Apr 15
Roku 3 device owners who utilized the mobile app will soon have access to search on mobile, according to an announcement on the company’s blog today. The same feature will … Continue reading
Apr 15
Smartphone theft is on the rise and lawmakers are doing whatever they can to help discourage thieves from stealing more smartphones. This has resulted in certain lawmakers pushing for carrier and smartphone manufacturers to equip their phones with kill switches, thus ultimately rendering the phone useless if a theft were to occur, which in turn would hopefully discourage thieves.
While we’ve yet to see the widespread adoption of the kill switch (it has been proposed in the state of California), Apple has recently decided to throw its name behind a new initiative along with a handful of other Android OEMs that basically see smartphones manufactured after 2015 include a series of anti-theft features. (more…)
Apple Participates In Smartphone Anti-Theft Voluntary Program original content from Ubergizmo.
Apr 15
At the Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2014 (Spring) exhibition this week a number of cases for the iPhone 6 were shown by insatiable protective accessory handlers. Here we find a … Continue reading
Apr 15
There’ve been a number of iPhone 6 photos surfacing this week, together creating the image of a device which is extremely similar to its predecessor. Instead of a 4-inch display, … Continue reading
Apr 15
Specifications for the Amazon Kindle Fire phone – or whatever they’ll end up calling it – have leaked. Photos of the phone have leaked as well, confirming suspicions had by … Continue reading
Apr 15
Thanks to a series of leaks and rumors, photos of iPhone-related components have surfaced. Recently we saw molds that are allegedly being used for the next-gen iPhone, a front panel, and now thanks to the folks at French website, Nowhereelse.fr, additional photos have surfaced, this time that of batteries that supposedly belong to the iPhone.
While there’s no way of confirming if the photo is real and if the batteries do belong to the iPhone, their design is reminiscent of the batteries used in previous iPhones, so it is possible that these are indeed iPhone batteries. However it’s probably easy enough to fake such photos, so take it with a grain of salt for now.
However it should be noted that the design of these batteries are slightly different from its predecessors. This is namely due to the metallic section on the battery which now appears at the side, suggesting that the internals of the iPhone could have been rearranged, hinting at a new form factor which seems to be in line with the rumors.
The photos do not mention how big the batteries are in terms of capacity, but hopefully Apple has stepped up its battery size as battery life is one of the primary complaints that iPhone owners have about their phone, at least according to a research that Apple did with their customers.
It’s interesting that photos are being leaked this early in the year which would suggest that Apple is beginning to ramp up production of the next-gen iPhone (or iPhones) that would most likely see a launch in the later part of the year, assuming Apple keeps to their schedule of course. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now until we can get the official word from Apple.
Alleged iPhone 6 Batteries Spotted On Production Tray , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, Rumors, iPhone, iphone 6,
Apr 15
We have been seeing and hearing a fair amount of iPhone related rumors lately. According to a post from yesterday, photos of an alleged mold used for the iPhone was photographed and according to speculation, it has been suggested that the mold could be used for the 4.7-inch iPhone model that we have been hearing about.
Now thanks to a recent post on Weibo, a new photo has surfaced, this time claiming to be the front panel of the next-gen iPhone. As we can see in the photo, a black iPhone 5s is pictured next to front panel, so as to compare the difference in sizes. As we can all see, it is obvious that the panel to the right is significantly larger, although we’re not sure if this is a 4.7-inch model or the rumored 5.5-inch model. (more…)
Alleged iPhone 6 Front Panel Photo Surfaces original content from Ubergizmo.
Apr 14
Just yesterday thanks to recently leaked photos, we caught a glimpse of certain production tools and schematics that are reportedly for the iPhone 6. Well thanks to a recent photo posted by French website, Nowhereelse.fr, another photo of the mold for the iPhone 6 has made an appearance, this time with a comparison photo of the iPhone 4/4S beside it to give it some perspectively.
The website went ahead and even photoshopped the front display panel of the iPhone 5s onto the mold itself and found that based on their calculations and estimations, the mold could potentially be used to product iPhones that would sport a display size of 4.7-inches, thus corroborating the rumor.
However the website does point out that the mold is recessed and that they found that if the recessed portion of the mold is to be used, it apparently lines up perfectly with the dimensions of the iPhone 5/5s, so there is a chance that this isn’t the iPhone 6, but one used for the iPhone 5/5s.
They also note that there are holds at the bottom of the mold which apparently could be used to attach something else to it that would allow the wider part of the mold to be used which in turn would have resulted in a 4.7-inch iPhone. It all sounds very speculative so take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully additional details will surface at a later date that will either corroborate or debunk the rumors.
More Alleged iPhone 6 Molds Surface, Hints At 4.7-inch Display , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, Rumors, iPhone,
Apr 14
![In House iPhone Baseband Chip Development Herculean Task [Analyst]](https://i0.wp.com/cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/apple-store-5th-ave-640x428.jpg?resize=640%2C428 "In House iPhone Baseband Chip Development Herculean Task [Analyst]")
Last week it was rumored that Apple might be looking to start developing baseband chips for future iPhones in-house. Currently it sources said chips from companies such as Qualcomm. Apparently it has already started putting together a new engineering team, recent hires corroborate the rumors. Apple’s custom baseband chips were not expected to be seen before 2015, but today an analyst estimates that it may take Apple as much as five years to develop a custom baseband chip. The analyst doesn’t believe Apple will take on this “herculean task.”
In a note to investors, Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff says that the issue in developing a custom baseband doesn’t have to do with the money Apple is willing to spend on it, rather the time it needs to create the chip. According to his estimates, Apple would need five years at the very least, with top-tier talent and as many as 1,000 engineers to accomplish this.
Modoff believes that instead of moving design and development in-house, Apple may simply be looking to better integrate existing baseband chips with their apps processor. He also believes that the company might be considering developing its own internal Wi-Fi chipset. Modoff’s comment echo JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall’s, who termed baseband chip development and design as “notoriously difficult.”
For those who don’t know, a baseband chip is an essential component in any mobile device since it allows the device to communicate over cellular networks.
In-House iPhone Baseband Chip Development ‘Herculean’ Task [Analyst] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, iPhone, qualcomm,
Apr 14
It’s not difficult to see the reasons why the smartphone manufacturers of the world still play second fiddle to the mobile carriers they work with. He who controls the spice, … Continue reading
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