It has been 6 years since the original iPhone announcement and the disappointing news that it would only be available in the U.S. and on a single carrier. But since then, Apple has slowly increased international availability and expanded to almost every U.S. carrier.
This week saw even more activity as Walmart began offering the iPhone with an unlimited data plan and rumors increased that T-Mobile will soon offer the iPhone. Currently, you can bring your unlocked iPhone to T-Mobile and reportedly hundreds of thousands of people do just that.
There are rumors, again, that a low-cost iPhone may come out this year, but perhaps only to certain countries like China and other emerging markets. In the past rumors of lower-priced iPhones have only led to Apple’s carrier partners keeping older versions of the iPhone, like the iPhone 3Gs or 4, available as a free-with-plan option.
In other news, Apple tweaked its product offerings this week. You can now get a Fusion drive with a 21.5-inch iMac. The prices went down and options increased for official Thunderbolt cables as well.