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iPhone 4 and Samsung Galaxy S II both set to debut this Friday in India
The iPhone is set to go on sale in India this coming Friday on the mobile carrier Aircel. Despite launching many months later, the iPhone 4 in India isn’t going to be cheap with the 16GB model set for sale at 34,500 rupees or about $763. The 32GB model will set you back Rs 40,00 […]
Continue reading...Verizon iPhone was codenamed “ACME” and prototypes required secret pin entry every 12 hours
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: After nearly 4 years of waiting, the iPhone finally came to Verizon earlier this year and ended years of speculation as to when Apple would release a CDMA model of its popular smartphone. Verizon and Apple’s joint efforts to deliver a CDMA iPhone began in earnest in 2008 and kicked off a […]
Continue reading...France Telcom CEO Stephane Richard claims next iPhone will be “smaller and thinner”
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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In a wide ranging interview with All Things D, France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard discussed a host of issues relating to the mobile market and Apple’s role in spearheading the smartphone revolution. “They just created smartphones with the iPhone,” Richard bluntly explained. “Everybody should be grateful to them to have put such a product in […]
Continue reading...AT&T to launch LTE in 5 US cities this Summer
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
AT&T today issued a press release announcing the impending launch of its LTE network in five markets this Summer – Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio. Following that, AT&T has plans to add on another 10 cities during the second half of 2011 with the ultimate goal to provide LTE coverage to 70 million […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 will only run on the iPhone 4 and beyond – Rumor
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Eldar Murtazin is a Russian mobile phone guru with an uncanny knack for getting his hands on unreleased phones. While most of Murtazin’s information and scoops have involved non-Apple products, Murtazin recently tweeted that the next major iOS update, iOS 5, will only run on the iPhone 4 and the next-gen iPhone. In other words, […]
Continue reading...Another photo points to iPhone 5 camera redesign
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Apple.pro. provides us with even more proof that the next-gen iPhone will feature an updated camera design with the camera module remaining on the left side of the device and the flash component now moved to the left. While it’s easy to dismiss photos like the one below as potentially fake, we’ve seen a mounting […]
Continue reading...Largan Precision may supply 8 megapixel camera lens for the iPhone 5
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Digitimes reports that Apple may tap Largan Precision to supply 8 megapixel camera sensors for the iPhone 5. Taiwan-based Largan Precision currently sees 8-megapixel phone-use lens modules account for nearly 10% of its total lens module shipment volume, but it may see 8-megapixel modules replace 5-megapixel ones to become the mainstream for […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 rumored to come with curved glass screen
Monday, May 23, 2011
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There’s been a lot of talk about what the iPhone 5 will feature. An edge to edge screen, perhaps. An 8 megapixel camera, maybe. By and large, most of the rumors we’ve heard about the iPhone 5 are merely reincarnations of previous reports. But now, a sources in the supply chain in Taiwan has relayed […]
Continue reading...iAugment iOS app gives users a preview of what breat augmentation would look like
Friday, May 20, 2011
When Apple’s ads say that there’s an app for just about everything, they’re definitely not lying. An enterprising plastic surgeon recently came up with an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users whereby prospective breast implant patients can see what they’d look like with bigger busts. The app is called iAugment and uses 3D […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 uses industry leading audio chip from Audience
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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Upon tearing down the iPhone 4, it didn’t take iFIxIt long to discover that Apple was employing dual microphones to improve audio quality while simultaneously suppressing distracting background noise. Now, 11 months later, iFixIt and Chipworks have finally been able to identify the audio chip manufacturer responsible for the iPhone 4’s noise cancellation feature. The […]
Continue reading...OmniVision announces slimmer 5-megapixel camera sensor capable of 1080p video recording
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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In early April, Sony CEO Howard Stringer made a surprising revelation when he said that Sony would be supplying the next-gen iPhone with 8 megapixel camera sensors. Stringer’s statement was surprising for a few reasons, one of which was that Apple had long used sensors from OmniVision Technologies in its fleet of iOS products.
Continue reading...Apple proposes smaller SIM card design
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Reuters is reporting that Apple has proposed a new standardized SIM card design that’s significantly smaller than the micro-SIM Apple currently employs on the iPhone 4 and iPad. Notably, Apple’s new design has already garnered support from the French cell carrier Orange. The upside to Apple’s new design is that it opens the door to […]
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
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