iPhone 5 could still be coming end of June

Now that we’re all resigned to not seeing a new iPhone until the fall, one analyst is speaking out, giving us hope where there was none. One Andy Zaky of Seeking Alpha believes that a new iPhone 5 (or 4S?) will be released at the end of June, early July, as per usual. Can you feel it? Is that a fresh wind of optimism and anticipation stirring up inside you? That would be just like Apple, to let everyone think that the iPhone 5 is delayed, only to come out with a new model, JUST LIKE USUAL. Boom, indeed. What does Zaky base his assertion on? The earnings report. In the second quarter conference call, Apple’s CFO Peter Oppenheimer, put in this very subtle statement, speaking about the next quarter: “We expect OpEx [operating expenses]...

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HTC CEO says Windows Mango phones in development

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC plans to bring out phones based on Microsoft's new Mango Windows phone software, which was launched on Tuesday, HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou said on Wednesday. Microsoft hopes a host of new features on Mango, a stepping stone to a full Windows phone software update due next year, will help it close the gap on smartphones leaders Google and Apple. "We have some Windows Mango phones," Chou told Reuters in an interview on the fringes of an Internet conference hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris. "We are very committed to Windows phone products." Chou, who is known for killing off products he is not satisfied with at a late stage of development, declined to say when the first HTC Mango phones might...

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HTC Flyer Review: Solid, but pricey

The HTC Flyer, aka, the tablet with a pen, is a surprisingly fun and easy-to-use tablet. While the word “stylus” may conjure images of brick-sized PDAs, the Flyer’s stylus gives the device a little oomph that distinguishes it from the never-ending parade of Android tablets flooding the market. And, to be fair, HTC doesn’t call it a stylus — it’s a “magic pen.” Price: $499.99, without the HTC Scribe stylus. The stylus itself is $80. For what you’re getting, this is kind of a high price to pay. The tablet without the pen is the same price as the 16 GBWiFi-only iPad 2, and with the pen it’s closer to the price of a Honeycomb tablet like the Motorola Xoom. And it costs far more than its biggest 7-inch competitor, the Galaxy Tab. It’s worth noting that Sprint will also have a version of...

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Apple iPhone 5 To Use Curved Glass Display Says Mobile Casino

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled for June 6 – 10 and the rumors about iPhone 5 are gaining momentum. The latest gossip suggests that the much anticipated Apple device will be either called iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S. The 4S surprised us as well, so after a bit of detective work, we’ve discovered that Mr. Jobs is still in mourning over the death of his pet alligator, Sal. People in the know are uncertain, yet are willing to bet on it at any iPhone or mobile iPad casinos. iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S, whichever it may be, will prominently display the recently invented curved glass. This rumor is largely supported by reports of Apple investing in around 300 glass-cutting machines with a 6.4 degree curve on the blade. This news...

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Firefox 5 Beta 2 Lands, Opera Mini 6 Released for iPhone, iPad

There's major browser releases both on the mobile and on the personal computer front These days the Mozilla Foundation is feeling the heat. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has delivered a surprisingly sporty and compatible Internet Explorer 9. And Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chrome browser is becoming the first new browser in some time to gobble up a significant market share. I. Firefox 5 Blazes Ahead on Schedule But nothing lays concerns to rest better than adopting an aggressive schedule and sticking to it. That's exactly what Mozilla did, with the release of Firefox 5's second beta. Delivered right on schedule, the new build features speed improvements and a number of new features, including: * Added support for CSS animations * Added support...

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Jailbreaking iOS To Install Jailbreak Apps Attracts Kids As Well

Jailbreaking iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV) has now become a fun for kids as well. 11 Year old kid named Angus Gawdat jailbroke his iPod Touch to try and play games, only to find it has now been locked up for 40 years. He  bought a new iPod as his previous device was permanently frozen after installing a jailbreak application. If you are unaware, jailbreaking is a process for installing non Apple Apps. Jail Breaking, the process of installing apps which Apple do not allow has now become a trend and a practice of geeks. But now children with almost no technical knowledge are trying it. Those who really do not like to jailbreak for some reasons says that the device becomes open to iOS viruses, unstable and sometimes completely frozen. Eleven-year-old...

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Greenpois0n RC6.2 For iOS 4.3.x Jailbreak On iPhone iPad & iTouch Soon

Greenpois0n RC6.2 for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch Jailbreak is on its way. It will be compatible with iOS 4.3.1 /  iOS 4.3.2 and the latest iOS 4.3.3 firmware. Remember we already have iOS 4.3.x untethered jailbreak using Redsn0w 0.9.6 RC16, PwnageTool 4.33.1 and Sn0wbreeze 2.7.3. The upcoming Greenpois0n RC6.2 will also do the same thing but it will be a lot easier that the present tools. Greenpois0n website has been updated with the following text: In the past I have also said that 4.3.x support was on hold for greenpois0n to focus on iPad 2 jailbreak exclusively, our course has slightly changed (primary focus has never shifted from iPad 2 since it was released) it has now become possible to easily update and execute a workflow...

