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A few more iPhone 5 cases have leaked ahead of the launch date next week. Although the authenticity of the cases cannot be verified until we actually see the official iPhone 5, it does give us something to think about.
What we see with these cases is that the camera has retained its iPhone 4 location although the mute switch looks to have switched over to the other side.
Samsung has announced that 10 million Samsung Galaxy SII devices have been sold in to the sales channel. This number follows the launch of the smartphone in to the US market.
When Apple [AAPL] announces a new iPhone or iPad, it holds the event in San Francisco. This time around it will be different though as Tim Cook will be holding the event on the Apple campus in Cupertino, California.
The HTC Explorer (Pico) is designed for the more casual user. The device will likely fall in to the budget range of phones when it launches.
All three of the major search engines bid to become the default on iOS devices, but as most of you will know, Google is the default option on the iPad and iPhone. It has now become apparent that 2/3rds of all mobile searches actually come from iOS devices.
Near Field Communication (NFC) is becoming more popular recently. Google has recently put NFC chips in its smartphones and has built NFC capabilities in the latest builds of Android which lets users pay for goods by using their smartphone as a digital wallet. It now appears that Yale, the lock company, is also beginning to push the technology.
It is looking more likely that Apple [AAPL] will hold a media event on the 4th October. At this event the new iPhone 5 is expected to be announced. This time around it wont be Steve Jobs making the announcement. Instead, Tim Cook the new CEO of Apple will be leading the event.
HTC and Dropbox have created a partnership which will see new HTC smartphone users getting a free Dropbox account with 5GB of storage. Normal Dropbox accounts come with 2GB of storage which makes this quite an interesting deal.
A report by Digitimes today indicates that Apple is moving away from a reliance of Samsung parts. In particular flash memory was mentioned. Over the last year it is believed that Samsung has supplied the majority of parts for the iPhone but due to a number of court cases happening around the world between the two companies it seems that Apple is moving away from the company.
Microsoft has announced that the Windows Phone Mango (7.5) release date will be sometime within the next 1 to 2 weeks. In a fairly short blog post the company confirmed that partner companies around the world have been working hard over the last few months to get the new update ready for launch.
A new service has been announced by Twitter that enables you to send a photo by text message. Twitter now allows you to attach a photo to an SMS message and then send that (as an MMS) to Twitter who then post it on your wall. The service is available on several carriers around the world (listed below).
Al Gore has commented that new iPhones (note it’s plural) will be coming in October. This could be seen as reinforcing the rumours that two models will be introduced (iPhone 4S and iPhone 5) although it could just mean new iPhones as in 16GB/32GB black/white are coming in the form of the iPhone 5. For those who don’t know Al Gore and what he might know, he is an Apple board member.
