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Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 6, 2011

Screw iPhone 5 rumors, the nano may be getting games

iPod nano rumors seem to be heating up this week. It started with a "leaked" nano case that shows off a rear-facing camera. Now, a patent has surfaced that shows the iPod nano not only gaining a camera, but also motion sensors and games.

Yup, you read that right.Video games on your nano. It wouldn't be the first time that Apple managed to sneak games onto an iPod with a small screen. The original iPod shipped with a hidden edition of Brick, a game originally developed by Steve Wozniak. Down the road Apple also added Parachute, Solitaire, and Music Quiz. Then it was officially game on time. Apple announced in September 2006 that games would be coming to the iTunes store and would include 9 other games for the iPod, including Bejewled. Again, it should be noted that these games did not require iOS and shipped long before both iPod touch and iPhone.

ipod nano Screw iPhone 5 rumors, the nano may be getting games

It seems that Apple's at least thinking about bringing games of this variety back to the iPod nano. Not every patent filed by Apple comes to fruition, so there's also a chance that this doesn't happen at all. That being said, there are a couple of things I wouldn't mind seeing in a new updated iPod nano.

FaceTime. The ability to take FaceTime calls from my iWatch would fantastic.
iOS notifications. James Gifford brought this one up in the comments a couple of days ago. The more I think of it, the more I think he's on to something. Imagine getting your iOS notifications to your iWatch? Missed calls, appointment reminders, and text messages would be fantastic on my wrist. FANTASTIC.

iPhone 5 burial complete as white iPhone 4 now ships in 24 hours

Speak not of the iPhone 5, as Apple has not only killed any chance of a prompt summer release, it's attempting to all but bury the product for now by instead distracting the public with a shiny new white iPhone 4. It doesn't do anything that the existing iPhone 4 didn't already do, but that doesn't matter. By mischievous design all long or by accident as claimed, the uber-late arrival of the white iPhone 4 has breathed new life into the iPhone 4 lineup in the most shallow of ways – but also in a surprisingly effective manner. Our anecdotal research has revealed that iPhone 4 sales have indeed seen a significant spike since the release of the white iPhone 4. And unlike some recent Apple product launches (iPad 2, original iPhone 4) which saw Apple oddly unable to produce a respectable amount of initial inventory to meet said demand, Apple.com has now confirmed that new white iPhone 4 orders will be fulfilled in 24 to 48 hours, meaning that Apple did remember to make a few this time around. So what does that mean for the iPhone 5?

Here's the hard for Apple: nearly every white iPhone 4 sale now will translate to one less iPhone 5 sale when the next generation first arrives. Few will eat the cost of not only buying two new iPhones within the span of less than half a year, but also plunking down $250 above sticker price to get the latter of the two, as buying a white iPhone 4 from either Verizon or AT&T will plunge you into unsubsidized territory when the iPhone 5 arrives. But for its part, Apple apparently doesn't care. Either device will pull the user more tightly into the iOS experience, buying more apps, music, and video from the App Store. And if the white iPhone 4 is the user's first iPhone, the odds are that said user will stick around in the long term – even if it was something as shallow as the sudden availability of a white model which lured them in.

Waiting for the iPhone 5 is still an easily defensible position: it'll undoubtedly be a better all around product than the iPhone 4, at the same or better price, and it'll almost certainly be here by the fall. But whereas waiting for a June iPhone 5 would have automatically qualified as the "smart move" to make, the fact that the white iPhone 4 signals a later iPhone 5 arrival means that there's no real reason to argue against getting a white iPhone 4 now. And as such, Apple's attempt at burying the iPhone 5 is at least a partial success. The arrival of the white iPhone 4 hasn't gotten people to stop talking about the iPhone 5, it hasn't gotten them to stop asking when the iPhone 5 release date will be, and it hasn't gotten them to stop asking whether they should wait for it. But just the fact that the white iPhone 4 has suddenly pushed the iPhone 4 back into the conversation this late in its life cycle means that for whatever reason Apple has delayed the iPhone 5, the interstitial white iPhone 4 means the company is making the best of the situation. Here's more on the white iPhone 4 and iPhone5.

iPhone 5 feautures

In 2011, we have seen some of the most up-to-date breakthroughs when it comes to mobile computing technologies. A few of the best smartphones that was released this year with the newest software and hardware platforms include Motorolla Atrix, HTC Thunderbolt, Samsung Galaxy S2, amongst others. Now, there are rumors online about the expected launch of Apple's iPhone 5 which is the next generation of mobile. As a result, consumers are speculating about the possible iPhone 5 features.

