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iPhone 5 rumored to launch in New Zealand on October 9
A recent report allegedly sourced from someone within Apple claims that the iPhone 5 will launch in New Zealand on October 9th. Admittedly, I’m not terribly interested in the iPhone launch date in New Zealand (though I’d love to go visit sometime), but this is worth noting because it aligns well with previous rumors regarding […]
Continue reading...Samsung reportedly interested in HP’s WebOS
30. August 2011
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With HP in the midst of what seems like an unprecedented scale of corporate suicide, Samsung’s mobile division is fending off an aggressive and multi-continent patent attack from Apple on the grounds that its implementation of Google’s Android OS infringes upon a number of Apple patents. Broadly speaking, Apple bluntly accuses Samsung’s mobile lineup of […]
Continue reading...More signals point to Apple branded HDTV launch in late 2012
29. August 2011
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Apple’s transformative influence on technology encompasses the personal computer, the way we listen to music, and more recently, the smartphone. While Apple’s next major play remains open to speculation, an increasing number of sources are pointing to an Apple branded HDTV as being Apple’s next wide-scale initiative. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal, […]
Continue reading...Alleged iPhone 4S casing reveals new antenna design
25. August 2011
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After the drama regarding the original iPhone 4 antenna, Apple went back to the drawing board to alleviate initial complaints regarding signal attenuation. These antenna improvements were evident in the Verizon iPhone in that the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 employed a dual antenna design that improved reception. Of course, it also helps that […]
Continue reading...T-Mobile will launch the iPhone 5 this October alongside Spring, AT&T and Verizon
24. August 2011
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Following yesterday’s reports that the iPhone 5 was coming to Sprint, a new report claims that T-Mobile will be getting the iPhone treatment as well this Fall. This of course shouldn’t be all that surprising in light of spy shots that emerged this past April depicting an iPhone running in test-mode on T-Mobile’s 3G network. […]
Continue reading...Sprint to carry the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 come this October
23. August 2011
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The first rumblings that the iPhone 5 was coming to Sprint emerged in early May. At the time, Apple had put out a curious job listing looking for a carrier engineer in Kansas City, Missouri which just so happens to be a stone’s throw from Sprint Headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.
Continue reading...Apple working on cheaper 8GB iPhone 4
23. August 2011
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Reuters reports that Apple is working on an 8GB iPhone 4 it plans to release alongside an iPhone 5 with an edge to edge screen. But contrary to previous reports, the iPhone 5 will reportedly sport the same form factor as the iPhone 4. If you recall, a number of iPhone 5 case schematics and […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 battery prototypes surface
22. August 2011
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With the iPhone 5 now largely expected to debut in early October, battery photos purporting to be from Apple’s next-gen iPhone are starting to emerge.
Continue reading...Apple reportedly scaling back iPhone orders amidst poor economic climate
21. August 2011
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A few days ago DigiTimes reported that Apple was ramping up its iPhone production for the second half of 2011 with orders increasing from 50 million units to 56 million units. The increase in production was primarily allocated to the iPhone 5 with Apple reportedly upping its orders from 20 million to 25 million units. […]
Continue reading...WSJ confirms iPad 3 with Retina Display with early 2012 launch
19. August 2011
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The Wall Street Journal, which Apple has in the past used as an unofficial mouthpiece, reports this morning that the iPad 3 remains in the product pipeline and that Apple plans to release it in early 2012 as it attempts to stay ahead of the growing field of Android-based tablet competitors. Earlier this week reports […]
Continue reading...AT&T VP confirms iPhone 5 launch in October – Report
19. August 2011
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Well folks, it looks like October is when the iPhone 5 will launch now that we have three independant sources saying the same thing. The most recent report comes courtesy of BGR who notes that one of their high-level sources said that AT&T VP recently told employees that the iPhone 5 is poised for an […]
Continue reading...Does this photo show Wintek workers cleaning iPhone 5 touchscreens?
17. August 2011
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Following reports that iPhone 5 pre-orders are set to go live on September 30th followed by an October 7th launch, we stumbled across the following photo purporting to show Wintek workers cleaning what may very well be the touchscreen component of the iPhone 5. MIC Gadget found the photo via one of China’s microblogging services […]
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31. August 2011
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