This is a big week for Apple with the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C officially going on sale. That means hoards of new iPhone owners will be going online to activate their new smartphone over the weekend. With some analysts predicting Apple will sell as many as 6 million new iPhones this weekend, that means […]
If you are an iOS gamer who enjoys playing games on your mobile device, but you don’t enjoy on-screen controls the GameCase maybe just the project been looking for. The GameCase isn’t a case in the way that you might think of because it’s not designed to protect your device. It rather reminds of a […]
Apple has apparently asked its suppliers to ramp up production of the gold-colored iPhone 5S by one-third after seeing strong demand for the new phone.
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The ace team at iFixit has already gutted Apple’s new iPhone 5S
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ibattz has announced a pair of new cases that will protect the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S smartphones. These cases will do more than protect these iPhone models, they also have removable batteries allowing you to significantly extend runtime. The cases are called the Mojo Refuel Aqua and Mojo Refuel Armor. Each of the cases […]
The gold iPhone 5s (which still seems more “champagne” to me) was a phone that seemed improbable when it was first rumored, but Apple did indeed make it – and consumers seem glad. A report from the Wall Street Journal says that Apple is asking suppliers to increase production of the gold finish iPhone 5s in order to keep up with demand.
Currently, just a few hours after iPhone 5s orders have gone live on the Apple online store, the gold iPhone is the only model that’s showing a shipping time longer than “7 to 10 days”) in the U.S., and it’s not going to make it out to new buyers until October, per the order page. With every new iPhone, there are supply constraints initially in terms of how many Apple can produce, and it’s also possible that the gold iPhone carries additional constraints depending on how hard it is to produce the aluminum with that particular finish, but regardless it looks like the somewhat unorthodox color choice is the big seller this time around.
“I don’t care what’s inside the device,” the WSJ quotes TV-station employee Lian Jiyu, who was waiting for an iPhone 5s in Beijing, regarding his own device color choice. “Chinese people like gold.”
One launch day iPhone buyer on the ground at the Toronto flagship store reports that it’s already completely sold out, even before the doors have officially opened, thanks to a reservation system put in place for those waiting.
All models of the gold iPhone 5S is sold out at toronto eaton centre—
Mark Pavlidis (@mhp) September 20, 2013
Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c launch in Hong Kong appeared to draw a considerable line, the WSJ reports, and in Beijing line-ups were manageable and without any kind of excessive drama. This differs considerably from previous years where there was almost a riot at the kick-off of iPhone 4S sales in the city. The company has changed its launch strategy as a result, giving customers the chance to pre-order and then assigning them a time to come to the location to pick up their devices.
Apple is selling the iPhone at launch in China for the first time ever, which could help alleviate grey market device sales, which are normally a big issue in the country. But it sounds like demand for the gold 5s, combined with scarcity of that model could create a different type of grey market opportunity, which is another good reason for Apple to ramp up production and try to supply the appetite for the gold finish device themselves.
A new game has landed on the app store for iPhone and iPad users called Carnage Racing. The game is from Jagex Games Studio and launched yesterday. The game will work for the iPad 2 and up, iPhone 4 and up, and the iPod Touch fifth-generation and up. The devices do have to be running […]
The reviews are in
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You’ve had a couple of days to mull over our review, but now it’s go time: the iPhone 5s is now available for order in Apple’s online storefront (if you’re not seeing it on the web yet, the official app is usually the way to go). The new handset appeared on the store after the typical pre-release downtime, listed in 16, 32 and 64GB flavors for $199, $299 and $399, respectively. Impatient buyers can also find the iPhone 5s at their local brick and mortar store, assuming they’re willing to brave long lines and potential stock shortages. Not ready for a whole new phone? Check out iOS 7 — it’s available right now and it won’t cost you a dime.
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Source: Apple Store
International travelers just got one more reason to update to iOS 7: Google’s Translate app. Mountain View’s machine translation service is already the go-to language conversion tool for many users, but the app’s latest iOS update packs in a few killer features. In addition to a modern UI overhaul, the iPhone app no supports seven additional languages (bringing its total up to 70) and touch-based handwriting input. The latter feature hit the service’s homepage earlier this summer, and converts the user’s woeful imitations of foreign script into translatable characters. It’s clean looking, useful and brand new. What more can you ask for?
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Apple, Google
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