The world of technology leaks sure isn't child's play — just ask Walter Shimoon. Snared in an investigation on "expert networks," a money-making venture that puts hedge funds together with tech insiders, Shimoon, a former exec at Apple parts supplier Flextronics, appeared before a Manhattan court yesterday to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and security fraud. Expert...
Everyone’s favorite Asian supply chain gossip rag is at it again. And believe me, I use the term “gossip rag” here with the utmost affection. DigiTimes is reporting that Taiwanese-based component makers are preparing materials for iPhone 5 and iPad 3 production, with both models set to launch this September and ship in October. iPhone 5 will feature a Sony-sourced 8 megapixel CMOS...
Despite the fact that it looks like the iPhone 5 is months away from release, it sounds like the WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference) will be anything but boring when it happens in a couple of weeks. Traditionally this is where Apple has made big announcements about a new iPhone and other big pieces of hardware. However, we're hearing that this year will be strictly about software,...
Rumors of the iPhone 5 have died off some recently with the suspicion that the new phone won’t be released until this fall, but in a note to investors today, Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek cut loose with a bunch of new ones no one has heard as of yet. Mr. Miesk informed investors that he has spoken extensively with part suppliers in the Orient about the upcoming iPhone,...
A lingering question in the world of cell phones right now is if Apple will bring LTE (Long Term Evolution) support to the iPhone this year. Other 4G options such as WiMax or HSPA+ would seem off the table as LTE is the standard AT&T and Verizon, Apple’s two carriers in the United States, are working on. The problem is that it appears Apple isn’t working on any of them as of yet...
Apple has hit up the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) again with another innovation that may or may not be coming to iOS devices. In a report from Patently Apple, the latest item to get Apple fans everywhere excited is an explanation for what is being called a “secondary display”, or a “smart bezel”. The concept would be somewhat similar to the glowing buttons on the...
Summer has come to mean a lot more than cookouts and baseball to tech enthusiasts, it has also come to represent the release of a new iPhone. For the past several summers (at least in the Northern hemisphere), Apple has announced a new version of its popular cell phone and then released it in either June or July. However, according to the latest rumors, this summer shall be without...
Just because the iPhone 4 is now closing in on a year old doesn't mean it shouldn't get some rumors of its own any more. Even though iPhone 5 rumors are starting to pop up like weeds, M.I.C. Gadget has come across what appears to be a prototype iPhone 4 with 64GBs of memory. A 64GB version of the iPhone has been rumored for ages now, but it never seems to materialize. For whatever...
With the iPad 2 having finally made its official debut, one has to wonder if there aren’t some tidbits to be learned from it of what we might see in the iPhone 5 expected to be released this summer. Seeing as Apple views all of its iOS devices as parts of one large eco-system, each release gives us some hints to the next (iPhone 4 got a front facing camera, then the iPod Touch 4 and...
While there is actually no evidence of an iPad 4 or iPhone 6, their existence is just as plausible as the new batch of iPhone 5 and iPad 2 rumors going around today. All Things Digital is reporting the iPad 2 will be announced at an event in San Francisco March 2nd. Another rumor claims the iPad 2 is delayed, and yet another claims the iPhone 5 is also arriving late. Surprisingly, the...