Thanks for joining The Geekly Update for our liveblog of Apple’s Media Event. Please bare with is as it would appear that due to high volumes of traffic the site supplying the live-blog software has shot it. Al sources suffering. Sorry.
Ok so lets do this the old fashioned way (courtesy of IGN, TUAW and Engadget, refresh like you’ve never refreshed before!):
6:02 pm: Steve Jobs is on Stage amongst a flurry of applause saying that the new product will be “truly magical” Read more…
This is what CES is all about. I can’t help but feel that Parrot are arriving a little late to the Xmas gift part especially considering that these things were all the rage… last year. Read more…
In the leaky abyss of Apple Tablet-centric information comes another dashing of information that should be taken quite literally with a pinch of salt. The iPhone SDK is used to create applications for the iPhone and apparently soon too for the upcoming Apple Tablet. Read more…
Recent reports are suggesting that OmniVision Technologies has secured orders from Apple for 5-megapixel camera sensors destined for the next-generation iPhone. OmniVision is expected to supply Apple with 40-45 million sensors in 2010 for the new iPhone.
OmniVision Technologies is expected to see CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple’s iPhone devices grow to 40-45 million units in 2010 from 20-21 million estimated this year, according to industry sources. The sources said OmniVision has secured 5-megapixel CIS orders for the next-generation iPhone model, which will hit shelves sometime during the second half of 2010.
More fuel for the speculation tumbleweed currently meandering across the world’s IP addresses.
Over the past week or so trickles of information have been making their way out of industry safe houses regarding the launch of both the long awaited Apple Tablet and the new iPhone. Just a couple of days ago Apple confirmed their booking for their annual WWDC where, traditionally the new iPhone has been announced each year. Today one industry insider suggests that the world might catch its first peek of the Apple Tablet as early as January 2010 Read more…
Following last week’s rumours that Taiwan-based manufacturer Foxconn had received orders to build the next iPhone, Toshiba have today announced their latest flash memory module. 64GB on a single NAND flash drive, the largest capacity in the industry. Six months before the iPhone 3GS was announced Toshiba announced their industry leading 32GB NAND chips which made their way into both the iPhone and iPod Touch. Is this a sign of things to come? Read more…
iPhone developer Pandav have spotted usage records for an unreleased iPhone in their app’s analytics marking the first time the next-generation iPhone has been recorded in the wild. Read more…
For the iPhone owner the choice of cases available in every high street shop or (knock-off) stall is rather limited. Do you pick the leather one, the rubber(y) one, the clip on plastic one, or the adhesive skin one? Well, fret no more ipHone owners with an eye for style, contained herein is a selection of my favourite cases available from Etsy. Read more…
Since Tesco mobile is a joint venture with the UK’s largest mobile phone network, O2, it should probably come as no surprise that the iPhone will soon be making its way to the UK’s largest supermarket. What may come as a slight surprise is that Tesco have announced that they will be selling the iPhone in the UK in time for Christmas. Tesco’s big for global domination continues.
For many, the iPhone has been as elusive as a week on X-Factor without Louis Walsh saying “you’ve got the looks, you’ve got the voice, your a class act.” In the UK the iPhone has always been tied exclusively to the O2 network however, Orange announced last month that they would be selling the iPhone before Christmas. Today, a confirmed date hit the Internet. Read more…
