IPhone 5 to Be Released In October… Just Like iPhone 4S

Rumors about iPhone 5 and its releasing time are endless. Once iPhone 4S crushed the dreams about the next release of Apple phone  but the next generation iPhone is still newsworthy .

The fact is that iPhone 5 will surely come; the only thing stays blur is the date - when it will be released. As for now some rumors have spread which predicts that iPhone 5 will be produced in October, just as it was with the iPhone 4S in 2011.  This cycle is more likely to be kept for years.

Before releasing iPhone 4S, Apple historically held to a summer release cycle with the first iPhone hitting on June 29th (2007). The next releases of the iPhone 3G and 3GS were in middle July and late June. As for the iPhone 4, it was in released in June (2010) as well.

But after releasing iPhone 4S, everything has changed and the company switched to an October release windows. Moving away from the summer cycle they have been used to and taking the Holiday spot previously reserved for the iPod. As the matter of the fact, Apple has sold over 37 million iPhones in first quarter , it was likely a smart move and it makes sense for the company to continue on this path going forward. 

You should not be disappointed with the information because until October it is a little bit left. Before that you can enjoy with amazing iPhone 4S or even with iPhone 4 which has some feature(s) you might not know . Besides, the main thing is not WHEN it arrives, but WHAT arrives, furthermore, do not hesitate to see iPhone 5 concept video.  

iPhone 5 Concept Video

Although, it’s only 3 months passed after releasing  of iPhone 4S,  people are already waiting  for a new phone from Apple. Rumors  about the new phone are endless and they never calm down.  As we know, physical design of the iPhone 4S  and 4 is similar to each other, but iPhone5 is expected to be completely different. Though, until a keynote speech we can never be sure about the final product.

As for now, a mock-up video has been spread which depicts re-imagined iPhone by totally removing the Home button. Author of the video is a designer Kris Groen who has shown us his vision about the new generation of Apple phone, his own concept design.

The most different thing in “Groen’s iPhone” is that it does not have Home button. Author of the design replaced the button with two separate Home buttons on each side of the handset, located midway up. Groen, based on a user experience point of view, believes that ‘squeezing’ both of the new Home buttons together would take you directly back to your Springboard. The new buttons would also allow for fast application switching when used individually.

Another important change is screen size of the phone, which is increased to whopping 4-inches diagonally with Retina display. Some people want the iPhone to be bigger; others think the current model has perfect screen size because anything bigger will be uncomfortable, just like other smartphones.

What about you? How do you feel about the concept? After seeing the video below do not hesitate to let us in comments.

Apple’s Upcoming Media Event In NY

An important, but not a large-scale event is planned to be held in New York by the end of January by Apple, as “sources close to the situation” claim. Being well known for moving around their public show-and-tells, the tech giant is expected to focus on a media-related announcement. Not surprisingly, numerous rumors have aroused, all leading to different directions.

Some say it’s all about introducing iPad 3, the next iteration of the popular tablet device. Others claim that it’ll be iPhone 5 - the so much discussed next generation smartphone, anticipated since July 2011 . Recently aroused Apple TV   set and Apple Wearable Computer   is also considered as the reason of holding the media event, but the company is expected to launch a new Apple TV product later in 2012, and such an event would undoubtedly be held in the heart of the industry in Hollywood or at least in Silicon Valley.

On the other hand, several sources stressed that the event is not related to any of upcoming version of the iDevices, emphasizing the fact that Eddy Cue, Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services, will also be engaged. Being in charge of a large swath of Apple’s media units, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, as well as iAd and its iCloud services,  Eddy Cue last appeared at Apple’s New York event dedicated to the introduction of The Daily  - News Corp.’s online magazine. 

To finally detect the truth, we contacted Apple media help, but not surprisingly, we’ve not got any reply yet. In case we get to know something, we’ll definitely keep you updated. By then, do not regret to share what you think the event will be dedicated to by sharing your opinions below in the comments. 

iPhone 5 is still newsworthy

Expectations of iPhone 5  were great but after releasing iPhone 4S the situation  has calmed down and users were satisfied. Although imaginations about the dream phone was not unrealistic at all, because it was even designed   when it was scrapped.

