By Stephen Silver Sunday, August 05, 2018, 07:11 am PT (10:11 am ET) From coast to coast, law enforcement follows the Find My iPhone signal to recover stolen devices. Plus, a theft spree during a marathon in India, and multiple burglaries from schools as they gear up for the fall return of students.The suspects in the Apple Store robbery (via Costa Mesa Police Department) The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature: A look at Apple crime around the world. Another Apple Store robbery in California The latest in a series of robberies of Apple Stores around the country this summer took place in Costa Mesa, Calif., on July 23. According to ABC 7, five suspects ran into the store and took $29,000 worth of iPhones and iPads. The suspects grabbed the display items and ran out. It's unknown if any of the recent Apple Store thefts have been related to one another, and it also doesn't appear that any arrests have been made. 60 iPads taken from Georgia middle school Thieves stole 60 … [Read more...] about Apple crime blotter: Find my iPhone locates carjacker, iPhone X chase, and more
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Wipe your iPhone before selling it, because if you don’t you might get your data stolen
Tips By William Gallagher Thursday, July 26, 2018, 01:41 pm PT (04:41 pm ET) Make sure you remove all your personal information before you sell or trade your #iPhone in because if you don't, the consequences can be creepy and dangerous as one Ontario teenager discovered. AppleInsider recounts the tale, and shows you how to avoid the same fate. There are those of us who hang on to our old iPhones and build up a stash of them for no reason that we can quite justify. More often, though, we can see our outdated devices as being cash to put towards a new phone. When even a broken iPhone is worth something in trade, you have to be tempted. You should do it, too. Not only could you save some money but you're getting someone the opportunity to own a cheaper, used iPhone. Just don't give them anything else by accident.Scary consequences In the fall of 2017, Ontario teenager Natalie Hall's iPhone 5s had a shattered screen and appeared broken. She traded it in and got a $11 toward the price … [Read more...] about Wipe your iPhone before selling it, because if you don’t you might get your data stolen
Grab up to a 10% cash bonus on iPhone trade-ins at Gazelle this week
By Christine McKee Tuesday, May 08, 2018, 07:23 am PT (10:23 am ET) Ready to upgrade to a new iPhone? Or have a used Apple device collecting dust? Now is the time to secure up to a 10% cash bonus when you sell your iPhone 7, 8 or X to Gazelle. Find out how. With trade-in bonuses a fairly rare occurrence at Gazelle, now is the time to take advantage of not one, but four cash bonuses this week. A leader in the buyback sector, Gazelle has been a fixture in our trade-in guides over the years, and this week the company is offering customers 7 to 10 percent more on top of competitive cash payouts on iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus or X trades. With the cash bonus, customers can add up to $60 to their trade value, freeing up even more cash for a new device. Each deal must be activated by using the corresponding link below, and only one offer can be activated at a time. These deals expire May 13, so don't delay.Cash bonus on smartphone trade-ins at GazelleHow to trade in your iPhone for cash in … [Read more...] about Grab up to a 10% cash bonus on iPhone trade-ins at Gazelle this week
Apple’s iPhone X delivered a KO punch to cheap Androids: Q1 smartphone demand slumped globally but ASP grew by 21%
By Daniel Eran Dilger Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 04:52 am PT (07:52 am ET) New data from GfK shows that global demand for smartphones declined by 2 percent year over year in the March quarter while Average Selling Prices grew by 21 percent, totally contradicting the media narrative that customers were looking to save money and would shy away from Apple's premium-priced iPhone 8 and iPhone X. German research group GfK estimated quarterly global sales of 347 million smartphones in the March quarter, noting that this was "a very different picture to the final quarter of 2017, when smartphone demand records were broken."Customers are "tending to choose higher priced models" Slowing demand for smartphones has been projected as a major problem for Apple, which makes (by far) most of the money in the phone industry. However, GfK also noted that while unit sales across the industry were down from last year, "consumers are tending to choose higher-priced models as they embrace the latest … [Read more...] about Apple’s iPhone X delivered a KO punch to cheap Androids: Q1 smartphone demand slumped globally but ASP grew by 21%
Last call: Sell your iPhone trade-in for cash and snap up a 38-day extended lock at Gazelle
By Christine McKee Tuesday, September 06, 2016, 07:55 am PT (10:55 am ET) Time is running out to lock in a price for your used iPhone with an extended grace period ahead of Apple's anticipated iPhone 7. Now through Sept. 7, sell your iPhone to Gazelle for up to $306 and hold on to the device until Oct. 14.Lock in a price for your iPhone trade-in now and send it in by Oct. 14 (ends Sept. 7) Ahead of Apple's anticipated iPhone 7 announcement, iPhone owners can take advantage of an extended price lock at Gazelle with cash payouts of up to $306. Considering iPhone trade-in values are expected to drop 20%-50% once a new model is released, now is the time to lock in a cash offer leading up to the "See you on the 7th" event. In fact, now through Sept. 7, lock in a trade-in value for your iPhone and have until Oct. 14 to mail in the device (all used cell phones qualify for the promotion). Plus, get a $20 credit that can be used on Gazelle store purchase of $30 or more when you trade in a … [Read more...] about Last call: Sell your iPhone trade-in for cash and snap up a 38-day extended lock at Gazelle