Today's iPhone 5 News, Rumors & Opinions

LCD Suppliers To Ramp Up Production For Latter 2012 Mini iPad Release: Rumor

Michael Nace — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:49:24 +0000

A new rumor out of Taiwan claims that LCD suppliers are getting set to produce components for the 7.85-inch “iPad Mini” in time for the second half of 2012. With rumors breaking yesterday that production for iPhone 5 displays are just getting underway, is Apple really going to cram both...

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“People Familiar With The Situation” Say 4-Inch iPhone 5 Screen Orders To Begin In June

Michael Nace — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:34:18 +0000

Citing “people familiar with the situation,” WSJ is reporting that orders for new 4-inch-plus displays for the iPhone 5 will only commence in June, further suggesting a fall release. Today, WSJ offered up a new rumor, citing their “people familiar with the situation,”...

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iPhone 4S Orders Down, Major Retailers Putting It On Sale – Is This The iPhone 5′s Fault?

Michael Nace — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:01 +0000

It’s hard to keep your finger of the pulse of everything that’s transpiring in the Apple universe, so leave it to the iPhone 5 News Blog readers and commenters to keep me in line. Commenter Michael D. dropped us a line last night and had this to say: Based upon Apple’s previous...

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How, When & On What Kind Of Gadget Will Apple Slap On OLED Screens?

Michael Nace — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:23:54 +0000

A new report dropped today that Samsung is seeing “huge” demand for flexible OLED screen technology, and Apple is purportedly one of the biggest buyers. How is Apple going to use OLED technology, and will we see it used in 2012? If you’re a big fan of those bendy OLED screens that...

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China Daily: Foxconn Confirms That iTV Is Coming

Michael Nace — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:59:17 +0000

According to Foxconn CEO Terry Gao, the new Apple television set will be called “iTV” and production will begin in earnest. Read about the features and possible release date. According to a new report from China Daily, Foxconn CEO Terry Gao has confirmed that Apple will indeed launch...

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Topsy-Turvy: Does The Purported iPhone 5 Earpiece & Headphone Jack Make Any Sense?

Michael Nace — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:33:59 +0000

It seems as if every year before a new iPhone release, we get glimpses of the most abstract, unrecognizable iPhone parts that, to the vast majority of tech mortals, look like little more than a Picasso. How many iPhone users, after all, have ever seen the inside of an iPhone firsthand without...

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iOS 6 Beta Is Coming to WWDC 2012 — Can The iPhone 5 Launch With iOS 5.1?

Michael Nace — Sat, 12 May 2012 16:15:24 +0000

Doubtless you’ve heard that iOS 6 beta is all but a lock for the WWDC this year, as reported by a bit of iCloud code recently unearthed by some folks over a 9to5Mac. For as much as the finding is pretty cool, I don’t think that this news should come as a surprise to anyone: [...]

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Loss Leader: Apple Plans To Sell Mini iPad At A Loss to Destroy Cheap Tablet Competitors

Michael Nace — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:06:17 +0000

A new rumor has surfaced that the 7-inch “Mini iPad” will indeed debut this year, and given an ultra-low price tag designed to destroy the competition — even at a loss for Apple. Apple has never been known as a price leader for its consumer electronics products — their...

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A New 5-Inch iPhone 5 Display Rumor – Will 5-Inch Screens Become a New Smartphone Standard?

Michael Nace — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:19:40 +0000

With the preponderance of speculation claiming that the iPhone 5′s new display will be on the lower end of 4 inches, the big, 5-inch iPhone 5 display rumor persists. With the big, new GS3 screen and the marginal success of the Galaxy Note, is the 5-inch display becoming a new smartphone...

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More Circumstantial Indicators Point To A September iPhone 5 Rollout

CharlesMoore — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:10:50 +0000

AppleInsider Staff report that Apple has negotiated more deals with smaller regional domestic carriers — mot recently with Kentucky’s Bluegrass Cellular, California’s Golden State Cellular, and Kansas’ Nex-Tech Wireless, which will begin offering the iPhone 4S on May 18. So,...

