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iPhone 5C

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iPhone battery replacements now happening “without delay,” kind of

Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers can now order replacement batteries for your throttled iPhone and receive them without delay. What does that mean for you?

In some repairs, 16GB iPhone 5c will be substituted with 32GB units

The iPhone 5c is coming up on five years old and it still will get treated by Apple if it is warranted. The thing is, will you get your device replaced?

With iPhone battery replacement program, Apple may give rebates to those who paid full price

That’s according to a Senate committee chairman. That committee has released a letter from Apple that answers some of its questions about the program.

Bring Your Own iPhone to Xfinity Mobile now, more phones soon

Comcast’s cellular service is now ready to accept your old iPhone from another carrier, as long as it is not from one certain carrier.

Associated Press, Gannett, Vice sue FBI for San Bernardino iPhone hack details

Who created it? What intentions do they have in mind? Was it a proper use of government funds? It’s one of the iPhone 5c encryption issues that won’t die.

watchOS 3, iOS 10 released, but take your time with it

It’s September 13 and that means Apple has released iOS 10 out to the public. We suggest you sit it out and wait for the servers to clear out.

Verizon iPhone 7 trade-in deal explicit includes Plus model eligibility

While Sprint and T-Mobile will not take your iPhone 6 Plus or 6s Plus for a free iPhone 7, Verizon will. It can take a whole bunch more, too.

T-Mobile iPhone trade-in promo can get you the latest for only $100

If you have an old iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, you’re at best advantage to trade up to the iPhone 6s or 6s Plus. iPhone 5 owners have options, too.

iOS 10 overtime: uninstalling default apps, device compatibility

Find out which iPhones, iPads and iPod touches you will be able to get iOS 10 on and then see which apps you can delete to save more space on your device.

Apple’s Trade Up with Installments grows in Europe

French, Italian and Spanish customers can trade-in their old iPhones for new ones, but with interest and for a limited time only.

LAPD cracked open an iPhone 5s before the FBI made San Bernardino hack

The department was investigating “The Shield” actor Michael Jace, alleged to have murdered his wife, and was able to get into a locked iPhone 5s.

FBI paid less than previously reported for iPhone hack (but still probably way, waaaay too much)

Despite last week’s description of the FBI iPhone 5c hack having cost north of $1M, the agency is now backtracking from that figure.

Cracking an iPhone ain’t cheap: FBI reveals the big bucks it paid for iPhone 5c access

The government paid over $1 million for the FBI iPhone hack used to access the infamous San Bernardino iPhone 5c.

No need to care about iPhone security leaves us scared about iPhone security

Even if you don’t care about your iPhone’s security, you should care about how Apple addresses this issue. Has it been adequate?

FBI reportedly finds nothing of ‘real significance’ on decrypted iPhone 5c

Law enforcement hits another roadblock in an attempt to connect San Bernardino terrorists with other attacks, as hacked iPhone 5c contains no relevant data.

New report claims gray hat hackers, not Cellebrite, helped crack San Bernardino iPhone

It’s likely the FBI got “gray hat” hackers to decrypt the security on the San Bernardino iPhone 5c instead of the previously rumored mobile forensic firm.

FBI’s “outside party” suspected to be cracking iPhone 6

The suspected “outside party” that helped crack the San Bernardino iPhone for the FBI is now working on a deceased child’s iPhone 6 for a grieving father.

Apple can rest easy: FBI hack won’t work on modern iPhones

New details on the FBI iPhone hack vulnerability arrive: attack won’t work on Apple’s more recent smartphones.

FBI iPhone hack update: not saying if it found anything, while senators learn attack details

Get caught up with the latest FBI iPhone hack update news, including what our chances look like of ever learning if there was valuable intel to be found.

Apple to publicize fix to FBI decryption method that is likely to leak

“Flaws of this nature have a pretty short life cycle. Most of these things do come to light,” said one Apple engineer.

Apple still doesn’t know how the FBI cracked its iPhone 5c, and it may never find out

The tables have turned in the Apple vs FBI encryption conflict, as law enforcement ponders whether to disclose its iPhone 5c hack method.

Apple issues surprisingly vague statement in reaction to the FBI’s iPhone 5c hack

Apple “forgot” to mention in a recent press release if it’s aware of the method used by the FBI to decrypt the iPhone 5c used in the San Bernardino attack.

Justice Department lets Apple off the hook: feds unlock iPhone without Apple’s help

The multi-week saga of the FBI iPhone-unlock case has drawn to a close, with the government confirming that it’s successfully accessed the device – without Apple.

Who’s helping the FBI access that locked iPhone – without Apple’s assistance?

The identity of the forensic software firm helping with the FBI iPhone hack has reportedly been uncovered.

Justice Department may go its own in decrypting San Bernardino iPhone

If the FBI is successful in its attempts with a decryption technique that will open up a suspected mass shooter’s iPhone, there might not even be a case.