Evidence continues to mount that Apple will have at least one iPhone with a display larger than 4 inches in 2014. Following a Reuters report only days ago that the manufacturer is experimenting with displays as large as 6 inches, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has weighed in with his own assessment that Apple will offer an iPhone with a […]
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Apple testing phablets with displays as large as 6 inches
While Apple is focused on the upcoming announcement next week of its new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, you know that its Research & Development teams are already at work on the next generations of iPhones. Having faced considerable criticism and customer demand for smartphones with larger displays, it appears that Apple is getting ready to jump into the phablet […]
BBM for Android caught on video
BlackBerry plans to launch BBM for Android and iPhone by the end of the summer. A beta version of the Android version made its way to the BlackBerry Beta Zone last month and even then the app was described as “not bad.” Now a video has surfaced showing BBM in operation on an Android device. In fact, this is a […]
Apple testing larger-screened iPhones and iPads?
Rumours that Apple is working on smartphones and tablets with larger screens have been floating about for some time. The Wall Street Journal is the latest to indicate that Apple and its partners are testing such devices. On the smartphone side, the report only suggests that a display that measures “more than four inches” is being tested. As for the […]
Apple launches its back-to-school promotion
Today Apple started its back-to-school specials: A US$100 gift card with purchase of a Mac and US$50 gift card with an iPad or iPhone purchase. The promotional period is from July 7 through September 6 and gift cards can be redeemed through Apple’s App store, iTunes Store, or iBookstore. In order to qualify for the App Store Gift Card or […]
Rumour: Apple to launch 4.8-inch iPhone model in June
The rumours continue to suggest that Apple will abandon its long-held strategy of releasing a single new iPhone model later this year. A new report by the China Times suggests that Apple will release not one but three different models later this year (if I read the Google translation correctly). Alongside the Apple iPhone 5S, we could see a new […]
More information on upcoming cheaper iPhone?
Rumours of a cheaper Apple iPhone model coming this year refuse to go away. Citing its usual sources from the upstream supply chain, Digitimes reports that the new device could use a redesigned case made of plastic rather than glass and aluminium as seen on iPhones to date. The move (along with others) would allow Apple to drive the manufacturing […]
Did Apple’s Schiller really dismiss a cheaper iPhone? (Updated)
The story behind an interview between Apple SVP of Worldwide marketing Phil Schiller and the Chinese newspaper Shanghai Evening News has taken an interesting twist. It all started with a number of reports that Apple was working on a cheaper iPhone (to sell perhaps as low as US$99). In the subsequent interview, Schiller appeared to deny the rumours. Or did […]