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Here’s How Much The iPhone Camera Has Improved And The Images To Prove It

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Woah.

Woah.

One enterprising soul over on the Apple boards at Reddit has taken a bunch of comparison photos from the Camera+ app website and put them together to show just how far the iPhone camera has come, with the same image taken with the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the iPhone 4 and 4s, and then the iPhone 5.

The difference between the first and last photos is stunning, but there’s an initial ratio of improvement between two models of the iPhone that’s simply stunning.

Each picture in the compiled image shows guitar tuning pegs at two levels: a general snapshot of the whole tuning peg assembly, and a macro shot of one of the gears in a tuning peg up close.

The original iPhone turns in a decent enough snapshot, but the macro is horribly blurry. I remember thinking how much better the camera in my iPhone was than my current digital point and shoot, though. The iPhone 3G isn’t much better, but you can see a definite improvement in both the basic and hyper close up.

Where the huge improvement comes, however, is between the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3Gs, at least as far as image detail. Now I feel kind of silly not upgrading to the 3Gs when it came out (who needs a faster chip!?) After the 3Gs, the iPhone 4, 4s, and 5 improve in color balance and general better resolution, but nothing is as dramatic as that iPhone 3G to iPhone 3Gs image.

Kudos to redditor, camerack, for a fine job putting this all together.

Here’s a link to the full image over on imgur.

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Is This The Budget iPhone’s Plastic Casing?

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Remember that fifth-generation iPad mould that we reported on earlier this week? Well, its source has now obtained what is believed to be the casing for Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone.

It’s made of polycarbonate plastic just like the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, and it will reportedly pack a 3.5-inch display like previous iPhones — yet it’s both taller and wider than the iPhone 4S.  It may also get its grand unveiling this October.

The picture comes from case maker Tactus, which also claims to have some information on the low-cost iPhone’s specifications. The casing is pretty big in comparison with previous iPhones — it’s wider and taller — yet it will supposedly house a 3.5-inch Retina display, not a 4-inch one like the iPhone 5.

It’s tapered around the edges, and has cutouts for the volume buttons and mute switch, the rear-facing camera, and an LED flash. According to sources for Tactus, the device will offer an A5 processor with a 32-nanometer manufacturing process like the iPad mini, and a 5-megapixel camera like the iPhone 4.

What’s more, Tactus claims that this casing won’t only be available in white, but also black, blue, red, and yellow. ”I’m seeing the budget iPhone going on sale October 15th for $300 or £229-£249,” Tactus concludes.

It’s hard to confirm that this casing or any of the information that goes with it is genuine, and we probably won’t find out until Apple actually announces the device. There is a chance that it’s a fake component manufactured by a third-party. With that being the case, take this information with a pinch of salt for now.

Recent rumors have suggested, however, that the low-cost iPhone will have a plastic form factor and older components to keep its price down.

Source: Tactus

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Apple Settles iPhone Warranty Lawsuit With $53 Million Payout

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A liquid damage indicator inside an iPhone.

A liquid damage indicator inside an iPhone.

Apple has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the Cupertino company of failing to honor warranties on iPhones and iPod touches. The settlement could see hundreds of thousands of Apple customers receiving a payout after being refused repairs or replacements on faulty devices still under warranty.

The settlement will be filed in a San Francisco court in the coming weeks, according to Wired, which has obtained a copy of the agreement signed by Apple chief litigation counsel Noreen Krall. Despite agreeing to pay $53 million, Apple admits no wrongdoing in the settlement, which needs a judges approval.

The lawsuits alleged that Apple refused to honor warranties on iPhone and iPod touches — no matter what the problem — if the white indicator tape embedded within them had turned red or pink, indicating that they may have been subjected to liquid damage.

However, the tape’s manufacturer, 3M, has said that humidity and not water contact could have caused the color change.

The original iPhone, the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS, and the first-, second-, and third-generation iPod touches are all included in the suits. “Payouts are around $200 and could be less or double based on the number of claims submitted,” Wired reports.

Source: Wired

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Could This Be The Low-Cost iPhone’s First Leaked Component? [Image]

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With so much interest in Apple’s unreleased iOS devices, the Cupertino has had a difficult time trying to prevent leaks of late. We saw numerous components for recent iPads, the iPhone 5, and the iPad mini ahead of their official unveilings, and now we’re beginning to see parts believed to be from Apple’s next generation of devices.

The vibration motor and switches pictured above are reportedly destined for Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone, which could launch sometime this year.

The image was published by Japanese blog Macotakara, which has been a reliable source of leaked Apple components in the past. They show a dual-head vibration motor attached to a sensor and a set of switches believed to be the volume rocker. Macotakara claims the components are headed to Apple’s budget iPhone.

Why Apple might use a dual-head vibration motor rather than a regular one is a mystery. The company has used single-head vibration motors in every iPhone except the iPhone 4S, which had a quieter linear oscillating vibrator, and they’ve all been strong enough.