As for now, a new round of iPhone 5 rumors  has begun. Some rumors say that iPhone5 will be launched in the fall 2012, similar release season of the iPhone 4S this year. 

It is said that Apple is planning to use a rubber or plastic metal to be built into the new iPhone case. Most probably this material will be used as a bezel surrounding in front of the phone, just like iPhone 3 GS bezel. It has to serve two purposes, first is to join the glass iPhone face with a new aluminum back plate; another reason is to cover a redesigned antenna system that surrounds the gadget, allowing the company to build the rear case out of aluminum without using a large plastic insert above the antennas.

In a word, according to the rumors, iPhone 5 will be redesigned completely, unlikely to the current iPhone 4S , which features the same iPhone 4 design. As for other characteristics of the gadget, we should wait other rumors before anything is said or done officially. 

IPhone 4S crushed the dreams about iPhone 5

Everyone was disappointed when Apple released iPhone 4S, instead of iPhone 5. People believed that a revolutionary new iPhone would be released but iPhone 4S crushed the dreams about the issue. However, this does not mean that people are not mad about their iPhone 4S-es.

However the dreams about the new phone were not unrealistic at all... It was fully designed  when it was scrapped. That happened several months before the iPhone 4S was announced. 

Business insider says that they have been told this by an industry source, which was right about Apple’s future product.

According to the source, the prototype of the phone had a bigger screen than iPhone 4S. The new phone was supposed to have aluminum backs and a messed up color profile. Also, Apple wanted to use its “liquid metal” technology, to create colorful phones.  However, the phone was kind of a homemade one and not of production quality.

Rendering the source, the prototype was much faster than the current iPhones, but that’s because it had its limiter removed to disguise its actual power and the battery sucked. With battery problems, the prototype appears to have been similar to iPhone 4S. 

Prototype of the phone featured SIRI as well (called “Assistant”) and the whole 10 megapixel lens!

One more thing that distinguishes “dream phone” from others is its home button. It was not supposed to be physical press button, but it’d feature touch function and was designed to be oval, instead of being round as the rest of iDevices have.

As a conclusion, people would be extremely happy if iPhone 5 was released, although they do not seem to be discontented with their iPhone 4S at all.

via business insider

Let’s Talk iPhone Report

Yesterday’s event at Apple’s Cupertino Headquarter was somewhat disappointing, with no iPhone5 unveiled, but Apple still bought some important positive changes to its users.

The emphasis was on a new product – iPhone 4S, that was introduced recently. To cut a short story long, we provide the list of features that iPhone 4S bought:

A5 Chip- promising faster performance, extended battery life enabling us 9 hours of Wi-Fi usage, 10 hours of watching videos and 40 hours of listening to music.

Wireless System-connectivity intelligently switching between two antennas for better functionality, even while on call. 

Enhanced Camera- 8 Megapixel camera that can audaciously compete with any shooting camera, enabling users to take better and faster photos with an easy access- a simple tap.

HD Video Recording-1080p HD video recording comes on the smartphones for the first time. The advanced iPhone 4$ camera allows video editing, image stabilization and temporal noise reduction as well.

AirPlay Wireless mirroring- now you can wirelessly stream what’s on your iPhone to your HDTV and speakers via Apple TV.6 And with AirPlay Mirroring, whatever you see and do on your iPhone appears on your HDTV at the same time.

And the most important feature of the Event – SIRI – on behalf of which the event was called “let’s talk iPhone”. Now you can use your voice to use your iPhone. Siri not only understands what you say, it knows what you mean. It figures out the right apps to use to find the right answer. Then, just like a personal assistant, it makes phone calls, sends messages, schedules meetings, sets reminders, and more.

