ConsumerWatch Wrap: Old Pesos, Tax Refunds, iPhone Screws
In this ConsumerWatch Wrap, Uncle Sam is making it easier to get your tax refund this year and Apple is making it harder for customers to open up their iPhones.
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In this ConsumerWatch Wrap, Uncle Sam is making it easier to get your tax refund this year and Apple is making it harder for customers to open up their iPhones.
Apple said its net income for the most recent quarter rose 78 percent as holiday shoppers snapped up more iPads than analysts predicted.
Wireless technology continues to change by leaps and bounds. One of latest advancements is 4G, which some mobile devices use. But not everyone knows what that means.
Verizon Wireless said it will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 in early February, giving U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time.
Verizon Wireless would seem to be a big winner after its expected announcement Tuesday that it will start selling the iPhone and break Apple Inc.'s monogamous relationship with AT&T Inc. in the U.S.
Verizon Wireless said Friday it will hold a press conference on Jan. 11, reigniting rumors that it will become the second U.S. carrier to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
AT&T Inc. will start selling the previous-generation iPhone—the iPhone 3GS—for $49 starting Friday to customers who buy the smart phone with a two-year service contract and data plan.
Many iPhone customers had some explaining to do after they overslept to start the new year, due to a glitch in the gadget's alarm clock feature.
Users of the Internet calling and messaging service will be able to use both Wi-Fi and AT&T Inc.'s 3G cellular network. FaceTime software, which comes with iPhones, works only with Wi-Fi.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan broadened their insider trading crackdown Thursday, arresting four people on charges alleging that so-called "expert consultants" revealed secrets about Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
People around the world were expected to flock to celebrations Saturday in honor of the one year anniversary of Angry Birds, Apple's top selling app in 2010.
"The Smurfs' Village," a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it's free to download.
Apple Inc. released new software Monday that lets owners of the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to print wirelessly over Wi-Fi networks.
A new service aims to help you share the hundreds of photos you take with your camera phone with the people you trust the most - be it of moments as forgettable as a late-night McRib sandwich or as memorable as a new engagement ring.
Apple is promising an "exciting" iTunes announcement. The iPhone maker has replaced its home page with a note that says, "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget."
Global smart phone sales nearly doubled in the third quarter, and Cupertino-based Apple Inc. is now one of the top five bestselling manufacturers, according to a new study released Wednesday.
Apple is suing Motorola for infringing on patents related to its smart phones.
Apple said the elusive white iPhone 4 will remain out of reach until spring.
AT&T Inc. sold a record number of iPhones in the latest quarter, continuing to siphon subscribers from other wireless carriers in a tightening industry.
Apple reported its fourth-quarter net income soared 70 percent on staggering sales of iPhones and iPads.
In a sign of warming relations between the two companies, Verizon Wireless is going to start selling Apple Inc.'s iPad at the end of this month, the companies said Thursday.
Apple, which reports fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Monday, has been on a tear lately, with sales of the iPad tablet surpassing expectations.
Betting you wouldn't trek to your bank or the closest ATM if you didn't have to, PayPal has added a feature to its free iPhone application that lets users deposit checks into their PayPal accounts by taking a picture of them.
