Rumors: iPhone 5 in iOS 6 Expected at WWDC 2012 in June

The fifth generation iOS, the operating system for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)   mobile devices, was released in October last year alongside the iPhone 4S.  Also made available for older devices, iOS 5 promised 200 new features.  iOS 5 introduced the iCloud service, revamped notifications, improvements to native apps such as the Camera, new applications like Reminders, Newsstand, and iMessage.

The new iPad, which boasts of a high-resolution "retina" display and support for the 4G LTE data networks (a first for an Apple mobile device), was released in March this year.  But the tablet only had iOS 5.1, which had incremental updates to iOS 5.  iOS 5.1 features include support for Siri in Japanese, a camera shortcut now visible in the Lock Screen and a fix to the battery life issues affecting the iPhone.


The iPhone 5, which is expected to be launched in June (same month as first generation iPhone until iPhone 4) or October (exactly a year after iPhone 4S was unveiled, will likely be the flagship device for iOS 6.  According to unconfirmed reports, the iPhone 5 will have a 4.6-inch screen and a retina display.  Aside from a bigger screen size, it is expected to have radical design changes.  Like the iPad 3, it will also have 4G LTE support and a quad-core graphics processor.

Apple has traditionally unleashed new version of its mobile operating system at its annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).  This year's conference is rumored to be held June 11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, based on Apple bookings discovered by  Cult of Mac.

If Apple releases the iPhone 5 in October, it will likely just show a sneak preview of iOS 6 at the June conference.  At last year's WWDC, Apple engineers showcased the Mac OS X (operating system for Macs) and gave a glimpse of iOS 5.

iOS 6 is expected to have major updates and flagship new features.  However, Apple has not yet released any information about the new software to developers.

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iPhone 5 can have Nano-Sim Technology

iPhone 5 is going to be Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) next big thing and the company is working hard to keep their secrets within four walls. According to some sources, Apple’s ready for bringing yet another breakthrough in smart phone industry by creating a nano-SIM for their next 6th generation iPhone. This new nano-SIM would be smaller than the micro SIM. The company thinks that this way, they’ll be getting an edge over their competition, most likely Samsung, Nokia and Blackberry.


The recent models – iPad 2 and iPhone 4S already features the micro-SIM, but the company wants to make the SIM card smaller than the already small-sized micro-SIM. The new nano-SIM will be about one third smaller than the micro-SIM. This would give Apple more space to add other features to the phone. With nano-SIM, Apple can develop smaller and slimmer devices giving more room for other components.

Other competitors like Nokia, Motorola and RIM’s Blackberry are also rumored to be shrinking the micro-SIM further. These micro-SIM are standard in Nokia’s newly launced Lumia phones also.

However reports say that Apple has used dubious persuasion methods in convincing European operators to approve their proposal. For now, we’ll wait and watch the show if this new nano-SIM really makes the new iPhone 5 slimmer and smaller.

On a related note, to make this nano-SIM an industry standard, Apple is ready to offer royaly-free licensing to its rival mobile device makers. This move could in turn make the technology available to other device makers and they can also benefit from the nano-SIM technology.

But Nokia has also argued that its backing a superior nano-SIM that doesn’t require a tray or carrier. This new design by Nokia also meets (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) ETSI’s “pre-agreed requirements”. The ETSI is meeting at the end of this week to agree a new design.

Earlier, rival companies like Nokia, RIM and Motorola have raised their concerns opposing standardization of nano-SIM. They fear that Apple could claim ownership of the patents behind the format, and they’ll have to start paying royalties for using the technology. 

Source valuewalk

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New iPad Battery Keeps Charging Despite 'Battery Full' Message

You shouldn’t stop charging your new iPad as soon as it shows a 100 percent battery. Instead, to get the most from the battery, keep it charging for at least another hour after it says it is full, a study on Apple’s new tablet finds.

In his review of the new iPad Retina display, Dr. Raymond Soneira of Displaymate Technologies discovered that the third-generation iPad continues to draw 10 watts of power for about an hour, even after iOS claims the battery is 100 percent charged and says it is done charging.

To power the high-resolution display in the new iPad, along with improved quad-core graphics chip, Apple bumped the battery size and output by 70 percent, a teardown of the new model reveals. The new iPad has a 42.5-watt-hour battery, compared to the 25-watt-hour Lithium-Ion battery found in the iPad 2.


The bigger battery takes a toll on the new iPad, though. It’s slightly thicker and heavier than the previous model, and some tests indicate it also runs hotter than its predecessor. Apple on Tuesday denied any overheating by the new iPad, despite concerns.

