Apple Will Launch Two New iPhone Models In 2011 [Speculation]

Just six months have passed since the iPhone 4 launch, so it may seems a little premature to be speculating about its succesor. But given the long lead times involved, you can bet that Steve Jobs' A-team is already hard at it, toiling away in a maximum security lab, under his close personal supervision.


But where next for the iPhone? What can you add to the smartphone that has everything? With the growing competitive threat from Android, I think that Apple' s roadmap for iPhone in 2011 will switch from adding new features to product diversification, targeting multiple consumer segments and price points.

Instead of the iPhone 5, Apple will launch the iPhone Play and the iPhone Air. Here' s why...

The Android platform has two key advantages over iPhone: it offers consumers choice, and it offers handsets at entry-level price. This gives Apple' s competitors a "price umbrella," because the iPhone 4 is currently only competing at the high end, leaving the market for budget smart phones wide open.

Apple attempts to address this by offering last year' s model, the iPhone 3GS, at a knockdown price. But who wants last year' s model? And besides, it doesn' t make you feel very good to buy a phone that Apple can hardly bring itself to promote on its own website.

Apple' s main advantage over Android is that the iOS platform is not fractured, with different screen sizes, processor speeds, Uls, etc. This benefits both consumers and app developers, who can be confident that their apps will run on pretty much any device. Therefore the way for Apple to differentiate its hardware is not in terms of system specs-these should be identical. Instead, I think Apple will focus on physical dimensions.

Adopting a super-slim wedge shape for the top-end model, in the style of the new MacBook Air, would create a phone that slips seamlessly into the pocket of a fancy suit, [albeit, this is hardly a sartorial consideration for Steve Jobs]. Meanwhile, the entry-level model could focus on adopting the fun styling of the new iPod nano, bringing a choice of colors for the first time to the iPhone line.

For the mockup, I' ve called them "iPhone air" and "iPhone play" , because it feels like time to move away from the numbering scheme-especially since the two lines will need to differentiate. Im terms of timings, my guess is it' s more likely that the iPhone play will launch in 2011, alongside the current iPhone 4. We might need to wait till 2012 for something like iPhone air.

Hope you like the mockups. Please note this is all just speculation, and is not based upon any sources or even rumors!

What do you guys think? Will Apple launch a range of iPhone models, or place all its bets on the iPhone 5?



By Graham Bower, http://m.cultofmac.com

Apple iPhone 4 Woes Worsen

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The news about Apple and its iPhone 4 isn't getting any better. Earlier this week, Consumer Reports issued a statement saying that it could not
recommend the iPhone 4 because of the phones reception problems, and now calls for a recall of the device are growing louder.

The iPhone 4 was launched late last month to great fanfare; pre orders sold out ahead of its launch and long lines of eager shoppers snapped up the new phone as soon as it became available. But many of those buyers soon encountered what became known as the "grip of death" -- the fact that the iPhone 4's signal degraded greatly when they placed their hand on the lower left-hand corner of the phone.

Reports of this problem have been widespread, but I have not been able to replicate it in my usage of the iPhone 4 so far. Still, many technology bloggers and iPhone reviews have experienced it, as have scores of users.

Apple initially told people to avoid holding the iPhone in that spot, and claimed the problem was actually due to a software flaw that caused the phone display a higher signal strength than the phone was actually experiencing. But few people seem to believe Apple's claims, and now Consumer Reports has weighed in.

The respected consumer magazine issued a statement saying it can't recommend the iPhone 4 because of the signal problem. (Consumer Reports did, however, give the iPhone 4 its top ranking among smartphones.)

Now, calls for a recall of the iPhone 4 are growing louder, and some PR experts are going so far as to say that a recall is inevitable. I'm not convinced that Apple will actually recall the phone -- the company has yet to even truly acknowledge the problew. But the furor over the iPhone 4's reception problems doesn't seem to be going away, so it will be interesting to see how Apple weathers the strom.




