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It's just a name. It was too cumbersome for Apple to go by generation, since it's not always obvious. So the number is just to differentiate from the previous models. Apple will not be dropping the number scheme on the iPhone, because they need to differentiate the 3 models currently on sale...

No. AppleCare & AppleCare+ are extended warranty programs. In order to receive AppleCare service, you must bring the iPhone with you to the store for exchange. Insurance will cover theft & loss, but won't necessarily extend a warranty. Be careful of the non-Apple services, they seem to have a...

The CPUs between the iPhone 4 & 4S are a generation apart. Beyond just the computational power, both wifi & cellular data are much faster on the 4S. These are all critical to Apple's new maps app, which will feature graphically intense 3D modeling as well as Siri integration for the turn-by-turn...