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Good news for those of you looking to buy an iPhone 5 during this holiday season. Apple has come closer to catching up with demand, and shipping times listed on their online store have dropped to just one week. This is down from the previous estimate of two weeks.

Delivery times are the same for all wireless carriers, both the black and white iPhone 5 and all models from 16GB up to 64GB storage. Even though one week may seem like a long time, right after pre-ordering sold out on launch day Apple was taking up to a month to fill orders.

One of the better deals has arrived with ZAGG's Cyber Monday 2-Day Sale. Almost everything in the ZAGG online store is 50% off on Monday and Tuesday November 26-27. This includes the highly recommended invisibleSHIELD iPhone screen and body protector.

The savings doesn't stop there, with additional accessories for any iOS or mobile device including iFrogz Cases, iFrogz Headphones, and ZAGGsparq portable battery chargers all 50% off. If you have an iPad or other tablet, the ZAGGkeys PRO and other keyboard cases are 20% off normal price. ZAGG routinely gets great reviews for its products, which complement any iOS device.

After a delay last month, Apple is likely to release iTunes 11 before the end of November. This is according to a report in MacRumors that confirms the software launch will take place within the next few days. Apparently labels have been asked by Apple to submit photos and galleries of their artists.

iTunes 11 will feature a redesigned music store layout, which is where Apple could feature the new artist images. Feiyr, a German music distribution service, sent an email to their artists requesting new art for the upcoming iTunes update. Their message stated that iTunes was coming within days and pointed artists to the Promotion section of their website to submit images.

Rockstar Games has confirmed the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will be released for iOS and Android on December 6th. Fans of the game can expect the title to sell on the App Store for $4.99, matching the price of Grand Theft Auto III.

Besides GTA 3, Rockstar has also released Max Payne Mobile and GTA Chinatown Wars on iTunes. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Vice City, Rockstar will release several enhancements to the game in the iOS version. Native high-resolution graphics will bring all of the excitement of the console version to mobile.

AT&T is now offering refurbished iPhone 5 models at a discount. Sign up for a two-year contract online and you can get $50 off one of the refurbished units. On Black Friday the discount was even steeper, with $100 off being reported by Cult of Mac.

Currently AT&T has marked the refurbished 16GB black iPhone 5 out of stock, but the white 16GB and 32GB or 64GB in white or black are available. The discounts bring refurb phone prices down to $150, $250 and $350 depending on the amount of storage.