Apple may have unintentionally leaked the design for its upcoming iPhone 5 smartphone in a patent application in Australia, reports say. According to Australian tech site SmartHouse, the Cupertino tech giant has prematurely filed patents for its iPhone 5 smartphone in Australia after the company’s bad experience with its government. According to the application filed...

The Guardian’s technology editor, Charles Arthur, reported that his sources claim that sealed boxes containing Apple’s iPhone 5 have been delivered to mobile phone carriers for its final testing phase before the phone goes into its mass production process. He said that the black boxes, which hold the newest iPhone model from Apple, are rarely opened, and if...

American mobile carrier AT&T is reportedly denying its employees’ vacation requests in the last two weeks of September due to an “event blackout,” which could potentially mean the launch of Apple’s new iPhone 5. The rumor comes from a tip sent to Gizmodo by an unnamed AT&T employee. “I’m an att employee and my boss just announced...

Last week, a schematic for what claims to be silicone cases for the iPhone 5 emerged, which gave us a first look at what the phone could look like. Now, Chinese tech blog Made in China (MIC) Gadgets reports that the said silicone cases for the iPhone 5 are “everywhere in China now.” Chinese trade site Alibaba.com are now selling the silicone cases for 2 yuan...

Not much is known about the Apple iPhone 5, not its release date, not its new specs, not the new features the phone will have, and not how much it will cost. We are basing specs on rumors that float around the internet for some time now. Even though we are only relying on hearsays, people in the U.S. say that they want one. According to a survey conducted by PriceGrabber.com,...

Given that we are likely less than two months away from the announcement of the iPhone 5, rumors are already stacking up, but this one could be the biggest of them all. An unknown Apple device has been spotted by a resident from San Francisco that was being used by what he claims is an Apple employee. The photographer sent the images to Apple news website 9 to 5 Mac, saying...

A purported case mold schematic for the iPhone 5 emerged recently, pointing to a redesign for Apple’s new smartphone. The mold shows that the fifth-generation iPhone will be sporting a larger display, a bigger home button and a thinner body. We have heard rumors in the past few weeks that the new iPhone 5’s design will be very similar to its predecessor, the...

Apple iPhone 5 rumors are continuing to pile up as days go by. Now, reports say that mobile carrier AT&T has been readying its staff for a mid-September iPhone 5 release date. This supports previous reports that UK stores were recruiting staff to start in August. AT&T has been informing its employees, especially those who work in retail locations, to wrap up its...

A senior executive from Swisscom said that the hotly anticipated iPhone 5 release date in the United States will be on September 5th 2011, followed by a worldwide launched on October 5th. Tech website iPhone Italia reports that according to a “very reliable source,” Swisscom is preparing for an October 5th iPhone 5 release date, and will be having units of...

Mobile phone carrier Verizon has been clearing out their iPhone 4 inventory ahead of the autumn launch of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5, reports say. The information comes from Phone Arena’s “trustworthy tipster,” who said that the carrier will begin selling discounted iPhone 4 accessories. The discounted accessory prices is a sign that Verizon aims...