Thunderbolt and Lightning, very, very frightening… the new, smaller iPhone 5 dock connection is set to be called Lightning. Oh, and expected new earphones are set to be named Earpods. The new smaller dock connector is a cut-down version of the dock socket that connects your phone to your computer, charger, or iPod dock. Leaked reports …
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Microsoft may be struggling to get Windows Phone 8 finished, as reports suggest that the upcoming software has slipped significantly behind schedule. The Verge cites ‘multiple sources’ who reckon Microsoft’s original plan was to get Windows Phone 8 finished in early October ahead of Windows 8’s release on the 26th, but that thanks to delays and software bugs, we may …
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The iPhone 5 will be 4G here in Britain — to be precise, Apple has confirmed that the LTE iPhone 5 will work on the 4G network run by EE. EE — the network formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, previously known as Everything Everywhere — is to be the first to get a 4G iPhone, as it …
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Evening all. You’ll be here for news of Apple’s new blower, the thoroughly leaked and heavily rumoured iPhone 5. Our colleagues at CNET.com are at the San Francisco launch mob-handed, while our fearless leader, editor Jason Jenkins, is at Apple’s London event. Hopefully the Wi-Fi is better than it was at the last iPad launch. Together with our faithful team …
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Google won’t be able to compete with the attention lavished on Apple for the launch of the sixth-generation iPhone, but it did announce the notable milestone late tonight of half a billion device activations. “Today is a big day for Android… 500 million devices activated globally, and over 1.3 million added every single day,” said Hugo Bara, Android’s director of …
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Apple went back to its mobile roots at the launch of the new iPhone 5, unveiling two new iPod MP3 players: the iPod touch and iPod nano, the touch coming complete with multiple colours and Siri. The iPod nano (below) shares the new nine-pin Lightning connector with the new iPhone 5. At just 5.4mm thick, it’s 38 per cent slimmer …
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News flash: The iPhone 5 is not the end-all and be-all of the smartphone universe, a fact that should thrill Nokia and Samsung alike. Here’s what it is: a strong improvement to the iPhone 4S that offers up a larger screen, 4G LTE speeds, and a terrific camera. The iPhone 5 carries on the goodness that Apple excels at, like …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone 5 launch 2:37 Struggling to keep track of all the latest Apple news? I don’t blame you, as the company has just unleashed a barrage of new technology, including the much-anticipated iPhone 5. Hit play on the video above to hear all the latest on Apple’s sixth blower, as well as the brand-new iPod …
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In the wake of this morning’s announcement that the iPhone 5 will be a 4G device, Optus and Telstra have come forward to confirm that the new iPhone will be compatible with both of their respective 4G networks. The iPhone 5 will be available from next Friday. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) In fact, Apple will be producing three models of the …
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Aussie electronics retailer Kogan is hoping to share some of Apple’s limelight today, announcing that it will sell all three iPhone 5 SKUs at AU$100 cheaper than Apple’s RRP. Interested parties can pre-order the new smartphone from today, with the 16GB version priced at AU$699, the 32GB model at AU$799 and the 64GB handset at AU$899. Apple announced the iPhone …
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