“Sprint today dropped the price of the iPhone 4S yet again,” Jake Smith reports for 9to5Mac.

“The nation’s third-largest carrier now offers a free $100 American Express Reward Card (ships in 8-10 weeks) along with the purchase of the 16GB iPhone 4S for $149.99 with a two-year plan (including free activation and shipping),” Smith reports. “This makes for the best deal on the iPhone 4S we have seen (at only $50!), beating out Sprint’s offering last week, which did not include the gift card.”

Smith reports, “Today Business Insider has learned that as a part of [Apple's] price matching program, [Apple Retail Stores] will give a $100 Apple Store gift card to honor Sprint’s new deal.”

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Make way for the new iPhone!

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Dan K." for the heads up.]

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