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iPhone 5 Production

150K iPhone 5 units per day, 5-6 million expected this September. These figures are said to be what OEM maker Foxconn is churning out, according to industry sources.

The report also stated that Apple may be ready for a mass shipment of  the iPhone 5. The Taiwanese website, digitimes.com, reported the 150K per day figure, as well as an expected 5-6 million units produced by this September and top 22 million as we go into the fourth quarter.

According to Digitimes, “Lens maker Largan Precision, touch panel maker TPK Holding, reinforced glass supplier G-Tech Optoelectronics and battery vendors Simplo and Dynapack are all operating at full swing currently, the sources indicated.”

As reported here recently, Digitimes also mentioned that Pegatron Technology is said to produce 15% of the next gen iPhone.

Article courtesy iphone5release.org

Will 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) support be coming in Apple’s next-generation iPhone and iPad devices?

While digging through the files in the recently-released sixth beta of Apple’s upcoming iOS 5 mobile operating system, some enterprising users have found hints that suggest that LTE support may be arriving to Apple’s devices soon.

Many have speculated that the iPhone 5 will launch with LTE support, as there are already a few Android handsets and tablets on the market that support LTE and Apple generally tries to lead and not follow with its new iPhone handsets. With Apple’s two main carrier partners AT&T and Verizon currently rolling out 4G LTE network coverage as fast as possible, users would likely flock to the iPhone 5 in droves if LTE support was an included feature. Verizon’s network is far more complete than AT&T’s, but it’s expected that the two companies will feature similar LTE coverage by next year.

Although the iPhone 5 is all but confirmed to be launching sometime in September or early October, Apple has yet to even confirm the existence of the device. Nothing is known about what the next-generation iPhone handset will deliver in terms of upgraded hardware or features; whether or not LTE had even been considered by Apple was unknown until the discovery of LTE settings in iOS 5 Beta 6.

As for the iPad 3, little is known about the device other than that it is likely to be released sometime in early 2012. With the launch of the next iPad still many months away, it’s almost certain that an LTE-capable version will be offered, as the major North American carriers will have their LTE networks fully rolled out by next spring. Another sign that LTE may be coming to the iPad is the recent speculation that Apple is set to allow its carrier partners to subsidize the cost of the iPad 3, similar to how the iPhone is subsidized. Customers will be considerably more willing to sign a one or two-year LTE data plan contract if they are able to save a few hundred dollars on the purchase price of their new iPad tablet.

Of course, it’s possible that the appearance of LTE settings in the recent iOS beta were simply included to aid Apple and its developer base in their testing. This is a common practice for mobile operating system developers, which generally have numerous prototype handsets in the field being tested at all times.

With Apple CEO Steve Jobs stepping down from his position today, we’re unlikely to hear much more about the iPhone 5, the iPad 3 or the possibility of 4G LTE support for at least a week or two. By then, we’ll be in to September and likely close to Apple’s fall event, where the iPhone 5 is expected to be announced and demoed. Until then, sit tight and keep your fingers crossed that Apple does decide to include support for the incredibly fast 4G LTE networks in the upcoming iPhone 5 handset.

ShopSavvy

Free app for iPhone

ShopSavvy you might of heard from that guy in the office who finds every little iPhone app a must download, but this one is very clever and potentially money saving.

The idea is that you scan the barcode of any product, which you would like to purchase; lets say for example you’re at a Department Store and you wonder if you could possibly find it cheaper at another store or online. So with ShopSavvy, you scan the barcode, and it will search online to see which places it is available for purchase, and the price you’d pay.

This will be perfect for Christmas coming up to make sure you can stretch every dollar to either give or save more, especially seeing as the app is free, you have nothing to lose except saving some money if you don’t!

AroundME

Free app for iPhone

Have you ever found yourself on a side of town you’ve never seen, or even heard about before? Now have you ever needed to know where a hospital, petrol station or ATM machine in this strange part of town?

If yes, well quickly download Aroundme, it’s a free app which uses Google’s database to quickly find what you are looking for around you; from what was listed previously, to movie theaters, restaurants, bars, hotels, supermarkets and parking.

A perfect app if you like to travel or are new to a place, or just bad with memory or directions. This one is a keeper!