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Rumor Out Of Asia: Mini iPad In August, iPhone 5 In September, 10-inch iPad In “Fourth Quarter”

Michael Nace — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:43:43 +0000

DigiTimes is floating a new rumor claiming that we’ll see a Mini iPad release in August and the much-anticipated iPhone 5 in September. Citing an unnamed source in Asia, DigiTimes is claiming to have the inside track on the release dates for both the Mini iPad and the iPhone 5, as well as a...

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Apple Nano-Sim Card Standard To Be Decided this Month, Could Impact iPhone 5

Michael Nace — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:48:41 +0000

Apple is upping the ante on its new Nano-sim card standard, offering a royalty-free license to its competitors in order to get it passed this month. Is this a desperate play to get the new standard adopted in time for a June iPhone 5 launch? Last week, we wrote an article about the strange sighting...

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Touchscreen Production Trends Point Toward Fall iPhone 5 Release

CharlesMoore — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:09:58 +0000

More indication that a June iPhone 5 release is increasingly unlikely came late last week in a Digitimes report that Taiwanese Apple OEM suppliers TPK Holding and Wintek are anticipating a 15-20% sequential decline in their shipments of touch panels for iPhones the second quarter, “as iPhone...

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Inventor Claims iPhone 5 Could Utilize LiquidMetal For Antenna, Not Form Factor

Michael Nace — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:25:18 +0000

Rumors of a futuristic iPhone 5 chassis forged by LiquidMetal’s ingenious metal alloy might be overblown, claims its inventor. Instead, Apple might be looking to utilize it for a more prosaic use, like the antenna. Last month, rumors broke out of Asia that LiquidMetal, the innovative metal...

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Apple Moving Aggressively To Acquire The iPhone5.com Domain

Michael Nace — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:11:42 +0000

Let’s talk iPhone. More specifically, let’s talk about the name of the next iPhone — and how Apple is currently in the process of acquiring iPhone5.com. There has been a great deal of conjecture about what Apple will name the next iPhone. Seeing as this year’s iPhone release...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Launching May 29 – Just Ahead of the iPhone 5?

Michael Nace — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:14:39 +0000

A massive screen, NFC, quad-core processor, and some new bells and whistles like a fake Siri — Samsung’s GS3 seeks to deliver the goods that are on most iPhone users’ wish lists. Is the GS3 and its late-May release positioned to steal the iPhone 5′s thunder? You bet it is....

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iLounge Source: iPhone 5 With 4-Inch Screen, New Dock Connector, New Back

Michael Nace — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:54:30 +0000

The well-sourced iLounge has painted a new picture of what the iPhone 5 could look like, including its screen size, connectivity, and use of metal (maybe LiquidMetal?) on its back. Chunky details are emerging from an unnamed source at iLounge. Jeremy Horwitz usually delivers the goods over there,...

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Purported Leaked iPhone 5 Sim Tray Calls Nano Sim Future Into Question

Michael Nace — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:46:45 +0000

Purported leaked photos of a new sim card tray for the iPhone 5 appear to be remarkably similar in size and design to that of the iPhone 5. How does this story connect with the ETSI’s delay of Apple’s new “nano sim” standard? By now you’ve probably heard about rumors...

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Is The “New” iPad 2 Chip A Trial Balloon For The iPhone 5 CPU?

CharlesMoore — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:51:30 +0000

Following its practice with the iPhone, Apple opted to carry over its previous iPad 2 model at a reduced price as a category entry-level offering selling alongside the New iPad with Retina display. However, the “new” iPad 2, which is available only in the base, 16 GB WiFi version at...

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Source Says Documents Reveal “Something Big Is About to Happen” With Apple

Michael Nace — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:08:58 +0000

A staffer at a top U.S. brokerage firm that handles Intel and Apple’s ocean/air accounts has informed the iPhone 5 News Blog that “something big is about to happen.” The source provided me with the address and telephone number of where she works, and I was able to call and verify...

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