Apple iPhone 5 Release Date is October, not September:
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Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us Rumors have it that the iPhone 5 release date will be later than previously expected, due to software that otherwise won't be ready.
The news comes from the folks over at AllThingsD, and is at odds with earlier reports that indicated that the device would actually be available earlier, during September. Next generation iPhone rumors are pouring in these days, as we're getting closer to the launch of the device. That conflicts with a report from tech blog Gizmodo, which has passed along a supposed email from an AT&T employee claiming that employee vacation requests for late September have been denied. "Historically the only time they've done this was for an iPhone release," reads that email. "So we're looking at the last two weeks of September." "I don't know why AT&T's calling for all hands on deck those weeks, but it's not for an iPhone launch," one source said.
Apple hasn't commented on when it will release a new iPhone model, or what features it will include. For now, the September -- and now October -- launch reports should be treated as rumors.
The iPhone 5 allegedly entered the final stage of its design phase a couple of months ago, and recently entered production phase. The device will come pre-loaded with iOS 5, and should offer a slew of improvements, such as a vastly improved notifications system, Twitter integration, better Safari and Mail apps, the new iMessage service, iCloud integration, improved multitasking, and better overall responsiveness.
Apple's iPhone 5 will include a curved glass display, perhaps similar to that of the Google Nexus S, according to a new online report.
Apple's iPhone 5 will feature a curved-glass touch-screen display.
"Cover glass makers are reluctant to commit investment to the purchase of glass cutting equipment due to the high capital involved," according to the May 23 report, citing unnamed sources. "Apple reportedly has purchased 200-300 glass cutting machines to be used by glass cutters."
Those machines are supposedly stored at various assembly plants in anticipation of covered-glass production ramping to acceptable levels. Apple is partnering with its suppliers over manufacturing processes such as glass-cutting and lamination.
One of the iPhone's recent rivals, the Google Nexus S, debuted in December 2010 with a screen curved ever-so-slightly inwards. At the time, Google claimed the display "fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and along the side of your face." The Dell Venue Pro, a smartphone running Windows Phone 7, also features a curved display--albeit slightly outwards, perhaps in a bid to broaden its range of visibility.
Other rumors have suggested Apple is prepping an edge-to-edge screen for the next iPhone. Those reports stem from an "iPhone 5G" case offered on Chinese manufacturer Kulcase's Alibaba.com Website.
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Vladimir Bundalo works in IT, in Microsoft Server Domain Environment, with HP Enterprise Hardware and VMware Virtualisation Platform. His hobby is his website Webestigate and the site is mostly focused on Apple and Android products.
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