Slash Gear

Free for iPhone or iPad

If you’re an I.T professional, enthusiast or just a curious reader for the latest on I.T gadgets, computers and mobile technology.
This free iPhone & iPad app has all the latest feeds from their website going back to December 2005.

The articles from Slash Gear review some of the coolest technology seen by some of the geekiest nerds you can imagine.

The app also features video streaming, bookmarking and font size improvement for those who struggle to read off an iphone or ipad screen.

Review of Calorie Note Free – Daily Food Diary

With winter heading north again, and summer soon sneaking up on us, many of us are starting to notice the warm winter comfort food around our waists and are joining diets to fit into that short summer skirt again.

With many dietitians suggesting calorie tracking to fight that belly jiggle, here’s a free iphone app that can help ease that stress of counting, tracking and monitoring all the food you eat through the day.

It also has other features such as; Goals, calendars, weight management and calculators for BMI, adequate weights and basal metabolic rate.

Perfect to help achieve your weight loss goals this summer!

iGizmo for iPad

Review of iGizmo for iPad – FREE

IGizmo has been a popular I.T Gadget magazine of mine for the last year, first publishing its magazine in March of 2008. It offers a wide range of gadget reviews and comparisons of the latest technologies from mobile phones, computers, tablets and what ever else is out there in the world of technology and cool nerdy facts.
The free application itself, is only limited to the iPad, allowing you to download the magazine editions back to September last year to keep in archive to view anywhere without data connection, allowing use for iPad without 3G
If you don’t have an iPad, don’t worry, the magazines full content is also available from its website; http://www.igizmo.co.uk/signup or available in print.

Cut the Rope

This iPhone app review is about a great game which was made for time wasting in any location. Its simple game nature with puzzle, arcade like genre, however it’s the achievement of grabbing all three stars before feeding ‘Om Nom’ the little creature his candy which drives you to keep playing each level over and over till you achieve it, not finishing till your screen is full of gold stars.
The game requires you to cut ropes as the name suggest, use items around you such as springs & balloons, as well as motion and gravity to deliver Om Nom his candy.
It sounds simple, however some of the levels can really stress your brain or just require fast skill action, this game is for everyone.
It offers a free lite & Christmas Version which I found  the Christmas  version wasn’t all that challenging, but rather copying ‘Angry Birds’ of its many seasoned themes, and I’d just skip with the lite version seeing as the full content cost is a minor 99c, I guarantee mostly everyone will find their money’s worth of enjoyment with this iPhone app.

Rugby World Cup 2011

Review of Free App for iPhone

Of course one of the many exciting events of 2011 is the Rugby World Cup being hosted by our friendly neighbors, New Zealand.
If you don’t watch TV like me, you might find it hard to know when a game is on this September, October and be disappointed when you miss it.
So you might join me in delight that the RWC has released a free app that’s packed full of features.

The apps of course has all the latest news on teams for upcoming matches from official RWC sources, show’s a calendar of all the matches in this years World Cup, brings the ability to filter information for your team, so you can focus on the Wallabies rather than reading about those rubbish All Blacks and Pohm’s.
My favorite feature which makes it more worth it, is the video selection of highlights from past Rugby World Cups.

This is a fantastic app that will keep you informed about all that’s happening, in one simple location.

Tom Tom is a paid iPhone App for $69.99 from iTunes

For those who are like me, and are continuingly getting lost in concrete jungles around Australia, or even if you hit the road to the outback, then think to yourself, ‘so where the bloody hell am I’. I have the perfect option; Tom Tom Australia, with a hefty price of $69.99 I admit, however look at what it can save you in the long run, most GPS’s are looking to cost you around $200 with then constant map updates.

Tom Tom Australia fits nicely on your phone, saving you having to carry, charge and update another bulky device with you.
The app comes with everything that Tom Tom have with their full GPS products; voice instructions with multiple voices to choose from, smart routes to avoid tolls or quicker speeds on longer distances.

You could be thinking, why pay $70 for an app which Google maps already does for free, and the reason would be the details, its more precise with turning lanes and from my experience, won’t leave you thinking that your destination is under a bridge or on a plane runway.

Review of Best iPhone Apps – HeyTell. Free from iTunes

In this day and age, everything is made to simplify your life, and this app is for those that are text-a-holics and are getting lazy of finger smashing.

