According to sources familiar with Apple's supply chain, the company has ordered parts for a next-generation iPhone, alleged by this source to come in a thinner and lighter enclosure.
There is little doubt that the biggest takeaway from Apple's WWDC announcement of iOS 5, was its new notification system.
If you've been keeping a close eye to the news over the last few days, you're probably aware of JailbreakMe 3.0, a simple untethered jailbreak that takes advantage of a PDF exploit in Mobile Safari. The wizards in the jailbreak community have engineered a fix that manages to preserve the jailbreak, at the same time as it stops unsuspecting users from launching a harmful PDF and having their devices taken over.
According to a report, Apple has ordered as many as 15 million iPhone 5’s from Pegatron, a well-known computer manufacturing contractor. The new iPhones are expected to start shipping in September 2011, which is in line with previous reports.
According to a Google developer, a Google+ client for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has been submitted to the iOS App Store and if no issues are found, the App should be approved rather quickly. Google+ is Google's new endeavor in social networking, which has captured the headlines in recent days.
With an iPhone 5 looming in the distance, one wouldn't expect to see leaked prototypes of the previous version: the iPhone 4. Yet, an early prototype of the iPhone 4 is now being auctioned off on eBay.
According to an anonymous source that calls itself "Mr. T", the next iPhone will have an LED indicator next to the camera, which would presumably flash whenever notifications pops up, such as whenever the user receives a new text message or, more likely, whenever any App invokes the notification service that's built into iOS.
In case you're not aware, the 3D and Virtual Reality Expo took place in Tokyo a few days ago. At the 3D-oriented trade show, a company known as Global Wave introduced Pic3D, a really thin plastic sheet that turns any iPad, iPod touch, iPhone or traditional desktop or laptop into a glasses-free 3D display.
Taiwan-based suppliers are said to be readying parts for next-generation iOS devices, namely the iPhone 5 and the next-generation iPad. According to this source, we should see both devices in September or October, although it's doubtful that we'll see an iPad 3 this year. Yet, the next iPad might sport a higher-resolution screen, according to this report.
WinterBoard’s sheer dominance in the iOS jailbreak theming market is, so far, unmatched. But in recent times, DreamBoard has emerged a veritable challenger to the undisputed champion. And today, that challenger has gone free.
