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I definitely prefer the other mockups to this one done by 9to5 Mac. Here, the buttons look way too small. Still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a longer iPhone and what it means for thumb reach, but it certainly looks like it’s happening, according to that site I refuse to link to and Reuters today (echoing previous reports by iMore and iLounge). (via WSJ: Next iPhone to feature at least a 4-inch screen, production to begin in June)

I definitely prefer the other mockups to this one done by 9to5 Mac. Here, the buttons look way too small. Still trying to wrap my head around the idea of a longer iPhone and what it means for thumb reach, but it certainly looks like it’s happening, according to that site I refuse to link to and Reuters today (echoing previous reports by iMore and iLounge).

(via WSJ: Next iPhone to feature at least a 4-inch screen, production to begin in June)

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 Source 9to5mac.com

What do you think the name of the next iPhone will be? I ask because I keep seeing "iPhone 5" everywhere on the net, but the iPhone 4S is actually the fifth generation iPhone.

Asked by met4lbe4r

Correct, “iPhone 5” would make little sense. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but it would be weird.

I would not be shocked if they pulled an iPad and simply called it “iPhone”. It would cause a little bit of confusion at first due to the older model (iPhone 4S) still (likely) being sold. But going forward, it would likely just be the new iPhone (full price) versus the older model (discounted).

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willhains:

I wasted my day making this mockup of what the iPhone 5 might look like with a taller 960 x 1152 screen and a new design.

The buttons, dock connector, etc. are missing not because I think it will happen, but because my SketchUp skills are not that advanced. ;)

This excites me greatly. A device that stays the same size, but gets a slightly larger screen for one more row of apps.

Not sure how I would feel about a more “pebble” look, especially since I still really love the iPhone 4/4S industrial design, but I’m sure it would feel nice in your hand. Taking pictures in landscape mode might be a bit slippery though. Fun to think about.

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Reblogged from Good Will Blogging  Source willhains

An iPhone 5 With A Side Of Lime-Marinated Shrimp Ceviche?

Greg Sandoval and Declan McCullagh:

Last year, the unreleased iPhone 4 was bought by a gadget blog that paid $5,000 in cash. This year’s lost phone seems to have taken a more mundane path: it was taken from a Mexican restaurant and bar and may have been sold on Craigslist for $200.

And:

A day or two after the phone was lost at San Francisco’s Cava 22, which describes itself as a “tequila lounge” that also serves lime-marinated shrimp ceviche, Apple representatives contacted San Francisco police, saying the device was priceless and the company was desperate to secure its safe return, the source said. Still unclear are details about the device, what version of the iOS operating system it was running, and what it looks like.

It sounds like the device is still out there. Apple apparently traced it to a home in Bernal Heights, but it wasn’t there.

If the details are accurate, it has been a month since the device vanished and it still hasn’t shown up anywhere on the web? That would be very surprising. 

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A Sprint iPhone 5

Huge win for Sprint — especially if they offer it with their deals that are typically cheaper than AT&T and Verizon. 

I’m also very interested to see what this means for Android U.S. market share in the fall. 

Also, Joann Lublin and Spencer Ante are reporting that the device will not be released until mid-October. This is the latest date reported yet, and goes against a report from Reuters earlier today saying “late September” once again. This back-and-forth will never end, apparently.

For the record, all I’ve heard is “October”. 

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