The iPhone 5S is one name rumors have assigned to Apple's next-gen smartphone. Expected to be announced sometime during the summer of 2013, the 5S may be a hardware refresh of the iPhone 5, keeping the same general dimensions, build, and screen size.
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by Stephen Schenck | May 23, 2013 7:20 PMRead OnAre you ready for the latest round of gossip about Apple's upcoming gear? This time we get to hit all the big players, with details showing up that concern the flagship iPhone 5S, the rumored cheaper iPhone, as well as the next iPad. Some if this is minor stuff, like a tweaked shape for the rear microphone near the iPhone 5S's camera. The 5S could also get a bigger dual-LED flash and be available in three or more colors. The idea of new colors continues for the budget iPhone, with white, pink, green, blue, yellow, orange, navy, gold, and gray all mentioned as options Apple will be testing. ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 23, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG's demo of a smartphone with no bezel, and the possibilities of it ever happening. We later talk about Samsung, the sales results of the Galaxy S 4 and their future Developer Edition. We later go through how the Facebook phone is now being pulled away from the UK because of the obvious bad results on sales, even though they don't tell you that. We then cover HTC, their results with the sales of the HTC One, and their new HTC Desire 600. We end today's show talking about the iPhone 5S and iPad 5, manufacturing dates and even some changes ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 18, 2013 4:46 AMRead On...but rather on the future of iOS. If the past is any indication, we should see an iPhone 5S, an incremental spec-bump, just like the iPhone 4S. Regardless if that will be the case, or a completely new phone, the mobile future of Apple doesn’t really depend on the phone itself. No quad-core, 2GB of RAM, and 13MP camera with X number of lens, in addition to a fingerprint reader and maybe adopting NFC/wireless charging will stop the already ongoing decline. It’s not about hardware anymore, looks, materials, or specs. iOS, just like Windows Phone, does an excellent job at offering an ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 9, 2013 11:26 AMRead OnFor all the talk about Apple's plans for its next iPhone (or series of iPhones), all the leaked component shots, and all the rampant speculation, there still really isn't much we actually know. For instance, while we've been discussing theories about next-gen iPhones, budget-priced iPhones, or maybe larger-screen iPhones, we've been guessing a lot when it comes to their names. For instance, we've called the next "regular" iPhone the 5S more than a few times, but when it comes down to it, that name is far from certain. In fact, there's still a chance that Apple might skip the "S" revision ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 1, 2013 1:16 PMRead OnNot all of us have read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so not all of us were exactly qualified to make the lame joke that kicks off this week's podcast. But we made it, and we stand behind it. Because as hundreds of fifth-rate "manufacturers" well know, sometimes you just have to fake it. But we're not talking about secondhand knockoff products in this episode of the Weekly. Rather, we get serious about octa-core comparisons, the till-recently-mythical HTC M4, the insanely cheap new Lumia out of Finland, and just how tired we are or aren't of the Samsung Galaxy S 4. In between, we ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 25, 2013 6:14 PMRead OnThere's a famous saying: "Every empire falls from within", and it's historically true. The Roman Empire died over internal power struggles, and even Microsoft has gone from being the best technology company in history, to being just another software provider in the world. It's now Apple's turn to be the dominating empire in technology, but as it turns out, it's not lasting as much for them as it has for others. Apple has come from starting the personal computer revolution 30 years ago, to losing it to Microsoft, to pushing the smartphone revolution where it always should have been with the ...
