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Facebook Messenger for iPhone has released another update that is notably special because it allows users to give feedback about the app. So although we love to complain with you about the woes and troubles of the various Facebook apps for iPhone, now you can send your complaints directly to Facebook as well! Well, you can complain about Facebook Messenger, that is.

To give feedback, simply swipe to the left to reveal your list of friends and tap the Settings button in the upper right. There will be a new section called "Give Feedback" that will allow you to type in your praises or complaints about Facebook Messenger that will be sent directly to Facebook.

I will admit that when I first saw the update notes, I thought it was for the main Facebook app and got excited because I have plenty of complaints I'd love to send to Facebook, but unfortunately, no such feature exists on the main Facebook iPhone app, yet. This is a step in the right direction, though, and I can only hope that the ability to submit feedback will be added to the rest of the Facebook iPhone app family soon.

Do you have any complaints and/or praises about Facebook Messenger for iPhone that you plan to send to Facebook? What about the main Facebook app? If and when the feature is added to Facebook for iPhone, what will you submit to Facebook?

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Apple's last statement that they were mandated to post in regards to the Samsung vs. Apple patent verdicts was not enough to appease the UK courts. According to the London court, Apple's newly revised statement was still misleading.

Ordered to post a two-paragraph corrective on its website and in the British press, Apple not only dragged its heels, but it broke up the required paragraphs and interspersed language of its own devising -- including a bit about a judge ruling that the Samsung Galaxy Tab was "not as cool" as the iPad -- language that was, according to Samsung, false and misleading.

The London Court agrees with Samsung and feels that Apple has, again, twisted its words and the original order. This time the courts have ordered Apple to pay all of Samsung's legal fees from day one of the trial. This includes everything from phone calls to parking fees. Ouch.

Fortune has more quotes and excerpts from both Apple and the court via the link below below as well as the complete text of the Apple issued statement that was rejected by the courts.

Source: Fortune

Apple has pulled AppleCare protection plans off their retail store shelves in Italy as well as advising authorized resellers not to offer them any further. Due to warranty protection set in place by the EU, Apple had recently faced the possibility of a temporary ban on their products in Italy. As of now, the only way for Italian customers to purchase AppleCare protection plans is online.

Apple was previously fined $1.2M for not making customers aware that they have a 2 year warranty period on their devices which is mandated by EU Law. A lot of the issue with Apple care and the manufacturer's warranty extended to the wording and the transparency they felt Apple was not providing to Italian customers regarding their rights.

The memo that went out to distributors read as follows:

Cork, 9th November 2012

Notice: AppleCare Protection Plan (APP) in Italy

As of November 9, 2012, Apple stopped selling AppleCare Protection Plan in Italian Apple Store and the distribution of the APP program at Apple Authorized Resellers (including Telephone Operators and Apple Authorized Service Centers).

The Apple Authorized Resellers in Italy can stop the sale of APP both box and auto-enroll (without box) versions, starting today you can return the stocked products back to Apple by 10 December 2012.

Customers wishing to purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan will continue to do so through the Apple Online Store.

It's unclear if the AppleCare changes will hit other countries at this point or if only Italian customers will be impacted. If you are an Italian iPhone user, do you see a benefit in purchasing AppleCare or is the 2 year warranty you are given reason enough not to purchase it?

Source: SetteB.IT via 9to5Mac

If you've been waiting to get your hands on an iPhone 5, you can now get one from the Apple Store online in about 2-3 weeks instead of previous delivery times of over a month.

Apple has had a hard time keeping up with the demand for the iPhone 5 but it looks like they're slowly catching up with delivery estimates falling to 2-3 weeks. Whether you're picking one up for a loved one or want one for yourself, you should be able to get your hands on one before the holiday season if you're ordering through Apple.

In the mean time, you can check out our reviews and buyers guide via the links below.

Additional resources:

• iPhone 5 review
• 16, 32, or 64GB: Which iPhone 5 storage size should you get?
• Complete iPhone 5 buyers guide

The VIP inbox in iOS allows you to favorite specific Contacts so their messages get filter into their own, special inbox in your Mail app and are always easy to find. If that's not enough, you also have the ability to set up specific tones and alerts for your VIP contacts which makes knowing who is contacting you easier than ever, and lets you stay on top of your email like never before.

