If the rumors hold true, the next iPhone could sport a nearly indestructible and perhaps flexible sapphire screen. That sound you hear is Apple muttering, “Bring it on” to device torture-testers everywhere.

Some iPhone 5 owners are reporting light leakage from the new phone.

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The iPhone 5 may have the same light leak problem that initially plagued other Apple devices.

Chiming in on the MacRumors forum, one user posted a photo of the new iPhone in relative darkness, showing a small flash of light coming from the top of the device behind the glass panel. Another posted a similar picture displaying (more…)

A purportedly assembled version of Apple 's next iPhone (left) next to the iPhone 4S (right).

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If leaks are true, a feature Apple is sure to tout on its next smartphone is thickness. But just how will Apple ‘s latest compare with iPhones of yore?

We got some idea of that from French blog Nowhereelse.fr, which stacked it up against an iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS in photos last week. Today online (more…)

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Last week, German tech site macerkopf.de stated that sources close to the development of iOS 5.0.2 claimed the update was coming this week to address battery performance issues that have been plaguing several iPhone 4S users since its release. Today, the site claims that the update will be delayed because of memory leaks in the code.

The most scandalous reports about the iPhone 4S thus far have been (more…)

I don't actually own any Justin Bieber albums. Honest. I swear.

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Siri is the hottest date in town right now. A guy on YouTube has already proposed to her in song (she turned him down).

When you’re in love, you tend to confess a lot of personal details like what guilty-pleasure pop music you listen to and what your secret pet names are.

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event and surprisingly it is Apple who has accidentally leaked the details.
in the latest beta version of iTunes.
reports that they’ve discovered references of iPhone 4S in the Info.plist file of the MobileDevices bundle (as you can see in the screenshot below) that was included with
, which was released on Friday.
Specifically, device preferences for Item 7 and Item 8 in the Info.plist file describe a black and white iPhone 4S whose display (more…)

When is Apple 's follow-up to the iPhone 4 launching? The answer–well, one anyway–seems to depend on which Best Buy leak you consult.

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Depending on which of today’s Best Buy-related iPhone 5 reports you want to give the most credence to, the highly anticipated gadget could launch during the first week of October, or a bit later, on October 21st.

Boy Genius Report’s Jonathan Geller says a tipster (more…)

Apple is a company that is constantly under media spotlight. One major factor that has contributed to this level of media scrutiny is the secrecy that Apple manages to maintain ahead of its new product launches. No wonder then that product leaks often generate massive debates in the blogosphere.
Here we will take you through the biggest Apple leaks over the past one year and what it has brought to the iPhone users’ community.
In April this year,
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Here is a look at some of the earlier instances when details about Apple 's upcoming products were leaked ahead of the official launch.
2000: PowerMac, iBook and Mouse
In July 2000, a person only known by his online handle ”
forum. ”
” also followed this up by divulging more details about Apple 's new mouse and a dual-processor PowerMac. Apple responded by filing a lawsuit even before knowing who the culprit was. ”
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writes an interesting article about how Apple goes about doing this. John, who himself was previously with Apple as a Senior Marketing Manager reveals that controlled leaks to the press are part of Apple 's strategy to generate buzz as well as study the market reaction to the leaks.
“The way it works is that a senior exec will come in and say, “We need to release this specific information. John, do you have a trusted friend at a major outlet? (more…)