Leaked China Mobile posters reveal that the company is preparing to advertise 'the strongest iPhone' in China with full 3G/4G support and speeds of up to 100 Mbps, reports UnwiredView. Apple is widely rumored to have finally struck a deal with China Mobile, the largest cellphone carrier in the world. Earlier this month, the company was granted the final license necessary to … [Read more...] about Leaked China Mobile Poster Reveals Carrier is Set to Launch the iPhone 5s/5c?
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Judge Rules Apple Has Right to Use 'iPhone' Name in Brazil
Apple has won the right to use the 'iPhone' name in Brazil following a legal battle with IGB Electronica. Judge Eduardo de Brito Fernandes ruled against IGB who had filed a trademark for the name 'Gradiente iphone' in 2000 but wasn't granted the trademark until 2008. In his ruling, Fernandes called Apple's iPhone "world renowned," the AFP reported Wednesday. The judge said … [Read more...] about Judge Rules Apple Has Right to Use 'iPhone' Name in Brazil
New 'Upgrade Kits' Make Your iPhone 5 Look Like an iPhone 5s
MobileFun is offering 'upgrade kits' that make your iPhone 5 look like an iPhone 5s. Made from high quality vinyl, these skins are manufactured to replicate the iPhone 5S' styling. The iPhone 5S upgrade skin for the iPhone 5 includes a metallic effect home button surrounding mimicking the new Touch ID home button on the new iPhone 5S. … [Read more...] about New 'Upgrade Kits' Make Your iPhone 5 Look Like an iPhone 5s
Beautiful iPhone 5s Slow Motion Test Footage
Check out this iPhone 5s slow motion test footage shot by Rishi Kaneria. I shot with the iPhone 5s at 120 fps in the default app in iOS7, imported the footage onto my computer where each file is now a 120 fps h264 mp4 file. I then brought that into a 24 fps Adobe Premiere timeline and "re-interpreted" that 120 fps footage to be 24 fps so that now it plays in "slow motion" on … [Read more...] about Beautiful iPhone 5s Slow Motion Test Footage
How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented
Starbug of the 'Chaos Computer Club' has posted a video that demonstrates how he was able to bypass Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor using a fake finger. It "was way easier than expected," Starbug told ArsTechnica in an e-mail. "I thought it would take at least a week and some fancy chip/bus hacking." It didn't require either. … [Read more...] about How Apple's Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Was Circumvented
iPhone 5s vs. Dirt, Concrete, Water, 50 Cal Bullets
RatedRR puts the iPhone 5s through a Slow-Mo Torture Test, subjecting it to dirt, concrete, water, and 50 cal bullets. … [Read more...] about iPhone 5s vs. Dirt, Concrete, Water, 50 Cal Bullets
IHS Teardown Finds iPhone 5s Costs $199 to Build, iPhone 5c Costs $173 to Build
An IHS teardown of the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c finds that a 16GB costs about $199 to build and a 16gb iPhone 5c costs around $173 to build. According the findings of an IHS report coming tomorrow (but shared with AllThingsD today), Apple spends at least $191 on components to build a 16 gigabyte iPhone 5s. The cost rises to $210 for a 64GB unit. The cost of assembly adds … [Read more...] about IHS Teardown Finds iPhone 5s Costs $199 to Build, iPhone 5c Costs $173 to Build
iFixit and Chipworks Tear Down the Apple A7 Processor, M7 Coprocessor, LTE Modem
iFixit and Chipworks have teamed up to tear down the Apple A7 processor, M7 coprocessor, Qualcomm LTE modem, and iPhone 5s camera sensor. Chipworks uses an Ion Beam Etcher, or IBE to take layers off a semiconducter by blasting it with atoms in an ion beam. A transmission electron microscope (TEM) is used to examine the pre-processed chips. … [Read more...] about iFixit and Chipworks Tear Down the Apple A7 Processor, M7 Coprocessor, LTE Modem
iPhone 5s Outsells iPhone 5c By 3.4x in the U.S.
Localytics has released a new report indicating that the iPhone 5s has outsold the iPhone 5c by a factor of 3.4x thus far. In less than 3 days, the iPhone 5s and 5c combined now represent about 1.36% of the total numbers of all iPhones activated in the U.S. market across the top 4 carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile. From the data we are seeing, 1.05% of … [Read more...] about iPhone 5s Outsells iPhone 5c By 3.4x in the U.S.
Apple Launches In-Store Personal Pickup for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Online Orders
Apple has just launched in-store personal pickup for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c online orders. When placing an order for an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c device online, you now have the option to pickup your unit in-store. Pickups are only available at certain locations, as can be seen in the screenshot below. Currently, all iPhone 5s online orders are showing a ship date of … [Read more...] about Apple Launches In-Store Personal Pickup for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Online Orders