However, the findings from Dr. Soneira confirm what the first users of the new iPad may have already noticed: The bigger battery also requires almost twice as long to charge. For optimum charging, don’t unplug it immediately after it says it is 100 percent charged. Dr. Soneira measured the power actually drawn by the AC adapter and found the tablet continues to charge for up to an hour after it claims it reached 100 percent -- meaning leaving it in longer than purportedly necessary is the way to get the most out of a charge.

What level of brightness setting gives you the longest battery life is also another interesting finding from the study. Of course, you could put the brightness all the way down to conserve power, but that wouldn’t work well in lit rooms. Dr. Soneira determined that keeping the brightness slider just in the middle supports up to 11.6 hours of use.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Won't Get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Until Q2

Another round of devices will be upgraded to Android 4.0 soon. Samsung on Thursday announced that the Galaxy Note will get Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of the year.

Though Samsung previously said ICS would come to the device in the first quarter, it has pushed back the update to an unspecified time in Q2. In the meantime, Samsung is offering a Premium Suite upgrade for Galaxy Note users, which includes a handful of apps compatible with the Note's S Pen.

One of these apps is S Note, a writing app that offers various templates to format notes, scribbles, and digital content into neat packages.

Another pen-optimized app included is Shape Match, which automatically corrects shape. There's also Formula Match, which solves hand-drawn numeric formulas. Additionally, Samsung is dropping My Story, an app that lets users create personalized digital cards using their videos, photos, text, and hand-drawn notes.


Sony has also announced that the Sony Tablet S and the Sony Tablet P will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich in April. However, at this point, it only applies to Japan, and it's unclear if and when other countries will get the ICS update.

Samsung started rolling out ICS to its Galaxy S II smartphone in several European countries last week. IT said the update will reach other markets "gradually."

HTC also confirmed ICS updates for 16 of its phones last week, though it did not offer specific dates. However, the first of these, for the HTC Vivid, occurred Thursday. The update also includes Beats by Dr. Dre Audio, an optimized audio experience; an updated HTC Sense Experience; and Face Unlock. Users can visit AT&T's Web site to enable the update. It will be followed by these additional phones over the coming months, AT&T said:

• LG Nitro
• Motorola ATRIX 2
• Motorola ATRIX 4G
• Pantech Burst
• Pantech Element
• Samsung Captivate Glide
• Samsung Galaxy Note
• Samsung Galaxy S II
• Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 

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Rumored: iPhone 5 to Feature Larger Screen

Apple's iPhone 5 will feature a 4.6-inch screen, according to one new report. However, other sources moved quickly to undermine that rumor.

Now that the new iPad is on store shelves across the country, attention is inevitably turning to the next Apple product waiting in the wings: the so-called iPhone 5.

Long a target of rampant speculation, despite a near-total lack of verifiable details, that next-generation device has been tagged iPhone 5 by pundits and media. Whether Apple picks that as the official name remains to be seen, although the company’s refusal to name the new iPad something like “iPad HD” or “iPad 3” makes it a bit more unlikely that the next iPhone will come with any sort of moniker whatsoever.
Amid that speculation comes a March 21 report from Reuters that the next iPhone will feature a 4.6-inch “Retina Display” and will launch in the second quarter of 2012. The news service drew that information from South Korean media, specifically the Maeil Business Newspaper, itself quoting an unnamed “industry source.”

Across the Web, various tech luminaries voiced skepticism at the prospect of an iPhone screen that large. “No one seems to be pointing out that if it’s true, this new iPhone would need way more pixels than the current 960 x 640 iPhone display,” John Gruber wrote on his blog Daring Fireball. “That means every app in the App Store would need to be redesigned/resized.”

Meanwhile, tech blog Gizmodo is arguing a total lack of need for Apple to resize something that’s met with praise from customers and many reviewers. “There’s just something optimal about 3.5 inches,” blogger Sam Biddle argued in a March 22 posting. “We know it, and Apple knows it. For a company with such a monastic dedication to consistency, this isn’t a factor the company is likely to start screwing with.”

That being said, this isn’t the first time that rumors of a bigger screen have leaked onto the Internet. In January, Apple-centric blog 9to5Mac reported that the “iPhone 5” would feature a larger display and redesigned casing. That report cited a “reliable source at Foxconn in China,” referring to the factory where iPhones are made.

Over the summer of 2011, analysts and pundits seemed certain the company would release an iPhone 5 with a radically altered design and powerful new hardware. In October, however, Apple executives unveiled the iPhone 4S, whose exterior seemed virtually identical to that of the iPhone 4. Despite that similarity, a collection of new features—including Siri, a voice-activated “digital personal assistant”—quickly helped the new smartphone become a bestseller.

Other rumors have suggested the next iPhone will support 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity, something that seems more likely now that Apple’s released an iPad with 4G support. 

