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Why the iPhone 5 May Be Announced at WWDC

noreply@blogger.com (wajid) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:21:00 -0700

Will Apple announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC? Here is why we think they will.

Monday, June 6th is the date for Apple’s yearly Worldwide Developers Conference and its famed keynote, where the company shows off what they’ve got in the pipeline for developers and consumers alike. This is Apple’s biggest showcase, and it’s the perfect place to launch the fifth-generation iPhone, set to be the iPhone 5. Or, perhaps… the iPhone 4S. Or… maybe the 4G. No one’s actually quite sure yet. Analysts, however, are speculating that the announcement and launch of this next handset is going to be pushed off until this fall, breaking Apple’s “one-iPhone-per-year” cycle for any number of reasons.

Regardless of what it’s going to be called, it’s critical that Apple get this new handset out the door as fast as possible to fend off the competition… and below, we’ll look at why.

The iPhone 4 is starting to Show its Age

It sounds rather unbelievable to be stating it, but the iPhone 4 isn’t even a year old yet and it’s already a little long in the tooth. In the past year, we’ve seen Apple’s competitors match and surpass the iPhone 4’s offerings, with dual-core processors, larger displays, dual displays, faster “4G” mobile data speeds, and more. The iPhone is no longer the fastest mobile device on the market, and even the Retina Display has nearly been matched by competitors such as the Atrix.

It’s unlikely that Apple is going to launch a massive new handset that mops the floor with every other piece of hardware on the market, but the company knows that they are falling behind and they won’t sit idly by and let it happen.

iOS 5 without iPhone 5 makes Little Sense

Apple took the rare step of issuing a media release the week before WWDC to make some pretty significant announcements of what we’ll see at the show, including iCloud, Mac OS X Lion, and the fifth major release of the company’s iOS mobile operating system. Yet, it seems somewhat off to usher in iOS 5 without some form of new hardware for the operating system to roll out with.

iOS is a major player in the mobile operating system world, powering hundreds of millions of devices across the globe. It’s also becoming far more complex with each release, meaning Apple needs to keep the hardware up with the software or performance will suffer. Just like iPhone users needed an iPhone 4 to enjoy Facetime, it will be a surprise if iOS 5 ships without some significant enhancements that require some sort of hardware or performance boost.

Apple is also rumored to be showing off the new MacBook Air models at WWDC, which coincides with Mac OS X Lion appearing at the show. Why introduce new hardware with new desktop software, but not new hardware with new mobile software?

Fixing the “Grip of Death” Antenna Issue

The iPhone 4’s antenna issues are no secret, and have been a significant pain in the company’s rear since the handset launched in mid-2010. Apple has since managed to do damage control by offering free cases and changing the service level indicator through software updates, but the issue persists and is loathed by many.

The antenna issues stemming from such a world-class design have caused significant embarrassment for Apple, and they need to get this fixed as soon as possible. Make no mistake about it – the fifth-generation iPhone won’t be suffering from “death grip” antenna issues, which is just another reason to get it out the door quickly.

There’s no Profit in Software Updates

While analysts, journalists and bloggers are the ones that power rumor and speculation about Apple’s next move, there is another group that Apple works hard to keep happy, and that’s their shareholders. It’s true that WWDC is mostly about developers and software; however Apple knows full well that a massive percentage of their customer base pays attention to what the company says and does at conferences such as these and there’s little to be had in the way of revenues or profits from software updates.

When Apple announces a new iPhone, it brings customers in to their retail stores. It sells billions of dollars in hardware and millions of dollars in accessories. It sees people walking in to upgrade their phone and walking out with a new iPad 2 or MacBook as well. Apple knows that their customers spend a lot of money when purchasing their new hardware, so they keep feeding the fire as often as possible.

Even if it’s not available for purchase until September, Apple may just show off the iPhone 5 at WWDC to keep customers excited for what’s coming.

Apple is the King of Secrecy

While rumors and speculation about the next-gen iPhone have been flying around with reckless abandon the past couple of months, one thing that has been missing is a leak of the actual hardware. No prototype or beta iPhone 5 models have been uncovered, photographed or mysteriously fallen into the hands of tech journalists, which has led many to believe that Apple isn’t even going to show off hardware at WWDC.

Many seem to forget that without an Apple engineer leaving it laying around in a Silicon Valley bar last year, none of us would have seen the iPhone 4 prior to the company launching it at WWDC. You can be sure that similar mistakes aren’t being made this time around – the next iPhone is being very well-guarded and it’s unlikely that leaks will be tolerated.

Steve Jobs has been announced as “taking the stage” at the WWDC keynote, which means that something big is coming, and Steve always loves his “one more thing” surprises. Apple has continuously fed the media and blogging community with information about what IS coming at WWDC – iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion, iCloud – even going so far as to announce things with a media release the week prior to the event itself. All of this may just be to get everyone to San Francisco without knowing the true secret – that the next-generation iPhone handset will be previewed to those in attendance.

Will it? We’ll find out on June 6th at 10am Pacific Time, when the WWDC keynote kicks off.

iPhone 4S to be Announced Next Week at WWDC

noreply@blogger.com (wajid) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:14:00 -0700

While there have been many whispers about a possible iPhone 5 launch sometime this summer or autumn, there has yet to be any confirmation from Apple about what’s in the pipeline – until now.

Rumors are circulating that Apple has reached out to journalists in an attempt to persuade them to attend the technology and consumer electronics giant’s Worldwide Developer Conference, set to begin on June 6th in San Francisco. While some suspect this is simply to cover the conference and related iOS or other announcements, hints are starting to pop up that Apple may be set to show off an updated model of the iPhone 4 – dubbed the iPhone 4S – as opposed to the iPhone 5, which analysts believe will be delayed until the fall or into 2012.