• How to add contacts to your VIP list on iPhone and iPad
• How to set custom alert tones for your VIP inbox on iPhone and iPad

How to add contacts to your VIP list on iPhone and iPad

1. Launch the Mail app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on VIP inbox directly underneath your regular inbox.
3. Tap on the blue arrow on the right.

4. Tap Add VIP.

5. Find the contact that you'd like to add to VIP and tap on their name. (If a contact is grayed out, it means you're missing their email address and can't add them until you enter it.

After you tap on their name they'll be automatically added to your VIP inbox.

How to set custom alert tones for your VIP inbox on iPhone and iPad

1. Launch the Mail app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on VIP inbox directly underneath your regular inbox.
3. Tap on the blue arrow on the right.

4. Tap on VIP alerts towards the bottom.

5. The Notification Center alert settings for VIP inbox will automatically open.

6. Adjust banners, badges, and sounds for your VIP inbox.

Tweak any settings you'd like to differentiate your VIP inbox from standard mail alerts.

Apple has just released iOS 6.1 beta 2, build 10B51505c to developers. iOS 6.1 beta 2 is available for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPod touch 5 and iPod touch 4.

iOS 6.1 beta 2 comes a mere 11 days after the release of iOS 6.1 beta 1.

If you're already on the iOS 6.1 beta, you can upgrade on-device and over-the-air (OTA) by going to Settings > General > Software update. Otherwise you can, as always, download the beta from developer.apple.com

Last week we rolled our new Mobile Nations Passport account system, which makes it easy for any member of iMore to also participate across our other sites. With Passport, you have one account and to rule them all!

In honor of the successful roll out of Passport and thanks to our awesome friends at Gogo, we're celebrating with an amazing cross site contest. Each of our sites is running a contest giving away an Ultimate Prize Pack for their platform. And thanks to Passport, you can easily enter for a shot at winning each prize pack on each site.

How to Enter: 

Step 1: Login to iMore and leave a comment to this post to be entered to win the Ultimate iOS Prize Pack!

Register or Login using the links at the top right corner of this site (see where it says Passport Is Live)

Step 2: Also enter to Win the Ultimate Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and webOS Wildcard Prize Packs:

Click on over to Android Central, CrackBerry, Windows Phone Central and webOS Nation (<-- on those links) to go straight to the respective contest post for that site. Simply login on each site -- which is painless thanks to Passport -- and leave a comment there, as you're doing here, and you'll be entered to win that prize pack. 

Step 3: Like Gogo on Facebook!

Our friends at Gogo -- the KINGS of Inflight Internet -- made it possible for us to run this Mobile Nations Contest. Gogo ROCKs. So be sure to click the button below and like them on Facebook. Your comment to this post is enough to be entered to win, but we'll love you, and Gogo will love you, if you like them (if the button doesn't work in your region, don't panic).

Beyond the Grand Prize, we have awesome runner up prizes as well. Keep reading for more info on the prizes and for the full contest details. Contest is open worldwide and ends at Noon PT on Monday, November 19th. Don't waste time... Enter now! Good Luck! 

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Prize Packs:

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Runner Up:
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Runner Up:
- BlackBerry PlayBook (64GB)
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Runner Up:
- iPod Touch (32GB)
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Runner Up:
- JBL PowerUp Speaker
- 5 Gogo passes

Runner Up:
- Take your pick of any of the Runner Up Prizes we're offering for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry

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• Contest ends at 12 Noon PT on Monday, November 19th, 2012.
• Contest winners will be drawn and random and announced on all Mobile Nations sites soon after.
• We will do our best to reach out to all contest winners. If a contest winner for whatever reason does not reply within a month of the winners announcement, Mobile Nations reserves the right to select a new winner for that contest prize.
• Individual prize winners are responsible for any taxes due on prize total if required by local laws.
• If the prize is not available at the time of winners announcement (example - a BlackBerry 10 phone), the prize will be delivered soon after it becomes available on the market for purchase.

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Samsung has reportedly raised the prices they charge for manufacturing chipsets like the iPhone 5's Apple A6 by a whopping 20%. While no reason for the increase was given, Apple's increased demand for processors, as many as 200 million chips this year, up from 130 million last year, could be a factor. Whatever the case may be, Apple seems to have little choice but to agree to the price hike, having no viable alternative suppliers at this point. MarketWatch reports:

According to the report, Apple buys all APs used for production of iPhone and iPad from Samsung Electronics with the volume estimated to be 130 million units last year and more than 200 million units this year.