Rumors have claimed that the low-cost iPhone might be a little bulkier than the more expensive iPhones, which would provide room for a bigger vibration motor. But I’m still not sure why a bigger motor is needed. It seems more likely a dual-head vibration motor could be for an upcoming iPad instead.

I’m also confused by the trio of push switches, believed to be the volume buttons.

All of Apple’s existing iPhone employ two volume buttons and one mute switch. This component suggests the low-cost iPhone will have two volume buttons and a mute button — not a switch. It’s certainly plausible — maybe buttons are cheaper than switches — but it seems a mute button would be easier to activate accidentally, especially if it’s close to other buttons.

While this may be a genuine budget iPhone component, then, it seems to ask more questions that it answers. Hopefully we’ll see some more leaked components in the coming months that’ll help us piece together other parts of the puzzle.

Recent reports have claimed that the budget iPhone will be made of plastic like the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3GS, and that it could launch before the end of 2013.

Source: Macotakara

Via: iDownloadBlog

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iPhone 5S Components To Begin Shipping In May Ahead Of A Q3 Launch [Rumor]

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Apple’s suppliers are to begin shipping components for the next-generation iPhone by the end of May, ready for the handset’s launch during the third-quarter of 2013, according to sources in the supply chain. As suspected, the device won’t be a major upgrade, the sources claim, but rather a “slightly enhanced” version of the iPhone 5 that’s likely to be called the iPhone 5S.

That’s certainly no surprise; we’re all quite familiar with Apple’s iPhone release cycle now, which delivers a major update every two years and a slightly improved handset in between. That’s been the same since the company launched the iPhone 3G, followed by the iPhone 3GS.

And the release date is hardly surprising, either. Given that the iPhone 5 made its debut last September, a successor around 12 months later is to be expected.

Nevertheless, it’s always nice to get updates from the supply chain, courtesy of DigiTimes, which reports the iPhone 5S will have a “higher-end” processor and an improved camera. Along with the rumored low-cost iPhone, the device is set to provide component makers with around 30% growth in the second quarter of this year.

Foxconn CEO Terry Gou previously stated that the company’s performance would see improvements around April or May, but he declined to comment when asked about iPhone rumors.

Source: DigiTimes

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T-Mobile 1900MHz crowdsourced maps will tell you where you will see fast iPhone speeds

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Since T-Mobile is being cagey (likely for regulatory reasons) about the locations of its re-farmed, iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network, a group at Airportal.de has filled us in. The 3G/4G locales are submitted by iPhone 3G and newer owners (or non-AWS 4G phone users) who are seeing 3G/4G on T-Mobile. T-Mobile claims its HSPA+ network shows speeds up to 70 percent higher than AT&T’s network.

The map appears to be filling out and goes way beyond T-Mobile’s stated Las Vegas, Seattle, Washington, DC, and New York metro area rollouts. We first discovered T-Mobile’s 1900MHz network at Moscone center in San Francisco ahead of WWDC this year.

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Weirder Every Year: The History Of iPhone Launch Lines [Gallery]

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iPhone launch days, like today, are freaking insane. Rabid fans across the globe line up for hours or even days just to make sure they get Apple’s newest iPhone. It’s always been that way and it gets weirder every year.

Even though this is only the sixth iPhone launch day in the history of the world, iPhone launch days have a rich history of being a little bit odd, with people wearing funny costumes, crazy attention, Apple retail staff cheering like crazy, and just straight up weirdness surrounding the launch of a new electronic device.

Here’s a look at each iPhone launch day in history:

June, 29th 2007 Original iPhone -

Apple didn’t even sell 1 million original iPhones on launch day, but the media circus surrounding it was crazy.

 

Digg founder Kevin Rose camped out for the original iPhone.

Even Woz had to wait in line.

El Jobso himself dropped by the Palo Alto Apple Store to check things out.

 

Apple retail staff cheered customers on like they were heroes – which was pretty ridiculous.

By the time you finally got your iPhone, you felt like a zombie.

Greg Packer grabbed a lot of media attention by camping out in front of the 5th Ave Apple Store four days early, shirtless.

 

July 11th, 2008 – iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G launch sold 1 million units the first weekend.

A lot of people started camping out early for the iPhone 3G than the original iPhone.

Some lines even had the red carpet treatment.

The 5th Ave Store was packed with people wanting an iPhone 3G.

And Woz waited in line, again.

June 19th, 2009 – iPhone 3GS

Apple sold 1 million iPhone 3GS units the first weekend

People outside the 5th Ave Store got rained on.

The iPhone 3GS launch day marked the time when people really started to use the lines to promote their businesses.

People in Tokyo started wearing iPhone hats.

The lines seemed to be shorter for the iPhone 3GS than in previous years.

Woz decided he would just cut the line that year.

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Will The iPhone 5 Bring An End To Slippery iPhones?

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Slip resistant?

Since the iPhone 3G, Apple’s smartphone has suffered from one annoying little problem: it’s too slippery. Place it down on the arm of your couch, on the dash of your car, or on any other surface that isn’t perfectly flat and you can almost guarantee that your iPhone will be face-down on the floor within about 20 seconds.

