Archive | March, 2011

iPhone 5 Delay Rumors: Will Apple Hold Out Until After WWDC?

Apple emphasized that this year’s WWDC 2011 conference in June will be all about the future of iOS and Mac, giving tech pundits reason to believe we won’t see a new iPhone 5 announced during the event.

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Is Apple Delaying the Release of iPhone 5?

Apple could be delaying the release of its unannounced generation iPhone from its typical summer debut to sometime in the fall due to the Verizon iPhone 4.

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The iPhone 4G Steering Wheel with Speakers (hands-on)

This $26 accessory docks your iPhone inside a plastic wheel adorned with stereo speakers. It’s not perfect, but it definitely improves the racing-game experience. Originally posted at iPhone Atlas

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Jobs Says ‘No’ to iPhone Radiation App

An iPhone app that measures smartphone radiation and offers tips on minimizing absorption has been nuked by Steve Jobs.

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iPhone 5 rumors again claim NFC, A5, big screen

New reports point to laundry list of features coming to iPhone 5 prototype that’s on way to trial productions. Included are bigger screen, faster processor, new antenna design, NFC chip.

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Netflix (for iPhone)

The Netflix app for Apple iPhone enhances the value of a Netflix subscription by letting you watch movies directly on your handheld device. In the latest version, Netflix has added the ability to rate movies from your smartphone, but it removed DVD (disc) queue management tools.

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iPhone 5 May Get iWallet NFC Functions After All

The capability to use an iPhone to pay for goods wirelessly could show up in the iPhone 5 after all. On Monday reports said that Apple changed its mind about incorporating Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in the iPhone due to lack of a universal standard, but now sources told Forbes otherwise.

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Apple’s iPhone Safari Browser Dinged On Speed: Fairly Or Unfairly?

The iPhone’s Safari browser couldn’t win this week: it was either hopelessly outdated against the efforts of Google and Android or part of a larger conspiracy to drive more business to Apple’s App Store.

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iPhone 5: No NFC, No Easy iWallet

In anticipation of a new iPhone this summer, major wireless carriers say Apple won’t include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in the iPhone 5, according to the U.K.’s The Independent . Sources at “several of the largest mobile operators in the U.K.” told the paper Apple disclosed in meetings that NFC won’t be on the feature list of the next iPhone, expected in June or July.

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Report: iPhone 5 Will Have Edge-to-Edge Screen

Although we’re probably months away from any type of iPhone 5 announcement, a Chinese site claims to have new pictures of the rumored product.

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Are these iPhone 5 engineering drawings?

Are these “mold engineering drawings” of the iPhone 5?

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White iPhone is in production, should launch in April

Yesterday reports that 64GB iPhone 4 models were cropping up in China’s gray market surfaced. Those same claims also revealed that legitimate the 16GB white iPhone 4 had made its Chinese debut and that they should be available to US consumers soon.

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AT&T’s iPhone 4 Beats Verizon’s on Data Downloads, Tests Show

The iPhone 4 on AT&T’s network downloaded data twice as fast, on average, as the iPhone on Verizon Wireless, according to thousands of recent field tests.

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FileMaker Go (for iPhone)

FileMaker Go is a well-designed iPhone app that lets you access database information from the palm of your hand.

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Verizon’s iPhone fixes ‘death grip’ problem

Consumer Reports’ made waves last week with its decision not to recommend the Verizon iPhone 4 because of the same “death grip” antenna problem that plagues AT&T’s iPhone 4.

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