Flexible iPhone Designs/iPhone 5 Charge Costs

Today, there are 2 articles for your review.  First, Apple could be looking into flexible display designs for the future.  This is based on patents that were filed.  Second, there is an article that shows how much it costs to charge the iPhone 5 for a year.  How much do you think it costs?  Read the article and see if you're correct.

Flexible iPhone

iPhone 5 Charging Costs

Apple Exploring Carbon Fiber

Rumor has it Apple is exploring carbon fiber.  Carbon fiber is low weight but high strength.  People use it on tuned cars a lot to cut weight.  Most of Apple's devices aren't really bulky now so I'm curious what they are looking at with carbon fiber.

Apple Exploring Carbon Fiber

Latest iPhone 5 News

Foxconn reopened its facility after the riot.  The production lines are operating normally.  Check out the picture in the article.  The riot isn't funny but in past photos, they spoke about cars being flipped over.  This picture is of a cart!  I'm sure it was serious but that just looked a little humorous to me.  What do you think?

Foxconn Reopens Facility

The iPhone 5 is available now.  You just have to get your hands on one.  Apple is rolling out a new program to assist.  You can order your iPhone 5 online and pick it up in the store.  Do you think this is a good idea?  Would you purchase using this plan?  Have you contributed to iPhone 5 sales or do you plan to purchase one?

Order online, pick up in store

New Update for AppleTV

Knock knock
Who's there?
Orange
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn't say iPhone 5?

Seriously, there has been a lot of news on the iPhone 5 recently.  It's nice to provide news about another device.  That device is the AppleTV.  Apple pushed out a new update for the device.  Read below for the complete details.

AppleTV Update

iPhone 5 Sales and Related News

Ok, there is a bit of iPhone 5 related news today.  First, Apple announced iPhone 5 sales of over 5 million for its opening weekend.  That's a good number (larger than iPhone 4S sales) but not quite what analysts expected.  Some analysts have chimed in about why they think Apple didn't sell more.

Some users have said they are having issues with WiFi on the new devices.  They are reporting slow connectivity.

Lastly, there was a riot at a Foxconn Plant and has caused the plant to shutdown.  Check out the article below to see the impact on iPhone 5 production.

iPhone 5 Sales

Analyst Opinions

WiFi Issues

Riot at Foxconn Plant

4 Commercials for iPhone 5

Apple has 4 commercials for the iPhone 5.  Below you can view them all and tell me what you think about them.

iPhone 5 Commercials

iPhone 5 Jailbroken?

Well, it looks like the iPhone 5 can be jailbroken.  I don't think it's available to the public yet but there is a proof of concept.  More details below.

iPhone 5 Jailbroken

iPhone 5 Jailbroke 2

Verizon iPhone 5 Unlocked?

There is a video that says the Verizon iPhone 5 comes unlocked.  The video shows that it not only works on Verizon's CDMA network but also on AT&T's GSM network.  You won't get AT&T's version of LTE but you will get a decent speed.  I guess that brings up the question of where this video took place.  There is no way to confirm what coverage the user had since AT&T's LTE has limited coverage.  Anyway, this makes me consider the Verizon iPhone but I'm still not sure yet.  I'll wait for a bit more info.


Verizon iPhone 5 Unlocked

Some iPhone 5 Orders Shipping Ahead of Schedule

Some people that preordered the iPhone 5 are getting unexpected news.  It looks like some iPhones will be arriving earlier than expected.  The details are below.

iPhone 5 Ahead of Schedule

More iPhone 5 News

The iPhone 5 is already being sold in some Apple Retail stores due to different timezones.  It seems like the demand remains high for Apple's new mobile device.  Feel free to check out the articles below that go into more detail and one article even has a teardown of the new device.

iPhone 5 in Stores

iPhone 5 Teardown

iPhone 4S Hacked for Sport

This is an important article because it notes that the iPhone 4S is one of the most secure mobile device.  Even with that being said, it 3 weeks for it to be hacked.  Read on for all the details.  It doesn't mean we are at any more risk than normal.  It just shows that anything can be hacked given enough time and resources.

iPhone 4S Hacked for Sport

IOS 6 News and Reviews

Today, Apple released iOS 6 which comes with over 200 new features.  As a common Apple theme, you can enjoy some features on older iOS devices but the newest features require the newest hardware. Along with the release, reviews are already coming in.  The roundup is below.


IOS 6

Troubleshoot Wireless Network

Here are some tips from Macworld to help you with troubleshooting your wireless network.  Hopefully, you won't need them but just in case.

Troubleshoot Wireless Network

Latest iPhone 5 News

First, there is already an unboxing of the iPhone 5.  Also, reviews are in!  Shipping estimates have slipped again to 3-4 weeks.  Check out the articles for all the details.

iPhone Unboxing

iPhone 5 Reviews

iPhone 5 Shipping Estimates

iPhone 5 Sales

The momentum behind iPhone 5 sales is great.  Apple reported they sold 2 million iPhones in the first 24 hours of preorders.  With that number, analysts are predicting about 8 million iPhones sold during launch weekend.

First Day Preorders

First Weekend Sales Prediction

iPhone 5 Setting Records for AT&T

It looks like the iPhone 5 is selling like crazy!  AT&T says the iPhone 5 is the fastest selling iPhone they've offered and the iPhone is setting new sales records.  That's just at AT&T.  There's still the other carriers and Apple.  Sounds like good news for iPhone buyers and Apple shareholders.

iPhone 5 Sales

iPhone 5 Has 1 GB of RAM and A6 Processor

The iPhone 5 has 1 GB of RAM and an A6 processor.  This is twice the RAM of the iPhone 4S and twice the CPU power.

iPhone 5 RAM

A6 Processor

Incredible iPhone 5 Preorders

Apple said the preorders have been incredible for the iPhone 5.  It only took hours for the initial shipment to sell out.  There is a lot of excitement for the iPhone 5.  More details below.

iPhone 5 Preorders

iPhone 5 Available for Preorder!

The iPhone 5 is now available for preorder!  You can preorder from Apple or from one of the carriers.  Along with that, shipping estimates are showing 2 weeks in the Apple Store.  Does that mean the iPhone is just selling that quickly?  We will probably find out how iPhone 5 sales did after the weekend.  My only disappointment is that I haven't seen where you can purchase an unlocked version of the iPhone 5.  That may come later.  If you're frugal, you may want to crunch the numbers.  It may be cheaper in the long run to pay in advance.  Just an idea.  Either way, I hope you enjoy your iPhone 5 when you get one.

iPhone 5 Preorder

iPhone 5 Shipping Estimates

The iPhone 5

If you didn't hear, Apple announced the iPhone 5 today!  Unfortunately, the rumor sites are very thorough  and there were few, if any, surprises.  Still, looking at the hardware and software aspects, this is a great device.  I can't wait to get one.  Here is a little roundup of the news on it.

iPhone 5 With 4" Display

Improved Antenna

Hands On Impressions