A Shenzen-based manufacturer's presentation catalog provides some useful information to those who are eager to upgrade to Apple's next generation iPhone. (more…)
Apple suppliers will only start shipping next-generation iPhone components at the end of May, with the highly anticipated smartphone arriving sometime in the third quarter, according to Digitimes' upstream supply chain sources. The iPhone 5S release date rumour is in line with analyst expectations. (more…)
Reuters is reporting that China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, is planning to spend $6.7 billion to develop 4G technology this year, which could significantly raise demand for Apple's flagship smartphone as the company plans to support TD-LTE 4G technology with its next iPhone upgrade later this year. China Mobile currently has more than twice as many subscribers...
Apple has selected the component manufacturer that will provide the touch display driver and chips to support fingerprint sensors and near field communications (NFC) for the iPhone 5S. (more…)
Chinese clone specialist company GooPhone, that recently released the GooPhone i5 which runs a heavily skinned version of Android 4.1 to make it look like iOS, has now released the "i5S" even before the official iPhone 5S launch, notes CultOfMac. The cheap knockoff looks identical to the real iPhone (see video below), and you'll only notice the difference once...
According to MacOtakara, (via AppleInsider), production of the iPhone 5S is already underway at Foxconn. As the design will essentially be the same as the iPhone 5, production lines won't have any issue ramping up supply (Google Translation): According to the informed sources who can trust it, Foxconn is talking with it seeming that I...
According to Rene Ritchie from iMore, his sources note Apple is set to release the iPhone 5S this summer (in August) and next generation iPads as early as this April: iMore has learned that Apple is planning the release of the iPhone 5S for this summer, currently for August. Next generation iPads, presumably the iPad...
Last month, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released his 2013 product forecast for Apple and noted the next generation iPhone 5S would sport a fingerprint sensor under the Home button, utilizing technology from the acquisition of AuthenTec. He also predicted a lower cost phone to arrive in Q3 made of plastic, to be available in...
Rumours of a cheaper iPhone gained traction at the beginning of this year as Apple seems to face constant pressure from all directions. The company appears to respond to market demand by finally materializing the highly-anticipated device in August this year, the most recent rumour claims. (more…)
A new report coming from the Japanese blog Macotakara (via AppleInsider) claims that a new iPhone with polycarbonate body – see low-cost iPhone rumours – is coming as early as 2014 after Apple ditched the initial launch for a cheaper handset this year. (more…)
A Chinese website (Via The Times of India) has posted some fresh images of the alleged iPhone 5S, Apple's cheaper version of its current iPhone model. As you can see from images below, the photos show both the rear and front panels, and also a production line with the documents suggesting the leak is comes...