Samsung Electronics has a long-term contract to supply APs to Apple until 2014, the report added.

There have been rumors that Apple will be switching away from Samsung for future processors. Apple's contract with Samsung may throw some doubt on previous reports that a switch to a new manufacturer would come by the end of next year. However, it is not stated whether or not Samsung's contract is exclusive, and in any case, if Apple were to make a transition to a new chip manufacturer, they would probably still need Samsung to produce their older chips, so it's no surprise that a contract is in place through 2014.

There may be concerns that older chips like the A5 may have some Samsung design elements, and are in some way subject to Samsung's patents. This would make it difficult for Apple to have them made by another supplier without paying Samsung a fee, or else opening themselves up to a lawsuit.

This incident demonstrates why it is necessary for Apple to not only move away from a rival for a part of their most important business, but also why it is important to have more than one supplier of key components.

Source: MarketWatch

Rene and Seth review the iPad mini, including the design, non-Retina display, screen size, radios, stereo speakers, Lightning connector, interface, apps, accessories, price, and more. This is the iMore show!

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• iPad mini review
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Apple has released the iPhone 5 and Nokia and Microsoft have now matched it with their flagship Lumia 920. Where Apple's offering is unbelievably sleek and slim, Nokia's is proudly big and thick. Where Apple is glass and aluminum, Nokia is a polycarbonate that feel not of this earth. Where Apple made their camera thinner, Nokia made theirs much, much better. Where Apple offers the textures and gradients of iOS, Nokia is all in on the flat panoramas of Windows Phone. Physically and philosophically, the iPhone 5 and Lumia 920 couldn't be more different in every way but their relentless pursuit of ease of use. So how can you choose between them?

Let's find out!

Nokia Lumia 920

The Lumia 920 is a lot of phone. (A lot of phone.) While it may look a lot like last year's Lumia 900, component-wise there's been some serious escalation. It has a large 4.5 in IPS display at 768x1280, which is 720p with room to stretch. The body is polycarbonate, and comes in glossy white, yellow, and red, or matt gray, black, or cyan. And inside that body, the Lumia 920 is running on a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU with 1GB of RAM. The big deal, though, is the PureView camera. It has optical image stabilization (OIS), which physically "floats" the lens, allowing the aperture to stay open longer and collect more light. It doesn't make a huge difference to still pictures during the day, but it makes a world of difference for low-light photos or moving video. There's also Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, LTE, and wireless charging. On the downside, on-board storage tops out at 32GB and it's not expandable.

Windows Phone 8 builds on Windows Phone 7, extending the aesthetic while ramping up the capabilities. First and foremost, Windows Phone 8 brings Microsoft's famed NT kernel to their mobile operating system, and a slew of improvements to along with it. You've got Live Tiles and Live Apps, so your Home screen has even more and better glance-able information and customizability. There's Microsoft Wallet for mobile payments, and both Bing and Internet Explorer got a boost. Unfortunately, Microsoft didn't have time to finish their version of Notification Center, so you'll have to wait on that.

In the Nokia Lumia 920 review Daniel Rubino of Windows Phone Central summed it up like this:

The Lumia 920 is the pinnacle of Nokia engineering. It has great build quality, filled with the latest technology and it also looks really good while doing it. We found nary any issues with the hardware and if you're comfortable with Windows Phone 8, this phone is your best option…if you want the best. The PureView camera, while not perfect, gives outstanding night photos and shoots the best video of any phone on the market today. The plethora of Nokia software like GPS navigation only sweetens the deal.

Like Apple, Microsoft has a retail store presence now, though they aren't as plentiful yet. They also have an ecosystem that, while nowhere near as big for mobile, does include the massive Windows 8, all the Live online services you can throw data at, and the popular Xbox gaming lines.

In the U.S., the Nokia Lumia 920 is exclusive to AT&T, but they're offering it at a really cheap on-contract price, only $99 for 32GB. Of course, any up-front savings are obliterated by the cost of a voice and data plan over 2 years, but it's a nice way to get people in the door.

