Finding an iPhone 5 might be a bit trickier after launch, thanks to a rumored manufacturing defect that could reduce initial shipments.
Anonymous sources told DigiTimes that touch panel manufacturer Wintek discovered a “delayed bubble” defect during production. The defect occurs when gas gets trapped between thin film coatings in the …
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
All Things D is reporting that, “according to sources close to the situation,” Tuesday, October 4th is the day Apple’s expected to unveil the new iPhone.
And perhaps the more important question: When can you actually get your hands on the iPhone 5? “Sources added that the plan …
Don’t kill the messenger, but TmoNews may have gotten its hands on an internal T-Mobile document wherein the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, Cole Brodman may have been quoted as saying, “We are not going to get the iPhone 5 this year.” Sorry.
BUT! Notice he didn’t say, “We are not going to get the iPhone this year.”
After rolling out new models in February, Apple is reportedly planning a marginal speed bump to its line of MacBook Pro notebooks before the end of the year.
That’s according to a rumor from Apple Insider, which quotes not the standard “people familiar with the plans” but “people with proven insight into Apple’s future product plans.” …
Happy post-Labor-Day, and welcome back to another episode of “some sources say” starring Apple’s so-called iPhone 5. For today’s show, we’ll cite “a Chinese source” who apparently can’t keep it zipped, because he or she’s claiming the next iPhone is actually in production, in keeping with (the most recent) rumors that the iPhone 5 would …
UPDATE 2: From CNET: “SF police confirm search for lost, unreleased iPhone“
UPDATE 1: Ah, this might help explain things somewhat. From SF Weekly: “Lost iPhone 5: Bernal Heights Man Says Visitors Impersonating Police Searched His Home (Exclusive)“
This case needs a Sherlock Holmes.
A couple of days ago, CNET got wind that yet …
Apple, Apple, Apple… did we learn nothing from the lost iPhone 4 fiasco? Yet another Apple employee “appears to have lost an unreleased iPhone in a bar,” according to CNET, who cites an unnamed source.
Here’s more:
“A day or two after the phone was lost at San Francisco’s Cava 22, which describes itself as a ‘tequila lounge’ that
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Apple will buck the trend of bigger screens in the iPhone 5, either sticking with a 3.5-inch display or a slightly larger 3.7-inch screen according to the latest rumor.
A handful of reports from earlier this year claimed that the iPhone 5 would a have a 4-inch screen, thanks to an edge-to-edge design that makes better use of the …
You know what they say about tech rumors: If you repeat them for long enough, eventually they’ll come true. The Wall Street Journal is doing its share of repeating with a rumor on Apple’s subscription television plans, which have been coming together in whispers for years.
What sayeth the WSJ’s “people familiar with the matter” now? …
Fear not, T-Mobileites. Following the Wall Street Journal’s report that Sprint may get the iPhone 5 this October, a new rumor says T-Mobile’s getting the next iPhone as well.
The source of this rumor isn’t the often-solid WSJ, but MacTrast, citing “a contact within T-Mobile.” Reportedly, the T-Mobile iPhone 5 will have 3G speeds–not …
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that “people familiar with the matter” say that Sprint will be getting the iPhone 5. The article is behind the WSJ’s paywall and without having even seen it, I can assure you there are some analyst quotes in there, some backstory of how the iPhone’s done on Verizon, and how the iPhone is losing market …
Apple may be shifting up its strategy, if these newest reports hold true.
If you’ll remember a short month ago Jared wrote a compelling piece arguing for the iPhone 3GS as a cost-effective alternative to the iPhone 4. One of his reasons? AT&T reportedly managed to activate 1.3 million more phones than Verizon (surprising, for a number …
