The iPhone 5 launch is rapidly approaching. At least we all think it is, Apple is famously secretive regarding new products: launching new iPhones, computers and whizz-bang devices on an (largely) unsuspecting public out of the nowhere. All this causes a tremendous amount of excitement amongst tech industry watchers as people worldwide speculate, theorize, imagine, and just plain make-up what the Cupertino-based company is really up to. Speculation regarding the next-generation of iPhone is rampant, [...]

iPhone 5 with 4-inch Display mockup by Timothy Collins(Photo: The Verge | Mobile Apps) Until now, Apple has never changed the screen size of iPhone, which has always been set to 3.5-inch since the debut of original iPhone in 2007. But to make the next generation iPhone be successful in the market like its predecessors, Apple seriously needs to consider the form factor, especially the screen size of the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, [...]

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Delays for HTC’s Evo 4G LTE and One X Smartphones may just be what Apple needs to further prepare the launch of the iPhone 5.  According to reports, both HTC Smartphones were held by U.S. Customs due to patent infringements with Apple.  HTC was confident that their products are in compliance.  They also assured customers that the company will work to secure approval and get the devices into stores as soon as possible.  Below is [...]

Worldwide sales of mobile phones saw a 2 percent decline from the first quarter of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand from the Asia/Pacific region, but the launch of the Apple iPhone 5 will help drive a stronger second half of the year in Western Europe and North America, according to Gartner. The report also notes that Apple’s sales in China were “particularly strong” despite people holding of sales in the hope of an [...]

Recent rumors claim that production on the iPhone 5 screen has only just begun. If this is true, is it possible for Apple to produce enough iPhone 5 units in time for an announcement at the WWDC and launch in early July? This year’s WWDC has become the first watershed moment for Apple and the eventual release of the iPhone 5, with the majority of the tech media assuming that it will come and go [...]

It’s no secret guys, Apple’s next iPhone, likely called the iPhone 5, will launch this year with much anticipation for “change”. Of the things being debated, most would agree that a larger screen size and 4G LTE connectivity are at the top of the list. Fortunately, as it appears from multiple reports, this may be exactly what we get in the iPhone 5. Moreover, this could have been Steve Jobs last hoorah before he left [...]

May 19, 2012, 7:35 AM — An analyst is claiming that Apple is cutting back on production of the iPhone in the run up to the launch of the iPhone 5. In a note to investors, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu said that his checks had shown that Apple is significantly cutting back on the production of the current iPhones. [ FREE DOWNLOAD: The Apple security survival guide ] He wrote: “From our understanding, the [...]

May 19, 2012, 7:53 AM — The next iPhone, which may or not be called iPhone 5, will have a 4-inch screen according to several unidentified sources cited in news stories this week. An array of bloggers and technology commenters are already accepting these mainstream media accounts as confirmation of the long-rumored big-screened phone. The unsupported conviction or hope that Apple would create bigger iPhones has burned bright for over a year. Many expected that [...]

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users declined 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2012. Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2 per cent decline from the first quarter of 2011. However, the launch of Apple Inc‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5 will help drive a stronger second half in Western Europe and North America, according to Gartner, Inc. This is [...]