Source: http://cellphones.about.com

How many iPhones did Apple sell?

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A preview of what analysts expect from the company's Q3 2010 earnings report

As it has for the past three quarters, the iPhone will almost certainly represent the single biggest portion of Apple's considerable revenue stream when the company reports its fiscal third quarter earnings two week from Tuesday.


How big?

That's harder than usual to say. We know that Apple (AAPL) sold at least 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the last three days of the quarter, which ended June 26. What we don't know is the extent to which customers held off buying the old iPhone after Gizmodo leaked specs of the new one on April 19 -- three weeks after the quarter started.

The estimates of the analysts we've polled are all over the lot, from a low of 7.44 million from J.P Morgan's Mark Moskowitz to a high of 9.5 million from Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster.

Even at the low end, that's a 42.8% year-over-year increase from Q3 2009. If Munster is right, iPhone unit sales jumped 82.4% year over year.

Below: The estimates we've gathered so far. We'll add more as they come in.




Source: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com

Bad news for BlackBerry: The iPhone has cracked the business market

Video BlackBerry and iPhone from Youtube


The iPhone may have captured the attention of consumers when it came on the scene three years ago, but business and IT departments have long avoided supporting the device.


Instead, they've supported phones like Research in Motion's Blackberry devices. They might not be as pretty or fun as Apple's Jesus Phone, but Blackberrys get the job done. Except now, businesses are increasingly turning to Apple as well. This spells trouble for Blackberry.

The iPhone quickly dominated the smartphone market when it launched in 2007, but Apple has mostly marketed the iPhone as a consumer device, and Blackberrys have remained a corporate sanctioned tool for business. But according to The Wall Street Journal, businesses are starting to support the iPhone at increasing rates.

With reliable email access and tough exteriors, Blackberrys have gotten a reputation for being dependable business products. iPhones, on the other hand, look more like toys. They're also expensive, and IT departments have been reluctant to support the device. As the Wall Street Journal's handy chart below shows, the iPhone has many more apps that can distract consumers.

But according to Apple, 70% of Fortune 100 companies were testing or deploying iPhones in January. More worrying for RIM is the fact that broken Blackberrys are not being replaced.

According to the Journal:

"Microstrategy Inc., which makes business-intelligence software, plans to deploy more iPhones to employees and only replace BlackBerrys when they break. The company has 1,000 BlackBerrys and 400 iPhones, including 200 purchased by employees."

Supporting and purchasing devices as a business tool is proof that Apple's growing sales figures are closing in on RIM's smartphone dominance.

Blackberrys are seen as reliable email and phone devices, but it appears that the company's efforts to update software and add features have not been able to keep up with innovations Apple has made with the iPhone.

According to the Journal, Apples's efforts to protect the information on lost and stolen iPhones and its compatibility with Microsoft exchange email since 2008 have made it more business friendly.

The latest iPhone, out this week, goes further with its software distribution capability and additional security features. And according to Ron Spears, AT&T's chief of business solutions, enterprises now contribute to 40% of iPhone sales. According to ZDNET, Spears notes that iPhone's security risks have been neutralized. Furthermore, he says:

"Enterprises today view the iPhone as a mobile computer. It happens to have a voice application on it. But what's important is what you can do with it, and the way you can mobilize workforces, and specific parts of your workforce, not the entire workforce."




By Meghan Keane, http://econsultancy.com

Next Generation iPhone 4G to Launch in Summer 2010

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The rumor mill for the next generation iPhone 4G is heating up yet again. According to a tweet posted by Eldar Murtazin (editor in chief or Mobile Review) on his twitter account, Apple has contacted Foxconn regarding orders for the next-gen iPhone. Foxconn is the manufacturer which Apple uses for their various products like the iPhone, Mac Mini and iPod line.

