pre-orders

In Hong Kong, iPhone 4S Preorders Sold Out in 10 Minutes

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 7, 2011 at 6:55 am PT

Hong Kong residents hoping to be among the first to own Apple’s new iPhone 4S will need to take some time off to wait in line this coming Friday.

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iPhone 4S: The S Is for Sold Out

John Paczkowski in Mobile on October 13, 2011 at 11:20 am PT

Want an iPhone 4S, but didn’t manage to pre-order one in time? Better get your sidewalk camping gear in order. All three U.S. iPhone carriers have exhausted their supplies of iPhone 4Ss set aside for delivery tomorrow. Verizon and Sprint are sold out of the 16GB models, AT&T has extended its shipping time to 3-4 weeks and at Apple’s online store shipping times for all three carriers are currently listed at one to two weeks for all three 4S models.

Ratchet Up Those iPhone Sales Estimates

John Paczkowski in Mobile on October 11, 2011 at 4:15 am PT

One million first-day iPhone 4S preorders was just the beginning.

Verizon iPhone Lines Inversely Proportional to Verizon iPhone Rumors

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 10, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

After the nearly interminable buildup to the iPhone’s launch on Verizon–the years of anticipation, rumors and speculation–you’d think eager buyers would be camping out in front of their local Apple Store and that Verizon stores would literally be overrun with frustrated AT&T iPhone users looking for relief. But evidently that’s not the case.

ATT Swings Back at Verizon, Showing How Its iPhone Is Great for Procrastinators

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 4, 2011 at 3:28 pm PT

In the latest in an escalating war of ads, AT&T highlights the importance of the fact that its iPhone can surf the Web and make calls at the same time. As for holding on to said calls…well, I digress.

Verizon’s iPhone Sales So Amazing They Can’t Even Put a Number On It

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 4, 2011 at 7:45 am PT

The company says it sold more phones in the first two hours than it had sold in any first-day launch in its history, though it declines to quantify the sales. Rest assured, it puts Kin sales to shame.

Verizon to Butcher Speeds of Data Hogs

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm PT

What an odd coincidence. Verizon Wireless introduced a new policy today that gives it the right to throttle the data speeds of its heaviest bandwidth users-–just as it began accepting pre-orders for the new CDMA iPhone.

Verizon Upholds Tradition of Bumpy iPhone Launch

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

AT&T must be snickering into its cornflakes this morning. Verizon began taking pre-orders for the forthcoming CDMA iPhone this morning and is suffering some of the same issues for which AT&T has been taken to task in the past (though not nearly as severe).

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WakeMate Finally Ships–Will You Sleep Better Now That It's Watching You?

Voices, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm PT

After a year of delays, promises and refunded deposits, the WakeMate sleep monitoring gadget is finally shipping. But do you want it watching you sleep?