HeyTell is a Voice messenger that works over the GSM network. What does that mean to you?  Rather than having to call for a simple question or write a long text message, you are able to record a voice message, press send, and the person at the other end will receive your message translated to text.

The great thing about HeyTell is that it can have light to heavy protection settings, so you don’t have any un-wanted people sending you anything. HeyTell is a fantastic app for all those social butterfly’s, because it is cheaper in the long run to use data than sending a text and saves time from typing a text message.

Review of Urbanspoon iPhone App

Stuck in the office with no lunch and can’t decide what to eat? Urbanspoon is a free iPhone App that can help, simply open it up and shake your iPhone and Urbanspoon will suggest somewhere close by for you to chow down. Not a fan of Sushi? Give it another shake! Don’t want to walk more than 500 metres? That’s right, just shake it again! If you think you’ve found something good, but you’re just not too sure just click in and check out the reviews.. and if you liked it make sure you leave one of your own, as Urbanspoon skews the results towards the most popular restaurants and food joints .

Review of Dropbox iPhone App

Dropbox is free cloud based file storage service that lets you access, view, retrieve and share any of your files on ANY of your devices whether it’s your iPhone, iPad, iPod your computers or even directly on the web. In a nutshell, Dropbox is a simple iPhone App with a synchronisation service that lets you save all your files and then have these automatically synchronised to wherever you’ve installed the Dropbox application and it’s all done behind the scenes, no need to click any buttons to make things work just make sure you’ve saved it in your Dropbox and it does the rest!

Could this be true?

We’ve seen it on on the iPod Nano and the Samsung Nexus S. However the latest rumors are stating that the new iPhone 5 (to debut in September) will feature a curved glass display.   According to DigiTimes, Apple has purchased 200-300 glass cutting machines to be used by glass makers to build curved front panels. Others rumors also tell us that Apple will surely implement design changes, could this be it? Looks like we’ll just have to wait and see.

HTC’s revenue in April 2011 hit a record high, Taiwan Economic News reports. The publication cites a financial statement from HTC in claiming the smartphone maker saw revenue in April grow to NT$38.729. Equivalent to approximately $1.35 billion USD, HTC’s April revenue was up 4.5% sequentially and up over 113% compared to April 2010. Aggregate revenue over the first four months now totals NT$142.885, up 154% over the same period last year. The company said continued strong sales of devices like the Desire HD played a large role in helping HTC achieve the new record, and heavy shipments of newer phones like the Incredible S and Desire S  should keep revenue up through the remainder of the quarter.

Here is a good treat for all Scrabble fanatics! EA just recently launched the official Scrabble App on the Android Market. The best thing about the new app is that it is free and cross-platform multiplayer. Android users can play against iOS and Facebook users.  Through EA’s Origin service, users can save their games through the cloud.

Here are some of the basic features of the game:

• CONNECT WITH FRIENDS IN MULTIPLE WAYS - It’s easy to find friends playing SCRABBLE. Connect and play via a username, email address, or send an invitation using your Android smartphone contact list. Post invitations to play via Facebook and email, too!

• PLAY FRIENDS ACROSS PLATFORMS - With real Cross-Platform Play, you can challenge fellow word warriors on other Android devices, iPhones/iPod touches, and even Facebook. Play SCRABBLE anytime, anywhere – and with virtually anyone.

• PLAY UP TO 50 GAMES AT ONCE - Also play against random opponents online and enjoy 2-player Pass ‘N Play (and see your highest scoring choices with the Best Word feature). When you add it all up, you can play up to 50 GAMES at once!

• TALK A GOOD GAME - Socialize and stay in the game! During gameplay, the chat icon will blink when you have a message. And when you’re not playing, you can get notified when it’s your turn, when a game is created, or when a game ends. (Notification features require OS 2.2 and above. Please upgrade to the latest Android OS for full functionality.)

• LEARN AS YOU GO WITH THE TEACHER FEATURE - See the best word choice from your previous move with this fan favorite feature. The more you play, the better you get!
• TRACK YOUR STATS AND SEE HOW YOU DID - At end of the game, check out the highest-scoring word and more. See how your play improves as you become a real SCRABBLE master.