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Apple’s iPhone 5 “confirmed” to feature a smaller dock connector
One of the things that many people had expected Apple to change about its iPhone would be its design, screen size, possible capacitive home button, etc, but no one really thought about Apple possibly changing the dock connector. After all with the dock connector being a prominent part of many iOS device accessories ranging from cheap to ridiculously expensive, we don’t blame you if you had thought that Apple would have left the dock connector alone. Apparently not. A while back there have been alleged component leaks of the iPhone 5 that showed off a slimmer profile, a larger display, and most interesting of all, a much smaller dock connector. Of course these photos can hardly be called the real thing. Apple has been known for their secrecy and rumor mongers have been known to get it wrong in the past, but it seems that as far as the iPhone 5 is concerned, the smaller dock connector is a sure thing.
This was “confirmed” by the folks at Tech Crunch who claims to have “independently verified” and “confirmed” the rumor. So why would Apple change the dock connector, knowing that many accessory makers are pretty much reliant on the current 30-pin dock connector? Apparently in a quest to save space (to make the phone thinner, fit a larger battery, lighter, etc), a small dock connector was conceived. If you think that this is a load of hooey, it’s not so far fetched. Apple has reportedly put out a job listing in the past that was looking for people who could help redesign the dock. Will this redesigned dock connector make its way into the next-gen iPhone? We guess we will have to wait and see, until then we suggest taking this with a grain of salt for now.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.