iPhone 5 launch expected on 4 October

Apple is expected to introduce the next version of its iPhone on 4 October, when the new chief executive Tim Cook will demonstrate his grip on the company after having taken over from Steve Jobs in August.

The unveiling is also expected by many to include a simpler version of last year's iPhone 4 – which has become the best-selling smartphone in the world since its launch in June 2010 – which will allow Apple to attack China's huge market.

The expectation around the launch was heightened on Wednesday night when Al Gore, a member of Apple's board, let slip while speaking in South Africa that "new iPhones [are] coming out next month. That was a plug." Toby Shapstak, editor of Stuff magazine in South Africa, who was at the meeting where Gore spoke, told the Guardian: "I listened to my voice recording, and he clearly said [iPhones] plural."

Cook's appearance would be his first in public since he took over from Jobs, who has been on medical leave since January but fronted three public events for the company until his resignation.

Cook ran the company's day-to-day operations during Jobs's previous medical absences in 2004 and 2009, and for the first half of this year. He has been at Apple since 1998 and is credited with turning its manufacturing and supply operations around.

Iphone5 Preorder : How To Pre-Order Iphone5 Online ??

According to a leaked document from a Best Buy, preorders for much awaited iPhone 5 will start in October 2011 first week at Best Buy Mobile stores.


Its an exclusive from BGR who reported about the leaked document.

It is also likely that Sprint will be carrying the iPhone 5 at launch.

UPDATE from BGR: It’s actually possible that presales will be starting this week with the phone arriving in the first week of October, not preorders starting in October.

We all are waiting for iPhone 5, one of the most anticipated launches of 2011.

[Update 09.05.2011] - German phone carrier Deutsche Telekom will immediately begin taking preorders from its customers for the iPhone 5, a Deutsche Telekom spokesman told Bloomberg News.
The operator will hand out coupons to people who expressly request the successor model to the iPhone 4, without providing the name or release details of the device, he said.

3 Definite iPhone 5 Features Which Will Make It In 2011

Apple's everywhere but not an update in sight. The wait for an updated iPhone is one of the most anticipated technology trends in the world, and people quite literally plan their whole year around it. But I can see in to the future. And I can tell you three definite iPhone 5 features which are coming this 2011.

Enjoy! Oh and don't forget, if you too think that these features will make it, then spread the word!

An Upgraded Processor A5

The current iPhone 4 processor is called the A4 and is by all means a great chip (it is the same as featured in the iPad, Apple's take on a Tablet PC).

But if you take an A4 chip and put against Samsung's latest Hummingbird processor the A4 looks remarkably slow in comparison. The reason for this is the amount of cores it has, and so Apple must throw in a better chip-set to the iPhone 5 to compete with the latest generation of Smartphones from LG and Samsung respectively.

NFC Technology Integration

Apple have already been beaten to the punch on NFC Technology by the Google Nexus S, Google's pedigree Android smartphone. One thing Apple will definitely do is include iWallet technology into their iPhone 5 as to keep up with the latest payment solution trend.

One thing Apple always manage to do is re-market an existing technology and build on it. I suspect their take on NFC will be 'revolutionary'.

A revised notification system

Apple's iOS is behind other operating systems in notifications - in fact, if you use an Android handset, iOS is around 3 years behind with no live widget screen updates. One thing Apple will definitely do with the iPhone 5 is release an updated version to iOS, including a better notification system for messages, social networking and email.