Foxconn received order for next generation iphone

Last month, we informed you about a report from PinchMedia Analytics in which developer Pandav of iBart (a public transportation guide for the San Fransisco train system) had a very pleasant surprise to learn. His app was installed and used on a device that identified itself as "iPhone 3,1. It may be noted that exatly in the same time frame last year, Apple was discovered testing its iPhone 3GS (which is now identified as "iPhone 2,1") in the San Fransisco Bay area.

All these rumors are surely hinting towards a possible summer 2010 release of iPhone 4G with a faster processor, hopefully with atleast 5 megapixels camera, support for multi-tasking (perhaps?) and other improved functions.



By: Taimur Asad, www.redmondpie.com

New Apple iPhone 2010 Released, Named iPhone 3G S

The new Apple iPhone 3G S was released at the WWDC

Apple have just released the next version of the Apple iPhone. It is called the iPhone 3G S and it looks exactly the same on top. But it is alot different underneath. First of all the camera has been upgraded to 3 Megapixels instead of 2 and has also included video support officially. It will come with the iPhone OS 3.0 built in as well. The S at the end of the name stands for Speed. It has got a newer CPU and Apple has stated that the performance of this processor will be more than double of the previous generation.

The New Features include:

- Same 3.5 inch multi touch display

- Improved 3D graphics for games as well as new propessor allowing faster loading of Apps

- A 3 Megapixel Camera with 30FPS VGA Video Recording

- Built in digital Compass

- Available in 16GB and models

- Better Battery life

- Voice Control

- Bluetooth Tethering

Besides this announcement Apple has also decided to continue its iPhone 3G models with the 8GB iPhone 3G now available for $100 from AT&T. The New Apple iPhone 3G S will be available from June 19. It will have full support for the App Store and all of its content is compatible with the new model.

Although some features like 3 Megapixe Camera and MMS messaging are better than the previous model Apple still lags behind on this front from other manufacturers. For example Sony Ericsson have just announced a new phone called Satio and it contains a 12Megapixel camera! So long crying after 3MP! 30FPS video is good but LG offers 120 FPS slo-mo video capture with its Viewty phone.

All of this is a sort of a dilemma as Apple has got the best of the applications in the world in its App Store but several of the features that it is shouting about like video recording have been present in mobile phones even 5 years ago!


Source: www.bukisa.com

Apps: iPhone App Store vs. Android Market

Apps are the current killer-app. Sounds funny, but from "app for that" commercials down to blogs keeping running tally of which platform has how many (100,000+for iPhone vs. 10,000-ish for Android if you're curious), arguably nothing is supposed to matter more to consumers right now.


To be fair, not all those iPhone apps are what we'd call hight quality. Apple's mature, well polished Xcode and Cocoa touch development and iPhone SDK makes it easier to build iPhones apps - maybe too easy at times. By the same token, not all the Android apps are exactly golden either.


DROID's advantage is that Google offers a more open development environment, meaning they don't moderate their marketplace the way Apple does the App Store. Developers are free to make and upload pretty much anything they want, and only if there is a complaint will Google investigate and potentially remove it.


Also, developers can provide "side loading", or apps that can be installed outside the market. This may appeal more to pro-level or geekier users, but it should be a consideration for everbody.

Apple only allows apps that Apple approves into the App Store (and limits side-loading to 100 "ad-hoc" seats, or custom Enterprise deployment). While this should theoretically make for a "safer" environment, the capricious nature of what's accepted and what's rejected really just makes it more frustating. Again, for geeks. Most users, however, will never notice this. With 100,000 apps, chance are you'll find what you want never notice what makes all the bloggers crazy. It's just not a consumer issue.

Apple's iPhone only lets the built-in apps like Mail. SMS, Phone, iPod, etc. run in the background. So, you can listen to music on your iPhone, or streaming via Safari or iTunes, while you use most other apps (even the phone), but you can't do likewise with a 3rd party app such as Pandora. The iPhone does implement "push notification" to alert you to activity in Instant Message clents and other apps. It works in most cases, but lacks Android's more sophisticated nofication management as well.



