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A sheet showing the newest SIM card size has been leaked showing T-Mobile working with the hardware that does not work with any other device on the carrier. This sheet ties up well with T-Mobile’s earlier word that they’ll be marketing themselves as an unlocked iPhone 5 alternative carrier for users in the USA that do not want to work with one of the top three – each of them, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, having their own iterations of the smartphone sold straight through their store officially. Of course you won’t be able to work with 4G LTE here with T-Mobile, and you’ll have to purchase an unlocked iPhone 5, but you’ll have to do what you must!

If you do indeed want to work with T-Mobile with an unlocked iPhone, the sheet you’re seeing here from TmoNews shows that you’ll be able to begin your journey in mid-October at the earliest. As the sheet notes, “the only phone that currently uses a Nano SIM card is the Apple iPhone 5″ and “no T-Mobile devices require this SIM card” at the moment. This card also has some other limits, one of them being 508 contacts with 3 numbers per contact and one email address per contact as well.

T-Mobile plans on bringing a force of advertisements for the public to join their team with the iPhone 5 off-contract once they’ve got their cards in order. If you do plan on purchasing an iPhone 5 off-contract, Apple notes that you’ll be paying the following prices: $649 (16GB), $749 (32GB), And $849 (64GB) – the GB being how much internal storage you’ve got on the device. Also note that there are currently two color combinations available – black and white.

Have a peek at our Apple portal for more information on the iPhone 5 and hit the timeline below to see more bits on Apple’s latest launch. We’ve got hands-on with the iPhone 5 as well as the two new iPod units – cute stuff! Stick around for our eventual review of the iPhone 5 too!

iPhone 5 unofficially coming to T-Mobile as Nano SIM orders leak is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The iPhone 5 will be the first device to bring on iOS 6, the system from Apple that’ll have the company’s first mobile turn-by-turn navigation system as well as 3D mapping, and today Apple has listed the regions where each feature will be appearing. Traffic, 3D buildings (aka Flyover), and turn-by-turn navigation are limited to a certain set of countries at the launch of iOS 6 for not only iPhone 5 but the rest of the compatible list of Apple mobile devices as well. While 3D buildings is limited at the moment to the USA, traffic is open to a much larger list – and turn-by-turn navigation is ready for almost everywhere.

The list begins with turn-by-turn navigation covering everywhere from the USA to Israel to Hong Kong and back again. New Zealand is included, as is the UK, and Sweden and Romania get to join in on the fun as well. Siri support for international destinations – a list of compatibility, that is – has been revealed and updated with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, UK and the USA on the list. Siri Twitter integration and Facebook integration have been listed too with 14 countries on the list.

Dictation support has been extended to a list of 15 countries, while Siri restaurant reservations are currently set for Canada, Mexico, and the USA. Siri’s sports support – new to iOS 6 also – will be appearing in the USA, UK, Mexico, and s list of 12 other countries. Siri Movie Information will be popping up in 13 countries while Siri Movie Reviews will be in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the USA. Movie Showtimes will be in Canada, the UK, and the USA.

The USA is the only region to be included in the full list of iOS 6 features at launch time, with 3D Buildings being the only item that the UK is not included on – otherwise its the UK and the USA on ever single list. Have a peek at our Apple portal for more information on the devices and services launched this week, and don’t forget to check our our iPhone 5 hands-on as well – with more on the way!

iOS 6 and iPhone 5 features availability listed by region is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apple’s iPhone 5 event may not have been streamed – instead nearly 17m of you joined us for our liveblog! – but it was filmed, and the full event has now been released for you to peruse at your leisure. It wasn’t just the iPhone 5 that made its debut, of course; Apple also had new iPod touch and iPod nano models to show, as well as a new version of iTunes.

The event also saw the release date for iOS 6 confirmed, and another demo of some of the upcoming platform’s more eye-catching features. Considering it won’t just be present on the iPhone 5 and iPod touch, but pushed out for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPad, and iPod touch owners already out in the wild, iOS 6 is shaping up to be a big deal.

Arguably, though, not as big a deal as the new iPhone 5. Apple’s smartphone has been stretched and slimmed and speeded-up, and the company had the eye-catching demos to show just why that mattered. Opinions are already flying as to whether this is a spectacular upgrade or a disappointing refresh: what do you think?

There’s more on the iPhone 5 in our full hands-on, and we’ve got hands-on coverage of the new 5th-gen iPod touch and the 7th-gen iPod nano. Let us know whether you’re itching to upgrade – or headed straight to an Android or Windows Phone 8 device! – in the comments.

Apple iPhone 5 event video released: Relive the launch! is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The rumored iPad mini didn’t rear its mythical seven-inch screen today at Yerba Buena, but no matter, as the iPhone 5 brought a potent smack of thunder Lightning. A few mere hours ago, the oft-leaked smartphone was officially been revealed by Apple, along with the next-generation iPod Nano, a redesigned iPod Touch packed with a Retina display and iOS 6 in its final form — and those were just the main announcements. Of course, scrolling through Engadget’s homepage might not be ideal if you’re looking to sift through the day’s news from Cupertino’s favorite tech company in one fell swoop — and that’s why we’ve rounded it all up here, in one convenient spot. You can re-live the event at our archived liveblog here, otherwise you’ll find a full listing of the news from it after the jump.

Continue reading Apple’s September 12th event roundup: iPhone 5, new iPods, iOS 6, Lightning and everything else

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San Francisco shook today, but thankfully, it wasn’t from an earthquake. In case you missed today’s event, Apple took the wraps off of the new iPhone 5, along with a new batch of iPods, a new version of iTunes and a round of price reductions. A replay of the keynote is available on Apple’s website, where you can join Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall and even the Foo Fighters make waves. So grab your beverage of choice and settle in for two hours of gadget goodness — you’ll find it at the source link below.

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Apple’s iPhone 5 keynote event now live for online viewing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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