‘Free’ iPhone 5 tomorrow only: Best Buy will give you an iPhone 5 with your 4 or 4S trade-in

This is a great opportunity to upgrade your phone if you've been waiting for a while, but bear in mind that discounts on iPhones are always a good sign that a new model is coming soon. In addition, there is some fine print.

Chinese growth and Chinese competition could drive Apple stock to $888, analyst says

China's fast growth in fast mobile subscriptions -- and increasing mobile competition among the giant Chinese mobile carriers -- will be key factors in driving Apple's moldering stock price to unseen heights of over $800, one analyst says today.

No new products until this fall, Apple CEO Tim Cook says

"We've accomplished a tremendous amount," Tim Cook said today in his Apple earnings conference call, adding that the company has "set many sales records."

Photo: Apple’s new cheaper multi-colored iPhone surfaces, allegedly

Case manufacturer Tactus has published a photo that is allegedly Apple's new budget iPhone, a plastic-backed larger-screen iPhone that will reportedly retail for about $300.

Apple’s cheap iPhone said to have 4-inch display & plastic case in multiple colors

The latest cheap iPhone rumor makes a lot more sense than the last round.

Morgan Stanley: Apple could triple China market share with ‘iPhone Mini’

First the iPad Mini, then the iPhone mini? It makes some sense linguistically, but it could also make some sense financially.

Cheap iPhone? It’s not in Apple’s religion

Apple CEO Tim Cook poured cold water on the cheap iPhone rumors today at Goldman Sachs' Technology and Internet conference in San Francisco. Sort of.

Don’t count out the cheap iPhone yet: Reuters rescinds Apple exec denial (updated)

The twists and turns in the cheap iPhone saga are enough to give you whiplash.

Apple SVP Phil Schiller kills the cheap iPhone rumor … or does he?

Smoke, meet fire?

YACIR (yet another cheap iPhone rumor)

Paradoxically, the new, cheaper iPhones are supposed to come with a bigger 5" screen and a brand-new form factor. And, a new CPU: Qualcomm's Snapdragon.

iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S? Here’s what we expect to see from Apple

Expectations are extremely high for Apple’s new iPhone event tomorrow, where the company will unveil its latest flagship mobile device. Apple’s new chief executive, Tim Cook, will also be under pressure to repeat the success of the company’s last CEO, …