Better Graphics and Dual Core Processor
Following the launch of iPad 2 and various other smartphones with quicker dual core processors, consumers are expecting that the A5 chip will be in the new iPhone. This A5 has a dual core ARM Cortex A9 MP Core processor as well as a dual core Power VR SGX543MP2 GPU. The A5 is listed by Apple to function at 1 GHz based on the technical specifications of ipad 2 review, though it could dynamically change its frequency in order to conserve battery life. According to Apple, this CPU will be two times as powerful, while the GPU will be nine times as powerful as the forerunner.
One more important component of this chip would be its efficiency of battery life. When iPad 2 was released to the market, it was announced that we can expect 10 hours of battery life with its improved performance and hardware. The exact same thing should be expected from the iPhone 5g.
Near-Field Communication
Most of the rumors are focused on whether or not iPhone5 will come with hardware for Near-Field Communication. Given that Google's Nexus S featured the NFC technology and there are also plans for Blackberry to use NFC, Apple might not be too far behind. This company will try to add NFC to the iPhone 5 device. Of course, Apple is well-known for providing the best features to iPhone devices.

Possible display for iPhone 5
At present the iPhone 4 features a retina display screen with a 960 x 640 pixel resolution. This is definitely the highest resolution when it comes to the smartphone options on the market. Based on the reports the latest iPhone will come with similar screen resolution. One more reason why Apple is not going to change the resolution is the fact that this might be a problem for development. Although the iPhone 4 supports the retina display, most of the applications' user interface is designed with the older models in mind. One of the advantages of having a retina display screen is that the images and text will be clearer and sharper.
These are just some of the possible iPhone5 features that Apple fans can expect when this next generation is released to the market.

Here's more on the iPhone 5 news

iPhone 5 Will Be Thinner and Smaller Says Orange CEO

Ah the continuing speculation over what the next generation iPhone will look like carries on today, this time in regards to the earlier rumour of Apple working on a smaller SIM card for their Apple gear and apparently whilst chatting in an interview the CEO of France Telecom/Orange made mention of the iPhone 5 being smaller and thinner.

According to an article over on 9to5 Mac, Stephane Richard, CEO of Orange in an interview with AllthingsD, apparently stated that the next generation iPhone would be smaller and thinner, although the CEO didn't say the iPhone5, he actually referred to the device as the next iPhone.

But as the "next iPhone" is presumed to be the iPhone 5g or iPhone 4S that's being bandied about one can assume he was referring to the iPhone 5 apple, but he didn't say how much smaller and thinner the iOS smartphone would be.

Although this latest rumour does give credence to the possibility of a smaller SIM card, a rumour that came about because Apple wants to make future iPhones thinner and needs the space. Having said that, the only people who really know what Apple is up to is Apple so as usual this should be taken with a pinch of salt.

So what do our readers think, would you like the iPhone 5 to be smaller and thinner, or do you feel Apple shouldn't make the iPhone smaller when others are making their handsets larger?

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iPhone 5 Confirmed GSM / CDMA World Phone by Verizon CFO

We say confirmed but really it should be revealed that the new Apple iPhone 5 would be a world phone aka global phone according to Verizon CFO (Chief Financial Officer) named Fran Shammo.

According to PCmag there was an interview with Reuters and the Verizon CFO revealed that the next Apple smartphone iPhone 5 also known as the iPhone 4S would be a world phone aka global iPhone, another words it will be both CDMA and GSM.

This mean that AT&T and many other network companies will have this world phone model, this will give all customers the chance to make calls on both CDMA and GSM. PCmag does report that the AT&T version might have both even though it would only need GSM to be considered a global phone.

