Check out a purported photo of the iPhone 5 battery (on the right) compared to the iPhone 4S battery courtesy of the repair company iResQ. Key differences between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S battery: 1. The iPhone 5’s battery is slightly less than a half an inch taller than the iPhone 4S. The […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Comments Off on iPhone 5 dimensions measured against previous iPhone models [Photos]
The Japanese website iLab has posted an additional photo of what the iPhone 5 might look like built from an assortment of scattered leaked parts. Below is what the white iPhone 5 may look like and we gotta say that it looks unbelievably sleek. But also note that the industrial design – notably the silver […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 3, 2012
Comments Off on Are these the new Apple headphones for the iPhone 5?
Might you be looking at Apple’s revamped headphones? The photos emerged from a blog post and video (since removed) with the translation of the video reading as follows: In my hands are the new earphones for the iPhone 5 that is about to come out – Apple’s next generation of iPod [sic]. These will replace […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 3, 2012
Comments Off on New iMac model shows up in Geekbench benchmarks
A new report is claiming that heretofore unreleased iMac models have begun showing up in Geekbench benchmarks. The rumored iMac, with the model noted as iMac13,2, reportedly comes with a quad core Intel i7 clocked at 3.5GHz. A similar model of iMac with more memory also showed up in late July with a score of 13,405, but […]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 1, 2012
Comments Off on Apple taps LG and AU Optronics for iPad Mini displays – Report
Following a report that Sharp was struggling to get its iPhone 5 display production up and running, it now appears that Apple may have learned its lesson. Bloomberg is reporting that when it comes to Apple’s anticipated iPad Mini, the Cupertino-based company has tapped LG and AU Optronics to provide the displays. Apple will use […]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 1, 2012
Comments Off on Sharp reportedly falling behind on iPhone 5 display production
With Apple’s expected iPhone 5 unveiling just days away, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sharp, one of the three companies Apple has tapped to produce iPhone 5 displays along with LG and Japan Display, hasn’t begun the manufacturing process yet. Sharp, a major supplier of liquid crystal displays to Apple, had planned to […]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 1, 2012
Comments Off on About that iPad Mini, what to expect on the inside
Marco Arment, of Instapaper and Tumblr fame, found a few interesting device data strings show up in his stat logs the other day. One was for an iPad2,5 while the other was for an iPad2,6. As a quick refresher, when Apple introduces a major product revision, it increases the first number by a factor of […]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 30, 2012
Comments Off on Purported images of iPhone 5’s A6 SOC emerge
First the A4, then the A5, then the A5x which debuted on the third-gen iPad, and now comes a few leaked photos purporting to be from the iPhone 5 which show Apple’s new A6 system on a chip. MacRumors reports: Sonny Dickson, who has been digging up photos of a number of components leaking out […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Comments Off on Apple bids upwards of $1 billion for exclusive access to TSMC’s chips – Report
One of the strategies Apple has employed to become the most profitable companies on the planet includes buying components up front at a high cost but saving money in the long run by locking in favorable prices. In a similar vein, Apple reportedly has made attempts recently to attain exclusive access to TSCMC’s custom smartphone […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Comments Off on Apple working on enhanced AirPlay to allow streaming sans Wi-Fi
The Telegraph is reporting that Apple has its eyes on improving its AirPlay technology in such a way that iOS devices will be able to communicate directly with speakers without the need to set up a wireless network first. Adding to that, the report notes that Apple announce such a feature on September 12th where […]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 25, 2012
Comments Off on Apple’s new iPad will be dubbed “iPad Mini”; iPod Nano may gain Wi-Fi capabilities – Report
Ah, it’s a grand time of year when the Apple rumors start flowing like water. Hot on the heels of a report that Apple will hold a special event – separate from the September 12 iPhone 5 event – to release the iPad Mini comes further details of the device from the Japanese blog Macotakara. […]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 25, 2012
Comments Off on Apple to hold separate events for iPhone 5 and iPad Mini unveiling
Yesterday we highlighted a piece from John Gruber who made the case as to why Apple wouldn’t announce a new iPhone and iPad on the same day. Apple is largely expected to unveil the iPhone 5 on September 12 and some had previously speculated that Apple would use the occassion to unveil an iPad Mini […]
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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