By Brandon Russell |
Apple is largely expected to introduce a cheaper iPhone variant alongside its iPhone 5S, a move the company hopes will become a hit in emerging markets such as China. But as of now, a release date is still unclear; we’ve heard fall as a possible…
By Todd Haselton |
Several new parts that are allegedly being used for the iPhone 5S spilled to the Internet on Thursday. The new parts including a motor assembly that’s used to power the vibrating mechanism on the phone, a tweaked loud-speaker part, the Wi-Fi flex cable ribbon and…
By Todd Haselton |
A new component that appears to be a piece of the iPhone 5S motherboard was recently leaked. A retailer in Japan named Moumantai provided images of the hardware, although it’s unclear what it is exactly. Nowherelese.fr took a look at the iPhone 5 motherboard and noticed…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple supplier Pegatron is reportedly gearing up to increase its number of workers by 40 percent this quarter, sparking new speculation that Apple is indeed working on a more affordable, low-cost iPhone to launch alongside the iPhone 5S. Reuters learned of the news Thursday morning and…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is just about a month away, and we’re expecting the company to provide a lot of detail on the next version of OS X and iOS. Just ahead of the final announcement, however, MacRumors recently noticed a spike in web traffic accessing…
By Todd Haselton |
Japanese firm Sharp will reportedly begin production of the displays required for the iPhone 5S in June, according to a report from Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Japan Display and LG are also expected to produce the screens for Apple’s next iPhone. The Japanese news outlet also noted…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently said that there are too many trade-offs for the company to offer a larger screened iPhone. But despite comments from the firm’s CEO, Jefferies Research analyst Peter Misek still believes the iPhone 6 will have a bigger screen than the…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about the iPhone 5S being delayed due to problems with the built-in fingerprint scanner, Verizon launching a new Nokia Lumia device next month with…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple has been unusually silent over the past several months—we haven’t seen any big announcements since the iPhone 5, which was back in September of last year. We’re quickly skipping over the company’s annual iPad announcement, and that vow of silence may tell us a…
By Todd Haselton |
Last week we published a report that claimed manufacturing issues were forcing Apple to delay the mass production of several new products, including the iPhone 5S. Now a report from Reuters says the company has indeed pushed its planned production from June to later in the summer or…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple recently filed for a patent that describes a mobile device with a display that extends over the sides of the phone, essentially creating a “wraparound” screen. The company will likely first introduce an iPhone 5S with the same body as the iPhone 5, but…
By Todd Haselton |
Just last week we published a story that included photos of several alleged parts of the iPhone 5S. Now, NoWhereElse has published a new image that reportedly shows us a glimpse of the front-facing camera module. The photos apparently first surfaced on a Japanese retailer’s website,…
By Ron Duwell |
A report from Vietnamese blog Tinhte.vn claims the iPhone 5S will launch with a 12-megapixel camera. The site’s sources claim to be from Vietnamese company Wonderful Saigon Electrics, a maker of iPhone camera modules. The new camera is expected to improve picture resolution and allow for…
By Todd Haselton |
Foxconn is reportedly ramping up its hiring efforts in Zhengzhou, China ahead of plans to start iPhone 5S production. It’s common for the firm to make such a move as it needs extra help in the assembly process building enough units to meet launch demand.…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is already working on the next iteration of its iOS mobile operating system, and while we’ve heard that it will offer a total redesign we still don’t know a whole lot about new features. One analyst, Katy Huberty with Morgan Stanley, recently provided a…
By Todd Haselton |
Photos of the alleged iPhone 5S flex cable and home button spilled out just a few weeks ago, a sign that Apple may have started manufacturing its next smartphone. Typically, leaks begin to ramp up in the months leading up to a new iPhone launch,…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple won’t simply introduce the iPhone 5S—an iterative upgrade over the current iPhone—and call it a day. Along with supposed fingerprint scanning technology, Apple is planning to introduce the iPhone 5S in several different screen sizes, as many as three, to keep up with growing…
By Todd Haselton |
Last week images of what was purported to be an iPhone 5S, but were very much likely Photoshopped, surfaced showing us what an iPhone 5S with a full wrap-around display might look like. Now a designer has taken to pen and pad to draft up…
By Todd Haselton |
It seems that every rumor before most recent iPhone launches has suggested that Apple’s planning to launch a fingerprint scanner on the iPhone at some point. The rumors existed before the iPhone 5, which of course does not offer that technology, and they were rekindled…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Apple including fingerprint scanners in the next iPhone and also the rumored smart watch, the various changes coming to iOS 7 including a…
By Todd Haselton |
It this the iPhone 5S? We probably won’t know until June. Still, GSMArena says the images are above are possible shots of a prototype iPhone 5S with the full wrap-around display that we recently heard about. Our best guess is that these are just mock-ups created…
By Todd Haselton |
Several reports have already suggested that Apple’s iPhone 5S will launch with a fingerprint scanner under the home button. The idea is what users will be able to securely lock and unlock their phone with a quick fingerprint scan, and it’s a feature that we’ve…
By Todd Haselton |
The team at Apple is working on a new design for iOS 7, which will likely make its debut on the iPhone 5S, but apparently the entire project is running behind schedule. “What I’ve heard: iOS 7 is running behind, and engineers have been pulled…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5S in June and launch the new smartphone in July. Most pundits assume the device will launch with Apple’s typical carriers and that a new budget iPhone will be destined for China. However, a fresh report from Wedge…
