iphone 5

Bell, Virgin and Telus iPhone 5 Pre-Orders Have ‘Sold Out’

Earlier this morning, the Telus iPhone 5 pre-order page was updated to note they were sold out. The revised page noted a revised September 28th shipping date, as opposed to the original September 21st ship date. Now, it appears Bell and Virgin have also of iPhone 5 pre-orders as well. Virgin's twitter feed said they...

Apple’s iPhone 5 Confirmed to Have 1GB of RAM

AnandTech has revealed the new iPhone 5 has 1GB of 1066GHz RAM and a Samsung-built A6 processor. How did they figure this out? They got the information from Apple's A6 keynote slide, where part numbers were clearly visible on the chip: Apple thankfully didn't obscure the details of its A6 slide at the launch event,...

AnandTech Reveals iPhone 5’s A6 SoC Is Purely An Apple Creation

The iPhone 5 is powered by Apple's all new A6 SoC which according to AnandTech, is the first Apple SoC to use its own ARMv7 based processor design whose core(s) are based on something purely created by Apple as opposed to fully licensed ARM cores which the Cupertino company has always used in the past.   Even though Apple...

Here’s Samsung’s Misleading iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S III Ad [PIC]

Samsung is set to publish a new advertisement that puts the Galaxy S III vs the iPhone 5, reports Business Insider: The ad also sports the tagline "It doesn't take a genius" which is a shot at Apple Store retail employees. Samsung's play is to win the 'spec war' against Apple with consumers. They conveniently...

Why Apple Did Not Choose Micro-USB for iPhone 5

Rainer Brockerhoff explains: People keep asking why Apple didn’t opt for the micro-USB connector. The answer is simple: that connector isn’t smart enough. It has only 5 pins: +5V, Ground, 2 digital data pins, and a sense pin, so most of the dock connector functions wouldn’t work – only charging and syncing would. Also, the pins...

Apple to Require iPhone 5 Activation Before It Leaves Any Store [Update]

It looks like this time around, Apple has new plans for the way it is distributing the iPhone 5. We earlier learned factory unlocked iPhones will no longer be available for purchase on launch day at Apple retail stores. Now, the Globe and Mail is reporting Apple is tightening how authorized resellers distribute the new iPhone:...

Here Are the Blueprints for the iPhone 5 and Every iOS Device

Apple has released their detailed iPhone 5 blueprints for case manufacturers looking to build new accessories for the latest iPhone. You can check out the detailed .PDF here, which notes highly detailed dimensions. The drawings are part of Apple's developer resource page (which currently is open to the public) for case designers looking to make...

New 6GB Voice and Data Plans from Rogers, Telus and Bell in Time for iPhone 5

MobileSyrup reports they have gotten their hands on new 6GB voice and data plans from Canada's 'Big 3' carriers, just in time for the iPhone 5. Here are three plans from Rogers, Bell and Telus Rogers: $73 6GB Plan (Promo is in-market from September 14th – September 30th) - 200 minutes, My10 Canada-wide, unlimited SMS/MMS, 6PM evening and...

Canada Apple Stores Will Not Sell Unlocked iPhone 5 On Launch Day [Update]

iPhoneinCanada.ca has been hearing numerous reports about the availability of factory unlocked iPhone 5 units at Apple Stores on launch day over the past few days. According to multiple sources, Apple Canada has decided to no longer offer factory unlocked units for sale on launch day, Friday, September 21st. The reasoning for reversing this policy,...

Apple: “Pre-Orders for iPhone 5 Have Been Incredible”

As if the iPhone 5 pre-orders from Apple haven't gained enough attention in the past 15 hours or so, Apple has now chimed in with their thoughts to AllThingsD: “Pre-orders for iPhone 5 have been incredible,” Apple spokeswoman Nat Kerris told AllThingsD. “We’ve been completely blown away by the customer response.” Yesterday's midnight (PDT) rush for...