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Apple delays both the iPhone 5/4s & iPad 2 stocks

Looks like Apple’s luck ran out once again. There was an explosion at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China, killing two workers and injured another sixteen. The company is taking the case very seriously and will continue to investigate the causes. Things appear to be doing better at Foxconn as the production queue was stopped and all the power cut off. Both the iPhone 5/4s and the iPad 2 got to suffer from this tragedy and the full extent of the damage is yet unknown. It is estimated that the parts lost in the fire could lead to a deficit of a few million units as the factory produces parts for Nokia as well. In the statement Foxconn sent to CNET it becomes clear that the damage is of both physical and psychological nature: “We can confirm that at approximately 7 p.m. on May 20,...

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Apple Can Blunt Google Android with Cloud iOS, Sprint Deal, iPhone 5

Apple can possibly blunt Google Android's momentum with a few strategies, including cheaper iPhones, cloud services for iOS, IP lawsuits and signing Sprint. Google Android seized some 36 percent of the worldwide smartphone market in the first quarter, according to new numbers from research firm Gartner. That was enough to topple Nokia’s Symbian from its perch as the world’s leading smartphone system. But Symbian’s a dead operating system walking, anyway, thanks to Nokia’s abandoning it in favor of Windows Phone. Meanwhile, Research In Motion saw its share dip to 13 percent, continuing the slide of the once-ubiquitous BlackBerry franchise; and Microsoft, with 3.6 percent of the market, is still fighting for an increased presence among consumers and businesses. That leaves Apple’s iOS...

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Justin Beiber, The iPhone 5, Zombies, and Collusion in Silicon Valley

A collection of big companies in Silicon Valley colluded, twice, to screw employees. Color me disgusted. Justin Beiber. The iPhone 5. Zombies. You only have to mention any of those pop icons and it's a news free-for-all. But try substantive news about how big tech companies misbehave badly. You'll get hardly anything. Consider, for example, the recent revelations that a handful of major Silicon Valley firms -- Adobe, Apple, Disney Pixar, Google, Intel, Intuit, Genentech, and Lucasfilm -- conspired to limit the salaries of their top employees. No, not the salaries of the top executives ... d'oh, that'll never happen. No, I mean the salaries of senior technical people; the people creating core systems and software. In this case the in-depth press coverage has been limited to the trades...

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Foxconn Factory Explosion Unlikely to Affect iPad 2 Production

Apple iPad 2 production is unlikely to be affected long-term by the explosion at a Foxconn production facility that killed three workers, according to an analyst. An explosion at Foxconn’s production plant May 20 killed three workers and raised questions over whether production of the iPad 2 and other Apple products will be affected. Early reports cited combustible dust in the plant’s polishing workshop as the cause of the explosion, which also injured 15 workers. Foxconn manufactures iPads and iPhones for Apple, among other products. Its production plant is based in Chengdu, a city in southern China. “Our current view is that this tragedy is likely to have some impact on iPad 2 production; however, we believe Hon Hal has the flexibility...

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Jailbreak Apple TV 4.2.2 (iOS 4.3) With Sn0wBreeze And PwnageTool

We announced the release of the software update of the Apple TV 2G by Apple.The release fixed the existing issues with numerous bugs on the previous release along with improvements. You can view these changes from our posts here. However the release has been jailbroken already. The release of the PwnageTool bundle by the iPhone Dev Team can be used with the recently discussed release of the PwnageTool Bundles to untether jailbreak the Apple TV 2G on the iOS 4.2.2 firmware. We will discuss this method over the weekend. However for Windows users, iH8sn0w, the iPhone developer released the updated version of Sn0wbreeze that will help untether jailbreak on the latest firmware of the Apple TV 2G. Users can download the latest release of...

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Use Your iPhone To Unlock Your Door

We have seen some pretty unique and innovative devices in our time such as the speakers in your sneakers and the no strings strumming with the Hyper Touch Guitar being just a few. Now we have something else to tell you about that we feel might get a bit of a mixed reception. It’s the Lockitron where you can use your iPhone or any other phone for that matter to unlock your door. It sounds crazy doesn’t it, but this sort of device on your door is aiming to replace your keys with a simple text message. You can see some of the benefits of it such as if you aren’t in and one of your friends needs to pick up some stuff or something along those lines but you have to wonder just how secure it is. Not only that but there’s an NFC option too...

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HTC Sensation US Arrival 12th June ? Equal To Galaxy S II

During the month of April, the new HTC Sensation formerly known as the Pyramid was announced at the official HTC event in London. At that time, we gave you news of the specs and more recently, comparisons, its graphics, news of the battery issue being resolved, price and so on. Today the news if true, will no doubt get many of you chomping on the bit. According to James Cushing over at thegadgets.net, a rumor has suggested that the new Sensation will be available on June 12th at US retailer Target. The news comes as leaked marketing material has been spotted from Android Central, which is indicating that the handset will indeed be launched at this time. We have to emphasize that until its made official, this is still only rumor....

