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Created by tloilier on Apr 12, 2011
Last updated: 08/01/11 at 10:37 PM
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this is most definitely not an iPhone 5. Those blurry, Big-Foot-esque shots from last week still may very well be the real deal, but this is not.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/fake-iphone-5-supposedly-leaks-the-real-iphone-5s-design/
An Apple employee has allegedly been spotted using a new iPhone by a 9 to 5 Mac reader.
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-employee-with-an-iphone-5-2011-7?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=10%20Things%20In%20Tech%20You%20Need%20To%20Know&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20%28sai%29%3A%2010%20Things%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20This%20Morning
Yesterday, a purported case mold schematic for the fifth-generation iPhone emerged, pointing to a complete re-design for Apple’s handset. This mold points to a larger display, a larger home button, and a thinner profile for the next iPhone.
http://9to5mac.com/2011/07/27/next-iphone-to-feature-thinner-tapered-design-according-to-new-silicone-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
If you believe Boy Genius Report's "exclusive sources," the launch date for the smartphone will be in early September, with an official announcement occurring at the end of August.
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210436&f_src=lightreading_gnews
Apple and AT&T are both reportedly gearing up their employees for September, the month that the iPhone 5 is expected to launch, according to several reports.
Apple, AT&T reportedly prepping staff for iPhone 5 launch Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20083435-37/apple-at-t-reportedly-prepping-staff-for-iphone-5-launch/#ixzz1TG5syoBX
A new leaked photo of iPhone 5 indicates yet another new feature, something that was thought to be a long shot.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/177552/20110711/apple-iphone-5-leaked-photo-iphone-4-3d-camera-features-rumors-specs-next-generation-of-iphone-dual.htm
Apple Inc. (AAPL) plans to introduce a new iPhone in September that boasts a stronger chip for processing data and a more advanced camera, according to two people familiar with the product.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/apple-said-to-prepare-faster-iphone-for-september.html
The next generation iPhone has reached the final testing stage and is now being carried around by high level Apple and carrier executives.
http://9to5mac.com/2011/06/12/next-iphone-reaches-final-testing-stage-verizon-likely-wont-support-3g-facetime-this-year/
But in some ways, we see the iPhone 5 as the true Verizon iPhone launch; the first time Verizon customers will have access to a new version of the iPhone. We believe that many Verizon customers made the decision to wait and purchase the iPhone 5 when it launches instead of buying the mid-cycle iPhone 4.
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/04/14/apple-iphone-5-the-true-verizon-iphone-launch/?mod=google_news_blog
Apple has not yet released a production roadmap for iPhone 5 as shipment volumes of iPhone 4 have continued to mount and related suppliers are not yet ready to shift their production lines for new products, according to sources at Taiwan-based touch panel makers.
The remarks come amid growing market speculation saying that Apple will delay the launch of the iPhone 5 until September, or even 2012 because of a shortage of upstream components.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110413PD212.html
Apple has picked Sony's 8-megapixel camera chip for the 2011 iPhone, according to supply and manufacturing sources, said Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10724495/1/new-focus-for-apple-iphone-exclusive.html
Apple’s iPhone 5 isn’t expected to hit the market until Christmas or early next year, according to Business Insider’s Jay Yarow
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2011/04/11/tech-wrap-iphone-5-home-for-christmas-maybe/
Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White, currently visiting tech companies in Taiwan and China, says yes.
"We are increasingly becoming suspicious around continued reports of a delayed iPhone 5 launch into September/October versus the typical June/July time frame," he wrote in a research note Friday.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11076729/1/apple-iphone-5-rumors-still-ping-ponging.html?
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Amazon-has-the-iPhone-5-119530254.html
A new patent application for Apple‘s Smart Bezel on its iPhone adds a secondary display arranged in segments around its main touchscreen, offering more controls for the phone without taking up space on the main screen.
http://mashable.com/2011/04/07/iphone-smart-bezel/
A patent recently granted to Apple reveals that the company is looking into a modified dock connector compatible with newer high-speed communication standards, such as USB 3.0 and a "dual-lane DisplayPort," or Thunderbolt, connector.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/05/apple_granted_patent_for_dock_connector_with_usb_3_0_thunderbolt.html
The tech blogosphere is abuzz this morning with news that Sony CEO Howard Stringer may have accidentally leaked word that Sony was supplying the camera sensor for the iPhone 5--and that delivery of that sensor has been delayed due to factory damage in Japan.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20049964-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Apple closed the door this morning on any speculation that it would announce new hardware at its Worldwide Developers conference saying it would focus on iOS and Mac OS.
