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Here is our roundup of the best price on the iPhone 5S and 5c models from the U.S. stores. A lot of customers shopped on Black Friday, but the prices are being cut down closer to Christmas time. This week is probably the best time to purchase the new generation iOS handset from Apple.

A lot of retailers wish to sell as many iPhones as possible before December 24^th. The discounts might even continue in January. Where is it cheaper to buy and unlock iPhone 5c / 5S this time? Let’s take the last look at the giant retailers and deals on this fruit device.

Significant iPhone 5c Discounts

Customers who don’t care to get a locked iPhone 5c can go to Walmart. This store was offering this model for $99 recently but has now cut the price down to $27. You will pay as low for the 16GB model locked to Verizon, AT&T or Sprint. It’s your choice of the carrier you will have a 2-year contract with.

We don’t know how long the store would have the iPhone 5c for this price so you better hurry to get your handset now and don’t wait till December 24 [as supplies can run out quicker than Christmas 2013 arrives]. It is unfortunately impossible to order the phone online at this time.

Members of Sam’s Club can buy iPhone 5c for $25. This deal is perfect for members who are eager to stay on the two-year contract. Non-members can visit Sam’s Club on December 20-22 and get it for this low price which is cool.

If you are a fan of Best Buy you can get the 16GB smartphone 5c for $49.99.

Best iPhone 5S Pricing

Customers who dream about the iPhone 5S model can get it now at Walmart for $127. Of course, such low price means getting locked with a 2-year contract.

Once again, you can visit Sam’s Club this weekend and get iPhone 5S 16GB device for $119.

iPhone users who attend different public places should be aware of bad guys who can access their personal information and even eavesdrop on their phone calls. No one would love it to be hacked this way, believe us. Here is useful advice on how you can prevent hackers from breaking into the iPhone of yours.

The whole thing is done secretly without you even knowing about the hack. It happens when you are charging your iPhone via public charger in a cafe or store. Beware of this hacking scheme. It goes like this.

iPhone Hack via Public Phone Charger

According to the information shared by Billy Lau who works for Tech Information Security Center in Georgia, hackers can use specific applications that they install on your smartphone when you don’t know about it.

For example, your battery is low and you wish to charge the iPhone with one of the borrowed charger from a stranger or in the restaurant. The charger looks like an ordinary accessory however it might be connected to the computer [you don’t see it] and not to the outlet. If you happen to unlock your iDevice, they can easily get your personal data and other phone information.

Mr. Lau advises everyone to not unlock their handset in public places while charging even for a second. Even a short moment can let attackers access your device and install the malicious program that will control your device remotely.

Protect Your iPhone from Being Accessed by Hackers

There is one tip and trick for all iPhone owners. If you don’t want hackers to access your passcodes, make phone calls behind your back, listen to your phone conversations, steal your personal data and so on you MUST NOT unlock your handset while being charged by public chargers.

This is simple yet safe. USB public charging station can become your enemy if you are not attentive enough. It’s also best not to use chargers that you can’t see clearly where there are connected.

Even though iPhone has iPod for streaming music a lot of users like to use YouTube on their iDevice. It becomes a frustration when your locked iPhone cuts out songs or videos you are playing via YouTube. The same thing happens when you are switching between iOS applications which can be pretty annoying as well. Luckily, you can listen to audio from YouTube on the locked iPhone.

There are a lot of great videos and songs on YouTube. Sometimes you can find interesting interviews and stories on this video channel along with useful workouts and other advice.

Right now there is one hack you can perform in order to stream YouTube audio on a locked iPhone. It is simple yet incredible in its simplicity. Google is believed to add multitask to its popular video service in the future or introduce “Music pass” feature for YouTube fans. But right now this is just an idea that isn’t available so the hack is the good method to solve the problem and get what you want.

You will be surprised at how easy everything is. The solution was found by one user who shared his experience on Reddit. His nickname is Erjobi and here is the method that you can start using from now on till there is another solution from Google.

Step 1: Start playing any YouTube video.

Step 2: You should wait for an advertisement to end. Do not press on the “+” [plus] option. Instead just click on the Share key.

Step 3: You need to click on “Message” now and lock the iPhone.

Step 4: Music or audio will be playing on your locked smartphone.

That’s it. Of course, you can use another method and simply download the free application called Jasmine that allows streaming YouTube audio even if the phone is locked. Decide for yourself how you should act as both ways are simple.

It is great if your carrier provides you with unlimited data usage. Such fairy tale is just a dream for a lot of iPhone users whose mobile operators provide a particular amount of megabyte used during a month, a number of text messages and minutes for calls. Sometimes your phone bill becomes too expensive. You can cut it down by using these tips and tricks.

The best you can do in order to low down the bill on your iPhone is keeping an eye on how much data you are using. Our advice can help you avoid spending extra data you can live without. There are particular iOS applications that can easily reduce the amount of data you are using. This will not cause any pain to your normal life schedule.

Track Data Usage Each Month

If you are running the latest iOS 7 firmware, open Settings and look under Cellular – Cellular Data Usage how much data you use. Of course, in order to avoid misunderstandings you should reset the tracker each month.

Users who are still on iOS 6 can check the same thing by going to Settings – General – Usage and looking under Cellular Usage.

Data Calculator

Most carriers let you track your data usage through alerts. They have applications that are free to download and useful to get. It doesn’t matter if you are on AT&T or Verizon. You can be using any other mobile company. Just ask them for the Data Manager program and calculate how much data you are using within one month to not overpay.

Less Background Syncing

Don’t update apps in real-time too much. There is no need in upgrading Facebook, Email and other programs in the background. Reduce the number of notifications you get and save both data and battery life. If you still like to get app updates change the settings and let these programs upgrade through Wi-Fi connection only.

More Wi-Fi Hotspots

Try to connect via Wi-Fi as often as you can. There are a lot of free Wi-Fi hotspots across the cities. Some apps [Wi-Fi Finder etc.] help you to automatically connect iPhone 5 through Wi-Fi saving on the data consumption and your money.

Preload Data

Do you like to read some stories on-the-go? Download or save the most interesting articles using Wi-Fi and read them while traveling. This does save bunch of data. If you are used to web pages only use Pocket or similar programs to save internet pages without having to connect to internet to read them later on. The similar thing can be done with Google Maps as you are able to save the area you’ll need later beforehand and use it offline.