Let’s Talk iPhone – Live Stream From Cupertino Event!

Several hours are left before Apple fresh CEO Tom Cook finally lights up the dark and announces iPhone5, iPhone4S or whatever! The event takes place at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters!

As we all are looking forward to what on the earth Apple has to introduce, some tech blogs have offered the live streaming from the event. Before you rush out and start searching where and when to track the event, hold on a second and find your time zone first:

                                 

07:00AM - Hawaii

10:00AM - Pacific

11:00AM - Mountain

12:00PM - Central

01:00PM - Eastern

06:00PM - London

07:00PM - Paris

09:00PM - Moscow

02:00AM - Tokyo (October 5th)

Once you're done checking, go to this page on the right time relative to your location and watch"Let’s Talk iPhone" live !

Top 10 iPhone5 Questions Before The Launch

The buzz about Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event is getting more and more strained. Several hours are left before we get to know what Tim Cook and his crew has to unveil, but by then, we all have our own expectations, suppositions and hopes. Mashable.com - the largest independent online news site dedicated to covering digital culture, social media and technology, has conducted a poll, to summarize what we all are expecting to finally be introduced. Here are the results:

On the question about what will be unveiled tomorrow at the company’s Cupertino campus, 48.11%of the respondents answered that they believe Apple will announce Both iPhone5 and iPhone 4S, that will be cheaper than iPhone4. The vast majority of more than 8000 participants answered that the new iPhone will definitely contain the iPad's A5 dual-core chip, and will have an upgraded camera.

75% of the sample also believes that the new iPhone will have system-wide voice interaction and larger display. As for the design of the new iPhone, 46.1% thinks the iPhone5 will look radically different, with new teardrop-shaped cross-section, inspired by the MacBook Air, but with the homebutton not redesigned at all. The respondents also hope that the turn-by-turn directions will be included, but 57% of them think that there won’t be any NFC chip inside the iPhone for easy wireless payments.

And finally, it’s known that Apple and Adobe will hold press events at the same time (10 A.M. PDT) on Tuesday morning. There has been a rumor that the companies have something in common to share with the public, but the audience seems not to hope that Apple’s problems with Adobe and Flash will ever be resolved.

Great Expectation of iPhone5

It’s no doubt that so much-awaited iPhone5 is coming, after Apple has announced a media event with the slogan “Let’s Talk iPhone” on October 4th. The huge buzz is surrounding the next generation smartphone by Apple, the rumors are uncontrollable, one and all ant to guess what an iPhone5 will look like. Here are some features that we all expect from iPhone5 to bring:

A Brand New Design- this is the most discussed topic of all! However, numerous pictures of new iPhone cases have been released, which in no way could hold the previous versions of the iPhone. See our Gallery of possible iPhone5 designs, were you can find the best, but still the fake photos of iPhone5 appearance.

Faster Performance- Microsoft released Mango update, Samsung is striving for better performance… So to keep up with competitors, Apple most likely will be upgrading the RAM on the iPhone 5. Faster and smoother performance- this is what we all would like to get!

Better Camera- iPhone4 has been introduced with the increased camera capabilities, so logically, it’s expected that iPhone5 camera should be even further sophisticated! Many experts believe the screen will be larger, the camera will be 8 megapixels instead of 5, and the iPhone5 will allow for full 1080p recording!

More Carriers- Apple has gradually been outspreading its’ reach to new carriers. There is some rumor that Apple will comprise new carriers for the iPhone 5. Some rumors have specified T-Mobile will be included, especially with AT&T trying to buy them. Sprint will likely be presenting the iPhone 5 with an limitless data plan, which AT&T / Verizon no longer offer.

iOS 5- iPhone5 will obviously be launched with a new operating system, providing up to 200 new features! You can see exactly what’s included on the Official Apple iOS5 page. 

Voice Recognition- As long as Apple acquired a voiced-based personal associate service Siri last year and has not used it much at all, at least that we know of. Apple may be incorporating this service on iPhone5, offering us voice recognition feature!

