TechCrunch is the latest to throw its hat into the ring with the claim that Apple's 30-pin dock connector is no more, with the iPhone 5 set to feature an all-new 19-pin solution. We're now just a few months away from what everyone in the technology industry almost universally agrees will be an iPhone launch. Whether the device is called the iPhone 5, or whether Apple does indeed drop the number and simply go with 'the new iPhone,' one thing is beginning to appear to be a dead certainty - the iconic dock connector is set to see a revamp.
Instagram was well on its way to being the destination for all our photos long before Facebook bought it, whether they be clean, unedited efforts or images that have been doctored to within an inch of their lives using some of the app's built-in filters. We're big fans of Instagram here, and the addition of the Android client recently only helped to make the app more popular.
For those who purchase an iPhone or iPod touch, it stands to reason that each person uses that device for a different purpose, but regardless of what the intended usage is, everyone more than likely has something in common - the fact that we all install a large number of applications from the official App Store. If the recent speculation is anything to go by then it looks likely that we will see a redesign of the App Store with the launch of iOS 6, but it is anyone's guess what that will bring.
Foxconn's Chairman, Terry Gou, has waded into the ongoing iPhone 5 conversation by claiming that the yet unannounced, and entirely rumor-filled handset will put the competition to the sword. Specifically, Gou believes that Samsung's Galaxy S III will feel the heat when put up against Apple's iPhone 5.
As you may or may not be aware, I picked up an HTC One X last week. I wanted an Android phone to compliment my iPhone 4S. Not to replace it, but to offer something different to the iOS life I have lived almost exclusively for the last few years. Basically, I fancied a change without giving up the iPhone that I have grown to love, but also grown a little tired of. Variety is the spice of life, after all!
Although Amazon's Kindle is widely regarded as the number one e-reading device, the iPad is a decent, albeit expensive alternative, and the Cupertino company's iPhone packs a Retina display making reading books and journals a relative doddle.
Before the leaked parts surfaced which supposedly offered a clear representation of Apple's upcoming iPhone, many reckoned the Cupertino company would make use of its exclusivity over the heavily-lauded Liquidmetal formula.
Although superheros have proven to be extremely popular amongst comic book readers for many decades, the production of Hollywood movies based on those old comics is still a relatively recent phenomenon. Nevertheless, the blockbuster movies always prove to be smash hits with cinema goers and more often than not seem to spawn a video game for all major gaming platforms.
Anyone familiar with pre-release bits of iOS as well as the art of jailbreaking will no doubt be aware that as soon as Apple pushes out a beta version of their mobile operating system, the jailbreak community is usually on hand to implement some of its features into the current public release.
It was only a few days ago that we brought you the exciting news that iPhone Dev Team and their rock star lead MuscleNerd had been working covertly on a way to allow users to downgrade the baseband on their iPhone 3G and 3GS from 06.15.00 to a prior one with full unlock and GPS support. This may not be something which some of you actually require, but for those unfortunate ones who had to update to the iPad baseband to get an unlock last year, it is certainly a nice welcome, especially with the launch of Apple's new Maps service in iOS 6 that makes extensive use of the device’s GPS capabilities.
