We’re just over 6 hours away from the launch event for the iPhone 5 and as expected, more details/rumours carry on appearing on the web. The next rumour says that Apple [AAPL] is signing a deal with Sprint so that the network gets an exclusive on the iPhone 5 for the remainder of this year. The transaction is rumoured to be worth $20 billion as they have committed to buy 30 million iPhones.
iPhone 5 Assistant Mockup Video Created
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the main features of the rumoured iPhone 5 is something called Assistant. The new service is expected to be for the new iPhone only rather than on older generation devices. The reason for this is that it needs an Apple A5 processor to run successfully.
Make no mistake: Apple’s ‘mainstreaming’ Artificial Intelligence in the form of a Virtual Personal Assistant is a groundbreaking event. I’d go so far as to say it is a World-Changing event. Right now a few people dabble in partial AI enabled apps like Google Voice Actions, Vlingo or Nuance Go. Siri was many iterations ahead of these technologies, or at least it was two years ago. This is REAL AI with REAL market use. If the rumors are true, Apple will enable millions upon millions of people to interact with machines with natural language. The PAL will get things done and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We’re talking another technology revolution. A new computing paradigm shift.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Rolling out to 50% of Users
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft reports that Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is working well on smartphones that it has rolled out to. The company also announced on the Windows Team Blog that within hours they had seen successful updates on every network in every country on almost every up-datable WP7 device.
iPhone Smartphone Share Drops a Little
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The chart below was created by Chitika (the ad network) and shows smartphone usage across its network of a good number of websites. The numbers reveal that between August and September of this year that the Apple smartphone usage dropped 1.4% down to 48%. Filling the gap was RIM and and Samsung going up to 4% and 11%.
iPhone 5 Case and Mockup Pictured – Video
September 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We are yet to find out what the next generation iPhone will look like. We can asume it will be called the iPhone 5 but other than that we don’t know if it will retain the same design as the iPhone 4 or if it will look completely different. BENM.AT have managed to create a mockup of what they believe the iPhone 5 will look like. It was created with CAD drawings and was created from a block of aluminium.
iPhone 5 Could be HSPA+ 3G with up to 21Mbps
September 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple is holding an event this coming Tuesday to talk about the iPhone. We assume this means that the iPhone 5 will be launched. China Unicom has now hinted that the iPhone 5 will be capable of connecting up to HSPA+ at speeds of up to 21Mbps.
New iPhone and iPod touch SKUs Appear on the Apple Inventory
September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few new Apple devices have appeared in the Apple inventory according to 9to5Mac. In total there are 2 new iPhone SKUs as well as 3 new iPod touch SKUs. Read on to see what they are.
HTC Radar 4G Announced by T-Mobile
September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
T-Mobile has announced a new smartphone that is compatible on its HSPA+ network. The new smartphone is the HTC Radar 4G which is also the first Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device that supports the HSPA+ network at T-Mobile.
iOS 5 Release Date Likely October 12 with iPhone 5 on October 14
September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday Apple [AAPL] announced that they will be holding an iPhone event on October 4th at the Cupertino Campus. Although the new iPhone will be announced at this event it is unlikely that it will launch for another 10 days after the event. We have heard today that Apple is likely to launch the new smartphone on October 14 with iOS 5 being launched a few days earlier on October 12.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Release Date is Today
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft [MSFT] has begun rolling out Windows Phone 7.5 Mango today and is now pushing it to various WP7 smartphones. Although some users are getting the update, not all are at the moment so if you are unsure, check for updates on your smartphone. A full list of the details can be found for international and the USA. Although each row says that it is delivering the update (in most cases), not the *** on some of them to see exactly which devices either are or are not receiving it.
iPhone 5 Launch Event on October 4 Announced
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
After a few weeks of speculation, Apple [AAPL] has now sent out invites to an event being held on the 4th October at 10am at the Cupertino Apple campus. The image below has been sent out to various people to describe the event.
iPhone 5 Assistant Feature Detailed
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few more details about the new iPhone 5 were posted today over at 9to5Mac. Amongst a new feature called Assistant, a few other features were mentioned such as it getting 1GB of RAM, a higher resolution 8 megapixel camera that has a back lit sensor to improve shots in low light conditions.
The device will use the Apple A5 processor (a dual-core chip) and mixed with the 1GB of RAM it will provide even more power than the iPad 2. The reason for the extra boost in performance is due to something called Assistant that is rumoured to be launching on the iPhone 5.