• Complete Nokia Lumia 920 review
• Complete Windows phone 8 review

Apple iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 has a completely re-engineered unibody aluminum chassis to allow for a bigger 4-inch screen in a phone that's 12% smaller by volume. It's taller but not wider, thinner and also lighter. That 4-inch screen uses in-cell technology to combine the touch sensor right into the LCD so the pixels look painted on. At 1136x640 and 326ppi, it's still backlit LED, and still IPS, and technically the best, most advanced panel on the planet for now. Apple also rolled their own, manually-set Apple A6 processor this time, based on ARM v7s, for amazing performance and excellent power management.There is CDMA, HSPA, and international LTE. And you can get it in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB versions. There's still no NFC or wireless charging, however.

iOS 6 comes loaded on the iPhone 5, and includes a new, controversial Maps app, some great extensions to Apple's virtual assistant, Siri, deep Facebook integration, Passbook for tickets and vouchers, and enhancements to FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Photo Stream, Panorama, and Accessibility. And because Apple makes both the hardware and the software, there's no integration cost, no added interface layers, and a seamless experience overall.

iTunes has the biggest international content footprint, so if you're into buying your music, TV, and movies, there's a better chance Apple will take your money than anyone else. They also have the free iCloud service for backup, restore, and sync, as well as Apple Retail Stores with Genius Bars which, if you ever break your phone, you'll absolutely consider a killer service.

In the iPhone 5 review, I summed it up as follows:

Taller, thinner, faster, lighter, brighter; the iPhone 5 represents nothing more nor less than the latest, relentless iteration on the Platonic ideal Apple has been striving towards for almost a decade. Redesigned in every way but shape, compromised but true to its purpose, the iPhone 5 is once again the best iPhone Apple has ever made, and one of the best phones ever made. Period.

The price on-contract price for an iPhone 5 is $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, and $399 for 64GB, unlocked and off-contract is $650, $750, and $850 respectively.

• Complete iPhone 5 review
• Complete iOS 6 review

Apple iPhone 5 vs. Nokia Lumia 920: The bottom line

If you're all-in on Microsoft and Xbox, however, if you want a phone that's as big and bad-ass as they come, if you can live with 32GB of storage even with arguably the best camera to found on a phone, if you want something that's not the mainstream, that's actually thought out differently from the iPhone, and if app quantity and visual variety isn't a big deal for you, the Nokia Lumina 920 might just be for you.

If you're all-in on iTunes and you want a phone that's big enough yet ludicrously thin and light, and built like nothing else on the market, if you want an option for 64GB of storage and access to 700,000+ apps, each one with the potential for a radically different look and feel, and the most music, movies, and TV shows in the most international markets, if you want something a little more fleshed out and feature rich, the iPhone 5 is still king of the mainstream smartphones.

In other words, you want something hugely different and just plain huge, get an Nokia Lumia 920. Otherwise, stick with an iPhone 5.

More help

Need more help choosing between the iPhone 5 and the Nokia Lumia 920? Here's where you can have your questions answered!

• iPhone 5 forum
• Nokia Lumia 920 forum

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Ofcom has made good on its plans to push forward the auction for the UK's 4G mobile spectrum auction. Applications will start in December this year and the roll out to consumers is expected to be no later than May / June 2013. Everything Everywhere already has its 4G LTE network rolling out across the UK so this will be a huge relief to the other UK networks.

Ofcom has today published final regulations and a timetable for the 4G mobile spectrum auction – the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. This new spectrum will be used to deliver superfast 4G mobile services to people in cities, towns and villages across the UK and will almost double the amount of airwaves currently available to smartphones and tablets that use 3G networks.

The rules set out in detail the process involved in the auction – from applying to take part, through to bidding and finally issuing the licences to use the spectrum. Ofcom has also today confirmed reserve prices for the different lots of spectrum on offer and outlines the timetable for the auction process. Ed Richards, Ofcom Chief Executive, said: 'Today marks an important shift from preparation to the delivery of the auction, which will see widespread 4G mobile services from a range of providers.

The full time table will see initial applications being sought in December 2012, after an assessment, successful networks will start bidding for space in January 2013. The auction will take place electronically over a number of weeks with the successful bidders being informed in February / March 2013. This will then give the successful networks a few months to start rolling out services which Ofcom believes will be as early as May / June 2013.

