Poll: How much will a 16GB iPhone 5C cost, unsubsidized?
One of the bigger questions remaining about Apple’s event tomorrow is the price point of the iPhone 5C. Some, including Reuters, have put the price point very low, in the $100 Android range. Others...
View ArticleApple reduces iPhone margin in India in run-up to launch of 5C
Bloomberg reports that Apple has absorbed a 14% hit in the value of the rupee in order to keep iPhone prices steady in India, speculating that it is willing to reduce margin in order to grow market...
View ArticleThe smartphone gold rush is underway: gold HTC one coming soon
With the gold iPhone 5s a very poorly-kept secret, it’s no surprise to see other brands getting in on the action. Engadget has received photos from a previously-reliable source (Sina Weibo, who leaked...
View ArticleReminder: Apple confirms iPhone 5S orders start at 12.01am PT on September 20th
While it was known that the iPhone 5s would first go on sale on 20th September, and we assumed this meant midnight for online orders, this has now been confirmed by Apple. Pre-orders for the iPhone 5c...
View ArticleUnlocked 16GB Yellow iPhone 5c is first to sell out, available to ship by...
We have our first sellout! Following pre-orders going live today for Apple’s new iPhone 5c, shipping times for the yellow, unlocked model of the device have just slipped from the expected delivery date...
View ArticleSome iPhone retailers seeing double the demand they saw at last year’s launch
Via KnowYourMobile, Phones4U are reporting that demand for the iPhone 5s and 5c has already surpassed that of the iPhone 5. Although this is the first year that Apple is offering two models of iPhone,...
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Designing an iPhone 5c/5s case? Here are your official Apple schematics
iPhone 5s schematic, click to enlarge. 5c below Apple has updated it guidelines (PDF) for case manufacturers to include specific requirements and schematics for the iPhone 5s and 5c. As expected, the...
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Opening weekend iPhone sales estimated at 6-8 million units, reiterates 5s...
KGI analyst Mingchi Kuo has released his estimates for iPhone sales over the launch weekend. The forecast is set at between 6 – 8 million units, accounting for both the 5c and the 5s. Apple opted not...
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iPhone 5s sales go live, with 7-10 day shipping estimates in Australia,...
Update: In the UK, the iPhone 5s has just gone on sale. Shipping estimates stand at 7-10 days. At the time of writing, all models are expected to be delivered in the first week of October. The iPhone...
View ArticleApple boosts production of gold iPhone 5s by a third after availability went...
The WSJ reports that Apple has instructed suppliers to increase production of the gold model of the iPhone 5s by one-third after seeing high demand for the color. Availability for the gold model was...
View ArticleApple says demand for new iPhones is “incredible,” iPhone 5s in limited supply
Following the retail launch of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in Apple Stores and retail partners around the world today, Apple has provided a statement to AllThingsD calling demand for the new iPhones...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone 5S renders 1080P video at twice the rate of the iPhone 5,...
Almost the exact 2x Apple promised and great for people doing big videos. Also notable from Macsfuture: The iPhone 5s’ Geekbench score of 2552 is close to the score of the “Early 2010” version of the...
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Apple announces record 9 million iPhone sales over first three days, 200...
Update: On Twitter, Tim Cook has tweeted, for the second time, to thank customers for the “amazing” sales. Thanks to all our amazing customers for the fantastic weekend! — Tim Cook (@tim_cook)...
View ArticleAAPL stock skyrockets toward 500 in pre-market trading following 9M iPhone...
AAPL quickly climbed 6 percent in pre-market trading following Apple’s announcement that it had sold a record 9M iphones in the first weekend, beating most analyst expectations. The last time it hit...
View ArticleBlackBerry receives buyout offer from Fairfax Capital for $4.7 billion dollars
Blackberry has just announced (via Business Insider) that an investment firm has put in an offer for the company. At $9 a share, the deal is worth about 4.7 billion dollars in total. Fairfax already...
View ArticleProduction analysis disputes claims of 5s outselling 5c; forecasts combined...
KGI’s Mingchi Kuo, an analyst with an excellent track record, has disputed an earlier suggestion by web analytics company Localytics that the iPhone 5s is outselling the 5c three-to-one, suggesting...
View ArticleRumor: Apple will be moving to TSMC for A8 chip production for the 4th year...
Oh, Digitimes. This is the 4th year in a row that you’ve reported that Apple would be moving its chip business away from Samsung in Texas to the friendly local confines of the Taiwan Semiconductor...
View ArticleVerizon confirms software glitch allowed upgraders to keep unlimited plan,...
AllThingsD has confirmed our suspicion that it was a software glitch that allowed iPhone upgraders to keep their unlimited data plans. There is, however, good news for those lucky enough to have...
View ArticleThe perfect gift for British gadgeteers: the iKettle
We Brits are famous for the copious amounts of tea we drink (as well as for the fact that we drink it with milk, a habit which puzzles us as much as it does the rest of the world). But who has time to...
View ArticleApple’s guidelines now officially allow developers to use all colors of...
Alongside the launch of the 5s and 5c, Apple has adjusted its marketing guidelines for App Store developers in response to the wider color palette of iPhones now on sale. Apple now officially allows...
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