Apple to reportedly launch this iPhone in India before the rest of the World

NEW DELHI: Apple fans might finally have been an iPhone that the Cupertino giant launches in India first, even before the USA. And several other European nations. According to a report on the Taiwanese Taiwan Focus website, Apple is planning to update the alignment of its iPhone 4-inch, iPhone SE. The company will launch next year in India, before launching in other geographies.

The report adds that the devices will be manufactured by Taiwan-based OEN Wistron.

To remember, in May of this year Apple partnered with Wistron Corp to mount iPhone smartphones SE in India at a facility in Bengaluru. The report also adds that Wistron will expand its production by adding new production line to manufacture the next generation of iPhone SE. The iPhone maker is also said to be in talks with the Karnataka government for more land, so it can increase production over the next few years.

The report also adds that India-made models for the iPhone SE mean that Apple will get a 10 percent exemption on basic customs duty. This will help the company to launch the models at competitive prices in India. Apple has been looking to beef up its market share in India. At the recent earnings conference, CEO Tim Cook said that Apple is very optimistic in the Indian market.


In April of this year, Apple released the 32GB version of iPhone SE in India. The original iPhone was released in India in April 2016.


Another report from India's Tekz24 website claims to have specification details for the upcoming iPhone SE. According to the report, Apple iPhone SE will be powered by the A10 processor of the iPhone 7, paired with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone is expected to have a 12MP rear camera with flash and a 5MP front handle. The device will reportedly display a 4.2-inch screen.


Apple will launch its tenth iPhone anniversary this year. It will probably be called iPhone 8, it is said that the smartphone has a 5.8 inch screen with minimal bezels on the top and bottom. Several online reports suggest that the Apple iPhone 8 will have a dual vertical rear camera configuration. The LED flash will be placed between the two sensors in the camera. It is said that the vertical configuration helps Apple to better implement the Augmented Reality features for the device, something that has also been rumored before.

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Apple To Win $750m from Samsung

The patient dispute between Apple and Samsung is finally going to come to an end as Samsung agrees to pay Apple $750m as part of a court- ordered settlement.
It all started in 2011 when Samsung copied some of the key features of Apple that had been patented. Which led to the court and judge ordered against Samsung on copying tap to zoom and slide to unlock features.
Apple asked for $3.5 billion but couldn't be able to get that much amount from Samsung and let to $1.3 billion penalty award given by Samsung.
Dispite conteniously lowering the cost of damages, Samsung still unhappy of the ruling. But have agreed to pay the settlement by the end of 16 of this month.

A Spokesman while talking to media said that  “While we’ve agreed to pay Apple, we remain confident that our products do not infringe on Apple’s design patents, and we will continue to take all appropriate measures within the legal system to protect our products and our intellectual property.”

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Fresh iPhone 5 rumors: Modified chip, new body, bigger screen

The next-gen iPhone is going to be a really big deal and include plenty of design tweaks, according to reports.

More next-gen iPhone rumors surfaced today pointing to a modified Apple chip, more memory, new chassis, and a bigger screen.
Display and chassis: Let's start with a report at Business Insider, which cites a research note from Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White (returning from a tour of component suppliers in China). White says the next iPhone will have 4-inch screen and "sleek look that we believe will require a unibody case."
The upcoming iPhone is also expected to have 4G (presumably he means LTE) capability, like the new iPad, according to the analyst.
Big launch: White ventures that the launch will come in August or September and believes the "iPhone 5 ramp...could be extraordinary, dwarfing previous launches and driving the stock closer to our $1,001 price target."
A5X chip and memory: Next up is a report from 9to5Mac, claiming that the "actual next-generation iPhone is specifically said to not include the iPhone 4/4S design, but Apple is testing these new devices in older casings to throw off leaks."
A prototype of the next-gen iPhone uses a derivative of the A5X processor used in the new iPad, according to the Apple-centric site. But like the gen 3 iPad the new iPhone will have 1GB of memory.

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iPad 3/HD rumors round-up

The  next generation iPad is just few hours away from making itself official to be iPad 2S, iPad 3, iPad HD or to whatever moniker it would be out on the overwhelming tablet market. Along with this unveiling sure comes tons of rumors ushering the next iPad generation on its official launch, that’s why we have compiled some of the most notable features expected to be tailored on the newest version of Apple’s magical slate. Learn more after the break.

According to report of The Mac Herald, here are the details of the rumored specs:

• Processor: Initial reports claim that the next iPad will boast a quad-core A6 chip. But others claim that it will be a dual-core A5X chipset. It’s supposed to have a more powerful GPU.
• Display: It’s almost certain that the new iPad will have a screen having better resolution than its predecessor. It is said to flaunt a 2048 x 1536 Retina Display.
• Memory: RAM will be upgraded to 1GB from 512MB.
• Software: iOS 6.0 and a new version of a web browser. Siri on board.
• Hardware: The new iPad is said to be thicker to accommodate the larger battery. A camera upgrade is also expected.
• Connectivity: It is rumored to be LTE capable. It’s supposed to have two versions, one for AT&T network and another for Verizon network. There’s also word on an international model with CDMA/3G similar to the radio chipset on iPhone 4S.

We would love to have the Retina Display and faster A6/A5X processor to make it on the stage of the Apple event, so let us know what are your picks.

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iPhone 5 to sport a bigger 4-inch display

Rumor mills like what we have seen before for the next iteration of iPhone, this time with iPhone 5. There’s no official sense if Apple will follow the numbering moniker of iPhone 4 and goes on with iPhone 5, but earlier we learned that the handset is reported to feature 8MP camera,  next generation A5 processor and Qualcomm chipset that will unify the CDMA / GSM / UMTS radios and NFC integration that will boast “universal SIM”, not enough? And how about 4-inch larger screen?

In a report by Engadget, WSJ and Bloomberg the two sources claims accordingly with their sources that the iPhone 5 will be lighter and will feature larger 4-inch screen.

“Well, if DigiTimes and its chatty “upstream component suppliers” are to be believed then the next generation iPhone will be sporting a 4-inch display. While DigiTimes can, at times, be a suspect source for Apple information, the idea of a larger 4-inch iPhone flagship to help differentiate itself from a smaller iPhone nano and legacy iPhone 4 (that becomes the budget model) does make some sense.”

Now we almost forget, how about the iPhone Nano reported earlier or this very cool unthinkable and unimaginable iPhone 5G?

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