http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/03/28/no-iphone-ipad-or-mac-hardware-coming-at-wwdc/
DIGITIMES’ Willie Teng reports that Apple has added Foxconn Electronics, Foxlink, Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) and Epistar as component suppliers for the iPhone 5, more evidence that development of the next generation of Apple’s iconic smartphone is proceeding toward a product release later this year.
http://www.85115.com/apple-adds-more-taiwanese-component-suppliers-for-iphone-5-%E2%80%93-report/
Nowhere Else compiled all rumors about iPhone 5 in an amazing infographic
http://blog.stunmedia.com/crenk/iphone-5-rumours-full-list-of-possible-features/?owa_medium=feed&owa_sid=
China News Business Times Reporters Zheng Shufang and Liu Jiaxi report that industry scuttlebutt has it that the iPhone 5 has entered its trial production stage with Apple’s subcontractor Hon Hai Electronics, will have a, A5 dual-core processor, a metal chassis to improve antenna sensitivity, a scratch-resistant 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, and a 50 millon pixel camera, and will be equipped with “wave and pay” Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and slated for release in 3Q ’11, although main Apple contract manufacturers don’t comment on rumors if they want to remain in Apple’s good graces.
http://iphone5newsblog.com/2011/03/28/new-iphone-5-rumors-march-april/
Despite some rumors going around, we have been assured by our Apple insider that the new iPhone 5 will not have a 3D capable screen. “3D is still more of a gimmick now than anything. It would not go well with our customers.”
http://www.examiner.com/gadgets-in-los-angeles/apple-insider-the-iphone-5-will-not-have-a-3d-screen
According to two people with knowledge of the inner workings of a coming iteration of the Apple iPhone — although not necessarily the next one — a chip made by Qualcomm for the phone’s processor will also include near-field communication technology, known as N.F.C.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/mobile-payments-to-become-next-frontier-in-mobile-fight/
The iPhone 5 will keep a relatively similar size and shape as the iPhone 4 but Apple has decided to move away from the back-glass enclosure found on the fourth-generation device and move to something similar to the back of the first-generation iPhone from 2007
http://www.9to5mac.com/56755/iphone-5-prototypes-spotted-metal-back-larger-display-iphone-4-shape/
Based on the reports by a Chinese parts reseller, iDealsChina, iPhone 5 will feature 2 SIM card slots along with dual phone lines.
http://www.redmondpie.com/dual-sim-iphone-5-in-works/
Tipard Studio, a developer of iOS-oriented digital video and audio software for both Mac and Windows, lists of the most-wanted features of the iPhone 5
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/14253397/tipard-guesses-about-the-iphone-5-along-with-apple-fans
Based on the reports by a Chinese parts reseller, iDealsChina, iPhone 5 will feature 2 SIM card slots along with dual phone lines.
http://www.getgek.com/iphone-mobile-phone/iphone-5-will-support-dual-sim-card.html
Apple is reportedly not planning to include NFC technology into the latest version of the iPhone, which is expected to be released by the end of 2011, media outlet independent.co.uk reports.
http://www.thepaypers.com/news/mobile-payments/apple-not-to-include-nfc-technology-in-the-iphone-5/743701-16?utm_campaign=20110314_1506_Automatic-Newsletter_HEADLNDAYL&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=matthieu.soule.atelier@gmail.com
Apple will not include "wave and pay" chips in the new iPhone to be released later this year, dashing industry hopes that a universal standard for the technology would be adopted in 2011.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/apple-rejects-wave-and-pay-for-new-iphone-2241090.html
It looks like the iPhone 5 will share the same body as the iPhone 4 but its screen will grow larger to that 4-inch edge-to-edge Retina Display we've been hearing about.
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/03/design-doc-show.php
It’s now confirmed that the next-generation iPhone (supposedly to be called the iPhone 5), will feature Apple’s dual-core A5 chip, running at 1GHz.
http://www.cultofmac.com/confirmed-next-gen-iphone-to-sport-dual-core-a5/85517?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+cultofmac/bFow+%28Cult+of+Mac%29
The next iPhone? We are not sure, but we’ve just got our hands on an engineered prototype of iPhone 4, with 64 GB storage capacity.
http://micgadget.com/11604/exclusive-64gb-iphone-4-hands-on-video/
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Apple and rumors go hand in hand, Japanese site Macotakara claims that Apple will ditch the iPhone 4?s exposed antenna/glass backside construction in their upcoming iPhone 5 (for what it’s worth, of course), sporting an all-aluminum rear case that is rather similar to the iPad 2.
http://www.techspere.com/mobile/iphone-5-rumors-of-aluminum-back-and-redesigned-antenna
According to a Chinese source, Apple is changing the rear part of iPhone 5 to aluminum which was used for first iPhone’s instead of glass or might adopt the design similar to iPod touch 4G, after facing lots of issues with white paint and scratches on rear glass surface, reported Taiwan’s Economic Daily News.
http://www.9to5mac.com/54764/iphone-5-to-have-aluminum-back-new-antenna-design/
Apple is also rumoured to abandon the steele frame that we saw in the iPhone 4 which reportedly caused the deteriorted wireless signal that led to a lot of negative publicity (humoursly referred to as the AntennaGate Scandal).
