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WWDC 2011: iCloud, iOS 5, Mac OS X, iPhone 5

WWDC 2011

It is now publicly known that Steve Jobs is going to demonstrate the latest gifts from Apple, however it is uncertain that will iPhone 5 take place ? As we all know that Steve Jobs did take a break to fight with cancer, but today he will be there to present iCloud music streaming and the newest mobile OS iOS 5. In official conference statements, there is no sign of appearance for iPhone 5, but we are still keeping hopes alive for a surprise.

According to official statement, “Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be the one who opens the WWDC 2011 conference, and he will annunciate the Lion, 8th major release of Mac OS , iOS 5 and iCloud.”

Many tech geeks, states that Apple will keep the launch date until the September, so it may catch the Christmas rush.It has been said that Apple has made signed-contracts with music giants like Universal Music Group, Sony and EMI to make unlimited music streaming over this new service iCloud. Also the closest sources to Apple has stated that being a rival to Google’s new Beta music streaming, it will going to be free for a while for iTunes customers and then it will going to charge the service for $25 per year, it is a decent price, huh?

iPhone 5 to have even smaller SIM

iPhone 5 SIM 

A news report from 9TO5Mac states that, Apple has been getting busy with making the next gen iPhone 5 smaller and thinner by utilizing smaller SIM cards instead of an e-SIM.

Stephane Richard, CEO of France Telecom/Orange, got a meeting with Apple and according to his words, “It is beyond difficult for a carrier to manage its customers without a sim card, mostly for authentication purposes”. He also told that they got an constructive dialogue with Apple.

They reached on a common point, so little compromises from both sides. Briefly, the new SIM card is going to be smaller than the micro-SIM used in the iPhone 4. A different executive from Orange stated that Apple has delivered prototype which utilizes the agreed new SIM, that prototype was definitely lighter than the iPhone 4, also the prototyped had an edge-to-edge screen and it could be used by touching and also by voice commands.

Fresh Rumor: iPhone 5 is going to have ‘Curved Glass Screen’

iPhone 5 Curved Glass Screen

According to latest news report from DigiTimes, Apple’s next generation cell phone device, iPhone 5 is going to have a curved glass display like the Google’s Nexus S.

It has been said that Screen makers are unwilling to invest in expensive glass cutting equipment, and Apple has bought 250-300 glass cutting machines for those Screen makers. DigiTimes also stated that those glass cutting machines have been located at different assembly facilities, and Apple is helping its suppliers on manufacturing process of curved glass screen. We already knew that Google Nexus S which was launched in December 2010 with a curved screen, that perfectly fits into palm and face. It is likely that Apple is trying to catch that trend.

Previously we have stated that iPhone 5 is going to have an edge-to-edge screen, that rumor is based on a fact that a Chinese smartphone case producer Kulcase’s is currently offering cases under the name “‘iPhone 5G”. Which seems pretty odd enough for now.

However, still many tattle suggest that iPhone 5 won’t have dramatic upgrades, and it is going to be identical in design.

Delayed iPhone 5 : better for Apple and Carriers

iPhone 5 delay

A recent belief says the four major U.S carriers have made an agreement secretly, to delay the iPhone 5 later in this year. This belief is nothing but b.s. However it appears that they have really made an agreement, if they haven’t, then what the heck? Why don’t we still know that why iPhone 5 is delayed? No explanation has made by Apple and they still try to keep the iPhone 4 era alive , by a white one. So why? Maybe some will benefit from this situation, since a delayed iPhone 5 will be better for the major carriers, and even for the Sprint. There appears two reasons which explains this, the first one is 4G and the second is Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Next gen iPhone’s name may be ’4G’

iPhone 4G

While iPhone 5 release date rumors seems to be settled down (most readers would agree that the earliest date is September for this expected launch) , new rumor seeds regarding the next generation iPhone ‘s screen and the name are being sprinkled to the soil.

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Next Gen iPhone : is it iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S ?

iPhone 4S

A recent report from Jefferies & Co has been revealed that the next gent iPhone could include some incremental upgrades and could be named iPhone 4S, and carried by Sprint and T-Mobile.

Peter Misek wrote that “The iPhone 5 with LTE [Long-Term Evolution] launch in September does not seem possible for now and According to the industry, the device should be called iPhone 4S and it could include some minor cosmetic changes, better camera, A5 processor and HSPA+ support” in one of his research notes. The notes also said that, Sprint,T-Mobile and China Mobile will possibly be announced as new iPhone carriers. Lately management people from Apple has claimed that they are working on a CDMA iPhone, which proves the notes are legitimate.

Currently Verizon and AT&T are the only carriers which offer iPhone to its customers. Recently, AT&T has acquired the T-Mobile, despite this acquisition, T-Mobile denying to offer iPhone in the near future. We red this from a writing from their own website, saying “T-Mobile USA stays as an independent company, the acquisition will be completed in the next 12 months, we do not offer iPhone, we offer cutting-edge devices like Samsung Galaxy S 4G”. This statement clearly says that customers craving for an iPhone should at least wait for the next year, until the acquisition finally completed. This acquisition is definitely a gain for Apple, since at the end of the March 21, the T-Mobile has a total of 34 million subscribers. Ultimately T-Mobile will start offering iPhone, company and  the customers can’t resist the craze.

The things are a bit rusty in the Sprint side, the company is still silent about a possible iPhone deal, the CEO Dan Hesse stated that he was unable to comment/speak about a deal with any suppliers. Next year, after the acquisition, Sprint will be the only carrier which doesn’t offer iPhone, if they are not willing to sign a deal with Apple. Even though they offer great 4G devices, iPhone is considered to be the best and a must for a carrier.

