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Apple Could Ship a Staggering 100 Million iPhones This Year Alone

Alex Heath ∙ August 16, 2011

Apple seems to be unstoppable as of late, with it recently being announced that the Cupertino company closed ahead of ExonnMobil as the world's most valuable company. The iPhone is doing well, too. Sales were up for Apple in the previous business quarter, and the unveiling of the iPhone 5 is expected to garner a huge influx in sales this holiday season.

After all is said and done, Apple could very well sell more iPhones in 2011 than every previous year combined. Specifically, if the numbers pan out, Apple could potentially move 100 million iPhone units before the year's end.

UK Carrier O2 Already Getting Ready For iPhone 5 Launch

Guest Author ∙ August 16, 2011

Network provider O2 has notified its UK retail stores that they will be carrying out a three-week process to swap the old iPhone displays with new ones in order to get ready for the release of Apple's next iPhone.

The news was brought to light by several MacRumors readers, and this report confirms the rumor of an early-September iPhone 5 launch.

Continue reading for the notice sent by O2 to its UK retail stores...

More iPhone 5 Replacement Parts Surface

Cody Lee ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

We wouldn't know absolutely anything about a new iPhone based on Apple's behavior recently. Besides the mention of a "future product transition" during its last quarterly earnings call, Apple has been fairly tight-lipped about the upcoming smartphone.

One glance at iDB or any other Apple-based tech site, and it's the complete opposite. We've seen leaked cases, blurry spy shots, and leaked components, all pointing to an imminent iPhone 5 release...

WINGStand Offers a Unique Keyboard Stand for the iPad and iPhone

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

We just love Kickstarter projects here at iDownloadBlog. Not long ago we told you about The Infinite Loop, an iDevice stand with a "difference." Today, RazorianFly drew our attention to another stand on good ol' Kickstarter, and we just love it. Judging by the fact the project has already smashed its target funding, it seems we're not the only one!

Put together by a Mechanical Engineering and Design student called Daniel Haarburger, The WINGStand is an ingenious little stand that offers a way to keep an iPhone, iPad or pretty much any tablet in an upright position, perfect for reading recipes and the like.

But that's not all. The WINGStand has a party trick, and it's a trick that makes it stand out from the crowd, and the reason this writer has already offered up his hard earned (well, earned) money...

Steve Jobs Biography Gets Name Change and November 21st Release Date

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

The official biography of Steve Jobs is still a few months away, but the new publication date of November 21, 2011 is certainly a lot sooner than the original date of March 2012.

As a highly anticipated, pre-ordered best seller, the biography has also received its first cover. However, given the book's tendency to change details pre-launch, we wouldn't be surprised if a new photo adornes the front page before we get our sticky, little hands on it...

Carriers Caught Testing LTE-Flavored iPhones

Cody Lee ∙ August 15, 2011

All of the information surrounding the iPhone 5 up to this point has suggested that Apple's next smartphone will not be LTE-capable, even though the platform currently powers Verizon's 4G network, and will soon drive AT&T's.

There's been several reasons for tech pundits and analysts to write the feature off from Apple's upcoming device, but as Alex reminded us yesterday, we really don't know anything for sure. On that note, BGR just posted evidence that an iPhone with LTE is currently in testing...

Apple Increases iPhone Orders to 56 Million Units, Get Ready for iPhone 5

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 15, 2011

Apple expects to be selling quite a few iPhones later this year, according to a new report by DigiTimes.

The site claims that Apple has ramped up its iPhone orders to a staggering 56 million units – 6 million units up on its original order...

Apple Plans to Fight Fingerprints With a New Screen Coating

Cody Lee ∙ August 15, 2011

A new patent application surfaced last week that points to Apple's extensive research regarding oleophobic coating. The ingredient is used to fight off skin oils, which cause fingerprints and smudges on touchscreen displays.

Apple originally introduced the coating back in 2009 on the iPhone 3GS, but this application describes a more efficient method for applying the material. Mix in the fact that the patent was just filed in February, and we could see Apple use this on their upcoming smartphone...

IconCommands: Make Your Icon Tapping More Productive

Cody Lee ∙ August 14, 2011

We've seen a flurry of jailbreak tweaks surface over the last few days, and it doesn't look like it's slowing down. Multiple packages turned up in Cydia today, but the one we're going to cover in this post is IconCommands.

The utility allows you to set customized actions for when you tap on an app icon. For example, you can set applications to launch on a single tap, hide once double tapped, and delete after 3 taps. I know it sounds similar to Apptivator, but it's actually very different...

Clearing Up iPhone 5 Rumor Confusion

Alex Heath ∙ August 14, 2011

As Apple's next media event draws near, rumors are flying left and right about when the event will take place, what will be announced, etc. When it gets this close to showtime, the rumor mill goes into full throttle. Various news sites and tech pundits share their knowledge of Apple's secret plans through unknown, "reliable sources" that always seem to be "familiar with the matter."

You probably already know this, but Apple is going to release a new iPhone soon. Some even think that Apple will release two iPhones soon. Most think that Apple's next announcement will be iPhone-centric, and the event is definitely going to take place before the holidays.

But honestly, that's all anyone knows right now. Still, let's try to clear up some of the confusion...

Retrofy Your iDevice with VinylLove Pocket

Guest Author ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Out of all the media types that have come and gone, vinyl is the only one that I've truly missed.

Now, in the days of MP3s and digital content, who would ever want to hear the crackle of the needle or have to flip an oversized disc every 6 or so songs? Well, it's not as small a group as you would think, and vinyl records are starting to make a comeback.

Thanks to a new app by developer Color Monkey, we can have all the perks and fun of playing a record without any of the work.

VinylLove is a fun app to play your music. It transforms your iPod library into a collection of vinyls...

NoSearchCorrect: Disable Autocorrect in Safari Search Field [Updated]

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

The autocorrect feature in iOS is pretty annoying. Where is it the most annoying? The Safari search bar. Everyone knows the search field is much better at predicting what you're typing than Apple's autocorrect.

And for that reason, Filippo Bigarella created NoSearchCorrect. This simple utility disables the frustrating feature when performing searches in mobile Safari...