These dates should be welcome news to UK consumers; the LTE roll out in the UK is so far behind other nations that it is a bit embarrassing to be honest. Of course many areas are still waiting for the 3G roll out to happen in the UK so this news will not be taken too seriously either. Let's hope that the LTE roll out really will be a proper roll out and will provide a good service for all; no matter where you live in the UK. Of course it should be noted that the bands that will be available for the UK will not be compatible with the current iPhone 5 or iPad radios.

Source: Ofcom

Over the past 2 weeks, my Game Center has blown up with challenges from my friends for Extreme Road Trip 2 for iPhone and iPad, so I finally decided to give this game a shot. I'm not so sure this was a great idea because now I can't put the game down! Extreme Road Trip 2 is an endless survival game where you must get your car to travel as far as possible while also doing flips, wheelies, completing challenges, and more.

Your gas pedal is stuck AGAIN! Do stunts to get nitro boost and SLAM it all down to unlock the insane speed of OVERDRIVE! Collect coins to unlock new cars as you play! Complete missions and get rewards!

There are a total of 15 cars that can be purchased and unlocked as you progress through Extreme Road Trip 2. As you complete missions, you will get rewards and power-ups that help you master every car. You can also challenge your friends to see who can get the farthest.

Extreme Road Trip 2 is a free universal app for the iPhone and iPad. I typically never enjoy playing games like this on the iPad's large screen, but the iPad mini is a great size for this game. Between my iPhone 5 and iPad mini, the iPad mini is my device of choice for Extreme Road Trip 2.

If you pick this one up, let us know what you think! Are you addicted yet? What's your record distance?

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Mobile Nations Network Movember Funds Raised so far: $6,639 (USD)

Welcome to our second Mobile Nations Movember update. We'll be bringing you these updates every Sunday throughout the month of Movember (formerly known as November) as we grow out our moustaches and raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research and men's mental health issues.

Our Mobile Nations effort has grown to 95 individuals from around the world taking part and together we have already raised over $6,000 for the cause. We want to end the month with over $10,000 raised, so while we are on track we still need your support! Donations can be made easily over the web. Simply jump over to our Mobile Nations Network page, click on the name of any of the individuals listed as part of the network, and hit the donate button. All funds donated to an individual will pass through to the network total.

We're now 11 days into Movember, which means for most of us our moustaches have sprouted nicely, but are still a long way off from that luxurious full bloom look we seek. Some of us are having more success than others. For myself, my moustache is still looking pretty pathetic, so just yesterday followed Nick Offerman's How to Grow a Moustache Advice (and Derek Kessler's dare) and ate a raw onion to fuel my moustache growth. Watch the video above to see how that all played out.

Keep reading for more on Movember and to see some great moustache photos from the team!

What is Movember?

The League of Extraordinary Moustaches

If you troll youtube this Movember, you'll find lots of videos popping up. Movember participants are extraordinary and do extraordinary things. We loved this video.

Week 2 Photos from the MO-bile Nations Movember Network

Click on the names to jump over to the user's page on Movember.com for more photos and to donate!

Adam Zeis, he may not have electricity but he has a powerful moustache!

Our man James Richardson in the UK has a mighty moustache underway.

For being a giant of a man, our own Simon Sage's moustache is growing slow...

Darren Robertson in Australia has a good start!

Jay Harker in Canada... ready to grow mo!

Mark Kashman shows off his classy 'stache.

Tim O'Brien with the before and after shots!

Tommy Thompson with a look of fierce determination.

Jeffrey Smith shows off his growth so far.

Daniel Kollehn, 10 days in and looking spec-stache-ular!

Graeme Flack shows off his dapper mo-stache in the UK.

Paul Johnson puts his best 'stache forward in the US.

Props to all the Mo Bros for posting their mugs to the web for a good cause (and props to all the Mo Sistas for supporting their men). Be sure to visit our Mobile Nations Movember Network page for more photos from all our team members. You can click through to any team member's name to see their Mo Space pages and to donate to them. All donations made to individuals show up in the Mobile Nations Network totals.

Note to Mobile Nations Movember participants: Be sure to update your Mo Space with updates, photos and videos. And send us an email at movember@mobilenations.com with your favorite photos and other details. We want to tell your story and help spread the the Mo Love!