Are you happy with the size and shape of the screen on your iPhone? Go on; admit that you would be happy with a bigger screen and a curved display. You know it makes sense. Well, the latest reports suggest that Apple is working on designs for a couple of new iPhones. These designs give screen sizes of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches respectively. The change in the screen size...
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It has been almost five years since the world was shocked with the unveiling of the iPhone, and according to an analyst, the world’s first ever “smart” phone has generated a very impressive $150 billion in revenue since day one. This encompasses all models of the iPhone launched, including the first ever iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the...
A new report came out claiming that Apple has the iPad 3 ready and was seen at this year’s CES event. iLounge’s Editor in Chief Jeremy Horwitz, who was known for seeing early prototypes of an iPad 2 case last year, reported that he has once again seen the next-generation tablet offering from Apple. Horwitz reported that the new iPad is not that different from...
It would appear that the interest of Apple in touchscreen technology started almost three decades ago. An early phone prototype, dating back to 1983, was recently uncovered and sports an awesome looking touchscreen that is controlled by a stylus. The phone prototype sadly never made it into production, but was reportedly designed by Harmtut Esslinger. Esslinger was the...
There have been a number of iPod and iPhone docks available in the market, and while many are innovative and have new and useful features, only some really stand out. Now, Japanese design company Pleiades designs have come up with a new iPhone dock called Trumstand that combines a speaker dock with a brass musical instrument. The Trumstand is the world’s first iPhone...
iPod maker Apple Inc. has been reported to be teaming up with Japanese electronics giants Sony and Hitachi to produce 4-inch touchscreen displays for a new iOS device that is set to be released next year. According to Japanese news site Macotakara.com, the two companies have done shipping the new LCD displays to Apple Inc. The site cites “sources within Apple’s...
Popular coffee chain Starbucks is installing a payment system in iPhone app form to more than 700 of its branches across the United Kingdom and Ireland, following a very successful roll-out in the United States. The Starbucks payment app for the iPhone and iPod Touch will be launched on January 5th next year and will allow customers to pay for their ordered items via their...
When the late Apple co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs first dreamed up the iPhone, he did not want it to run on any network. John Stanton, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, said that Jobs wanted to replace mobile carriers completely. Stanton, who spent a lot of time with the late Apple CEO during the development period of the iPhone, said that...
Despite all the rumors and purported cases that are floating around the Internet for the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, a completely different phone from what was expected. Everybody has been led to believe that Apple will launch a revolutionary new iPhone that sports a bigger screen and a thinner body. Well, it turns out that rumors are true, according to a source...
A rumored panorama feature in Apple devices that run iOS 5 turned out to be true, according to findings by developers. The secret feature, which was uncovered by developer Conrad Kramer, enables users to capture panoramic photos by taking pictures and sweeping the camera from left to right. A tweet posted by @conradev says, “So, I found out how to enable Panorama...