This wasn’t such a problem with the original iPhone, because it had a matte aluminum back. So, will the iPhone 5 spell the end of slippery iPhones?

ElectricPig was first to suggest that the iPhone 5′s new aluminum back may mean it’s not as slippery as its predecessors, and they’ve put together this nice little video that reminds us how much of a problem glass-backed iPhones can be.

Of course, the best way to solve this problem is to just buy a case. But who wants to wrap up their fancy new iPhone in a chunk of rubber? I want mine on show. I didn’t spend £600 on a device just to hide it away.

Video: ElectricPig

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New iPhone Expected To Sell More Than 263 Million Units [Report]

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Apple’s next iPhone will be huge.

Apple’s iPhone is so successful that the company’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, recently revealed that “each new generation sold approximately equal to all previous generations combined.” That’s pretty staggering when you think about it, and according to analyst firm Asymco, it could mean that Apple’s new iPhone will sell more than 263 million units.

Asymco came to this conclusion by calculating the sales totals of all five iPhones Apple has already released. But how accurate is Schiller’s claim?

Well, according to Asymco, the iPhone 3G sold nearly four times the amount of the original iPhone, while the iPhone 3GS sold 1.6 times more units than the iPhone 3G. Then the iPhone 4 came along and sold more units than the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G, and the iPhone 3GS put together. Asymco notes that iPhone 4 sales are still rising, too.

The iPhone 4S, being an “incremental” upgrade, is only halfway towards selling matching the cumulative total sales of its four predecessors. And with a new iPhone right around the corner, there’s a chance it might now make it. Asymco expects, however, that the iPhone 4S will get two thirds of the way by September, reaching its target of 162 million units.

But the new iPhone will blow every other iPhone out of the water. It’s expected to be a major upgrade, bring a bigger display, a new dock connector, a new form factor, and more. And according to Schiller’s numbers, it’ll sell more than 263 million units.

Asymco isn’t so sure the device will be quite that big, however. In the last half of 2012, Asymco predicts Apple will sell 165 million iPhone, 102 million of which will be the new iPhone. Its report reads:

Taking that forecast forward and assuming a 60 percent growth rate, I currently have abut 200 million iPhones over the next twelve months. If 85 percent of those are the next generation, that yields about 170 million iPhone 5s through mid 2013.

The firm believes that if the new iPhone continues to sell after a seventh-generation handset is released — like previous models have — then it could hit the 200 million mark.

There is also the question of whether the ‘mix’ will begin to favor the older generations more,” the report continues. “If that’s the case, we might see version ’5′ meet its target.

Source: Asymco

Via: Macworld

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Doctors Rate Four-Year-Old iPhone 3G As A Better Ophthalmology Tool Than A PC

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Even without a retina display, the iPhone 3G delivers a better view of a retina than a PC.

The uses for Apple’s iPhone and iPad in healthcare seem to be growing by leaps and bounds. The latest field of medicine to take note of the power that iOS devices offer doctors and healthcare providers is ophthalmology. A new study shows that the iPhone may make a better tool when reviewing certain types of ophthalmology images that a standard desktop PC workstation.

What’s truly amazing is that the iPhone used in the study was a four-year-old iPhone 3G.

The study was reported in the July issue of The Archives of Ophthalmology (part of the Journal of the American Medical Association network) and was performed by researchers at Atlanta’s Emory University. the research team included specialists in the fields of ophthalmology, neurology, emergency and neurological surgery.

In testing the iPhone 3G as a clinical tool for diagnosing vision problems, the researchers specifically focused on settings like a hospital emergency room where traditional ophthalmology may not be available.

The team used a collection of 350 images from patients with a range of specific symptoms that could indicate eye injuries or conditions including headache, focal neurologic deficit, visual changes, and high diastolic blood pressure. When rating images, reviewers assigned higher ratings to the iPhone on average than those assigned to a PC with a 19″ LCD display – the opposite of the expected results.

We expected equal- or lower-quality ratings for photographs displayed on the iPhone compared with the desktop computer, but instead we found that reviewers assigned higher ratings on average for photographs displayed on the iPhone. Because the magnitude of this difference was similar for both reviewers and no bias in the other ratings was observed, we believe this occurred because the advantages of the iPhone’s display (eg, higher dot pitch and brightness) outweighed its disadvantages (eg, lower resolution and smaller screen area).

One has to wonder at what the results might have been if an iPhone 4/4S or the new iPad were used as they have much higher resolution and image quality due to Apple’s retina display technology (aside from the obvious pun about looking at a retina on a retina display).

While the findings were impressive and the team suggested that further research should be done to build on them, the researchers point out that this study is not suggesting that an iPhone can or should take the place of existing ophthalmology tools or screening procedures. They do suggest, however, that the iPhone may have a place in emergency departments when it comes to certain vision conditions as well as in the growing field of telemedicine, which uses various technologies (including Apple’s FaceTime) to enable remote consultations and diagnostic/treatment services.

Source: The Archives of Ophthalmology
Via: MobiHealthNews
Image: The Archives of Ophthalmology

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