iPad 3? Apple hasn’t even announced the iPad 2 yet, let alone started selling it. But with an April launch looking very likely for the company’s second-generation tablet, the blogosphere has already moved on to rumours of a third iPad coming as early as September this year. They’re not just any rumours, either. Blogger John …
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Apple’s iPhone 5 may look much like the iPhone 4, but with a bigger screen and smaller surrounding bezel. That’s the conclusion from a series of images leaked in China, based on “mould engineering drawings” used to make cases for the next-generation device. The images have been published on iDealsChina, which explains how it got its hands on them: “We …
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The iPad 2‘s A5 processor is one of its key selling points, upping the grunt within Apple’s tablet to handle richer games and processor-intensive apps. Now it seems the iPhone 5 may be shipping with the A5 too, judging by references buried in the code for the iOS 4.3 software update. Which, by the way, was released last night. The …
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Just because Mobile World Congress is taking place doesn’t mean the iPhone rumour mill is going to stop churning out speculation-flavoured flour. Two separate reports today have predicted the form factor of Apple’s next-gen iPhone 5 smart phone. Firstly, DigiTimes claimed — via the obligatory ‘upstream component suppliers’ sources — that the iPhone 5 will have a 4-inch, rather than 3.5-inch, …
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Apple may be grappling with Japan-related production issues for the iPad 2, but preparations seemingly continue apace for the launch of the iPhone 5 this summer. New reports from manufacturing partner Foxconn back up previous speculation about a metallic rear and larger screen for the new device, while NFC mobile-payment technology may be back on the menu too. 9 to …
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More details have emerged of Apple’s early-stage plans for a smaller, cheaper iPhone to be released as soon as this summer. It could debut alongside a revamped version of Apple’s MobileMe service, which would make it easier to access your music, photos and videos from the cloud. The iPhone nano rumour has been bubbling for a couple of years now, …
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Update: Read our iOS 5 complete guide to see all the features that were announced after this article was published. We’re expecting to see iOS 4.3 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch burst out like the unexpected addition to a delightful delivery of quadruplets at this week’s Apple event. But, other than the addition of tethering over Wi-Fi, we’re …
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iPad 2 speculation? That’s so last month. Now Apple’s second-generation tablet is official, the only thing left to gossip about is how much RAM it’s got, which simply won’t do. Luckily, iPhone 5 rumour season is upon us. Today’s instalment concerns a possible redesign and a beefier processor for Apple’s flagship smart phone. As with all probably-untrue good rumours, this …
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The iPhone 5 could swap its numerical unlock codes for a gesture-based unlock screen inspired by Google’s Android operating system, based on screenshots released by the 9to5mac.com blog. The nine-dot unlock gesture was spotted by the blog in an app called AppleConnect, which is only available for Apple resellers, corporate network users and other insiders. Android users will feel a twinge …
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As anticipation builds for the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5 this summer, not to mention the mooted iPhone nano, much of the focus is understandably on the hardware. A new report, however, suggests Apple’s equally ambitious plans for its MobileMe cloud service could be one of the biggest selling points for its new devices. Cult of Mac’s report summarises Apple’s …
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Another day, another rumour about the iPhone 5‘s support for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The China Times says the touch-tech is definitely in Apple’s next-gen handset, along with a 4-inch display and rejigged antenna design. The newspaper’s report claims that the iPhone 5 is now in ‘trial production’, and will sport a “metal chassis to improve antenna sensitivity” according …
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Speculation that Apple is planning to put near-field communication (NFC) technology in this summer’s iPhone 5 appears to have been scotched, with UK operators saying the company only “hopes” to put NFC in a handset in 2012 — that would be the iPhone 6. “The new iPhone will not have NFC, Apple told the operators it was concerned by the …
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Analyst firm Avian Securities reckons Apple won’t start producing the iPhone 5 until September this year, which could mean it isn’t released until early 2012. As ever, loose-lipped ‘component suppliers’ are the source of the rumour. Avian’s research note states: “Conversations with yet another key component supplier indicate that production for the iPhone 5 will begin in September. This is consistent with Avian findings …
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Apple may be considering giving future iPhones a 3D spin, judging by a patent filed in the US that relates to 3D photography. The patent is titled ‘Systems and methods for an imaging system using multiple image sensors’, and promises a ‘paradigm shift’ from existing ways of tackling the challenge of shooting 3D pics. AppleInsider unearthed the patent filing, which …
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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… But when I step back …
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