As Japanese blog Macotakara reports, Chinese manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are currently in full flow as they strive to meet the order demands set upon them by Apple. Foxconn is dealing with the vast majority at 85%, whilst Pegatron, which rather ironically sounds like a robot, is taking care of the remaining 15%.
Despite the fact that it has yet to be announced, German Telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom (the parent company of T-Mobile), has begun taking pre-orders of Apple's much-anticipated device.
Ever since the inception of Mobile Safari in 2007, back in the original version of iOS, the said browser has always had Back and Forward buttons, making navigation function identical to the way it would work on traditional Windows, Mac and Linux web browsers. Yet, several versions of iOS’ later, it's still not possible to move back or forward more than one page at a time, unless you're jailbroken.
Currently, the iPhone is only available on two of the four major US mobile carriers: Verizon and AT&T. Yet, according to recent reports, the next iPhone will be available on both Sprint and T-Mobile as well, as confirmed by a new leaked Best Buy employee memo as well as the scheduled installation of an "Apple fixture".
At the very basic level, there are two types of keyboards in use on smartphones today: physical and virtual. Virtual keyboards, like that on the iPhone and popular Android devices, are generally more widespread while physical keyboards are more popular with people who prefer tactile feedback which is, of course, missing on virtual keyboards.
If you're a regular reader here at Redmond Pie, you will be fully aware of the many different jailbreak apps and tweaks we feature which take the jailbroken experience that extra mile.
According to a man residing in San Francisco, six Apple officials searched his home and questioned him, after claiming he was in possession of a missing iPhone 5. As if that wasn't a strange enough start to a story, the Apple employees had claimed to be Police officers, says the man.
Back in July, Facebook brought video calling to its Facebook Chat service, yet the Facebook client for iOS still hasn't been updated to support this feature. Thankfully, SHAPE Services, maker of the well-known app IM+ has stepped up to the plate with IM+ Video, a new app, the first of its kind, that makes it easy to make video calls with Facebook friends.
iOS 5 Beta 7 for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad 2, 1 and iPod touches was seeded to registered Apple developers yesterday. This new build contains several stability and security improvements to make iOS 5 close to release quality.
Apple's iPad and iPhone have really taken the gaming world by storm since their inception. Bringing touch based gaming to the masses, and opening up new avenues of innovation for independent developers and established gaming companies alike, Apple's iOS-based devices have changed the gaming landscape forever.
