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iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Top Two Million in First 24 Hours

Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 5 topped two million in just 24 hours, more than double the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S. Demand for iPhone 5 exceeds the initial supply and while the majority of pre-orders will be delivered to customers on September 21, many are scheduled to be delivered in October.

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Apple shares jump, hit record high on "iPhone 5 fever"

(Reuters) – Apple Inc shares jumped on Friday, touching a record high on what one analyst called “iPhone 5 fever” as the company said some customers must wait two to three weeks for the new, slimmer, faster smartphone that accounts for half its revenue. Apple's U.S. store, at www.apple.com, was projecting shipments for the iPhone 5 would take two weeks to fulfill, with analysts saying the date …

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Apple's iPhone 5 bigger, faster but lacks "wow"

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc's new iPhone goes on sale on Friday with a bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as the company seeks to safeguard its edge over rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Google Inc. The iPhone 5 fulfilled many of the expectations laid out by gadget geeks and technology analysts ahead of its Wednesday unveiling but offered few surprises to give Apple …

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Apple's iPhone needs to dazzle as market gets crowded

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The new iPhone 5 has to be more than just another smartphone as it carries the weight of Apple Inc's future on its slim frame. Five years after the first iPhone upended the mobile industry, analysts say Apple is looking increasingly defensive as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and other rivals have been first to market with phones that sport bigger screens or run on faster …

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Xtreamer Teases New Mobile Device With Android 4.0, ClockworkMod Updates, Root and Revolutionary Pricing [Video]

We’re not exactly sure what Xtreamer has hidden up their sleeves but what we do know is the manufacturer is gearing up to release a 5-inch Android device with “revolutionary” pricing. A teaser has been uploaded to YouTube and accompanies their now live signup page for the mysterious device which, according to the trailer, will feature dual-SIM slots, Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich, ClockworkMod based updates, multilingual ROM, and root enabled by default. This will be the first Android-based mobile device for the company who typically releases media streamers and various other nicknacks. We wouldn’t expect much by way of top-of-the-line specs. In fact, we’d be surprised to see this launch with 1GB of RAM and a 1GHz processor.

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