Some U.S. Apple Stores Reportedly Selling Unlocked iPhone 4S

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The iPhone 4S has been available on pre-order since October 7 and in stores since last Friday, October 14. These models are available for purchase on contract but Apple promised unlocked iPhone 4S devices starting November.

Turns out that some Apple Stores in America are reportedly already selling unlocked Apple-phones, according to information published by 9to5mac. The activation is done via iTunes when the device is plugged in, at which time a "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked!" message is displayed. Such an unlocked iPhone allegedly connected to T-Mobile's EDGE network via an O2 SIM-card on roaming but the phone itself contained a removable AT&T microSIM card.

Source: 9to5mac

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iPhone 5 Reportedly Delayed Due To Defect in Touch Panels

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According to a DigiTimes report, the iPhone 5 will be delayed due to some defects in the touch panels manufactured by Wintek. According to previous reports, Apple is supposed to launch its next flagship on October 4 but initial shipment targets might not be met due to the panel issues.

Many rumors come from "the supply chain" via DigiTimes and it's up to you to believe them or not. Answering to the above report, Wintek declared that there will be no delays for either of its products. "Sources" indicated that the defect is "delayed bubble" which is "difficult to avoid during panel production, particularly when the defect is not detected during the process of laminating touch panels, and only later found during assembly".

Regardless of the alleged issues, we're not expecting the iPhone 5 to be available right away, on October 4 (if the event will even take place on that day). The phone will likely ship a tad later (a week or too after the announcement) so we'll just have to wait and see what Tim Cook tells us on stage.

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Microsoft Reportedly Debuts Zune Marketplace in Sweden

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Cool devices and an operating system stable, smooth and fast, with many features (or the smallest possible missing features) are not the only factors that determine the popularity of Windows Phone. Since the platform is depending very much on online services, their availability to as many regions as possible is crucial.

The Marketplace is reportedly live in Sweden and according to information received by WPCentral, renting movies (for points) and purchasing Windows Phone (for money) is possible. There are some glitches though which will be hopefully ironed out once Microsoft officially outs Mango or fixes the initial speed bumps on the new Marketplace region.

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D�j� Vu: Apple Reportedly Loses Another iPhone Prototype In Bar

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Last year, we all got an early look at the iPhone 4 when a misplaced prototype of the smartphone, left behind in a bar by an Apple employee out celebrating, landed in the hands of Gizmodo. The discovery was a coup for the site, giving its readers an exclusive look at the next generation of Apple hardware. This time around, we're still guessing what the company has in store for us, but might we have had a repeat of last year's scoop? A new report says we almost got that chance earlier this summer, when yet another Apple employee lost yet another prototype iPhone in yet another bar.

CNET has learned that Apple engaged the help of the San Francisco Police Department to recover the device, which was lost in a San Francisco tequila bar. Apparently, once the company realized what had happened, in spite of lessons learned following last year's fiasco, it wasted no time in soliciting the cops for assistance before the phone could go public. After tracing the prototype iPhone to its last-reported location, the police interviewed the resident and searched the premises, but came up empty-handed.

That's where our story ends, sadly. Apple never filed a formal police report, and whoever actually did end up with the device may have just sold it on Craigslist, without necessarily realizing the value of such hardware. It's been over a month since the prototype disappeared, so it's looking very likely that it's never going to surface.

Maybe a "no prototypes allowed in bars" rule from now on, huh, Apple?

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