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Apple enables turn

Apple has met its November deadline and enabled turn-by-turn directions in Apple Maps for customers in Australia, as promised at the launch of the iPhone 5. The turn-by-turn feature live in Sydney. (Screenshot by Joe Hanlon/CBSi) Voice-guided directions are activated after users install the latest over-the-air update for their devices. To manually check for the update, go to the General …

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Larger carriers losing prepaid phone sales to smaller players

Top carriers such as Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are losing sales of prepaid smartphones to the likes of Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and MetroPCS, according to an NPD report out today. Third-quarter prepaid smartphone sales for the smaller carriers rose 23 percent over the prior quarter. But sales among the tier-one carriers dropped by 12 percent over the same period. …

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