How Fast is the iPhone 5′s Apple A6 Processor?

Been wondering how fast the smartphone standard-setting Apple A6 processor is? Already, we knew the A6 is two times faster than the A5, 22 percent smaller, and has twice the GPU power, and also that it also helps with noise reduction, faster camera capture and better low light performance. Now, AnandTech has more details regarding the processor that’s powering the 4-Inch iPhone. According to the website: Quick...

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Thief drives straight through Apple Store window

Perhaps he thought the iPhone 5 would already be there. Who can imagine why someone would risk the sensitive fenders of his BMW to drive straight through the front window of the Apple Store in Temecula, Calif.? And yet here is footage of a smash, a grab, and a slight thoughtlessness, given that the robbers seemed not to have factored in the security cameras. Footage that was release to YouTube shows action that seems as incontrovertible as it is rather tragic. I am grateful to the BBC for grabbing this footage and...

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Samsung Takes Jab at iPhone 5 With Fiesty Ad

Samsung may have lost the patent battle against Apple, but that doesn’t the Korean electronics giant has quieted down. In a new ad shown to Mashable that will start running in various national and regional papers on Sunday, Samsung has stacked the specs of its Galaxy S III smartphone against the newly-announced iPhone 5. What’s first noticeable about the ad is its tagline, which is an obvious jab at Apple: “It doesn’t...

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Rumor Roundup: iPhone 5: Samsung Sues Apple For It!

Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! It looks like the Apple vs. Samsung legal dispute is all but over. Samsung has retaliated by suing Apple for their recently released iPhone 5 – apparently Apple’s infringed on some of Samsung’s lovely patents. All this and much much more in this episode of Rumor Round Up! via TechnoBuff...

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Microsoft Gives Employees Free Surface Tablet, Windows Phone 8 Device & Windows 8 PC

It’s a good time to be a Microsoft employee. At its annual company meeting yesterday, the software giant announced that all full-time employees — of which there are over 90,000 — will soon receive a Surface RT tablet, a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, and a Windows 8 work machine absolutely free. According to The Verge, the Windows 8 machines have already started being distributed to some employees, while Surface and Windows Phone 8 devices...

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Apple Store down ahead of iPhone 5 preorders

The Apple Store is currently down, as iPhone 5-hungry consumers get ready to place preorders for the next-generation smartphone. As is tradition before major Apple releases, visitors to the online store looking to purchase phones, MP3 players, or Macs are instead greeted with a message saying, "We'll be back." The downtime allows Apple to retool the site for the new product -- in this case, the much-anticipated iPhone 5. The new phone, which...

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Upgrade to iOS 6 Right Now

Although iOS 6 won't see an official release until September 19th, you can install the final version right now even if you're not a developer thanks to some anonymous public postings of the software update files. Here's how. Note: We updated a handful of iDevices using these files and encountered no issues, but because we're unable to verify them all we don't know problems won't arise. This process...

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RIP iPhone 3GS

Rest in peace, iPhone 3GS. Apple revealed recently that it will discontinue the third model of its iconic smartphone once the existing stock has dried up. The Cupertino-based company told Pocket-Lint in a statement that it will only continue to sell the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the new iPhone 5. We’re not surprised, Apple always kills off the oldest member of its iPhone family and decreases the prices of the existing models. The iPhone...

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Dr Pepper Facebook Ad Ignites Evolution Debate

Dr Pepper set off a heated debate over evolution on Thursday after posting an advertisement to its Facebook page, which showed an ape evolving into a man thanks to the discovery of a can of Dr Pepper. “My ancestors were created in the Garden of Eden,” one user posted in response to the advertisement. “I ain’t no freaking chimp. No more Dr Pepper for my household. God Bless y’all,” Another complained: “this is showing the theory of men evolving...

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Google Maps Reveals How We Spent Summer Vacation

U.S. travelers had visiting scenic landscapes on their mind this summer, as the top three Google Maps searches for vacation destinations were park regions in the West: Death Valley National Park, Redwood National Park and Yosemite National Park. Google Maps has released an infographic that details how those in the U.S. and across the Northern Hemisphere traveled from May to September 2012. National parks occupied the top six spots on the list...

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Apple to Start Taking iPhone 5 Pre-Orders After Midnight on Friday

Have your sights set on the iPhone 5 and can’t wait any longer? Those itching to get their hands on Apple’s next-generation smartphone will be able to pre-order it starting at 12:01 a.m. PT on Friday, September 14. Apple told Techshack that it will open its online store for eager customers one minute after midnight on the West Coast. Because of the time change, brave East Coasters will have to wait until 3:01 a.m. ET to be among the first to pre-order the iPhone 5. While that means a late night for some Apple fanatics,...

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This is How to Spot a Fake Samsung Galaxy S III (Video)

Everything right down to the font and familiar rounded look is designed to fool uninitiated folks into purchasing a brick. There are a few hints — no box IMEI, a raised Samsung logo, fake back — that indicate you’ve received a bad unit, but otherwise it looks like what you’d buy at your favorite wireless store. Samsung’s immensely popular Galaxy S III is currently the industry’s pride and joy, so it’s no surprise there are companies out there trying to manufacture fake units. This is just a cautionary tale to always get your gear from...

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GoDaddy Sends Email Apologies to Customers, Offers One-Month Credit

GoDaddy spectacularly went offline earlier this week, and with it went millions of popular websites around the Internet. To make up for the incident, the Web hosting company sent out emails to customers apologizing with a one-month free service offer as a way to snuff out any remaining fires. CEO Scott Wagner said the outage was due to a “series of internal network events that corrupted router data tables,” and not a result of Anonymous...

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The Strange Details of the YouTube Clip Sparking Mideast Protests

Bizarre details about a YouTube film trailer that’s continuing to fuel protests around the Middle East began to emerge late Wednesday evening. The 14-minute trailer for the film, titled “Innocence of Islam,” angered many Muslims across the world because of its derogatory stance towards Islam and its depiction of the Prophet Mohammad as a barbarian and abuser of women. Early reports indicated that Sam Bacile, a California-based...

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Will Samsung Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 LTE?

Apple may be riding a buzz wave after its highly anticipated event today, but another patent battle may be just around the corner. This time it’s against the freshly announced long-term evolution ( LTE) capability in the iPhone 5. After the devastating $1 billion verdict in Apple v. Samsung in August, Samsung promised in a media briefing last month that it would sue Apple if it released an LTE-capable iPhone. Today, Apple confirmed that its...

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Apple unveils iPhone 5

The wraps were taken off what is the fastest, thinnest iPhone, at an event in San Francisco. It sports a 4-inch "retina" display, ability to surf a high-speed 4G LTE wireless network, and is 20 per cent lighter than the previous iPhone 4S. NEW PROCESSOR The iPhone 5 comes with Apple's newest "A6" processor, which executives claimed runs twice as fast as the previous generation. The new iPhone has three microphones instead of two. They...

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