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An exclusive peek at the money-saving Dealnews iPhone app

I’ve got an aversion to paying full price for anything, but I still contribute to the economy far too often.

Deal sites have saved me thousands of dollars on purchases, especially during the holidays, so I was thrilled to snag an exclusive sneak peek at the new Dealnews app for iPhone and iPod Touch. Created by the website of the same name, Dealnews offers more than 100 daily specials and coupons for vetted bargains at reputable retailers and, now the savings are going truly mobile in app format.

The Dealnews app pulls in most of the normal web content, displaying deals in list format. Typically, you’ll be shown featured deals first (and I actually prefer the app’s list format to the regular web display), but if new deals arrive, they’ll be shown in a separate “New” tab. This is advantageous for refreshers, and will help ensure that regular users of the app never miss anything — smart. Deals can be viewed in specific category, and opening any bargain will show you all pertinent details for snagging the deal. There are “Buy Now” and “Save” options — saving is ideal for users uncomfortable with purchasing via iDevice, and will appear in your “Alerts” tab. This is also useful for keeping store coupon codes close at hand.

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How an iOS 5 Delay Could Muck up the iPhone 5 Launch

Rumor has it that Apple will delay iOS 5, the upcoming version of its iPhone operating system, until the fall, but that would make the iPhone 5 a tough sell if it still launches this summer.

Here’s how the iPhone and iOS launches worked last year: Apple announced major changes to iOS in April, including multitasking, app folders, and a unified inbox. Then in June, Apple announced the iPhone 4 at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Both the iPhone 4 and iOS 4 arrived later that month.

This year, Apple may push iOS 5 back to the fall, two anonymous sources told TechCrunch. But if the iPhone isn’t delayed along with iOS, Apple might not have much to talk about when it launches the iPhone 5.

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