It’s Official: Apple iPhone 5 Event this October 4!

Yes, that’s right! Apple is already sending invites to the press in the US for the much-anticipated media event in which the tech giant is expected to launch a refresh of its iPhone.

Apple’s press conference will be held on October 4th at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m. ET).



The image you see above is part of the invitation, and if I have to guess it right – Apple will announce just one (1) iPhone and the iOS 5 with 280 new features added to the iPhone’s firmware. But of course we’ll try to uncover what really Apple has in store on the gameday. Excited? Well, reserve the date.J



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iPhone 5 Release Update: October 15th, Says France Telecom CEO!

This is never a leaked document, and by no means a slip of the tongue… If we are to believe the CEO of France Telecom, the iPhone 5 will launch in October 15th!

Speaking to the French press, France Telecom chief executive Stéphane Richard discussed Apple’s plans for the release of the next iPhone model and even confirmed the date when the Cupertino-based phone maker will unveil the device.

"If we believe what we have been told, the iPhone 5 will be released on 15 October.”

Now, this report coincides with earlier rumors involving the leaked documents from Best Buy in the US as well as the early announcement of iPhone 5 pre-orders at Deutsche Telecom AG in Germany. And if all of these information holds true, then we can expect iPhone 5 from Globe Telecom in mid-December this year -- of course, unless only if Globe and Apple change its roadmap, right? It may even come as a surprise if Globe Telecom will have it in less than a month. Anyway, October is almost there, folks – so let’s just see. [via]



Update: Apple iPhone 5 event is official, October 4th.

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iPhone 5 Release Date in October, Imminent!

Look. When Apple held its most recent Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the company didn’t make any announcement regarding its next iPhone model, thus obviously changing its roadmap as compared to similar events in the last three years.



This created mixed reactions and rumors from different publications since then, citing a number of sources, that Apple will announce iPhone 5 this September instead. But all of these stories leave no stronger evidence that would suggest Apple will indeed introduce and finally launch the phone this month. Apple is very quite and isn’t saying a word.



Not until this week when more and more substantial information start popping out leading us to believe the release of iPhone 5 in October is imminent.



First up is the Best Buy document leaked to BGR, implying for a possible presale of iPhone 5 starting this week, with the phone arriving in the first week next month.

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And speaking of iPhone 5 at Best Buy, the folks over at This is my next also got a file in which the retailer will be installing a large Apple display in at least one Best Buy store in the US come October 21st, , presumably for the device’s launch.

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And just earlier today, Bloomberg is reporting that Deutsche Telekom AG is already accepting pre-orders of iPhone 5 in anticipation of supply bottlenecks for the device. The German carrier will apparently “hand out coupons to people who expressly request the successor model to the iPhone 4”.



Although these reports are still insufficient for some to believe, at least for now, IMHO – an October release of iPhone 5 is more than just imminent! We can expect Apple to make the announcement anytime this month and finally seeing the device hitting stores afterwards.



Update: iPhone 5 to Launch October 15th



We’ll keep you posted once we learn more, so just stay tuned for updates! [via BGR, This is my Next, Bloomberg]

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3 iPhone and 3 iPad Models Revealed on iOS 4.3 Source Code

Apple’s iPad has been released officially here in the Philippines just a month ago or more than 9 months since the tablet was launched in the US.

The release was delayed quite long, leaving Apple fans a second thought whether to buy the first iPad models or just wait until the 2nd-generation tablet from Apple is released. It has already been speculated that iPad 2G will be launched in the US sometime in the first or second week of April, and for the sake of those who planned to buy the first-gen model – I think you’d love to hear that there are 3 more iPad models coming as revealed on iOS 4.3 which was released for developers yesterday.



Our friends at Engadget dug unto the source code of iOS 4.3 and they got, well, not much precious as the gold mine revealing Apple secrets of its future devices lineup.

As you can see from the screenshot above, there are those identifiers for the future iPhone and iPad models. iPad 2,1 could be the Wi-Fi version of the 2nd-gen iPad or iPad 2G. The Wi-Fi with 3G support 2nd–gen iPad is referred as iPad 2,2. And the iPad 2,3 could be the CDMA iPad 2G version.



On the other note, iPhone 4,1 could be a GSM-based iPhone 5; and iPhone 4,2 could be the CDMA-based iPhone 5. iPhone 3,3 still leaves a mystery- but a wild guess is, it could be the next iPhone 4 without a Home button. Weird, isn’t it? Not exactly, because BGR got an exclusive report that the next iPad will be losing the Home button. If so, functionalities of the Home button can be achieved through the Multi-Touch gestures added on iOS 4.3 firmware; and since the iPhone will also support the multi-touch feature on iOS 4.3 – it could be possible that iPhone 3,3 actually refers to iPhone 4 without Home button. Interesting.



So, that leaves us to expect Apple to release at least 6 more devices (3 iPhone models, 3 iPad models) in the future. Just in case you ask if iPod Touch 4G will still have another sibling, I think I’m safe to say “Yes”. We’ve actually read similar story before. What do you think?



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So This is the iPhone 5 Clone?

iPhone 5, or whatever name Steve Jobs will give to it, is coming in the next 6 months.

There’s no official specs released yet, or Apple didn’t have any word of how it exactly looks – but the company’s product trends suggest we’ll get to see another iPhone next year, obviously!

iPhone 5 Clone?

What’s quite interesting to hear for now though, is the fact that our Chinese friends were able to clone the speculated fifth-generation smartphone from Apple. Wondering how it looks like? See it yourself above…



This iPhone 5 clone is said to be running Android OS instead of the original iOS which powers Apple iDevices. Designed to have a combination of the third and fourth generation iPhones in terms of form-factor and hardware design, this toy is packed with a 3.5 low-resolution touch screen, with front and rear cameras, as well as function buttons as seen on original iPhones. For you to picture out the whole extent of the design perfectly, check out the video after the break. Oh, by the way the video is in Chinese!







When iPhone 4 was released in the US and later here in the Philippines, cheaper replica of the gadget are also being sold on gray markets as low as $100 or Php 5,000. There was even a white version caught, while Apple delayed it several times. I’d bet this will also sell on the same price range, or even better if vendors offer a buy 1 – take 1 deals. What do you think? [via]



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