Some future iPhone to have sapphire crystal capacitive Home button with built-in fingerprint sensor
Let’s just get one thing clear first. If this year’s mobile phone release from Apple will be an iPhone 5S, then there’s absolutely no reason to think its outer shell won’t be exactly identical to the iPhone 5. That’s what Apple does when outing an S model, so why would it change? Then again, although [...]
Apple’s next high-end iPhone might be called iPhone 6, not iPhone 5S
Apple’s iPhone launch history doesn’t include too many surprises. Looking at the 3G – 3GS and 4 – 4S models, now, after the iPhone 5 everyone expects to Cupertino company to introduce an iPhone 5S. However, the name of the new flagship smartphone from Apple could be iPhone 6. British website Stuff.tv has unveiled a [...]
iPhone 5 and Sony Xperia Z are top sellers in Japan
While Samsung is the world’s largest smartphone maker at the moment, it doesn’t seem to be too successful in Japan. Of course, the Japanese smarthpone market is a bit weirder than the rest, and that’s because local vendors – Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Fujitsu, NEC – are all quite popular there. According to the latest report [...]
After iPhone 5S, Apple could launch an iPhone 6 with larger display (in June 2014)
Although Apple’s plans regarding its seventh-generation iPhone (most likely called iPhone 5S) are far from being well-known, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek has ventured to talk about the eight-generation iPhone, which should be released in 2014, possibly under the name iPhone 6. According to Financial Post, Misek assumes that Apple’s going to launch the iPhone 6 [...]
New Nokia Lumia 920 ad makes fun of Apple and Samsung’s Galaxy line
Ever since it launched the Lumia 920 last year, Nokia has tried to lure possible customers with the fact that this handset would allow them to be different from all those iPhone and Samsung Galaxy users out there. The latest Lumia 920 ad, posted over at the official Windows Phone YouTube channel, continues to suggest [...]
New Apple iPad Mini 2 with Retina Display not coming until October? Cheaper model could be launched earlier
We’ve been hearing about a new iPad Mini for quite a while now, and everyone seems to believe the tablet is going to be available sometime in September. However, it might not happen that soon. Apple Insider has obtained a research note from KGI Securities, which suggests that the iPad Mini 2 will not enter [...]
Samsung shipped 70 million smartphones in Q1 2013, almost twice as many as Apple. Nokia and BlackBerry not in top five
Samsung has managed to ship a record of about 70 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2013 (January – March). The South Korean company unveiled its Q1 2013 financial results this morning, but it didn’t provide exact sales numbers. However, Strategy Analytics says that 69.4 million Samsung smartphones have been shipped during the quarter, [...]
iPhone 5S and new cheap iPhone expected to debut in early September. TD-SCDMA versions coming later
Here we have fresh rumors about Apple’s next-generation iPhones (yes, it looks like this year, for the very first time, the Cupertino company will announce not one, but two new iPhone models). According to China Times, Citigroup Global Securities issued a new note reporting that the iPhone 5S and a cheaper iPhone would be available [...]
Apple’s Q1 brought in record revenue and great iPad sales, but iPhone sales growth is slowing
Apple has just released its earnings report for the first quarter of this year. Most things are good, but there are some worrying signs, at least for investors. Let’s start with sales. Apple moved 37.4 million iPhones in this quarter. This number compares favorably to the year-ago quarter when it only managed 35.1 million sales. [...]
iPhone 5 finally in stock at T-Mobile, alongside the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
T-Mobile’s finally done it. After almost six years of waiting, if you’re a TMo customer, you can now get an iPhone. The iPhone 5 is available today at the carrier, in stores and online. It can be yours for $99.99 and then 24 monthly payments of $20. This is for the 16 GB version. Or [...]
iPad 5 front panel purportedly caught on camera, makes the tablet look like a bigger iPad Mini
This definitely isn’t the first time we’ve heard that the next full-size iPad will borrow from the iPad Mini in the looks department (especially on its front, since its bezels will apparently undergo some narrowing surgery). Narrower side bezels can also be observed in the picture below, which according to French website NoWhereElse is showing [...]
iPhone with OLED displays on the sides, fully flexible iDevices show up in Apple’s patent apps
Apple is doing some serious R&D in flexible displays, other flexible electronics. And their efforts are now starting to show up in public with increasing frequency, via various patent apps. Few weeks ago we told you about Apple’s iWatch patent app and the iPhone with wrap-around display. Before that we had those crazy ideas of integrating microphones and [...]
T-Mobile iPhone 5 arrives on April 12 with $0 upfront cost for those trading in older models
In just two short days, T-Mobile will start selling Apple-made smartphones, for the first time ever. The most important addition to the magenta carrier’s portfolio will undoubtedly be the iPhone 5. Back in March when T-Mobile announced the move, it priced the iPhone 5 at $99.99 upfront followed by 24 monthly payments of $20. However, [...]
Apple iPad 5 production to start in July or August
Although we’ve heard that Apple’s fifth-generation 9.7 inch iPad would be released this month (April), it is pretty clear that this won’t happen. And it looks like it won’t happen in the next few months, either. DigiTimes has it from “sources with Taiwan-based supply chain makers” that Apple’s hardware partners will commence mass production of [...]
T-Mobile iPhone 5, AT&T HTC One and Sprint HTC One all available for pre-order
Starting today, T-Mobile USA is accepting pre-orders for the Apple iPhone 5, which will be properly launched by the magenta carrier next week, on April 12. T-Mobile is asking $99.99 upfront for its iPhone 5 (which, of course, is LTE-capable), plus monthly payments of $20 for two years. Customers should be able to place orders [...]
iPad Mini now just $299 at Walmart
If you’re looking to buy an Apple iPad Mini, more specifically the starter model (with 16 GB of storage and Wi-Fi-only), at this point there’s no better place to get it from than Walmart. That’s because the well known retailer is offering you the iPad Mini for just $299. That’s $30 less than the normal [...]
Apple iPhone 5S production starts this quarter for a summer release, cheaper model coming this year too
The much-rumored, much-hyped next iPhone is in the news yet again. Both of them, actually. First off, production for the iPhone 5S is due to start during this quarter (which debuted yesterday and will end on June 30). This is because the device in question will apparently be released during the summer, alongside a new [...]
New iPhone 6 / 5S to go on sale in July, cheaper model in August?
Here we have new (and obviously unconfirmed) rumors about Apple’s next-generation smartphone, which should end up being called iPhone 5S, or iPhone 6. According to sources in Japan, Apple is planning to announce the new iPhone on June 20. However, sales won’t start in June, but sometime in July. The June 20 announcement date is [...]
iPhone with flexible wrap-around display shows up in Apple’s patent application
When Apple introduced iPhone – they basically found an ideal form factor for a modern smartphone. Before iPhone, everyone was experimenting with different shapes and configurations of their mobile devices. We had candybar phones, sliders, clamshells and some really weird stuff like Motorola Aura. It took few years for an impact of Apple’s phone to [...]
iPhone 5 arrives at T-Mobile on April 12 alongside iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. Pre-orders start on April 5
Ladies and gentlemen, it finally happened. After almost six years, the iPhone is about to be available on all of the ‘big four’ US carriers. First, there was just AT&T. Then, Verizon joined the party. Then Sprint. And now it’s T-Mobile’s turn. The magenta carrier has announced its reinvention today, dropping the tried and tested [...]