Source: eweek

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iPhone 5 Release Rumors: Will ‘Refined’ Ultrasonic Bonding Make Apple’s Next iPhone Stronger ?

Apple fans are flooding the Internet once again with information about the upcoming iPhone 5 after all the craze regarding the new iPad concluded when Apple announced it earlier this month. The iPhone 5 is one of the most-anticipated devices that have been making rounds on the Internet for quite some time now.

Before the release of the iPhone 4S, it was believed that Apple would actually launch the iPhone 5, but the fans were treated to iPhone 4S. However, now the fans are again expecting the iPhone 5 with new upgrades and design, and the Internet is flooded with new rumored specs for the device nearly every day.

Let’s see what we know until now.

Operating System: The next generation iPhone is heavily rumored to arrive with iOS 6. Although Apple has released the new iOS 5.1 along with the new iPad, it is widely expected that the new smartphone will bring the next version of iOS along with it as the company always had the tradition of launching a software upgrade whenever a new device was announced. Although Apple has left out Siri from the new iPad, it doesn’t mean that they will do the same when the new iPhone comes out. A version 2.0 of Siri is expected to arrive with the device that will have access to more languages.

Processor: When Apple released the new iPad, it bought the upgraded A5X chip along with it and it is believed that Apple will not use the same chip for the new iPhone. Although an A6 chip was heavily rumored to arrive with the iPad this year, that never happened and the Apple fans had to settle with an A5X chip. However, tech enthusiasts are pretty sure that the coveted A6 chip will arrive with the iPhone 5, and will also sport a quad-core processor.

A Whole New Design: Apple is known to give a new design to its iPhone build and the new iPhone 5 is expected to arrive with a fairly new design compared to its predecessors. Although the first iPhone had a very plain design, the iPhone 3G and 3GS had a somewhat different but identical design. The same was the issue with the iPhone 4 and 4S. Now it is widely believed that the new iPhone will arrive with Corning Gorilla Glass that will raise the cost of production, and if that happens, we can expect the iPhone 5 to be priced more than the current iPhone 4S.

4G: As Apple has provided the 4G LTE technology in its new iPad, it is also expected that the new iPhone will also arrive with a 4G connectivity option.

Release Date: All reports doing the rounds on the Internet have indicated that in all probability, the new iPhone 5 will arrive this summer, more precisely, in June. If this happens, it will be very consistent with Apple’s behavior regarding the previous iPhones. Other sources have claimed a possible September release for the device. 

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New iPad Jailbroken by MuscleNerd

MuscleNerd tweeted out a screenshot of the new iPad running Cydia. Hopefully the iOS 5.1 jailbreak will come faster for the iPad 3 than it did for the iPad 2 !

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Video unboxing new ipad

 

It was not until 16/3, the new generation iPad started selling in the market in some countries, even those who use online booking, they must wait until at least day 19/3 to obtain the goods. However, the iPad new generation has suddenly appeared in Vietnam caused yesterday's technology at home and abroad to feel surprise. This is video unboxing new ipad.

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The world "shaken" as a new iPad in Vietnam

The new generation iPad suddenly appeared in Vietnam before the shelves not only make the world feel the technology in unexpected that even popular technology sites and prestigious world must "tremble" before this information.

>> New iPad suddenly appeared in Vietnam before the shelves 

It was not until 16/3, the new generation iPad started selling in the market in some countries, even those who use online booking, they must wait until at least day 19/3 to obtain the goods.

However, the iPad new generation has suddenly appeared in Vietnam caused yesterday's technology at home and abroad to feel surprise.

Numerous major technology sites and famous in the world was immediately posted this information and use the video generation iPad experience in Vietnam, despite the video is done in Vietnamese .

Page Mashable confirm that this technology is new iPad first appeared ahead of time that Apple officially on sale. Mashable also said that based on information from Vietnam, many technical details about the new iPad has been revealed through the comparison between the new iPad and "predecessor" iPad 2.

The above information also appears on the site other reputable technology as Cnet, Engadget, MacRumors, SlashGear, Wired ... as a special event, where the iPad is a new technology products are "hot" and is being interest today.

Although the new iPad experience video posted on Youtube entirely in Vietnamese, but the video has also quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of views and discussion from around the world, mainly in English.

Besides the surprise and admiration, much controversy has erupted around the origin and authenticity of the new iPad. Many argue that in fact this is the iPad 2 "impersonate" the new generation iPad.

To demonstrate this, readers of the site MacRumors Scrapple gave evidence, that box of new iPad not much different from the iPad 2, while the container is made of the new iPad 2 complete whole compared with the first generation iPad.

However, based on series of machine shown in the clip was published experience, after checking the information from Apple's homepage shows that this is exactly the 3rd generation iPad supports both WiFi and 4G.

    

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