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iPhone prototype emerges with T-Mobile 3G [U]
Apr 24th
(Update: photos and A5 chip) A leak Saturday night has shown what’s purported to be an iPhone 4-based prototype with native 3G on T-Mobile USA’s bands. Identified internally as the N94 versus AT&T’s N90 and Verizon’s N92, the phone is virtually the same save for the frequency change. BGR noted that the proximity sensor cover appeared to be the old design from when the white iPhone was first shown rather than the new look that will show in the shipping white model due next week.
Evidence in the device’s firmware might support it being a legitimate experimental model. Visible apps preloaded on More >
White iPhone 4 pops up in Verizon stock systems
Apr 16th
Hints of the white iPhone 4 getting close reached a new high on Friday after the models were spotted in Verizon’s inventory system. Two unnamed but distinctly Apple-patterened SKUs have shown up, MC677LL/A and MC679LL/A, that have 16GB and 32GB respectively of storage. Based on 9to5‘s sources for the sighting and the recognizable names for every other Apple device in the system, they should only be the new iPhone 4 versions since each is one SKU digit above its black equivalent.
Multiple tips had already pegged the white model for late April, and Verizon would likely need to have the More >
White iPhone 4 said to show by the end of April
Apr 14th
Talk of the white iPhone 4 shipping in April was backed up Wednesday night through a rumor narrowing down the timing. Both AT&T and Verizon editions would get the long-delayed color by the end of the month. Bloomberg in getting details claimed the manufacturing issues were worse than previously thought and that the original white paint had been peeling under heat.
A sensor was also a problem, one tipster said. Alhough unmentioned, it could be the proximity sensor on the front.
The new color would be necessary for a longer than usual interval between genuinely new iPhones. Two extra sources supported beliefs More >
Review: Energizer Inductive Charging Pad and iPhone case
Apr 10th
Inductive charging is theoretically the holy grail for convenience, and the young-in-the-tooth Qi standard promises to make it relevant for nearly any low-power gadget. With that in mind, Energizer is stepping up with the Inductive Charging Pad, a plate that can potentially power anything while going wire-free. We’ll find out in our full review if it’s the breakthrough it’s meant to be or if there’s still some big caveats at hand.
Toshiba unwraps 24nm flash memory in possible iPhone 5 clue
Apr 6th
Toshiba upgraded its NAND flash memory Tuesday night in a possible hint at the timing and features of the iPhone 5. Its new SmartNAND is based on a dense 24 nanometer process and allows flash chips up to 64GB for “media players, tablet PCs” and other devices. Along with being more space-efficient, the new design has a better memory controller that speeds up reads and writes.
All of the chips now have their own built-in error correction to take some of the work of guaranteeing accurate date away from a given device’s main processor.
Capacities start at 4GB for the new More >