In the fast-moving world of technology, we're used to anticipating the next great gadget or game for months on end, but when it comes to Apple products - or specifically - the iPhone, the goalposts are moved once more. Rumors and speculation have been surfacing on at least a weekly basis since the release of the iPhone 4S last October, and after a seemingly endless barrage of murmurs and leaks, we can finally and officially begin counting down to its predecessor.
The battles between Apple and Samsung have taken up a large chunk of blog-space this year, but whilst the Cupertino company may have recently prevailed in the courtroom over its bitter rival, back in the mobile market, it appears the Korean company is making very good headway.
During the course of this year, there have been a number of minor security-based controversies that have revolved around third-party app developers building functionality into their apps to capture and upload the Unique Identifier (UDID) of the device to their own servers. Till the time this knowledge became public, there was uproar from specific sections of the iOS community, and although the UDID itself doesn't really represent a significant risk when placed in the wrong hands, the latest UDID-based news is sure to be a cause for concern for a large number of iPhone and iPad owners.
Remember the iPhone 5 Conversion Mod Kit we covered about ten days ago here at Redmond Pie? Well, after being stopped by Apple from selling their kit (for reasons we’ll discuss in a minute), the kit has been re-launched temporarily for people who missed it in the first round.
Ever since the critical success of the Nexus 7, and the reasonably good commercial success of the Kindle Fire (both $199 Android powered tablets), Apple has been strongly rumored to be preparing their contestant for the small, economical tablet. Just about every Redmond Pie reader has now heard of the iPad Mini. It’s rumored to be a 7.85” tall tablet that has the specs of an iPad 2, and that it will be announced and launched in October for the price of $249.
It's more than feasible to assume that even though we still haven't had any official confirmation from Apple HQ regarding the purported media event that is expected to be taking place in ten days time, the company is in advanced stages of actually planning what they will be announcing to the world when the day actually comes.
There's no need to worry about the constant sixth-generation iPhone news for much longer. With Apple hopefully about to issue official press event invites for the September 12th announcement, the speculation and conjecture roundabout will come to an end and we can concentrate on actually using and getting to know the new iPhone intricately. It's hard to actually imagine or be surprised by anything related to the new iPhone now, considering that we have seen so many leaked components and already know pretty much exactly what will be introduced in the coming weeks.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with what is going on with Apple and Samsung as they continue to battle it out with each other over the alleged infringement of various patents. We've already had the major trial and verdict in San Jose, with Samsung being told they are liable to the tune of $1.05 billion for breaching a number of Apple patents, as well as a Japanese court ruling in Samsung's favor in a separate case regarding a utility patent that centers around transferring data between two devices. Court rulings and alleged infringements in different markets all over the world make this a difficult one to get your head around.
A new video has been put together with the aim of illustrating how apps may look on a new, taller iPhone display. If you believe everything you read online, then it is almost a certainty that Apple is set to announce an all-new iPhone come September 12th, replacing the current iPhone 4S model with a new, redesigned model.
With only twelve days to go before Apple is rumored to be announcing its next iPhone, it just wouldn't be right if we had a whole day without any coverage of the device, dubbed the iPhone 5, and like so many of the recent leaks, this one arrives courtesy of the French blog Nowhereelse.fr. The source of most next-gen iPhone bits and pieces, today sees a side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 4S, and even though we were under no illusions the new device was longer than its predecessor, the image certainly puts things into perspective.
