14Oct2011
Teardown of Apple’s iPhone 4S reveals larger battery, new baseband chip
Before it’s even officially released to the public, Apple’s new iPhone 4S has been disassembled to unveil its slightly larger battery, as well as updated internal components like a new baseband chip and the dual-core A5 processor. iFixit on Thursday conducted their standard teardown of Apple’s latest gear, and this time their prying eyes turned to the iPhone 4S. The disassembly process navigated “largely familiar waters” with the new handset, which carries largely
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18.8M iPhone 3GS users expected to upgrade to Apple’s iPhone 4S
A new analysis projects that 18.8 million iPhone 3GS users will upgrade to the iPhone 4S in the next year, accounting for 18 percent of Apple’s sales. Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray believes that most users who bought an iPhone 3GS before the iPhone 4 went on sale will make the upgrade in the next year. He has estimated there are 27.6 million iPhone 3GS users who are ready to upgrade their smartphone. Munster’s numbers are based on what he calls “several conservative
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Apple’s Fifth Ave store becomes memorial site for Steve Jobs
Mourning the loss of Steve Jobs, many who admired the man and appreciate his contributions to the world have shown their respects by placing flowers, candles, notes and apples outside of the Apple Store on New York City’s Fifth Avenue. Though the glass cube that serves as the store’s entrance remains under wraps as construction continues, Apple fans have taken to paying their respects at the front steps of the retail location. The Fifth Avenue store is an East Coast hub for Apple,
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Report reaffirms Apple’s new iPhone won’t feature 4G LTE or WiMAX
Reaffirming months of rumors just hours before Apple’s iPhone event, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the next iPhone won’t support long-term evolution or WiMAX high-speed 4G data networks. Citing people familiar with Apple’s plans, the report revealed that Apple’s phone will not be compatible with the fastest speed 4G networks. Instead, the so-called “iPhone 5″ will operate on the same 3G networks that its predecessor, the iPhone 4, does. The
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Fifth-gen iPhone predicted to ‘shatter’ Apple’s existing sales records
With 74 new carriers added since the iPhone 4 launched in 2010, Apple is predicted to easily top its personal best of 1.7 million handsets sold in three days with the launch of the fifth-generation iPhone. Analyst Brian White with Ticonderoga Securities expects a “media blitz” and “unprecedented demand” after Apple announces its next iPhone on Tuesday, allowing the new model to “shatter” the sales records set by the iPhone 4. He noted that The iPhone is now
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Steve Jobs ‘expected’ to appear at Apple’s iPhone 5 event – report
Despite the fact that he is no longer CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs is “expected” to appear at Tuesday’s iPhone event alongside current Chief Executive Tim Cook, a new report claims. The information stems from a Reuters story filed on Monday, which suggested Jobs will appear at this week’s iPhone event. However, the report also cautioned that “a no-show by the Apple co-founder will not be a major disappointment.” Author Poornima Gupta did not indicate whether the
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Mockups demonstrate Apple’s anticipated iPhone 5 ‘Assistant’ feature
A new video demonstrates how Apple’s “Assistant” voice control functionality in its forthcoming fifth-generation iPhone is expected to work. Voice recognition is expected to be a major feature of the next iPhone, to be unveiled at next week’s media event. Based on information culled from sources, MacRumors drew a mockup and commissioned a video that claim to show off how the rumored feature will work. Dubbed Assistant, it will reportedly allow users to speak to their
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Aluminum unibody iPhone 5, low-cost iPhone 4S seen propelling Apple’s sales
Apple is expected by one Wall Street analyst to announce a completely redesigned “iPhone 5,” with a new unibody aluminum design, as well as a low-end “iPhone 4S,” geared toward the midrange smartphone market, in the coming weeks. The two anticipated new iPhone models are expected by analyst Chris Whitmore with Deutsche Bank to push Apple’s smartphone sales even higher. He sees the so-called “iPhone 4S” as a handset with a bill-of-material cost lower
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Samsung shop features Apple’s App Store, Safari icons on decorative app wall
In the midst of a tense legal dispute with Apple, Samsung strangely appears to have borrowed the iPhone maker’s icons for the App Store and Mobile Safari for inclusion on a wall of app icons at a “shop in shop” retail location in Italy. A photo of the South Korean electronics giant’s new mini-shop, located inside a Euronics store at the “Centro Sicilia” shopping mall in Catania, Italy, appears to show one wall of the shop covered with app icons, including
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Samsung seeks ban of Apple’s iPhone, iPad in new Netherlands lawsuits
Following through on its threat to become more aggressive in the courtroom, Samsung has filed new patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the Netherlands, seeking to ban sales of the company’s iPhone and iPad products. The four new patent cases were filed in district court in The Hague, Netherlands, according to Macworld. Samsung’s complaint takes issue with Apple’s iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, first-generation iPad, and iPad 2. Samsung has alleged that the devices infringe on
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