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by Taylor Martin | April 25, 2013 7:00 AMRead OnOver the years, we've watched smartphones grow … and grow … and grow a little more. Average smartphones in 2009 and 2010 were between 3.2-inches and 3.8-inches. In fact, 3.8-inch phones were, by many, considered to be quite large. And HTC started pushing that boundary. The HD2, running Windows Mobile 6.5, hit shelves in 2009, sporting its luxurious and then-large 4.3-inch display. Some credit the HD2 for popularizing large mobile displays. But I feel that title rests more appropriately with one of the first smartphones to really put Android on the map, the HTC EVO 4G. Then came the ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 24, 2013 4:19 PMRead OnWith a new iPhone, a new iPad, and the debut of the iPad mini, Apple pretty much refreshed its whole mobile iOS product lineup last fall. While that normally might have us thinking that we'd have another full year to wait before getting word of new products, Apple had already exhibited signs of wanting to speed up device cycles, dropping two brand new iPads just a matter of months apart. This year, rumors have similarly looked to the idea of Apple announcing new iOS devices sooner rather than later, but so far nothing like that's come to pass. With summer just around the corner, we've ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 22, 2013 3:41 PMRead OnAmong the dozens of ideas offered forth in the hopes of predicting what we might expect from Apple's next iPhone has been the notion that Apple could throw caution to the wind and branch beyond simply black and white, out into a whole rainbow of color options. This theory has been a tough one to get a solid read on, since while a very limited set of options for the iPhone itself has long been Apple's modus operandi, the company shows little such restraint when it comes to other products – particularly its iPod lineup. So, will we see new iPhone 5S colors or not? The latest component leak ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 19, 2013 3:14 PMRead OnApple's next iPhone continues to slowly reveal itself to us piece by piece, as we try to work out just what Apple will be changing for this year's model, presumed to be the iPhone 5S. About a week ago, we got to check out a bunch of hardware that appeared to be getting ready for the smartphone, and today we follow that up with a couple new ones, including one that's proving to be quite the little mystery. First up, there's a new part for the phone's front-facing camera. The cable's a slightly different size and shape, but we're still in the dark as to what might be different about the ...
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by Michael Fisher | April 18, 2013 2:01 PMRead OnWe didn't expect to run the Weekly with a skeleton crew two weeks in a row - and it's a good thing we didn't have to. Mere minutes into this week's Tony-and-Michael-only podcast, Taylor Martin arrives to save us from the spectre of a fun, but low-energy, two-man show. In its place: jokes, laughs, and a lot of industry insight you're gonna wanna put your ears on. We talk phone batteries that can jump-start your car, what place Twitter has in music, whether we should be excited about Motorola's X phone or Nokia's aluminum Catwalk, and the strengths and weaknesses of Windows Phone, Facebook ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 16, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG's press invites for an event on May 1st, and what we expect to be released. Then we talk about the iPhone 5S and its possible 12-megapixel camera and HDR video recording capabilities. Facebook is next as chat heads reach iOS on the iPhone and iPad, even though they aren't as great as on Android. We later talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 pre-orders and where to begin. We end today's show talking about how the government of Taiwan is now investigating Samsung over their assumed practices to stir attention away from the HTC One. All this and ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | April 16, 2013 3:27 AMRead OnGet your "R" folder ready as this will go straight into it! According to the latest rumors, the next iPhone, most probably dubbed iPhone 5S -- but that's still subject to speculation -- will pack an improved camera. As with the case of the iPhone 4S, S-phone releases are more of a spec bump. We're not sure to what extent the internals will be bumped -- again, the 4S bumped all the specs -- but today's rumor is talking about a 12-megapixel camera. As a reminder, the iPhone 4S also brought an improved camera over the iPhone 4. In addition to that, the rumor also talks about improved ...
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by Jaime Rivera | April 15, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Pantech Vega Iron leaks and the fact that companies still don't understand what a phone without a bezel means. Then we move to the Galaxy S 4 as rumors have the launch dates for the US already set for the end of this month. The iPhone 5S is next as we've got leaked images of an A7 quad-core chip powering the next generation device. Then we talk about the Nokia Lumia 928 and how it was compared to the Nokia Lumia 920. We end today's show by talking about the Nokia EOS project and the possibility that this will be the first quad-core Windows ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 15, 2013 11:54 AMRead OnEveryone's curious to see what changes Apple will be making for the iPhone 5S, so understandably, images of such components make for pretty hot rumors at the moment. Of course, they're only worth our time if they're legitimate, which has us thinking twice about the latest offering to surface, purporting to show the main circuit board for Apple's next iPhone. So, why be so suspicious? Well, this image comes from an unknown source, claiming to be an Apple employee, but that's apparently wholly unverified. Then, he provides the image to a website focused on Android phones, not iOS devices. ...