Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL stock news items for Wednesday: Regional
iPhone Carrier Offers Unlimited Data Plans: Mississippi telecom C Spire cant
even compete with fourth-place national telecom T-Mobile in terms of
subscribers. The regional provider has fewer than 1 million subscribers, while
T-Mobile has 33.5 million. So what does C Spire have that T-Mobile doesnt? The
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPhone. The company revealed on Oct. 19 that it was the
fourth telecom to officially support Apples device in the U.S. Now a Wednesday
report at All Things Digital says C Spire subscribers are getting an even better
deal. The company will offer unlimited data plans to its iPhone users as of Nov.
11. The only other iPhone carrier to offer unlimited data plans is Sprint (NYSE:
S ), meaning that, at least in C Spires coverage area, the company could woo
customers away from industry leaders Verizon (NYSE: VZ ) and AT&T (NYSE: T ).
iPhone 4S Users Reporting Battery Life Problems: Apples latest iPhone is flying
off shelves. Since its release on Oct. 14, the iPhone 4S has avoided the
controversy that plagued its predecessor , the iPhone 4. What would an Apple
product launch be without a few sour grapes, though? A Tuesday report
originating at The New York Times said that more and more iPhone 4S owners are
taking to the Internet to complain about the devices poor battery life . Users
are reporting that the battery drains quickly even when the phone isnt in use
and even when power-intensive features like video playback have been
deactivated. Apple has yet to comment on the issue. Angry Birds Hits 500 Million
Downloads: Angry Birds , Rovios video game and brand that has become the face of
the smartphone boom during the past two years, has now been downloaded 500
million times. This includes all versions of the game, including the original
iconic iPhone version, the free-to-download, advertising-supported Google
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) Android version, and special editions like Angry Birds Rio .
Rovio is projecting that its expansion into China in 2012, with the opening of
retail stores, will yield approximately $100 million in new revenue in the first
year. While it has moved far beyond Apples device, it was the iPhone that gave
Angry Birds its start in the far-gone days of 2009. As of this writing, Anthony
John Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him
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