. What the company isn’t saying is how many people spent their money on an iPhone 5c and how many spent a bit […]
Lilbits (9-19-2013): Google Wallet goes cross-platform
Google Wallet may have started its life as an app designed to let you tap your phone against a tap register to make electronic payments, but adoption hasn’t exactly been spectacular. The good news is that Google Wallet has a few other features: it can act as a virtual wallet for storing customer loyalty cards, […]
Most popular Liliputing articles from 9/07 – 9/14
Apple and Intel held dueling press conferences this week (seriously, they were both happening at the exact time), with Apple unveiling its next-gen smartphones, and Intel it’s next-gen chips. Both companies are continuing to put mobile tech front and center. Here’s a roundup of some of the most popular articles from Liliputing from the week […]
Is the iPhone 5C really a budget phone? Yes… But only by Apple’s standards
Apple introduced two new iPhones at once for the first time this year, with the unveiling of the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. While many people had been expecting one of those phones to be an inexpensive model, it turns out that cheap is in the eye of the beholder. The iPhone 5C may start […]
Apple introduces the iPhone 5C: The first budget iPhone
Apple has been offering iPhones and entry and mid-level prices for years… but usually by continuing to sell a year-old model at a price cut every time a new phone was ready to launch. Now Apple is taking a new approach by introducing both an iPhone 5C and an iPhone 5S. The company says the […]