iPhone 5 Rumor Bingo Card

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October iPhone Event to Be Held on Apple Campus

Apple wants to 'talk iPhone' on October 4th

Gore's loose lips let new iPhones slip

Rumor: The iPhone 5’s Killer Secret Feature Is Amazing Voice Control

Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T's system? -- Engadget

KDDI to sell iPhone 5 in blow to Softbank: report - MarketWatch

Youtube - Madden 12 iPhone Review

The Mystery of the Missing iPad Parts

Apple October Quarterly Report

AppleInsider | Apple's iPhone has 89% retention rate, next nearest hardware is HTC at 39%

iPhone owners very loyal, BlackBerry not so much — Apple News, Tips and Reviews

Google: 2/3rds of our mobile search comes from Apple’s iOS | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

What Are Apple’s Icons Doing on Samsung’s Wall of Apps?

Hands-on: 5 wireless keyboards for the iPad - Computerworld

Will new iPhone designs include Europe's common charger?

Amazon's Kindle Fire just nuked the tablet market: Winners and losers | ZDNet

 

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The iLatch Ipad Case by Laura in Nashvile — Kickstarter

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Apple’s Sprint-compatible iPad appears ready and waiting for launch

Orange CEO suggests iPhone 5 to launch in France on Oct. 15

Bentley as an accessory for iPads.

Brazil's iPad 2 plant begins production, first shipments in Dec.

China Mobile receives 'positive answer' from Apple on 4G LTE iPhone

Epson iPad Compatible Projectors

Sprint says it can handle the iPhone traffic

Plenty of Chatter About a New iPhone - NYTimes.com

Mercedes-Benz shows off “iPhone Interface Plus”

All The Dumb Things RIM's CEOs Said While Apple And Android Ate Their Lunch

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Verizon begins throttling iPhone unlimited 3G customers who use 2GB/month

AT&T Today Debuts 4G LTE Service, Primed for Apple iPad 3 Release

AT&T 4G LTE - Wireless 4G Speed with AT&T LTE & HSPA+ - from AT&T

Sprint Tightens Upgrade and Return Policies

Apple: iPhone 5 Accompanied By Spiffed-Up ‘iPhone 4 Plus,’ Says JP Morgan

iOS warning to developers could signal imminent iPhone 5 launch

Coverage Locator - Verizon Wireless

eHarmony HD- Mobile Dating For Singles On The Go

Skype for iPhone makes stealing address books a snap • The Register

Apple to Release a White iPod Touch with Minor Changes in October

T-Mobile CMO Says No iPhone 5 This Year | TechCrunch

AppleInsider | Apple begins selling iPad 2 3G in China

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Apple Seeks 'Product Security Manager'

Chilean airplane crash located via Apple's Find My iPhone

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Apple Wants Its Lost iPhone 5 - Conan on TBS - YouTube

Android apps much less profitable than iPhone apps

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TNT for iPad for iPad on the iTunes App Store

5 Ways to Dump Your Old Handset Before the iPhone 5

Has the iPhone lost its cool? - The Washington Post

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I had a reporter from Inc.com ask me a few questions on what I thought the iPhone 5 would be like and some other questions with regards to business users. Below is his questions and my answers.  I will be talking more about the iPhone 5 in coming episodes.  

1. What do you think will be 5-6 new features of the iPhone 5?


1. Upgraded camera to an 8 Mega Pixel camera module.  In iOS 5 - Apple has added a few features that are focused on the camera - such as using the volume button as a shutter control and adding quick access to the camera from the lock screen - so an upgraded camera for the iPhone 5 that will be running iOS 5 seems to be a lock.

2. Upgrade of the CPU to the A5 - which is the same processor in the iPad 2.   This follows last years process when the iPad 1 had the A4 Processor first and then when the iPhone 4 came out it also had the A4. Apple will also likely bump up internal ram from 512 MB to 1 GB - but likely will not even mention this.  Other than the CPU - Apple does not like to talk much about the internals of the iPhones. 

3. For Business Travelers - especially on Verizon - the biggest upgrade will be in making it a true world phone.  With a chipset that allows for both CDMA and GSM use from the same phone.  This chip set is already in the Verizon iPhone 4 - but the Verizon iPhone 4 is not optimized to use both GSM and CDMA. The iPhone 5 - will be designed from the ground up to be a true world phone.  

4.  Enhanced Voice Controls / Voice Recognition in iOS 5 - just for the iPhone 5.  This will take advantage of some features from their Siri acquisition and also from work with Nuance.  Expect much greater voice recognition and voice controls with the iPhone 5.  Something to be appreciated by the business person on the go.

5. Enhanced Video out / HDMI out - through a dongle and Mirroring of the screen to an external projector - like with the iPad 2.