Source: www.theiphoneblog.com

Verizon iPhone 2010 - Specs, Review and Prices

In the modern world of today everyone has mobile. Mobile is the marvelous creation of science. From businessman to students all uses mobile.

This news is very good for iphone lovers that verizon wireless subscribers may get their iphones in June, 2010. May be verizon and apple introduce a new version of iphone next year. This news comes when verizon launched the droid.

In recent interviews, Ivan Seidenberg the chief executive of verizon and Tim cook chief operating officer of apple has dismissed the idea of a CDMA iphone. Verizon also said that apple was not going to work with verizon but rumors suggested that Apple and Verizon have been testing an LTE version of the iPhone. Cook also said that CDMA has no future and they wants to work on GSM networks.

This is not first time that people we will hear about verizon iphone in 2010. Verizon will be hurrying to launch LTE in 2010, perhaps for Apple. Verizons CEO told the wall street journal that LTE version of the phone will make apple.

This upcoming iphone provides:

A smaller body: The research identified that new phone have a 2.8 and 3.2 smaller screen.

CDMA vs. WCDMA: This iphone will be help to both CDMA as well as GSM/UMTS. Verizon will moved to LTE, the next generation of UMTS service. You can works on both types of networks with one phone.

This iphone will be announced before april 1, 2010. If Apple will announce a device with verizon then it will not be branded iphone but must have standard qualities in mobile.


Source: http://b4tea.com

BlackBerry Poised For Apps Evolution in 2010

BlackBerry had its iPhone 3.0 moment this week, when Research in Motion unveiled four new services for developers making BlackBerry apps.

Enabling developers to use in-App payments, push notifications and battery-friendly geolocation, as well as making in-app advertising easier, should kickstart a new wave of app development for BlackBerry, even if the APIs won't be available to the masses until the first half of next year.

However, the iPhone 3.0 comparison doesn't stop there. These new services can certainly be seen as RIM playing catch-up to Apple, since they've been available to iPhone developers since earlier this summer.

Actually, though, this is no bad thing. The unpalatable truth for all the smartphone platforms is that iPhone has the momentum right now when it comes to developer support.

Anything these platform-owners can do to persuade iPhone developers to look beyond the App Store is a good thing. Google has been calling up developers of innovative iPhone apps and trying to tempt them to Android, for example.

RIM's
announcements this week - backed up by its strong smartphone market share in North America and its 80-20 revenue split on the BlackBerry App World - will also act as an incentive.

Click here to read Mobile Entertainment's in depth analysis of the four new services.


By Stuart Dredge, http://www.casualgaming.biz

Apple and Verizon said in talks for 2010 iPhone

Once believed to have blown its first chance at the iPhone, Verizon is now claimed to be in discussions with Apple for its own version of the iPhone in 2010.

Pointing only to anonymous people familiar with the negotiations as its sources, USA Today explains that Verizon reportedly entered seriously talks before Steve Jobs' hiatus and has been continuing those talks even with Jobs temporarily sidelined for medical reasons.

Other than a 2010 target release window, little else is divulged by the apparent insiders.

Although not explicitly stated, the newspaper infers that the phone would be a CDMA device compatible with Verizon's existing network and therefore using EVDO for its 3G Internet access.

Such a move would give the phone broad coverage but directly contradicts Apple COO Tim Cook's own dismissal of CDMA last week: when discussing iPhone expansion plans, the executive justified the absence of a CDMA model by arguing that a single, GSM phone model is easier to produce than building a separate version for a relatively small batch of customers.

Cook also sharply criticized CDMA by asserting that it has no future, as most CDMA carries plan to phase out the calling technology in favor of the same 4G standard that will be used on GSM networks.

