Iphone Rush

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who earlier claimed that iPhone 5 will be similar to iPhone 4, has also informed AppleInsider that Apple will be releasing the golden master version of iOS 5 to manufacturing partners during the timeframe of September 23rd through 30th, suggesting that iPhone 5 will be available by mid-October.
AppleInsider reports: Continue reading “Apple To Release iOS 5 To Assemblers In Late September; Suggests iPhone 5 Launch In Mid-October” »

Apple plans to reset all iCloud backup data on September 28, 2011, according to report on 9 to 5 Mac, in preparation for the launch of iOS 5 andiCloud.

Apple has made this announcement to developers on its iOS and Mac Developer site.

Apple has made the following announcement: Continue reading “Apple To Reset iCloud Backup Data On September 28; iOS 5 And iCloud Release Imminent” »

Apple’s carrier partners all over the world have apparently been seeded a near final version ofiOS 5 for testing purposes reports 9 to 5 Mac. The build is newer than the latest iOS 5 beta available to registered developers released just over a week ago.

In addition to incorporating standard improvements like bug-fixes and addressing stability issues, the build includes two key features - FaceTime over 3G and asystem wide speech-to-text engine powered by Nuance’s technology. Here is 9 to 5 Mac’s Mark Gurman describing these two features in a bit more depth: Continue reading “iOS 5 With System-Wide Speech Recognition And FaceTime Over 3G Enabled In Carrier Testing” »

According to Japanese siteMacotakara, production of iPhone 5has already kicked off at Apple’s manufacturing partners’ plants.

The report further claims that these devices aren’t being packaged yet, since iOS 5 is still in beta and not ready to ship.

Foxconn will reportedly produce 85 percent of the iPhone 5 production, while Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron has grabbed the contract for the remaining 15 percent. The report, however, doesn’t mention anything about the much rumored low-cost iPhone 4S nor does it reveal any sort of information on the specs of the eagerly awaited fifth generation iPhone. Continue reading “Report: iPhone 5 Hits Production; Packaging Delayed For iOS 5” »

Yesterday, a report claimed that Apple will be releasing iOS 5 to their iPhone manufacturing partners during the timeframe of September 23rd through 30th.

BGR now reports that they’ve received information from a trusted source about the specific time frame for iPhone 5 launch.

According to BGR’s source, Apple will seed iOS 5 beta 8 to developers this Friday, September 16th and will release iOS 5 golden master version on or around September 23rd.

After beta 8, Apple will introduce a Gold Master build on or around September 23rd as has been rumored. We believe that build is what will be loaded onto the already-assembled iPhone 5 hardware currently waiting for final software in China.

According to BGR, Apple’s iPhone carrier partners are expected to give approval for iOS 5 by October 5th, which means that Apple is likely to launch iPhone 5 in the first-half of October as has been rumored.

9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple has started training its Retail Store employees on the features of soon-to-be-released iOS 5 – Apple’s next generation mobile operating system and iCloud – Apple’s new cloud-based service.

9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple is providing employees information about the upcoming products via a new section in The Daily Download app, which is an internal application.

9 to 5 Mac reports:

As Apple’s yet-to-be-made-official fall festivities approach, we’ve heard that Apple has begun iOS 5 and iCloud training with retail store employees. According to these sources, training is done through a new section inside of the company’s recently released internal RetailMe application..[]

[]..In addition to iOS 5, Apple Store employees have also begun receiving detailed information on Apple’s upcoming iCloud service. Apple originally said iCloud would be launching alongside iOS 5, which is necessary because of iCloud’s full integration into the next-generation iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV operating system.

Apple typically starts training its retail store staff around two weeks ahead of the launch, and since iOS 5 and iCloud are expected to be released couple of days before the iPhone 5 launch, it is possible that Apple will unveil its next generation iPhone towards the second half of September, with the possible launch in early October.

The ‘N94′ iPhone prototype, whose references were first found in iOS 4.3SDK, has been assigned an FCC ID of BCG-E2430A. This piece of information comes from an image named “RegulatoryInfo-N94AP@2x~iphone.png”  found in the newly released iOS 5 beta 7.

The image, embedded below, is included in every iOS device, albeit with different identifiers, and can be found in About -> Regulatory. The GSMiPhone 4 has an FCC ID of BCG-E2380A, its CDMA variant has an FCC ID of BCG-E2422A, as compared to BCG-E2430A, the identifier assigned to the N94 prototype. Continue reading “iOS 5 Reveals FCC ID Of N94 iPhone Prototype; Indicates It Will Be a Dual-Mode GSM / CDMA ‘World Phone’” »

Ever since Apple released iTunes Match beta to developers earlier in the week, there has been a lot of debate about whether iTunes in the Cloud supports music streaming as even though a video walkthrough of the feature suggested that it supported streaming, Apple insisted that iCloud does not stream music. Continue reading “Apple Removes iCloud Music Streaming In iOS 5 Beta 7” »

Apple has just released iTunes Match beta to developers in the U.S. It allows users to store their entire music collection (up to 25,000 songs), including songs that they’ve ripped from CDs or purchased from anywhere else in iCloud.

Folks at InsanelyMac have created a video walkthrough of Apple’s new iTunes Match service, which reveals that you will not only be able to download but you can also stream music from your iTunes music library in iCloud on youriPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and PC. Until now, iTunes in iCloud was perceived as a download only service. Continue reading “iCloud: iTunes In The Cloud Also Supports Music Streaming On iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac And PC” »

Apple unveiled iOS 5 at WWDC 2011 Keynote, which includes more than 200 features for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users such as revamped Notification system with Notification Center, iMessage, PC Free, Wi-Fi Sync Newsstand, Reminders, deep Twitter integration and lots more. Continue reading “iOS 5 Concepts: Notification Centre And UI Improvements, Dynamic Icons, Lion-Style Dashboard” »