Much buzz has been made this week over whether the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 will boast near field communications (NFC) technology, with the latest rumors saying it will not. Maybe, just maybe, that's what swayed James Bond to go with a Sony Xperia T instead in his upcoming "Skyfall" movie.
As September edged nearer, with all its trembling magical promise, the iOSphere seized on rumors that any sane person would dismiss out of hand, such as the Next iPhone having a new AirPlay version that won't work with Wi-Fi.
Apple's mailing of invitations to media for Sept. 12 and the number "5" shadowed under the number "12" pretty much confirm that next Wednesday we'll see the sixth generation of the iPhone, which some people, with little else to do, have been waiting for since early 2011. Traditionally, meaning for all two years we've been doing this, The Rollup offers our own best guess on what the Next iPhone will be like.
T-Mobile doesn't appear to be on Apple's short list for iPhone 5 carriers, but that's not stopping T-Mobile from trying to lure iPhone customers to what it says will soon be its widespread 4G network.
Last time, we mentioned how most application acceleration techniques function at Layers 3 through 5 of the OSI model. We also discussed some of the advantages of an emerging approach to application acceleration - one that focuses at the application layer.
Apple faces a dramatically different U.S. smartphone market for iPhone 5, expected to be announced Wednesday, than it did when it launched the first iPhone in 2007: today, roughly half of mobile users are already have smartphones.
If you're planning to buy the iPhone 5 and want to unload your existing phone, you've got a few hours left to lock in your best deal at sites like Gazelle.com before the new phone is announced.
When the iPhone was first released in 2007, there really wasn't anything like it on the market, with the greatest respect to BlackBerry. Apple's iconic smartphone quickly carved out its own niche, and woe betide the OEM that tried to compete directly.
The Apple iPhone 5 unveiled Wednesday is the company's first LTE model, a smartphone that's longer and thinner than previous versions though it remains a pocket-able and one-handed device.
Usually when someone is talking about application acceleration they are talking about compressing files so that less data is sent over the WAN, or improving the performance of a protocol such as TCP or HTTP. While these are all important techniques, in virtually all cases they are implemented at Layers 3 through 5 of the OSI model. As such, they do not take advantage of any knowledge of the application.
I'll admit it upfront -- comparing the Apple iPhone 5 to the current RIM BlackBerry lineup seems a bit unfair, like putting an F-22 up against a World War I-vintage Sopwith Camel.
U.S. buyers of the iPhone 5 won't have international LTE roaming when the highly anticipated device hits the street on Friday, but information from Apple, the FCC and carriers offers glimmers of hope that foreign LTE networks will be in reach eventually.
We don't have an iPhone 5 in our hands yet, so like many of you are living vicariously through the reviews of others. Those lucky enough to get about a week's early access to Apple's latest smartphone are tripping over themselves to dish out praise in write-ups and video reviews.
It should surprise exactly no one to learn that the iPhone 5 has been widely proclaimed to be the best smartphone in the world, and that it sold a mind-boggling 5 million units within days of hitting the market.
Japan's Softbank Mobile is taking a multi-billion dollar short-cut to building a high-speed wireless network compatible with the new iPhone 5 by acquiring rival carrier eAccess.
Global shipments of DSL equipment in the first quarter increased 5% sequentially to a record 25 million ports, according to market research firm Dittberner.
Sony has named its Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, plant as the second factory of a planned 5 or 6 that will be shut down as part of a global restructuring. The factory is Sony's last remaining TV manufacturing facility in the U.S. and the closure will see 560 people lose their jobs.
The iPhone 5, for better or for worse, is inevitably the one that all new smartphone releases will be compared to, at least for the next few months. Despite slightly underwhelming initial reviews, it's an inarguably impressive device that reaches, and in some areas exceeds, its Android-powered rivals.
Building a strong profile on LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, has taken on greater importance as the economy slips deeper into a recession. What information you decide to include, or exclude, could affect future job opportunities as well as your overall identity on the public internet.
Many of the latest and greatest Android smartphones have something in common besides powerful internals and cutting-edge features -- size. Samsung's Galaxy S III, HTC's One X+ and Motorola's Droid Razr HD and Razr HD Maxx are all big phones, with displays closing in on the 5-inch mark.
Reformed hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick served five years in federal prison for breaking into phone and software company networks. He talks about his past hacking exploits, computer security, and how he turned an illegal hobby into a useful career.