The iPhone 5 is rumored to be announced in April or May 2011, with a release in the summer. It's likely to feature a 4" Retina (960x640) edge-to-edge display in a glass and metal design. Apple's dual-core A5 chip with 1GB of RAM is likely to be the power behind the iPhone 5, providing tremendous graphics and processing capability. Read on for the latest news on the iPhone 5:
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2012 1:33 PMThere have been plenty of recent claims made about just how large the screen on Apple's next iPhone will measure, with a number of rumors looking at something very close to four inches. Though it measures-in just a hair under that mark, we looked at one-such rumor only a little while ago that says to expect a 3.95-inch display, and one with a more widescreen aspect ratio, at that. While that news had some nice details backing it up, like a specific claim as to the new screen's resolution, we're far from closing the book on this one. The latest attempt at nailing-down these specs comes from wha...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2012 8:29 AMIf you follow the Apple and "next iPhone" related news you probably already know that the vast majority of rumors circulating on the interwebs is related to the display on the iPhone 4S follow-up. From "larger-than-four-inch" to "four inch" we've heard them all, even that the late Steve Jobs was actually working on the next Apple smartphone himself. According to the most recent reports, Apple is testing at least two prototypes codenamed iPhone 5,1 and iPhone 5,2 (though the numbering might refer to color variants -- black and white -- as well as storage options). However, the interesting bi...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 18, 2012 2:21 AMRumors about the next iPhone are piling up, building the buzz, just like they did before the iPhone 4S launch event and more recently before the London Samsung Galaxy S III unveiling. The most controversial topic though seems to be the screen size of the next Apple smartphone, with The Wall Street Journal and Reuters already weighing in on possibilities of a four-inch display diagonal. According to Bloomberg, who seems to confirm previous reports with their own -- citing "three people with knowledge of the plans" -- the late Steve Jobs "had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2012 3:14 PMWith the major US carriers already on-board with LTE or transitioning to it, you might think that we'd be seeing a new era of inter-carrier roaming and growing interest in unlocked handsets. After all, with LTE replacing HSPA+, EV-DO, and WiMAX, it should be easier than ever to find a phone that will work on multiple carriers, right? Unfortunately, that hasn't really transpired, and radios with incompatible frequency coverage continue to get in the way of the dream of a world where choosing the best smartphone has nothing to do with which carrier supports it. Things might be looking up in the ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2012 1:20 PMWhen it comes to names for Apple products, we've learned to not get too comfortable with speculative guesses, as Apple has a way of defying expectations. Last fall, instead of an iPhone 5, we got the iPhone 4S, and earlier this year we saw the company's latest tablet arrive not as the iPad 3, but just as "the new iPad". As such, we don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves and get comfortable with a rumored name that might not end up on the finished product. Keeping that in mind, a recent IP ruling does tend to lend a little credence to one theory on how the next iPhone will arrive. Appl...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 17, 2012 7:08 AMYesterday we heard rumors about the new iPhoneand this by itself is nothing out of the ordinary for those who follow tech news on a regular basis. The Wall Street Journal cited anonymous sources that claimed knowledge of a larger-than-four-inch screen on the upcoming Apple smartphone, believed to be the iPhone 5. Now Reuters is weighing in on the matter citing its own anonymous sources. According to them, the screen on the upcoming iPhone "will measure 4 inches from corner to corner". Surely they meant from one corner to the opposite corner on the opposite side, as in diagonal, because if n...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 16, 2012 8:09 AMAs we get closer and closer to the time of the year when Apple is expected to unveil the successor of the iPhone 4S, rumors, leaks and reports are piling up. We've already heard some hear-say about larger screens but so far it is unknown whether it is just a general wishful thinking of something the Cupertino company really considers. Recently we heard of a 4.6-inch screen report on the next Apple smartphone and now the Wall Street Journal is chiming in. Of course, the information below is based on "people familiar with the situation" so treat it with your usual dose of salt. Said people cl...