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iPhone 5 Prototype Ends Up Missing In San Francisco Bar
1In what seems to be a bizarre repeat of an incident that occured last year, Apple managed to lose another next-generation iPhone prototype in a fashion similar to the conditions in which the iPhone 4 went missing months before the fourth generation device was meant to be seen in public. This time, the iPhone 5 prototype appears to be missing and was found by someone at a bar in San Francisco’s Mission District in a bar named Cava 22.
There seems to be a lot of questions in the air but what is known for sure is that Apple is working with the police to recover what is presently believed to be More >
Next Generation iPhone Prototype Front Panel Leaked
0The folks over at MacPost leaked pictures recently of the next generation iPhone’s back panel and today they leaked pictures of the front. The photos show an iPhone front panel labeled “N94″ with an “Engineering Verification Test 1″ stamp, and is dated March 3, 2011. The unit has the entire front panel assembly for the “N94″ including a digitizer panel, an LCD, and a space for a physical home button. There was speculation in last week’s leak that the physical home button would be replaced by a touch area or be moved completely. These images seem to state otherwise though.
The design also More >
Apple Patents More Sophisticated Voice Controls
0Apple is said to have recently filed a new patent application that describes sophisticated voice recognition technology that would allow greater control of the iPhone compared to before. The iPhone currently includes a Voice Control feature but this feature is generally said to remain unnoticed by a vast majority of users. The latest patent entitled “User Profiling for Voice Input Processing” described how an iPhone could be used to perform more complex tasks than is currently possible today.
An example of this would be creating a Genius playlist featuring a certain artist. You could just More >
Steve Jobs Resigns From Apple – Stock Price Takes A Hit
0There was some pretty big and breaking news coming from Cupertino, California earlier today. Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive office of the iconic tech firm which he co-founded in the late 1970′s. According to a press release issued by Apple, Jobs said the following to the Apple Board of Directors and the broader Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, More >
AT&T Possibly Spilled The Beans On iPhone 5 Release
0In the ongoing rumors regarding Apple’s iPhone 5 release being September or October, we are now hearing for the first time about AT&T officials leaking word of the iPhone 5 release being in October.
According to a report from BGR, a high-ranked AT&T official seems to have spilled the bills on an October iPhone 5 launch by running top secret information down the flag pole to his or her retail managers. Specifically, “high level” AT&T sources” reveal that September marks the iPhone 5 unveiling but the product will be rolled out in stores a few weeks later.
“Expect things to get really, really More >
Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 6 Along With Other Beta Releases
0Download and install iOS 5 beta firmware at your own risk. The beta is intended for developer use only and we do not condone pirating Apple software.
Apple recently released another beta update to iOS 5 plus all of its enterprise applications. The list of all the applications that have been updated can be found below:
- Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 6
- iOS 5 beta 6
- iTunes 10.5 beta 6
- Apple TV Software beta 5
- iWork for iOS beta 2
If you are a registered developer with the Apple Developer Center, you have access to download all the software updates. After looking over the iOS 5 beta 6 release More >
Apple’s iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Starting Sept. 30th, Launch October 7
1We heard that Apple had plans to begin selling the next-generation iPhone on Friday, October 7th; the date which was first reported by TiPB. According to our sources, Apple has deciding whether to launch the new iPhone on October 7th or October 14th but with the product’s latest stages of pre-mass-production moving along nicely, Apple is trying to shoot towards a launch on the 7th. On top of all that, Apple plans to offer pre-orders for the new iPhone.
Apple is currently planning to begin pre-orders for their next-generation smartphone in the final days of September. The company has still More >
Apple To Launch Low-Cost iPhone Soon
0Mike Abramsky, an RBC Capital analyst recently sat down in a meeting with Peter Oppenheimer (Apple’s Chief Financial Officer) and Tim Cook (Chief Operating Officer) to discuss a range of topics from Apple’s patent battles to the possibility of a budget-priced iPhone. “Apple’s primary criterion for launching a lower-end iPhone is an innovative, category-killer experience,” Abramsky wrote in a recent note to investors. The executives said that the components sector is currently a “buyers market,” which means it has the upper hand when it comes to negotiating for parts. In addition, Abramsky More >
iPhone 5 Launching Second Week of September According To Rumors
0So by now, everyone is expecting that the iPhone will be released in September and rumors are flying out left and right. That being said, given all the news and rumors that are being released, we can already guess that the next generation iPhone isn’t too far from our reach.
A Chinese-based publication, better known as China Times is indicating that Apple’s internal plans for the iPhone 5 launch place the device on a path for release somewhere between September 6th and September 15th, roughly considered as the second week of the month. As you probably already knew, the speculation about a More >
Apple Released iOS 4.3.5 – Jailbroken Using RedSn0w 0.9.8b4
0Apple recently released the latest update to iOS, now version 4.3.5, to address security flaws. This update comes quickly after the 4.3.4 update which addressed a similar security flaw used to jailbreak iDevices. According to Apple’s Knowledge Base article about the update mentions the following:
“Available for: iOS 3.0 through 4.3.4 for iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 (GSM), iOS 3.1 through 4.3.4 for iPod touch (3rd generation) and later, iOS 3.2 through 4.3.4 for iPad.
Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by More >

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