Apple’s not happy with the performance of the light sensor in the iPhone 4, Apple Insider reports. It’s not clear exactly what the problem is, though a quick trawl through some discussion boards sheds a little light on the matter. “When I step in from dark environment to bright environment light sensor works just perfect… …

Apple will give the iPhone 5 a curved glass screen, according to Digitimes‘ Taiwanese supply-chain sources. The screen could be reminiscent of that on the fourth-generation iPod nano. We’ve grown used to Apple adding subtle curves to the casing of a number of its products but, until now, each generation of the iPhone has had a flat touchscreen. A flat screen seems to make more sense …

Although we know that nothing in Apple world is true until spoken by the saintly mouth of Steve Jobs, it’s time for another company with a vested interest in the iPhone 5 to speak up. An AT&T minion (sorry, we mean customer care representative) has reportedly told one of MacRumors’ readers that there’ll be no new iPhone released in June …

It’s a “dead cert” that the iPad 3 will have a 3D-capable screen, according to a ‘Hollywood insider’ who spoke to tech blog RCR Wireless. RCR Wireless states the Hollywood source “went on to say that the big film studios were currently running around like blue-arsed flies trying to gear up to release plenty of 3D content in time for Apple’s next launch”. That’s …

The iPhone 5 could see the handset’s camera flash relocated to a position further from the lens, according to component pictures on Taiwanese site Apple.pro. Rumours have it the processor may also be upgraded from the A4 to the dual-core A5, as found in the iPad 2. Apple placed the iPhone 4‘s LED flash right next to the 5-megapixel camera …

With AMOLED screens becoming increasingly popular on mobile phones, particularly Samsung models such as the Nexus S and Galaxy S 2, it’s useful to know there’s a way of reducing the impact they have on battery life. Using Android‘s built-in system analysis tools, blogger Steve Mould set about discovering how much his battery was being drained by the screen itself. …

Apple has agreed to hand over a potentially massive wedge of cash to Nokia in a patent license agreement that will see the two companies drop all existing lawsuits against one another. Apple will pay an unknown one-off fee to Nokia, followed by unspecified ongoing royalties for its use of various unmentioned Nokia-patented technologies. Don’t you just love confidential agreements? …

Apple is often accused of stealing hardware and software concepts from other companies and releasing them as their own, often to great acclaim and popularity. iOS 5 is no exception, with both Android and Windows Phone users suggesting Apple has taken the cream of the crop for itself. Take the new notification system built into iOS 5. Apple’s mobile users …

Every other iPhone which arrives at an Apple Store Genius Bar for some kind of repair or replacement has never been synced to a computer after its initial activation, according to sources quoted by One FPS. Tech-savvy smart phone users may find this figure staggering, particularly those who’ve worked their way through a succession of iPods where the only way …

We’re pretty certain Apple hasn’t rendered the iPhone 3GS obsolete just yet, thanks to a video posted by a Polish developer, pointed out by our sister site CNET News. Though Apple’s official line is that iOS 5 will run on every iPhone since the 3GS, as well as the iPod touch from the third generation on, and both iPads, it’s …