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 15, 2012 7:43 PMWhile Apple's not about to confirm any rumors, there seems to be a pretty good chance we'll have a new iPhone of some sort ready to check out this fall. Today we hear about some new reports of changes to Apple's production orders for its current-generation hardware. Just what light might that shed on the company's plans for upcoming iOS devices? Supposedly, Apple has already started scaling-back production of the iPhone 4S, presumably to get sales channels ready for the next iPhone taking its place. It's not iron-clad evidence that we'll be seeing a new iPhone a few months down the road, bu...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 14, 2012 1:47 PMLate last week, we heard some rumors about Apple's progress towards finalizing a next-gen iPhone design, and while there was still a large number of details up in the air, the source suggested that this iPhone 5, or whatever Apple decides to call it, wouldn't be the radical redesign that had been suggested. While that end up being true of the phone's exterior appearance, there is some new evidence that makes it look like Apple could be revamping the handset's internal layout, as revealed by a new replacement part, supposedly for the iPhone 5. The most recent iPhone hardware as currently rel...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 11, 2012 7:57 PMBy most accounts, there are still well over four months between now and when Apple may unveil the next iPhone. With that time winding down, Apple's going to have to make some final decisions about the phone's hardware before it commits to manufacturing. According to the latest rumor, though, Apple's still mulling-over a few design choices before it commits to a final layout, leaving some questions about the smartphone's specs still up-in-the-air. According to iMore's sources, some of the rumors we've heard about iPhone 5 hardware, like a reduced-sized docking connector, are a done deal at t...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 11, 2012 1:22 PMWith expectations that Apple will be releasing a new iPhone in the fall, alongside the next major revision of iOS, we've been looking for signs that Apple's preparing an iOS 6 beta version for its development community. We learn of just such an indication today, upon the discovery of some text strings attached to the latest iCloud beta. Apple has new beta test going for its iCloud website, featuring a couple new web apps, but maybe the most interesting aspect of the site is the presence of a few lines that stand out in its source. There we see multiple mentions of requirements to sign in to...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 23, 2012 3:23 PMWe've heard plenty of theories about what Apple might be planning for its next iPhone model. From larger screens to LTE, we've heard about more than a few stabs at guessing what Apple's been planning. Accompanying those rumors, there have also been a good deal of renders made to show how the iPhone 5, or whatever Apple ends up calling it, might end up looking. What we haven't seen, though, is much in the way of photographs of actual hardware. Today we take a look at just that kind of imagery, possibly showing-off one of the components that Apple will be using in the iPhone 5. Unless you've ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 23, 2012 10:32 AMWith the release of the iPhone 4, Apple showed its users just what the exceptional pixel density of the Retina Display was capable of, starting a push across the whole smartphone ecosystem towards similar phones with very-high-resolution displays. At this point, its next iPhone is very much obscured by a host of rumors, but we've got one more to add to the pile that might attempt to identify a new display technology that Apple could similarly introduce to the masses with its next handset. According to industry sources, Apple may be planning to switch manufacturers for the touch panel on the...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 10, 2012 4:25 AMAfter the recent Galaxy S III rumors it's time to please the Apple fans with some reports concerning the upcoming iPhone 4S refresh (or the next iPhone, really). In short, it is possible that we'll have to wait until the third quarter of the year to see what the Cupertino-company can bring to the market, despite earlier reports of a June iPhone event. Those who prefer a larger (but not a huge) screen will probably be happy to find out that there will reportedly be a larger, four-inch screen on the iPhone 5 (or whatever the name will be). Not too big, not too small, definitely a good size to...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 4, 2012 5:31 AMThere are lots of speculations around Apple and its upcoming iPhone, especially now that the iPad rumors have settled down. Some say a summer release is possible while others look further down the road hinting towards a Q4 announcement. However, in a video interview, a Foxconn recruiter might have unintentionally spilled the beans on Apple's plans. This, of course, if the said person is one of the few who know about the actual plans Cupertino has. The recruiter said that the plant was looking to hire some 18,000 workers for "the fifth-generation phone" (Apple phone, that is) which he expect...
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