Iphone 5

Probably not iPhone 5 cases leak

By Jeremy, Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 a 5:03 pm

More reports are springing up that the next generation iPhone 5 will feature a thinner, tapered hardware design based off images of 3rd party silicone cases. Now this is not the first time we've come across rumors of what the new hardware will look like. It all started as early as April when we heard about a completely new design and then again earlier this month we heard similar reports of a thinner and lighter device.

Future iPhones, like Superman, to be powered by the sun?

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 a 11:40 am

The on again, off again Digitimes rumour-mill claims both Apple and manufacturing-partner/device competitor Samsung are looking into solar cells as a future power source.

Samsung and Apple have been evaluating the possible niche market for solar-powered consumer products and considering the inclusion of Taiwan-based solar firms in their respective supply chains. However, according to Taiwan-based solar firms, these niche markets will need a longer time to develop.

Rumoured iPhone 5 cases show no home button, flipped controls

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011 a 3:28 pm

Either every single outlandish rumour surrounding Apple's upcoming [iPhone 5](http://www.imore.com/ is real, or someone has been reading the blogs and sending around "case leaks" again. We'll bet on the latter until there's real physical proof of the former.

If you're into this sort of thing, though, MobileFun is claiming two sources on these cases, which show off a bigger screen, sound controls on the opposite side of the iPhone, and no home button, just a large gesture area.

iPhone Live 163: Over the air

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 21, 2011 a 9:22 pm

Rene and Seth talk about native apps killing the open cloud, Apple passing Nokia, iOS 4.3.5, facial recognition, iPhone 5 rumours, and Jailbreak tweaks. This is iPhone Live!

Show notes

Hosts

Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie)

Seth Clifford (@sethclifford)

Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb)

iPhone Live 161: Scattered across the galaxy

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 a 7:10 pm

Rene, Seth, and Georgia talk iOS 5 beta 3, iPhone 5 wireless charging, Netflix price hikes, AT&T roaming data rates, Swype for Jailbreak, and BT keyboards for Apple TV. This is iPhone Live!

Poll: What new feature do you want most for iPhone 5?

By Georgia, Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 a 1:55 pm

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iPhone 5 should be unveiled this fall, and as always Apple won't reveal any of its specs or features until Steve Jobs holds it up on stage. But that doesn't mean we don't have our wish lists! From the almost certain (Apple A5 processor) to the even odds (bigger screen) the pie in the sky dreams (glowing Apple logo!), we're curious to know what new feature you want most?

Vote in the poll up top and give us your full wish-list in the comments below!

Apple to hire temporary iPhone Sales Specialists throughout the UK starting August 16, could this be iPhone 5 launch day?

By chrissyboy6969, Thursday, Jul 14, 2011 a 4:42 am

Apple is looking to recruit temporary full time iPhone Sales Specialists for its Apple Stores across the UK. The ads appeared on UK recruitment site Reeds.co.uk. The start date for the temporary positions is August 16 with an ending date of October 29. Could August 16 be the release date for the iPhone 5?

iPhone Live 159: Non-plussed

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 a 9:56 pm

Rene, Georgia, and Craig discuss the latest iPhone 5 rumors, Sprint iPhone rumors, Verion tiers, hardware keyboards, JailbreakMe.com, and Google+. This is iPhone Live!

Show notes

Hosts

Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie)

Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb)

Craig Johnston (@ibanyan)

iPhone prototype running China Mobile -- Real, fake, or really fake?

By Andrew Wray, Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 a 9:46 pm

Sohu.com published a photo of what appears to be an iPhone prototype running on the China Mobile network. If it isn't fake -- and we take such things with a Great Wall sized grain of salt -- it suggests the iPhone maybe coming to the world's largest carrier sooner rather than later.

The phone appears to run baseband software with version number 06.10.01, which hasn’t been released yet. It also lacks an IMEI number, just like an iPhone 4 prototype we spotted on eBay. Evaluation devices normally have no IMEI number.

Could 5 new iOS devices make up Apple's fall family?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Jul 7, 2011 a 3:07 pm

Previous years have seen Apple's annual fall music event showcase iTunes and iPod in decreasingly spectacular fashion, last year's exceptions being the iPod touch 4 with cameras and the all new, all iOS-powered Apple TV. This year could be very different, with the possibility of Apple introducing up to 5 new iOS devices to the family at roughly the same time. It would be unprecedented, but so was no new iPhone back at WWDC 2011 in June.