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Chinese OEM to Begin iPhone 5 Production Soon

March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Macotakara, a Chinese IT blog site unveils the release of an iPhone5 early this October which is currently in production by Apple subcontractors. The Foxconn Technology is at 85% production while Pegatron Technology has produced 15% of said iPhones. The latest operating system iOS 5 that will ship with the iPhone 5 is not yet ready to be released so it is rumoured that this is delaying the final packaging the completed devices.

The new iPhone 5 is rumoured to no longer the single core A4 processor that is currently used by the iPhone 5, instead, it is expected to be powered by a downsized version the Apple dual-core A5 CPU that is currently used by the iPad2 as reported by Brooke Crothers of CNET. Also included in the iPhone’s product specification is a Qualcomm 3G communications chip that supports both WCDMA and CDMA services on top of this the iPhone 5 is slated to get an upgraded 8 megapixel resolution camera sensor from Sony.

According to Crothers, Forward Concepts President Will Strauss said that the iPhone’s A5 chip will be manufactured by a subcontractor namely Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) instead of Samsung due to a patent litigation matter.

The article also said that the A5 chip is expected to counterpart workload demand through its dynamic power management feature allowing an automatic reduction of processing speed during low CPU intensive operations which will result in lower heat generation and longer battery life

Jonathan S. Geller of BGR revealed that an internal Best Buy document from an insider leaked to him about the release and mentioned that Best Buy and Best Mobile stores are anticipating placing orders of the iPhone 5 early this coming week for delivery in the first week of October. Geller also said that the document says Sprint will carry iPhone5.

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iPhone 5 Case Comparison

September 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
iPhone 5 Case Deign Specification
iPhone 4 has long been released and we have indeed seen its stylistic Apple design although we are still left unsure as to how the IPhone 5’s casing really looks. Over the last year there had been several claims and rumours as to final design of the iPhone 5 with an early design leaked in April that  suggested a slender look that is balanced from top to bottom and thinner than the IPhone 4…

Then a couple of months ago, there has been an alleged case design that surfaced which eventually reached third-party cases manufacturers which was a more detailed design. From this design, a designer made measurements of this device that people has been curious about. Here goes the measurement shown in the above image (courtesy of MacRumours) puts the iPhone 5 at 4.33” x 2.36” giving the device a 4″ diagonal screen size, so in all a larger screen than the iPhone 4 but that’s shorter than the iPhone 4’s which measures 4.5” x 2.31”. In this rumour the diagonal screen size is larger because the new screen will go right to the edge of the device.

Case manufacturers that hit production line early basing their product the earlier iPhone 5 rumour dimensions of 4.7” x 2.6” and a thickness of .30”and tapering down to .065” at the bottom of the case, already have cases on the market, but if this new rumour is correct it looks like these cases might be set for the scrap heap.

As nothing has been been officially release yet, we are left to to wonder if the iPhone 5 will be larger than the iPhone 4. Well, possible launch is this October so we should all know very soon.

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iPhone 5 TV Commercial in Production

September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Since everyone has been excited about the release of the new iPhone 5, news is that the TV Ads is currently in production, Kasper Jade, an Apple Insider has revealed the production of the TV commercial for the latest iphone. According to him, there has been a reliable source that somewhere around Los Angeles the shoot is currenly taking place. One of the reports even say that an AT&T Executive has already told his staff that things will get a lot busier in the next 35-50 days.

Here’s the catch. It has been said that the commercial is scheduled to hit screens by October as production is about to be finished in the first week for that month. Excitement is the word indeed! Aside from the commercial being available, the gadget itself is about to be out either sometime in October. Only a couple of weeks more to go if  all that we have heard is infact true. It’s only then that all rumors will end as the true identity of the Apple iPhone 5 is unveiled.

Rumours of the iPhone 5 have been circulating for a long time and the number of rumours have increased in recent months and this shows that the iPhone 5 will be another hit after the success of Apple’s iPhone 4.

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Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

August 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

The big news out of Apple today is that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple Inc, to take on a new role as chairman of Apple.

In recently years health concerns have plagued the CEO and co-founder however the short letter announcing Jobs resignation has not
indicated if his health problems have finally forced him to quit, the letter simply states “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no
longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come,”

Jobs current deputy Tim Cook will now take over as CEO of Apple inc that this month became Americas most valuable.

While it’s unlikely that his departure as CEO will derail Apple’s ambitious product-launch roadmap in the near term, there are concerns
about whether the company would stay a creative force to be reckoned with beyond the next year or so without its founder and visionary at the helm.

That is why Apple’s stock dropped as much as 7 percent in after-hours trading when Jobs’ departure was announced.

In the company statement, Apple co-lead director Art Levinson on behalf of the board praised Jobs’ “extraordinary vision and
leadership” and “countless contributions to Apple’s success”, saying he would continue to serve the company with “unique insights,
creativity and inspiration.”

Jobs who had been on medical leave since Apple since 17 January briefly made an appearance for the launch of the iPad 2 back in March and also attended
a dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for technology leaders in Silicon
Valley.

Eric Schmidt, a friend of Jobs for years before the Internet search giant’s move into mobile software and devices strained their relationship, wrote a
moving testament to the legacy of his erstwhile business partner, echoing the responses of many of his fellow Silicon Valley executives on Wednesday.

“Steve Jobs is the most successful CEO in the U.S. of the last 25 years, “he said. “He uniquely combined an artist’s touch and an engineer’s vision to build an
extraordinary company… One of the greatest American leaders in history.”

 

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Possible first iPhone 5 Photo Leaked

August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

iPhone 5 Photo Leaked

Someone by the name of “guigsh” over at the MacRumors forum posted what could possibly be the first picture of the iPhone 5. Along with the picture, guigsh posted “Picture taken yesterday in the office of a French operator.”

We’ve heard rumors that Apple has sent iPhone 5 testing units to carriers, and the way the phone looks in the picture does seem to fit the descriptions we’ve heard so far. We can’t know for sure if this is indeed a real iPhone 5 picture. But if this the real deal and not a photoshop hoax, then the iPhone 5 really is looking good, dont you think?

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