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there's yet another way to sell an old iphone I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update if you're going to buy a new iphone at an apple retail store later in September you can trade in your old model for store credit on the spot Apple launched its iphone trade-in program at its retail stores to make it easier on customers looking to earn some cash for older models it's only for customers buying a new iPhone under contract and it's unclear how much you can get for your old iPhone at the apple store if you wait until launch day which will likely be September 20th that's the week following Apple's expected iphone announcement on September 10th the value of a used iphone drops as we approach the arrival of a new model but it doesn't hurt to lock in a buyback price quote now from next worth and ghazal both websites give sellers several weeks to mail in a used phone before getting a check and there's no obligation to go through with it if you change your mind or if apple offers a better deal Facebook is rolling out an update to Android users it's now animating some stickers you know those cartoon icons and private messages and it adds music controls to the lock screen for those that are using facebook cover feed ett is launching a no-contract prepaid wireless network called aio wireless it starts in mid-september the service costs between 40 to 70 dollars a month and that's for unlimited talk text and data and new subscribers get a free month of service if they sign up before September 29th Microsoft has changed the name of the xbox live marketplace to simply xbox game store the name change is a better fit to match the other shops Xbox music store and Xbox video store and Android users can now download digs RSS reader at first launched on iOS back when Google Reader shut down it's just another way to keep up with the latest post from your favorite websites or shows like this one the streaming TV service area could be arriving on Android devices in September at least that's what the CEO of Aereo told the international business times Aereo offers a monthly subscription to access a live feed of your local over-the-air broadcast stations and it also offers the option of recording shows like a DVR but there's no box in your living room it's just stored online subscribers view it from a website from Apple devices like an iPad or Apple TV or through Roku Aereo is in New York Boston Atlanta and salt lake city but it's expanding to more areas including miami on September second that's your tech news update for more on these stories head to cnet.com / update or follow along on Twitter from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey