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AT&T, the former exclusive iPhone carrier in the United States, is adding the Apple smartphone to its lineup of fully supported prepaid devices. As of today, iPhone owners have access to AT&T's prepaid GoPhone plan.

AT&T's prepaid GoPhone service reportedly now includes an iPhone purchase option. What's more, users are gaining the addition of 4G LTE and HSPA+ support.

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According to a new study released by Applifier, the number one way mobile game players find the games they like is word of mouth. That doesn’t necessarily mean in-person discussion about mobile games however, though 36% of users did report that hearing from a friend or family member was a major source of games and 25% of users said actually seeing a friend or family member play a game was ...

According to sources from Bloomberg, Google is looking to throw in a $1 billion bid for Waze, possibly stirring a bidding war between the search giant and Facebook, which as of right now is also rumored to be eyeing an acquisition of the social mapping service. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Waze is managing “expressions of interest” from multiple parties, and is targeting a selling price of at least $1 ...

According to a new rumor, both Apple’s next-gen iPhone and the company’s much anticipated low-cost iPhone will come in an array of colors that go well beyond the current black and white options. The rumors, which come from Macotakara are apparently heard from two separate sources. The report indicated that Apple’s anticipated low-cost iPhone will see a limited production of 1,000 units in June for field testing.

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Apple’s previously released ad, titled “Photos Every Day” turned out to be a first in a new series as the company recently introduced “Music Every Day.” Like the previous ad, Music Every Day shows people using the iPhone to enjoy music with the common theme of showing many different types of people enjoying music on their iPhone in many different ways.

The emphasis that really hits home with the new ...

The next full-size iPad from Apple is said to launch toward the end of 2013, after Apple’s next iPhone. The new tablet is said to gain a rear-facing microphone much like the iPhone 5 as well according to the report. The details, originally published by Japanese blog Macotakara, indicated that the fifth-generation iPad is expected to ship after Apple’s anticipated “iPhone 5S.” Reports have ...

Rovio has Thursday begun offering Angry Birds Space for free in the App Store. The promo is available for both the regular version of the application, which is usually 99¢, and the iPad version of the application, which is usually $2.99.

Angry Birds Space is different from the regular Angry Birds series, because out in space physics are different. In the game, you don’t see as much gravity ...

The popular Mailbox e-mail application for iOS by Orchestra has received an update to version 1.3 Thursday morning that adds native support for the iPad so that the application's e-mail experience can take full advantage of the larger canvas that the iPad has to offer over the iPhone or iPod touch.

Today's update also addresses some bug fixes that will make the application more stable in everyday use. ...

The popular music-tagging service Shazam has updated their Shazam Encore and Shazam applications for iOS Thursday morning to version 6.0. The update to the application makes Shazam a universal application for iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad.

In addition, the application now comes with a background-tagging feature, which allows the application to tag media around you when the application is running ...

Apple recently added five new patents to its claims in in its ongoing litigation against Samsung. The patents target both the company’s new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone as well as the Google Now service for the Android platform. Two of the patents specifically relate to Apple’s personal assistant, Siri, while the other three focus on the graphical user interface, data synchronization, and method for performing a certain action. ...

According to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, Sony could potentially drop their entertainment division in order to help its electronics arm better compete against Apple and Samsung. The board will soon be considering a proposal put forward by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, who runs Third Point LLC. Loeb suggested that Sony sell off or spin off its entertainment division, which currently includes movies, music, and television, in order to shore ...