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HTC Thunderbolt with inductive charging backplate arrives at the FCC

Oh, what kind of mysteries abound over at the FCC? Well, apart from newer devices that are about to hit the market (and hence need the help of our friends there to be federally approved for our safety and consumption), we now have word of an inductive-charging backplate that was specially manufactured for the HTC Thunderbolt. As you can tell from our review, the HTC Thunderbolt’s battery life just isn’t up to par for a modern smartphone, carrying what some call to be the curse of 4G/LTE due to its high power consumption. Nice to know that there is a new backplate that helps make it more convenient for your battery-sapping device to last longer whenever you are up and about away from your home. Just to get a better idea on how it works,...

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Just Released Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 4 or 3Gs 4.3.3 on Web Browser

At last an iPhone 4/3G/3Gs Carrier unlock for firmware 4.3.3 is available on www.fastunlockiphone.com on web browser. Yes, finally you are able to unlock the iPhone 4/3G/3Gs 4.3.3 and use it on any compatible wireless network. It will work not only to unlock the iPhone 4 running the latest iOS version but it will work with any iPhone model and any firmware or baseband version. Remember that unlock iphone 4/3G/3Gs 4.3.3 can only be done once you have jailbroken the device. With the all-in-one solution and you can jailbreak and unlock iphone 4/3g/3gs 4.3.3 and 4.3.2 in one basic process. You may use software or the latest browser based solution. More and more iPhone owners are becoming aware of the benefits of jailbreaking and unlockinh iphone 4/3g/3gs and are lining up to try it out....

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Chronic Dev Team’s ‘p0sixninja’ Attending UK Jailbreak Event

Many iPhone owners jail break their devices so they can use the handset how they want to. This is all made possible by the clever people who come up with ways to do this. The first ever iOS community convention will be taken place in the US next year. Also the Chronic Dev Team’s ‘p0sixninja’ will be attending the UK jailbreak event. Oliver Haslam from Redmond Pie is reporting that well known hacker MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team will be making a keynote presentation at the event in the US next year. It has also been announced that Joshua Hill otherwise known as ‘p0sixninja will be at an event in London in September. This was made possible as money was raised by the MyGreatFest community to fund the visit. The community is the first...

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iPhone dev team releases untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.3

For those of you who don’t mind living on the edge, you can now do it a bit more sensibly with your iPhone. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, jailbreakers hesitant to update to iOS 4.3.3 can now do so without losing their ability to jailbreak. The iPhone dev team confirmed iOS 4.3.3 is still vulnerable to the untethered jailbreak exploit that @i0n1c created for 4.3.1. Released earlier this week, this version of iOS fixes the location bug that made headlines a few weeks ago. Both the group’s PwnageTool and redsn0w have been updated and will jailbreak iOS 4.3.3 devices including the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (GSM), iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G, iPad1 and AppleTV 2G (v4.3;8F202). Unfortunately, the iPad 2 is not yet supported and its jailbreak is still under development. Head over to the dev...

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New iPhone Unlock & Jailbreak Available For Firmware Version 4.3.3

Once again, premier iPhone unlockers – www.Unlock-Apple-iPhone.com, have release an all new jailbreak and unlock thats compatible with the very latest firmware iOS 4.3.3 for both the iPhone 3Gs and iPhone 4.For close to three years now, the industries top iPhone Unlocking service providers have help more than 1,000,000 iPhone users unlock and jailbreak their iPhones, enabling them to be used to their full potential.For those iPhone users that are unfamiliar with the numerous benefits to be gained from jailbreaking and unlocking an iPhone, here are just a few examples:Jailbreak your iPhone enables you to do the following: 1) Install 3rd party applications via Cydia and Installer, such as….. Cycorder / Video Recorder – Let you capture video on iPhone NemusSync – Sync iPhone calendar with...

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Crackers release iPhone 4.3.3 jailbreak/unlocking software

ust three days after Apple released iOS 4.3.3 the iPhone Dev-Team has developed a jailbreak and networking unlocking solution for the new iPhone and 3G-enabled iPad operating system. The news comes as O2 - the iPhone's first operator in the UK - is now allowing handset owners to tether their iPhones free of charge via USB or Bluetooth, as well as offer complete in-contract unlocking, Infosecurity notes. According the 9to5Mac newswire, the 4.3.3 jailbreak works on a Mac or a Windows computer and the jailbreak even adds a multitasking gesture facility not normally seen on the iPhone. It's important to note that the ultrasn0w jailbreak only works with selected basebands on the iPhone, but this compatibility can be checked fairly easily. "The iOS 4.3.3 untethered jailbreak is based on...

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