Sources have indicated that Apple’s UK media relations team dedicated to the iPhone has been approaching journalists from a variety of major publications, news outlets and blogs to convince them to fly in for the WWDC. It’s unlikely that Apple would press those from as far as the UK to come all the way to San Francisco for minor reasons, leading many to speculate there will be some new hardware shown off during one of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ iconic keynotes.

According to many different rumors, the iPhone 5 is said to be sporting a new, thinner profile and an all-aluminum backing, which would be a departure from the all-glass iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S, on the other hand, is largely expected to have minor cosmetic changes, such as a separation of the rear camera lens and flash, the faster “A5” processor that launched in the iPad 2, and possibly more memory and additional “world phone” support.

Earlier this month, news broke that Apple had drastically slowed production of the iPhone 4, leading to suspicions that there was refreshed hardware on the way. However, with no physical leaks as of yet, no news sites or blogs have been able to determine what the new iPhone hardware might entail.

It’s currently unknown whether or not Steve Jobs himself will be on hand to give the keynote speech and announce any new hardware and software changes that might be arriving to the iPhone lineup. Regardless, many expect that iOS 5, the next major update to the iPhone and iPad’s operating system, will be announced, along with many new innovations and changes. Of course, until June 6^th it will all remain rumor and speculation.

iPhone 5

noreply@blogger.com (wajid) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:10:00 -0700

We May See an iPhone 5 with LTE in 2011

Etisalat announces that they are in discussions with Cupertino to carry the company’s fifth-generation iPhone handset later in 2011.

Ali Al Ahmad, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer for Etisalat, a mobile carrier based in the United Arab Emirates, recently gave truth to rumors that the company would be carrying Apple’s iPhone 5 sometime this year. Ahmad was quoted as saying “We are in talks with most smartphone manufacturers including Apple on the rollout of the 4G handset, iPhone 5 later this year. As the first telecom organization to roll out the 4G network, LTE, in the Middle East, we have already started talking to them for the handsets and chipsets in them.”

While it’s true that Etisalat is currently deploying its next-generation LTE network throughout the country, Apple has yet to even confirm the existence of the iPhone 5, let alone its launch date or whether or not it will support LTE technology. Speculation by journalists and analysts alike indicate that Apple will hold off on launching an iPhone handset that supports LTE until sometime in 2012, with any handset that launches in 2011 to likely be an updated version of the company’s iPhone 4, which is still producing incredible sales figures.

As it is based in the US, Apple typically would look to US-based carriers to usher in an iPhone that supports faster network speeds like LTE. Verizon is currently besting AT&T in this department, with the latter expecting it will take a year or two to catch up to Verizon’s LTE deployment. Verizon has been showing off data speeds that have topped 10 to 15 Mbps in LTE-covered areas, proving that the technology truly does bring in much faster speeds than current 3G networks. Not to be topped in the speed department, AT&T recently demoed its LTE offering and touted speeds of nearly 30 Mbps downstream and over 10 Mbps on the upstream.

It truly has been a race amongst the carriers to get 4G data speeds up and running for their customers. All of the wireless carriers have been battling to secure the wireless frequencies and intellectual property necessary to roll out LTE across the nation. Recently, Canadian manufacturer Nortel announced that a number of its patents had implications in the 4G market, and the US Department of Justice expressed that it had some concerns over Apple’s interest in these and other patents. All of this is happening while AT&T is working to close its deal to purchase T-Mobile for nearly $40 billion, claiming that the purchase is necessary to secure the necessary wireless frequencies and bandwidth to support their national 4G LTE push.

In regards to Apple’s next handset – called the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S depending on whom you believe – speculation continues to run rampant that the phone will launch sometime in September or October after this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference passed without Apple showing off any new hardware. Analysts largely expect that the phone will offer an updated camera, possibly a faster processor and perhaps a larger display.

Apple did not comment on the remarks made by Ahmed or Etisalat, nor has it given any indication when the handset will be coming.

iCloud

noreply@blogger.com (wajid) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 03:49:00 -0700

This is the cloud the way it should be: automatic and effortless. iCloud is seamlessly integrated into your apps, so you can access your content on all your devices. And it’s free with iOS 5.

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Your apps on all your devices.

What is iCloud?

iCloud stores your content and wirelessly pushes it to all your devices.
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Built right into your apps.

Music you buy on iTunes. Photos you take. Books, apps, and documents. Even email, contacts, and calendars. Everywhere you go.Learn more

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iOS 5 is the most extensive software update ever for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. In addition to over 200 new features, this free update gives your iOS devices access to iCloud. Learn more

Features are subject to change. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices. See www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/ for more information. Some features of iCloud require iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2, or a Mac computer with OS X Lion or a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Outlook 2007 or 2010 recommended). Some music features of iCloud are available in beta now in the U.S. only and require iOS 4.3.3 on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM model), iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2, or a Mac or PC with iTunes 10.3. Download iTunes 10.3 free.

iPhone 4

noreply@blogger.com (wajid) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 03:01:00 -0700

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GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, June
	Status	Available. Released 2010, June

SIZE	Dimensions	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
SIZE	Weight	137 g

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches
		- Scratch-resistant oleophobic surface - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	100 received, dialed and missed calls
	Internal	16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
	Card slot	No

DATA	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,check quality
	Features	Touch focus, geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging,check quality
	Secondary	Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only

FEATURES	OS	iOS 4
	CPU	1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX535GPU, Apple A4 chipset
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML (Safari)
	Radio	No
	Games	Downloadable, incl. motion-based
	Colors	Black, White
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	No
		- MicroSIM card support only - Scratch-resistant glass back panel - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Digital compass - Google Maps - Audio/video player and editor - Voice command/dial - TV-out

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 1420mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h

MISC	Price group