More we speak, further our needs go, so not have a huge customer gap later, let’s quit imagining now and wait for October 4th for the truth to be unveiled!

iPhone5 Potential Designs

After Apple sent the invitations for a real product launch to tech journalists and industry pundits for the event, called “Let’s Talk iPhone!” on October 4th, the only question remaining about iPhone5 is what will it look like! Outside of a definite office complex in Cupertino and a limited other secret places around the world, not one person knows the exact answer to that, but numerous are willing to predict.

Below you can see a gallery showing the top 10 attempts at guessing the iPhone5 design — some refined guesses based on trickles, others wild yet attractive stabs in the dark, and still others just aspiring thinking. The actuality must lie somewhere within.

Obviously, the question and more will be responded on October 4 when the new iPhone(s) are revealed, but in anticipation of then, let’s take a look at this gallery of imaginings, assumptions, gossips and word of mouth, mixing it all together into an impression of what we might be seeing at the biggest rollout of the year!

Official: iPhone5 Launched On October 4th

The iPhone5 is coming. This is no rumor, no guesswork, and no fuzzy photo taken by someone allegedly holding a lost iPhone5 prototype. Apple has sent the invitations for a real product launch to tech journalists and industry pundits! The event, called “Let’s Talk iPhone!” will take place on October 4, 2011 and will start at 10:00 AM PST (West Coast time zone). The presentation will take place at Apple’s HQ in Cupertino, breaking away from Apple’s traditional events location at Yerba Buena conference hall in San Francisco.

The invitation does not explicitly state that the event is held for iPhone5 introduction, and if it isn’t a talk about the iPhone 5, led by new CEO Tim Cook, we’ll be quite astonished: Apple’s crack team of PR commandos are tremendously good at steering expectations away from things that just aren’t going to happen.

But... what about the “one more thing?” This essential of Steve Jobs’s keynotes and product launches is basically an Apple trademark. It’s also a typical showstopper move: get your spectators excited about the main thing you’re introducing, and then overwhelm and delight them with a whole other product out of left field. With this said, the tech giant is also likely to unveil a second, cheaper iPhone model based off the current iPhone 4.

It is not known whether Steve Jobs, who resigned from the role of Apple CEO in August, will be present at the event. Keep tracking our blog for the latest news about Apple's grand event, and feel free to express your opinions in the comments below.

Not Enough iPhone 5’s At Launch

Apple won’t have sufficient amount of iPhone 5’s at unveiling – actually a need of panic! Rendering industry sources, by the reason of a manufacturing fault at a plant belonging to Apple’s subcontractor company Wintek, there potentially will be fewer iPhone 5 units transported to the USA than it was initially intended.

Conferring to DigiTimes, air bubbles in iPhone 5’s LCD screen lid were the definite defect that Apple had to treat with.

The company planned to ship 25-26 million units of the iPhone 5 in the fourth quarter of 2011, while WinTek had to provide around 25% of the LCD sensor units. Obviously this won’t be happening now, so depending on demand Apple might not have enough units available for every person who’s looking forward to upgrade.

Apple’s iPhone 5 is projected to be introduced in October 2011.

iPhone5 Breaking Apple Tradition

Apple’s iPhone 5 occasion on Oct. 4 will occur at the company’s Cupertino campus, not in San Francisco where all the preceding iPhones and iPads have been publicized. As is the practice with the mysterious Cupertino company, Apple’s not saying anything about the forthcoming presentation of its latest iPhone, but rendering All Things D’s “sources close to the company,” the earth’s first look at the latest smartphone will be at Apple’s Town Hall Auditorium, instead of the customary Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) or as part of Macworld or WWDC at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.

Afar that gossips, the motives for such a change in venue are purely hypothetical. It’s speculated that conceivably the new Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t care for the echoing YBCA, instead opting for a more acquainted, smaller and intimate place closer to home. Maybe the Wi-Fi or cellular data bandwidth is more consistent on the Cupertino campus, letting Apple to better reveal its wares and us media types to more successfully show our still photos and live blogs of the event. Maybe the reality misrepresentation field is more influential there.

