Japan is certainly the world’s most advanced nation when it comes to mobile/telecom technology, especially since they have over 100 different handsets launched each year. Well, Gfk Japan, a famous market research company found that the best sold phone model in the January – March 2011 time frame is the iPhone 4. The top 10 of cellphone...
After implementing a smaller SIM card on the iPhone 4 and iPad, Apple wants an even tinier card on the next-gen devices, so it has proposed a new standard for SIMs. Orange is backing up the Cupertino giant, according to Reuters. Apple has submitted its requirements to the European telecoms standards body and it’s now waiting for the approval,...
With almost a year since it was launched, the iPhone 4 still had some mysteries for us, like the reason it sports a chip with an unrevealed purpose. Well, the chip was first found on the mainboard of the GSM iPhone 4 and then the same version appeared on the CDMA iPhone 4. iFixit did the teardown and then got in touch with the folks of Chipworks, who...
A Chinese trading website has just published info concerning a case for the 5th generation iPhone, an upcoming device that supposedly features an edge to edge screen. Another modification of the handset includes moving the rear camera flash to the corner opposite from the camera. The source here is Kulcase, a China-based company that sells the “newest...
We know that the iPhone 4 has been doing well in sales, but how about a confirmation through yet another award? We’re talking about the 2011 Book of World Records, that recently recognized the iPhone 4 as the “Fastest Selling Portable Gaming System”, with its 1.5 million units sold on the launch day. This figure can be compared to...
Since it’s the weekend, it’s time for some more Apple news, this time concerning the next generation of iPhone. Turns out that the handset will lack LTE support and instead of being called the iPhone 5, it will bear the name iPhone 4S, probably due to the fact that it supports HSPA+ connectivity. The info comes from Jefferies & Co. analyst...
Samsung just announced that it’s going to showcase a new type of PenTile display next week during the SID Display Week 2011. This screen might make it to the iPad 3, according to recent speculations, especially now that LG Display has decreased production of iPad screens after some quality problems. The new Samsung screen supports a resolution...
The International Trade Commission ruled that Kodak is right in the legal dispute it has initiated against Apple. ITS Judge Robert Rogers ruled that Apple’s allegations regarding the supposed patent infringement are unfounded, since one of the patents is invalid. The problem here is represented by two digital camera technologies that Apple owns...
After a visit from her grandchildren, princes William and Harry, Queen Elizabeth II noticed that they had some really nifty gadgets with them, so she required that her staff buys an iPad. Last time the Queen was in the same sentence as gadgets, she was a Nintendo Wii fan, playing its games quite often. You must also know that the Queen owns two iPods,...
According to the latest info coming from Japanese paper Nikkan, Apple has chosen Sharp to produce the following generation of LCD displays for its products. This seems to include an innovative and lighter screen for the supposed iPhone 6, that will be based on “low-temperature poly-silicon” technology. The same source says that Sharp is...
