Apple fingerprint scanning patent Apple has for a while now been rumored to incorporate fingerprint scanning in its future iPhone 5S model. Michael Barrent, Chief Information Security Officer of PayPal, hinted that Apple and other smartphone manufacturers will bring fingerprint readers to their future smartphones. The Apple-part is “confirmed” by him saying...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DlXp41WwpOs We’ve seen a couple of Samsung ads in the past where Apple gets mocked. Today, we have yet another new ad fitting this category with the Samsung Galaxy S 4: Graduation Pool Party ad. It’s a cool ad highlighting some of the features only the Galaxy S 4 can do. Check it out yourself! ...
Nokia Lumia 620 Nokia’s Lumia topped the sales charts here in Finland. On Elisa, the Lumia 620 was the most sold smartphone to private customers, and the Lumia 820 the most sold to businesses. On DNA, the iPhone 5 was the most sold smartphone, followed by the Nokia Lumia 620 and Samsung Galaxy Y. The third major carrier, Sonera, has yet to release their charts. Elisa...
Apple iPhone 5 A report by Citigroup Global Securities confirms earlier rumors that Apple is planning to release the next-generation iPhone in early September. The next generation iPhone is expected to be a minor update and receive the ‘S’ moniker, i.e. it will be called iPhone 5S. Citigroup also confirmed that Apple will announce the first ever low-cost...
Apple iPhone 5 China Business Journal is reporting today that their sources are saying that Apple returned 5 to 8 million iPhones to Foxconn on March 15. The reason for the returned devices was due to them failing Apple’s quality standards in terms of appearance or simply malfunctioning. The report goes on to say that it will cost Foxconn 1 billion (132 million...
Low-cost iPhone (2013) case? Could the image embedded above provide the first proof of the long-rumoured budget iPhone? Tactus claims that it is exactly this. Many Mac sites with a solid track record over leaks have also published the picture, and while not providing proof that it’s legit, none of the sites have claimed it to be fake, either. Today’s back...
Windows Phone 8 Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft, wrote a blog post on TechNet to summarise what the spring has brought with it so far. Some interesting bits regarding Windows Phone was published. Microsoft used numbers gathered by IDC to highlight that Windows Phone has shipped more than Blackberry in 26 markets and iPhone in seven. While we’re still in early days, the numbers are encouraging. There are new PCs and tablets in market and great apps in the Windows Store, with new...
Original iPhone 2G (2007) An unnamed “inside source” at Apple claims that the company will introduce the next generation iPhone and iPad at a special event on June 29th, which is exactly 6 years after the original iPhone was announced. The tipster claims the event will be titled “Original Passion, New Ideas” to highlight that the “iPhone 5S” and “iPad 5″ will both be the first new products with no input from the company’s previous CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs. If this report turns...