In Brazil, Apple wins right to use iPhone name. On Tuesday, Judge Eduardo de Brito Fernandes ruled against Brazil’s IGB Electronica in retaining exclusive rights to use the iPhone name. IGB Electronica had argued that it owned the name based on a trademark filing for its Android smartphone known as a “Gradiente iphone.” The trademark was filed in 2000, several […]
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France to investigate wireless carriers with Apple’s deals
France to investigate wireless carriers with Apple’s deals. The country’s competition watchdog wants to ensure that the clauses Apple enforces in its carrier contracts are fair, according to a Reuters report. Apple’s carrier partnerships in France are going under the microscope, according to a new report. An administrative watchdog called the DGCCRF, which operates in France’s […]
Download iOS 7, iPhone will be waterproof
Download iOS 7, iPhone will be waterproof. Put ice in a paper bag and the bag won’t leak.Pour water into a colander and it will hold it for hours.An ice cream cone is the perfect receptacle for beer. There are people in the world who may have bought this breakthrough hook, line, and sunken iPhone. As […]
Apple’s iPhone 5C goes for $173, iPhone 5S costs $199
Apple’s iPhone 5C goes for $173, iPhone 5S costs $199. Apple’s new iPhones are costly to build, but Apple still makes some serious cash of both of the devices. Apple’s 16GB iPhone 5S costs the company $199 to build, according to data provided to All Things Digital by IHS. The 64GB option costs Apple $218 to build. The […]
On eBay, Gold iPhone 5S sells for $10K, worth just $649
On eBay, Gold iPhone 5S sells for $10K, worth just $649.You can buy a lot of things with $10,100 — unless we’re talking hard-to-find iPhones on eBay. That’s how much one eBay buyer paid for a 16GB unlocked iPhone 5S in gold, a device that’s currently back-ordered into next month. The US-based seller “Papakar” put the device up for […]