Lastly, the Taiwanese report also stated that the iPhone 5 will expectedly feature the same A5 processor that’s running on the upcoming iPad 2.
http://www.iphone5rumours.com/2011/03/march-7th-apple-will-abandon-glass-back-for-iphone-5/
Tw.Apple aTaiwanese site posted a photo claimed to be an iPhone 5 dock connector
http://tw.apple.pro/?uid-2-action-viewspace-itemid-6455
Apple is actively building a more versatile version of its MobileMe service, which allows users to store music, photos and files online and have them accessible on all their devices. [...] If more iPhone users stored files online, Apple could make cheaper devices with less storage. Flash storage is one of the iPhone's most expensive components.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/technology/18apple.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss
Apple is expected to include near-field communications technology like radio-frequency identification (RFID) in its next-generation iPhone, but with a different approach to the feature than has been seen in RFID-powered Android phones, according to a new report.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/17/use_of_rfid_in_apples_iphone_5_expected_to_have_a_unique_twist.html
Apple reportedly will change the screen size of iPhone to 4-inch for its fifth generation iPhone to compete with the Google Android platform in the 4- to 7-inch smartphone market, according to upstream component suppliers.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110214PD225.html
A Taiwanese website that has been the source of numerous Apple hardware leaks now claims that Apple has built three hardware prototypes for its next-generation iPhone, including one model with a slide-out physical keyboard.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/14/apple_rumored_to_be_evaluating_3_new_iphone_prototypes_one_with_slideout_keyboard.html
Apple Inc. is working on new versions of the iPhone that are aimed at slowing the advance of competing handsets based on Google Inc.’s Android software, according to people who have been briefed on the plans.
Apple also is developing technology that makes it easier to use the iPhone on multiple wireless networks, two people said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/apple-said-to-work-on-cheaper-more-versatile-iphone-models.html
Internal sources have told AppleInsider that Apple isn't just going to stuff a single SGX543 core within its A5 design. The company is pursuing a multi-core GPU—specifically, the aforementioned SGX543MP2, which smashes two SGX543 cores together into a single processing unit. That could give a device like the iPhone 5 or the iPad 2 four times the performance of the iPhone 4 or iPad
Here is a short list of iPhone 5 features.
* Thinner! With shiny glass back piece-9.3 mm thick
* Video chat on 3G, 4G
* Face recognition
* Face Time over 3G and 4G
* Custom SMS tones
* Custom Email alerts with ability to assign with different email take up
* Sleek design
* OLED screen
* Scratch proof and shatter proof screen
* Wireless sync with iTunes
* 32G and 64G memory
* Extended battery life – 14 hours talk time on 3G and 7 hours on 4G. Standby time of 600 hours
http://www.lifeofadeveloper.com/2011/01/iphone-5-rumors-first-look-of-apple-iphone-5-coming-this-summer/
iPhone 5 may support both CDMA and GSM networks
Separately, Apple is also developing a new iPhone model, said people briefed on the phone. One person familiar said the fifth-generation iPhone would be a different form factor than those that are currently available, said one person familiar with the new iPhone plan. It was unclear how soon that version would be available to Verizon or other carriers.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536191649347572.html
Apple is apparently going to be ditching its long-time partner Infineon for Qualcomm according to China’s Commercial Times.
News travels fast on the internet: not weeks after the release of the iPhone 4, tech journalists and iPhone users alike began to postulate about the next iPhone iteration, with the discussion reaching a fever pitch once credible rumors surfaced that the iPhone could make its debut as early as January 2011.
http://iphone5newsblog.com/2010/08/18/iphone-5-wont-be-called-iphone-5/#more-72
The existence of prototypes would almost surely suggest that Apple will include NFC in iPhone 5, or whatever Apple decides to call its next iPhone.
This iPhone 5 / Verizon iPhone rumor is coming from DVICE who say they have a source who has been handling the Verizon iPhone Prototype. Now, no official name or even official word of a Verizon iPhone have been said but it looks highly likely there is one coming to Verizon. Rumors are aiming for January of next year. This CDMA iPhone would have a 3.7 Inch Display, 1.2 Ghz A4 Chip and an internal Antenna. Whether this is true or not, I don't know, but rumors are always fun!
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