In its quest for ever-shrinking hardware, Apple has proposed a new, smaller SIM card for its connected devices according to Reuters. The new design, which is even smaller than the current iPhone 4's micro-SIM has apparently already won the backing of French telecom giant Orange.
It never ceases to amaze us the kind of things developers can get up to when they have a jailbroken iPhone to play with. Granted there are the plethora of themes and notification replacements but every so often we get something that breaks the mold. Something comes along that reminds us of just how talented the iOS development community really is.
These days we're lucky enough to live in an always-connected world, with devices all around us that have an always-on connection to the internet. And boy do we get our use out of them, according to a new report from Ericsson ConsumerLab which claims fully one-third of Americans use their favorite smartphone apps before getting out of bed in a morning.
The wish list for iOS 5 just keeps on growing. We've already had umpteen concepts showing just how Apple should improve the iOS notification handling and now we've got a brand new video, but this time showing el-Jobs and co. how their mobile operating system should be handling voice recognition.
Samsung's Galaxy S II is the current Android king, so it's only natural that it's being thrown into the ring with the current premium handset of choice for the masses, Apple's iPhone 4. In a new video for PocketNow, Brandon Miniman has taken the two smartphones and thrown them into a battle royale to see which is best.
New photographs reported to be of the iPhone 5's front and rear cameras point to a redesign of at least the rear shooter, according to a post by 9to5Mac.
There's never a dull moment in the world of Apple patents. We've seen sneak peeks of many new pieces Apple kit in the past, and we've seen some things that have never made it into real world. Looking at the two latest patent applications from the boys in Cupertino, we're really not sure which category they fit into.
A new report claims Apple's next iPhone will be called the iPhone 4S, and it will feature 'minor cosmetic changes'. Business Insider reports that Jefferies analyst Peter Misek has put out a note on the next iPhone, claiming Apple will go for the 'iPhone 4S' moniker rather than go straight to iPhone 5.
In what could turn out to be the biggest thing to happen to mobile phone gaming since the addition of the touch screen, Touch Arcade speculates Bungie is working on a new iOS game.
One of the many complaints leveled at the iPhone design is the closed case, with no user-serviceable batteries. This has spawned multiple cases with inbuilt power supplies for extending the iPhone's sometimes anaemic battery life. Granted the iPhone 4 is a great improvement over past models in the power department, but every little helps. But what if you don't want a case with the added bulk of a battery?