More likely is a direct leap to a 4G. Verizon chief executive Ivan Seidenberg recently explained that a deal is more likely for a phone with the advanced networking technology as it would let Apple continue making one phone but still service North are for now off limits.

Verizon plans to officially launch its commercial 4G network in early 2010 and would therefore have at least some of its network ready for an iPhone by the time AT&T's exclusivity term ends, which is likely for the same year.

However determined Verizon may be to land an iPhone of its own, AT&T may topple those ambitions through its own discussions. Separate rumors have the incumbent iPhone carrier pushing Apple to extend its US exclusivity until 2011 -- enough to stall any Verizon deal until AT&T's own 4G network is ready.

Any successful deal, no matter the network type, would likely be a seriously blow to AT&T, which credited much of its ability to weather the ongoing economic crisis to iPhone sales and the resulting spike in data revenue.

Aside from reducing incentives to launch massive, special upgrades to the network, a Verizon model would let those dissatisfied with AT&T' s 3G coverage or its customer service defect to Verizon without giving up Apple's handset.


By Katie Marsal, www.appleinsider.com

iLounge Pavilion at CES 2010 to House iPod and iPhone Product Vendors

For the first time at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the dedicated iLounge Pavilion will give iPod and iPhone third-part manufacturers a chance to showcase their products within the exhibit.

"Debuting at the 2010 CES, this pavillion will for the first time give iPhod and iPone vendors their own dedicated, prominent stage at the world's largest trade show for consumer technology," iLounge's Charles Starrett explains.

"We are excited to announce that iLounge and CEA are partnering on this dynamic new CES pavilion," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. "The accessories market, driven by the popularity of iPods, iPhones, and other MP3 and smartphone technologies, will grow this year to a nearly $15 billion market. This new pavilion is one more innovative way the 2010 CES will be the epicenter of consumer technology."

"iLounge is proud to be working with CEA and the world's leading iPod and iPhone developers to fulfill a common goal," said Jeremy Horwitz, editor-in-chief, iLounge, "to give these exciting companies and products a prominent stage at the center of the industry's most important technology trade show. We are especially glad that readers, exhibitors, and retailers will finally be able to find all of the best new iPod and iPhone products of 2010 in one excellent place."

"The space has been established and the wait/priority list for the pavilion is now open," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and conferences, CEA. "We believe that CES attendees will make this pavilion a 'must-see,' and based on early inquiries we think this area, already set for thousand of square fee, will very rapidly sell out."

While it had been rumored by a few sites that Apple themselves would be making an appearance at CES 2010, this goes againts their own reports that trade shows are not in their best interest.

As Macworld 2009 wrapped up, whispers of an "Apple lounge" were beginning to appear, which later got published as near certainties that Apple would be exhibiting at the event. We remain scepticle that Apple will show up, however the newly announced iLounge Pavilion does fall in line with what we heard a few weeks back. It is entirely possible that the murmurings of an Apple Lounge led to some confusion in thinking Apple would be there. Either way, the iLoung Pavilion will be a welcome addition to CES.

By Aviv, www.macblogz.com

Study shows iPhone users are deviant egomaniacs

A recent study by Retrevo has some really funny conclusions regarding the personalities of BlackBerry versus iPhone users.

The study reveals the following:

Retrevo asked, "What makes person most attractive to you?" iPhone owners preferred cool gadgets over a college degree three to one.

One in three iPhone owners has texted or emailed their significant other to break up.

One in three iPhone owners say that, if their partner had out-of-date gadgets, it would be a turnoff.

One in five iPhone owners admits to frequently watching "adult material" on their iPhones. (Twice as many as BlackBerry owners).

One in four iPhone users has broken up with their partner because that person spent too much time on their mobile device.

The study also notes that "Compared with other cell phone users, iPhone owners are more likely to see themselves as media buffs, extroverts, amd intellectuals," with 40% of iPhone users claiming to be "intellectual," and only 36% of BlackBerry users saying the same.