Away from the location of the event, with the new management of CEO Cook, there are guaranteed to be some changes in the Apple way of presenting products. For example, we can daydream about a live streaming video feed of the event, not overriding any of the live and occasionally amusing remarks from various bloggers, but improving them with a live graphic record for all to see.

One thing’s unquestionable: Apple’s remarkable confidentiality rests intact, promising billions of dollars’ worth of free advertising leading up to the event.

Apple To Definitely Announce iPhone5 In October

Apple‘s fresh CEO, Tim Cook, will hold a huge media event Oct. 4 to reveal the iPhone 5, All Things Digital bangs mentioning sources “familiar with the matter”.

If accurate, the presentation date of the next generation iPhone is steady with the recent wave of gossips demanding it will be released early in October.

According to the report, the sources claim that Cook will lead over the announcement — with the help of other key executives such as Phil Schiller, who contributed in such events previously as well — which would give this event even more importance. Cook must convince the shareholders, the viewers and Apple fans all over the world that he can sure-handedly take over the role of Apple CEO and company showman. This will be his first keynote as the CEO and the expectations for that particular job are, simply put, enormous.

It is not known whether Steve Jobs, who resigned from the role of Apple CEO in August, will be present at the event.

iPhone5 Latest Headlines

The tension and the incisiveness of the rumors around Apple’s latest smartphone iPhone5 reach its culmination... Every tech blog has its own versions about what would the 5G iDevice look like, when it will be launched and how much it will cost…

As each of the e-publications claim to have the information from “reliable” sources, we decided to sum up all the latest rumors and present you the recent summary about iPhone5 news.

According to one of the latest rumors, Apple is expected to hold a press event to unveil its next-generation smartphone in the next few weeks, The New York Times is reporting. This isn’t news — Sprint pretty much gave the date away, canceling store employee vacation for the first two weeks of October. However, the other sources say that two Apple phones will be débuting in the near future. This fits with the rumor that Apple is set to launch a cheaper iCloud-based iPhone that will include prepaid plans and look similar to the iPhone 4.

The second phone, which is so much awaited iPhone 5, is deceptively “a sight to behold” because it is “impossibly light, yet much firmer than Samsung Galaxy phones.” It’s even said that the new iPhone will feature much wider screen and a curved aluminum back, much like the iPad 2.

So the conclusion, as in most cases linked to Apple and its secrecy, is still up to you to make.

Apple Employees Claim iPhone5 Is Weeks Away

With the huge flow of demand about iPhone5 information, this is what we’ve found recently: it may be downright crazy, but Apple will make an iPhone5 announcement in the next few weeks. The source of this probably the most awaited news are two Apple employees in Cupertino, who have told The New York Times that a “fairly different” iPhone 5 is “just weeks away” from its grand launch. Here is the quote from the article:

“We’re just weeks away from the announcement of the new Apple iPhone 5, according to an Apple employee who asked not to be named because he was not allowed to speak publicly for the company.”

One more news: a “credible” iDevice accessory producer temporarily has published what it claimed to be iPhone 5 cases recently. The New York Times has been told by one of its sources inside Apple that the case leaks from earlier today were most likely legitimate:

“From descriptions I’ve heard of the new iPhone from Apple employees, the images seemed potentially authentic. But it seems that Case-Mate might be sneakily trying to take advantage of the excitement over the phone by posting and then unposting the images. These things rarely happen accidentally, especially when it comes to new Apple products.”

The same source keeps claiming that the next iPhone will have a 8 megapixel camera, with either this model or the next sporting a new Qualcomm chip with NFC communications technology for mobile payments.

via iDownloadBlog

iPhone5 Leaked Design Details

Take your first look at a screen protector that has been designed for the iPhone5, it shows off the stretched home button seen in the leaked design document.

