On Apple’s media event, Apple announced that the iPhone 5c Pre-Orders will be available on September 13, however they did not specified at what time it will begin taking orders. Now according to the latest information of the U.S. carrier partners Verizon and Sprint, pre-orders should go live at at 3:01 AM Eastern Time (12:01 AM Pacific Time) on Friday morning. » iPhone 5c Pre-Orders to Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time This Friday

An internal document shared by AppleInsider reportedly shows the amount of time off available for AppleCare employees during the month of September, which appears to drop beginning on September 15 and rise again after 28 September. » AppleCare Employees Not Allowed To Take Vacation From September 15 to 28

The Taiwanese company HTC has sent out press invitations for a jointed Verizon media event to take place on November 13th. According to the rumors HTC is going to unveil a new 5-inch superphone. The invite reads: “we invite you to experience our latest collaboration” and DroidLife thinks that the announcement is DNA-related. » Verizon & HTC Announce November 13 Media Event

Earlier today Apple issued an important new carrier settings update for the iPhone 5 on the Verizon Wireless network, because it was using data while connected to a Wi-Fi network. Verizon has now issued a statement to The Loop indicating that consumers will not be charged for this data usage. » Verizon Responds “Customers Will Not Be Charged For Any Unwarranted Cellular Data Usage”

Apple issued an important new carrier settings update for the iPhone 5 on the Verizon Wireless network. This update eliminate an issue where Verizon Cellular Data would be used while the iPhone 5 is connected to a Wi-Fi network. Check out after the break for instructions to install the update. » Apple Releases Verizon Carrier Update For iPhone 5 To Reduce Inadvertent Cellular Data Usage

iDownloadBlog reported that the Verizon iPhone 5 is GSM unlocked. “Even though I bought an iPhone 5 from Verizon under contract, I was able to cut down my AT&T Micro SIM, and use it in my Verizon iPhone 5 to pick up an AT&T signal. By doing so, I was able to hop onto AT&T’s HPSA+ network, or “4G” as they so ridiculously name it.” With that they confirmed that you can use a Verizon iPhone 5 on AT&T or T-Mobile, freely, even if you’re a brand new customer under contract. » Verizon iPhone 5 Confirmed To Be Unlocked

Just an hour after pre-orders for the iPhone 5 shipping estimates for new pre-orders have already changed to two weeks in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, and Australia. This means that when you pre-order now you will not receive your iPhone 5 until nearly two weeks after the official launch date of September 21. » Apple’s iPhone 5 Pre-order Shipping To Two Weeks