By Kyle, www.blackberrycool.com

Marvel Comics Come to The iPhone

There have been quite a few applications that have tried to introduce comics reading to Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone handlhed devices.

The best of breed is the Comics app, which dissects each comic into individual panels, which can then be flicked through with a "guided scrolling" feature which brings you through each issue, a frame at a time. It's a good solution for the problem of reading media that is meant to be absorbed in a far larger size and with a far better resolution than Apple's touchscreen iPods and iPhones can afford.

However, Comics had an achilles heel: none of the big two comics publishers, Marvel or DC, were on-board. Well, no longer. Smelling the sweet simoom of the winds of publishing change, Marvel has signed a deal with Comics to release some of their titles virtually, over the App Store.

Right now, you can buy five separate comics, most of which are Marvel's X series of titles. Along with Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men - a nerd - favorite - you can buy Captain America, Marvel Zombies, X-23 and X-men: Age of Apocalypse. Each issue costs $2.

Unfortunately, if you want to read comics abroad, this deal is a United States exclusive right now. But the price is about what it should be, aod hopefully, Marvel will iron out their regional licensing issues in time, bring X-Men to iPhoners all over the world.

By: John Browlee,www.geek.com

Nokia Takes Apple To Court Over iPhones

Nokia is pursing legal action against Apple on the grounds that technology employed in iPhones infringes its copyrights.

According to the filing to a Federal District Court in Delaware, Nokia claims that iPhones infringe ten of its patents, covering wireless data, speech coding, security and encription-all of which have been features of Apple handsets since 2007.

The decision to sue comes after the two firms failed to reach agreement for Apple to pay a license fee allowing them to employ technology developed by Nokia's research and development departments.

Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President of Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia, said: "The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for.

"Apple is also expected to follow this principle. By refusing to agree approriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia' innovation."

The case, which is believed to have been prompted in part by Nokia losing a significant proportion of its market share to Apple, is expected to come to court at the end of 2011.


By Jonathan Leggett,www.top10.co.uk

Term "jailbreak for iPhone Users

iPhone users in the larger American, these products are also increasingly popular around the world, such as the successful iPod music through the variants, Apple also provides passed iPhone Smartphone

Do you have a "jilbroken" iPhone? Eves since the iPhone first came on the scene, there has been a large group of users who believe Apple tries too hard to control what works and what doesn't on the iPhone. The minute a new iPhone firmware update is released from Apple, a whole slew of people search for ways to unlock the device, letting them download apps that have never had to go through the App store acceptance process. This means that apps that would have otherwise never seen the light of day can be used on an unlocked (or "jailbroken") iPhone.

I personally have no opinion about those who jailbreak iPhones because I believe in the free-flowing open-source idea of software, while also believing a company ought to have some control over their products.

In other words, I guess I fall somewhere in the middle. But I have never jailbroken my iPhone because part of my job is to review apps that everyone has access to (in the iTunes Store) and I need to have the same user experience with the iPhone that most people have. Also, I would say I'm happy with the iPhone as is.

According to Applelnsider, a recent releaso to Apple's iPhone firmware makes the device invulnerable to the usual jailbreking tactics. I guess we'll have to wait and see how long it takes the community to jailbreak the latest version (if they can), but you can bet they're working on it right now. If you have a jailbroken iPhone, please tell us all about it in the comments.

This week's apps include an excellent product bar code scanner and a four-wheeling ATV game that's probably the best of its kind in the iTunes Store.

RedLaser ($1.99) lets you "scan" products to give you a list of prices from online retailers. There are a few products that perform a similiar function at the iThunes Store and
several have been made for other devices, but RedLaser is surprisingly effective using only the built-in camera on your iPhone.

Simply tap the lighting bolt icon and line up the bar code in between the guidelines on your screen. You have to remain still for about a second, but soon RedLaser beeps, indicating it has scanned the code. Once scanned, you are presented with a list of matches from various stores so you can find the best price.