Some reports from last week pointed out that Apple's support staff is responding via emails to users complaining about a 'purple lens flare' or halo showing up in photos taken with their iPhone 5's camera, when pointed at or near bright light sources. Now, Apple has responded with a public support document addressing and explaining the issue, notes MacRumors. While...
Yesterday a report by China Labor Watch indicated that production at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory halted over an apparent strike. The employees reportedly weren't satisfied because quality control standards rose without anyone receiving proper training. With the iPhone 5 orders backlogged by three to four weeks, this wasn't a very positive sign. According to Foxconn, reports of...
According to a report by China Labor Watch, Foxconn production has halted at the Zhengzhou factory. These workers are liable for the assembly of Apple's latest handset, the iPhone 5. With recent reports of iPhone 5 supply shortages; this will only have a negative effect on estimated shipment dates for future units. Apple has demanded...
Today marks the third-week that the iPhone 5 has been selling on the market. Availability of the phone is hard to find these days, with Apple's online website indicating estimated shipping dates three-to-four weeks from today. The issues aren't directly related to the rate of production, rather the heap of supplies made available for Foxconn to produce...
A while back there was some concern developers would not have access to the new improved lowlight capabilities of the iPhone 5's camera. Specifically, the camera app itself would allow up to ISO 3200, but third party apps were limited to ISO 800. It was eventually discovered developers did indeed have access to this higher...
For me, Spigen's Steinheil is the king of all screen protector films. Every time I buy a new iOS device, I know I have to get one. As of now, all my iPhones and iPads have got one of these Steinheil screen protectors and I couldn't be more satisfied with their durability, scratch resistance and amazing...
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Facebook, has today announced that the world's most popular social networking service has passed 1 billion active monthly users in just 8 years since its inception in a Harvard dorm room (via 9to5Mac). Here's what Zuckerberg wrote on the official Facebook news page today: "This morning, there are more than...
As the anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs approaches, Bloomberg Businessweek writes about the path of Apple outside of the former Apple CEO, and within the article there are some interesting tidbits from anonymous former Apple executives relating to the iPhone 5, Bob Mansfield and the relationship with Google. With the latest iPhone 5,...
RIM has struggled to to stay relevant ever since the iPhone was launched in 2007. With competitors such as Android adding to their bag of hurt, the BlackBerry brand continues to take a nose dive. The Rick Mercer Report reported on a new product from RIM last night, known as the BlackBerry Outàge. It's the phone...
When you're the world's largest company by stock valuation and a smartphone leader, everyone wants to take you down. We've seen it from Samsung and now Nokia has thrown their hat into the ring. Their latest commercial depicts animated dark characters lining up for the iPhone 5, but only come to life when they get...
As noted by FOSS Patents, Samsung has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone 5 by adding it to list of devices alleged to infringe on 8 Samsung patents, part of an existing claim against Apple being held in the San Jose federal court: Samsung seeks an order granting it leave to amend its infringement contentions...
When Apple introduced iPhone 5, it decided to discontinue the iPhone 3GS replacing it with iPhone 4 as the company's new entry-level offering. Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company has now released a statement that Apple might introduce an inexpensive iPhone model to address developing markets, though he doesn't think that will happen anytime soon, Apple Insider...