6. It will NOT be an LTE / 4G phone.  LTE is just not widely available yet - especially when you look at the hand full of test markets that AT&T just has.  So at this point - it does not seem to make much sense for Apple to go with an LTE phone on Verizon or AT&T.  Plus with both of them restricting data usage - with an LTE smartphone you could burn through your monthly data cap in less than an hour.  


2. For business users, is this going to be a no-brainer upgrade? Why or why not?


Yes - Especially for those that travel internationally.  Having one phone that can work on any US or international carrier will make going to the iPhone 5 an easy decision.  Additionally the advanced voice control / recognition options are likely going to making working on the go easier and safer especially when driving.  

3. What can a business user do to prep for the new model in terms of
support in the workplace, expected costs, etc.?


The biggest thing to do to save on costs at this point is to hold off upgrading to new handsets until the iPhone 5 is available.  If the goal of IT is to get everyone using the same handsets - then upgrading now just weeks before a new iPhone is available will mean companies will have to pay the full unsubsidized pricing for the iPhone 5.  

Per migrating from an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 5 - there really is not much to do - other than to make sure you keep backing up your phone on a regular basis.  Apple makes upgrading to a new phone drop dead simple. 

The most important thing a business user can do - is get approval to purchase the next iPhone now.  It is likely going to be sold out or hard to get ahold of for many months when it does get released.  So if you want one early - best to get your approval ducks in a row now.  If you don't get approval until a few weeks after it is launched - you may not be getting one until sometime in 2012.  

4. How has the Android OS encroached on the iPhone in terms of
business features?


I don't believe it has.  Supporting the iPhone in a business environment has been a focus of Apple.  From security features that have been added with each update of iOS to additional support for exchange. Including in iOS 5 - wirelessly sync'g Exchange tasks.  Also for IT departments - it is easier to support the one or two iPhone handsets and one version of iOS - then it is to support the 70+ handsets on Android and the half a dozen versions of Android OS.  

On the Android front you hear now of more and more mal-ware and other security issues.  This is something you just don't have to deal with on the iOS side.  Add in all the different version of the Hardware manufacturer tweaks to the Android OS - and you get a greater and greater fragmentation of the Android ecosystem - which just means more work for IT managing all that.  


5. Can Apple possibly keep the momentum going with each new iPhone in
terms of capturing market share, etc.? How will they do that?



Apple will also likely add Sprint to the list of carriers in the US that will get the iPhone.  Right now the iPhone 4 even though it is 14 months old is still the number one selling smartphone handset on both AT&T and Verizon.  The iPhone 5 will be the number one selling handset on AT&T, Verizon and now Sprint - thus increasing the number of units sold each quarter to new records.  

I don't think Apple is overly focused on overall Market share.  But rather on increasing the numbers sold each quarter. Expect stock outages through out College basketball season.  

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The iLatch Ipad Case by Laura in Nashvile — Kickstarter

The iPad wars: HP TouchPad sale burns Apple's foes - Computerworld Blogs

Scosche unveils RDTX pro portable radiation detector for iPhone - SlashGear

Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype at a Bar, Says Report |  Wired.com

Download iOS 5 Beta 7 iPhone, iPod touch, iPad

Apple Releases iOS 5 Beta 7 to Developers | Cult of Mac

Sprint Changing ETFs Starting September 9th » Sprintfeed

Apple loses another unreleased iPhone (exclusive) - CNET News

Clearance iPad Accessories - Apple Store (U.S.)

Griffin Launches Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer

iOS 5 Beta 7 Will Expire On October 20 — CydiaHelp

Sony CEO Howard Stringer

Apple’s iPad Growth Curve Just Keeps Getting Steeper - AllThingsD

Is the iPhone 5 an EPIC FAIL if it isn’t 4G? » Sprintfeed

Apple Stonewalls San Francisco Police on Alleged Lost iPhone 5 Prototype

That New "Lost iPhone" Story Was A Bunch Of BS, Say San Francisco Police

$700 HTC Jetstream Tablet? | Fast Company

Apple investigator accused of leading fake police iPhone 5 search - SlashGear

Police assisted Apple in search of man's home - CNN.com

iTWire - Vodafone Australia set to offer Apple’s 3G iPad 2 in “the coming weeks”

Best Buy anticipating iPhone 5 for Sprint, preorders starting next month

Samsung Galaxy Tab sold just 20,000 out of 1m shipped

Contradicting early reports, SF police helped Apple search for lost iPhone 5

Deutsche Telekom confirms iPhone 5 reservations | 9to5Mac 

Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders being taken by Germany's Deutsche Telekom

Atari to Release an Official Atari Arcade Joystick for iPad - Mac Rumors

Atari Arcade-Duo Powered Joystick | Discovery Bay Games

 

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