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Is Apple Planning to Release a 4G Enabled iPhone Sooner Than Expected?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 30, 2016

I think most of us 'round these parts expect the iPhone 5 to be the last triumphant hoorah on 3G networks, but some interesting noise has been coming from the east concerning the likelihood of a 4G enabled iPhone.

China Mobile Communications Corp.’s Chairman, Wang Jianzhou, spoke on the matter by stating that “Jobs has expressed his interest in an LTE iPhone and is willing to start the development at an early date.”

Now to put the puzzle pieces together. Does he mean “early” as in iPhone 5 early? Or “early” as in next year sometime?

Toshiba And Apple Reach Agreement For iPhone LCD Displays – iPhone 6, Anyone?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

We've heard the rumblings about the supply problems stemming out of Apple's current relationship with LG, the South Korean firm that currently supplies the iPhone LCD screens.

In a move that will likely give Apple more control over supply, Toshiba has announced that it will build a factory for 100 billion yen to produce future LCD panels. That's a lot of money, about 1.2 billion in US dollars, which will certainly put Toshiba in the drivers seat when it comes to supplying screens for the iPhone.

Production isn't scheduled to start until Q3 2011, so it's entirely possible that these new screens could be used for the inevitable iPhone 6...