Some anonymous sources have whispered to Reuters that Apple will be shipping iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S starting from the September, this means that production of the next gen iPhone has been already started or it will start in the July. These sources also stated that the stocks will hit the stores at the end of 2011.

Current trusted sources have underlined that next gen iPhone will include A5 dual core processor, 8 mega-pixel camera, possibly NFC (Near Field Communication) support which will turn iPhone into an electronic wallet. Such features are enough for Apple to out perform its rivals.

3 new Apps for this week

The new week has been started and now we are introducing 3 awesome apps, below apps are taken from the App Store, they are also compatible with iPod Touch and iPad.

Driver Feedback

driver feedback

This app is a novel one in its kind, it uses the accelerometer the determine how hard you accelerate, decelerate and turn. It gives scores for each of the mentioned and so this helps drivers from all ages. Great app for enhancing the driving skills and taking it to the next level. By the way hard acceleration, deceleration and turning are considered to be the riskiest driving behaviours determined by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

GigWalk

 

gigwalk

This app best suits to people enjoy using their iPhone to socialize, explore and earn throught  out the day. The makers of this app aimed to turn the iPhone to second income by enabling people to capture, record and report a specific moment.

Super 8

super 8

This entertaining app turns your iPhone into a vintage camera, its like an emulator of Super 8 camera. You start shooting in vintage instantly, you may add lens, filter and shake effects, also you may edit the order of the clips/scenes according to your scenario. Best of all, you can add your very own credits. When done, you may watch it in the special projector room, or save it to computer or email a friend. There are 7 different lens effects and 3 animation filters, scratch and dirt effects makes it very vintage looking.

More on 4G LTE and iPhone 5 launch date

4G LTE

According to the analysts, a possible iPhone 5 launch September will likely to occur without the most speculated feature, “4G Long Term Evolution (LTE)”. Tech reports claim that 4G is a pretty new stuff and it is still in roll-out phase in most countries and we won’t be seeing it operating before few years.

Forbes said that, a resarch white paper from analyst Peter Misek of Jeffries & Co underlined that next gen iPhone is coming with lots of new feautures as expected but, LTE is still one year away from the Apple and the forthcoming launch will occur in this September.

Most tech blogs and sites agree on that the iPhone 5 can be considered as an iPhone 4S with some cosmetic changes and with better camera, also it will have A5 processor and will support HSPA+.

It is also believed that Apple is going to announce that iPhone 5 will be available on more carriers this time, including Sprint, T-Mobile and China Mobile.

Another tech news says, current LTE chipsets of Apple are not achieving the expected success in battery performance and in efficiency, so it is to early to include those primitive chips in iPhone 5.

iPhone 5 Lite (may be)

iPhone 5 Lite

According to the latest news reports, Apple might be considering to produce iPhone 5 Lite and unveil it at the same time with the normal one. Reports claim that iPhone 3GS and iPad 1s are just selling in greater number than the equivalent devices in the Android market.

Michaell Walkley of Canaccord Genuity claimed that Apple is following a new strategy to increase the revenue of Apple in the low end smartphone market, which is currently under invasion of Android devices. As we know, iPhone 4 has became the top selling smartphone up to now, but iPhone 3GS is still in the shelves and outselling some of the Android devices like HTC Inspire and Motorola Atrix on AT&T.

Comscore data claims the similar with Walkley, while Android is growing in the market, its growth is not hampering the Apple’s share in the market. The idea of producing a lite version is came up to surface when the price of iPhone 3GS dropped to $49 from $99 on a two-year contract. This showed that actually there is still a demand to low end devices. By the way, Apple is currently focusing on the iOS more than the hardware, and will demonstrate the future of iOS in the WWDC 2011. This might be a sign that Apple may revamp the iOS for low end devices.

Rumors suggest Apple may produce iPhone 5′s lite version from the iPhone 4 fundamentals, the design may remain similar to iPhone 4, but they should replace the expensive parts like the glass back, for instance they might use cheaper aluminum back part, also the screen size would definitely be reduced. In order not to degrade the user experience, they might use A5 cpu with lower memory.

These are just options which reduces the production costs, so Apple might be interested in taking a share in the low end market, so iPhone 5 lite with a cheaper price is a nice revenue generator for this goal.

White iPhone 5: AT&T, Verizon, T&Mobile and Sprint

iphone 5

After the launch of iPhone 4, it’s all back again to iPhone 5 rumors. Especially many credible sources started to guess release dates again and then there is the colour issue. Will it be available in white ? Ohh, and which carriers will it support? We know this time Verizon is not going to disappoint us, but what about the T-Mobile? Maybe iPhone 5 is a bit early for T-Mobile.

Colour issue got busied us all for a long time, after the tweet of Mr.Apple, all of us can’t stop our self from spreading the rumors about iPhone 5 is on the way and bla bla. But many skipped the fact that the white one is actually an iPhone 4. So this time we wonder if iPhone 5 will be available in the black and white, or it will be completely in metal, aluminum or any other.

So after the white iPhone 4, geeks waiting for WWDC 2011 have turned their eyes on at the end of this summer. Even a baby in the cradle would say the earliest possible date is sometime in this Fall.

We are all sure AT&T will serve the iPhone 5 from the very first day, and we can see that Verizon is going to take some action to close the gap and it will serve the iPhone 5 on the first day too. However things are a lot complicated with T-Mobile and Sprint. They are assumed to join the race at some time, but they should do this as soon as possible. After the acquisition of T-Mobile, they are on the safe side, but Sprint is now far behind in the race and it will continue to bleed until the date it will serve the iPhone, but iPhone 6 may be too late for Sprint, so it’s better for Sprint to join the craze with iPhone 5.