Reuters reports that the iPhone 5 production will begin in July and shipping will likely start in September. Apple usually holds a fall media event at the beginning of September, which would be a perfect place to introduce the new iPhone.
Reuters also says that the next generation iPhone will look similar to the current iPhone 4 but will have a faster processor. Likely a dual-core A5 processor that was introduced with the iPad 2.
It’s true people, the iPhone 4 is coming to Verizon. It will be available starting in February 2011. This is a result of a two-year talk between the firms.
The Verizon iPhone has a different antenna design than the GSM version. And it will be available on pre-order from February 3 to existing Verizon customers and from February 10 to everyone else.
Skype updated their application for iOS to include video chat that works both over WiFi and 3G networks. This two-way-video calling will work on the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and iPhone 3GS. The iPad and iPod touch 3 will support one-way video calling but hopefully all that will change when the iPad 2 comes out.
Not satisfied with Apple’s Bumper solution for the antenna signal issues and still looking for a way to protect your iPhone 4 from shocking drops? Lucky for you we discovered a secondary use for a craze that’s been sweeping the United States. That’s right, I m talking about Silly Bandz. No, they’re not just glorified rubber bands any more. You can now use Silly Bandz as functional and fashionable iPhone 4 Bumper replacements.
Originally, Silly Bandz were created in Japan to reduce waste in the office, replacing traditional rubber bands (they weren’t called Silly Bandz yet). Lucky for us, an American businessman saw the potential to expand these rubber bands into the the toy industry. So instead of reducing waste in the workplace in Japan, they have become another disposable children’s toy in the U.S.
What makes these super rubber bands so special? They have a remarkable ability to hold their form allowing them to take the shape of different objects. Please see the duck, turtle, car and star:
Now, these rubber bands have become quite the collector’s item in the United States, particularly the east coast… At least this craze has not hit Seattle yet (until today). People wear the rubber bands as bracelets and will trade them with one another to improve their collection. They do not have particular values like trading cards, or support a particular cause like the various forms of the LiveStrong bracelets. What they do do is break easily and pick up bacteria!
We recommend the fantasy pack (Please note: by “recommend” we do not mean that we actually recommend using rubber bands to protect your iPhone 4… but you knew that. The Unicorn might work though). Simply wrap your Silly Bandz of choice around your iPhone as seen below.
For added security and trading ability load up your iPhone 4 with as many Silly Bandz as you can, it’s really hard.
The iPhone jailbreaking process has come a long way since the original iPhone released in 2007. Here is an early “How-To” from Lifehacker. The astute reader will notice that this walk trough required two different programs, one of which was the frighteningly named, “iBrickr”. After a successful jailbreak attempt, the process was refined and a simpler method was released. The process was streamlined until Apple released the next official iOS update at which point the process would start all over again. Every time Apple broke the jailbreak, the development community would find a new way to get around it.
Over the weekend, the easiest jailbreak ever was released for iOS 4. Assuming servers are not overloaded like they have been for a better part of the weekend, you can point your iPhone 4 to jailbreakme.com and follow the onscreen instructions. The process takes less than 5 minutes for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G running the most recent version of iOS.
This release comes less than one week after the DMCA was updated to include jailbreaking mobile devices as an exemption. Jailbreakme has been available in the past but was pressured to cease availability in the United States by Apple. Now that there is a super easy way to unlock your iPhone, will you take the plunge?
If you do, just remember to sync with iTunes and back up your device before checking out jailbreakme.com. Keep in mind that it still not sanctioned by Apple and technically jailbreaking your iPhone can void your warranty. The process is easy to reverse by reverting to your back up. There have been some issues reported with MMS and FaceTime. Keep an eye on the developers updates for the latest news on the tool.
