Straight Talk iPhone 5 Data Plan Is Not Unlimited

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Walmart last week announced the availability of iPhone 5 on a Straight Talk no-contract plan with unlimited voice, text and data, but like most so-called unlimited plans, this one too has a limit. For $45 a month, you can use up to 2GB of data, which these days isn't a whole lot. Stream a movie on your shiny new iPhone? Not likely. However, Walmart has made it easier to buy an iPhone 5 off-contract by offering $25-a-month financing on the purchase of a phone as long as you use a Walmart credit card. Only a few prepaid providers offer the newest iPhone ( Cricket ; C Spire, a regional provider in the South), and you'll pay $649 up front for the phone Read more »

Foxconn Denies Strike At iPhone 5 Plant — But Says Apple Asked It To Improve Quality Control

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Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn has denied earlier reports that thousands of workers went on strike on Friday at a plant that assembles Apple’s latest iPhone — reportedly causing production of the device to be “paralysed”. Today Foxconn said no such strike took place and claimed production of the iPhone 5 is on schedule, Reuters is reporting. Read more »

NFC Cometh? 1M Android NFC Devices Shipping Each Week, And Prototypes Show iPhone 5 Is Next

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Google I/O is in full swing, and stories have been pouring out at a fairly steady pace: Tony Stark Sergey finally demoed Google Glass , Google Drive passed 10 million users and is available on iOS , and we all got a look at Jelly Bean — to name a few. Yet, overshadowed and buried in lengthy liveblogs is one piece of news that deserves some more attention — and it’s all about NFC. Read more »

Will the iPhone 5 Have NFC? MasterCard Exec Hints at an Answer [VIDEO]

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In a recent interview, MasterCard ‘s chief emerging payments officer dropped a hint about the yet-to-be announced iPhone 5: the next smartphone from Apple might include near field communication technology. Fast Company ‘s Austin Carr chatted with Ed McLaughlin from MasterCard about when payments via mobile devices might become the norm. Some platforms already allow for payments like this — for example, Google Wallet , which is available only on Android and limited devices — but the big question mark is the iPhone. Read more »