While we've seen countless claimed iPhone 5 case designs in the past, none had shown the front of the device. The elongated home button area design, however, was shown in leaked design documents. The plan documents only show areas that need to be unprotected or open to the user, so it doesn't mean the physical home button will inevitably adopt the exact shape. 

The hole for the front facing camera has been included in the elongated hole for the speaker as seen in this image. There's been some suspicions raised lately about what shape the iPhone 5 might actually take. Despite all these case designs emerging from China, we should remind you that all these cases have been obtained from a shared leaked design document. So, there's been little extra confirmation that this is an accurate image of what the iPhone 5 will look like. We've also seen no actual part leaks related to this theatrical restructure. 

The only part leaks we've seen come from an iPhone 4-like N94 design. Apple is widely expected to release the iPhone 5 in September/October.

via Macrumors

iPhone5- Stronger Demand Expected

According to a survey conducted recently among 2,200 potential cellphone buyers, it turned out that more people are likely to buy the iPhone5 than were ready to put their money down for an iPhone4 before that was launched.

The Research shows that 31% of users who are presently shopping for a new phone regard it as “very likely” (13%) or “somewhat likely” (18%) they will end up with an iPhone 5 in their hands. Compare that with the numbers for the iPhone 4 — 12% and 13% respectively — and what you have is a level of “bottled” demand that is exceptional in surveys like this.

Of course, that’s basically a function of the fact that we’ve had to wait so long for the iPhone 5. Its forerunner is nearly 15 months old at this stage; that’s a lifetime in cellphone years. Some 66% of current iPhone owners say they plan to upgrade to the new model, sight invisible. That includes a whole lot of iPhone 3GS users, who opted to skip a generation.

There’s also some fascinating news for the survey: Fully 54% of their subscribers say they are “significantly likely” or “somewhat more likely” to buy the iPhone 5, which reports suggest will be launched on Sprint complete with an unlimited data plan, of the kind that AT&T and Verizon no longer offer. But if current iPhone usage is any indication, the amount of bandwidth those customers will suck up may be more than Sprint can cost-effectively afford…

via Mashable

iPhone5 Smaller Than Expected?

Some new pictures of the iPhone 4 and iPod touch practically drowning in the now-famous iPhone 5 cases have been posed recently, pointing toward a thinner and wider design revamp. iPhone5 seems to be significantly smaller than we thought…

The designers used iPhone 5 cases leaked Apple design document as their lodestar and the effect shows- a tapered design and a notably thinner body. Nevertheless, according to the renderings, the phone itself ought to be 4.33" x 2.36", shorter but a little wider than the current iPhone4. When they measured the cases, they found it to be designed for a phone around 4.7" x 2.6", with some room for error. These cases seem to be a bit larger…

The uncertainty reaches the culmination. Unless someone somehow shows dimensions for that lost iPhone5, we won't be able to know the truth until the iPhone5 is revealed in October, as last said.

Finally – iPhone5 Released in October!

iPhone 5 launch date rumors are whirling again as a new report says an AT&T vice president has definite plans to launch the phone in early October.

AT&T sources had confirmed that a company vice president had told several employees the device would be out in early October. In addition, the executive told a group of managers to expect things to get busy during the next 35 to 50 days, asking them to prepare their teams consequently.While some sources within Apple suggest the next two months are going to be extremely busy, but can’t be more specific.

The device’s release date has been the focus of much anticipation on the web lately, with many more reports fluctuating between September and October as possible time frames for the launch. At the beginning of this month, All Things Digital said the next generation iPhone would come out in October. But just last week, a report from a Japanese website specified the device would be released in September, during a rumored Apple media event. Meanwhile, during his company’s last earnings call, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said he expected the phone out in the fall.

In the past, newer versions of the iPhone have typically been released during Apple’s summer Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). But that didn’t happen this year, following the release of the Verizon iPhone 4 in February.

via Mashable