The Verizon iPhone 4 is only CDMA, which means it will only work on CDMA networks and not GSM networks such as Africa, parts of Asia and most of Europe. The AT&T iPhone 4 only works on GSM networks, so if the iPhone5 is release on both GSM and CDMA this gives customers more of an option.

Apparently the iPhone 5g will be released on both AT&T and Verizon at the same time, specs on the next-generation iPhone are not known yet but it will be released in September 2011. Can Apple really develop a new iPhone to run on both networks giving customers a world phone?

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iPhone 5 Not Necessarily Delayed Because Of Deadly Fire At Apple Components Supplier Factory

You may have heard in the iPhone 5 news this week about a deadly fire that broke out in one Apple's top Chinese components suppliers' factories, and how the loss of life and inventory would affect both the iPad 2 review and iPhone 5. Blogs like Computerworld reported that the fire in Foxconn's iPad 2 warehouse directly affected iPad 2 assembly, stating by way of collecting reports from across the blogosphere that: "This tragedy will have a great impact on the iPad 2 production line," and that "two people were killed and 16 injured, 3 seriously."

While at first glance this piece would seem to be a prime example of reliable journalism, a closer look at the piece's title reveals how misleading and irresponsible the crux of this report truly is: "iPhone 5 release date delay, iPad 2 freeze: Foxconn factory fire."

Huh? What's this about the iPhone5?

Folks, there is absolutely no solid evidence to support that this explosion will affect the release of the iPhone 5g, or that Foxconn has even begun to manufacture iPhone 5 components. It is yet another way of reconstituting Apple-related news to make an impact on the iPhone 5 hype cycle.

Read the Computerworld article and all of the other corresponding reports: there is no actual reporting about the iPhone 5 being affected as a result of the explosion. All of the news on the Foxconn explosion and fire focuses on the causes of the explosion, the casualties, and its potential impact on the iPad 2.

Ascribing an impact to the iPhone 5 is beyond speculative — its presumptuous.

Just to make sure, I went back into the annals of Google News to find what I could on anything recent that points to active production of components for the iPhone 5. The last story to make its rounds was on March 18th, when a rumor surfaced via 9 to 5 Mac that a Foxconn staffer had leaked photos of prototypes, which results in a slew of new purported iPhone 5 pictures and specs.

Prototypes are one thing — full-on production is another.

Aside from that rumor, there has been little else to suggest that there is any production activity going on at Foxconn. And given the arrest of several Foxconn staffers recently over leaking photos of the iPad 2 a year before its release, it is even doubtful that 9 to 5 Mac's Foxconn source would be brave enough to deliver a true photo of an iPhone prototype.

Is it possible that the recent Foxconn explosion could have affected the iPhone 5 production timetable in some way? Sure, it's a possibility. It's also possible that the tsunami in Japan affected it. Or a mosquito flapping its wings in Rhode Island that led to some improbable chain-reaction that could shift the release of the iPhone 5. But all in all, it is the iPad 2 that is likely to be impacted by the explosion and not some phantom, fabled iPhone — so why do tech news sources present it to us as breaking iPhone5 news?

Oh yes, now I remember: it gets the iPhone community buzzing again.

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iPhone 5 Sales forecast

There is no avoiding the facts when it comes to how undeniably popular the iPhone models have been and how the iPhone has gradually taken over the smartphone market. In this post we will be looking at exactly how popular the iPhone has been and how we can predict sales for the next generation iPhone 5.

The predictions and graphs showing production levels of the iPhone will also give us a good indication of how soon the iPhone 5 release date really will be.
Take a look at the graph below for instance, we can see that at the end of the last quarter of each year of iPhone production the numbers drastically drop off in preparation for the production of the new model. We can see the production levels of the iPhone 4 are really beginning to drop off and that although we have heard rumours of the iPhone 5 release date being pushed back all signs are pointing towards a iPhone 5 release date over the next few months.

Production/Sales of iPhone models

We can also see from this graphic that the iPhone's sold each year nearly doubles and if this continues after the release of the iPhone5 then the iPhone 5 is set to sell around roughly the same amount as ALL iPhone models previous to it.