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Apple in Talks to Buy Israeli Flash Storage Company Designer iPhone 4 Cases for Over $400 Million
reports that Apple is considering purchasing an Israel-based company called Designer iPhone 4 Cases for $400-$500 million.
Anobit is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in flash storage. According to their website:
Anobit provides flash storage solutions for the Enterprise and Mobile markets. It's MSP¢â (Memory Signal Processing) technology significantly improves the endurance, performance and cost of flash storage products and systems. Chanel iPhone 4 Case products are used by world leading flash manufacturers, consumer electronics vendors and storage system providers. Calcalist reports that Apple already relies on Gucci iPhone 4 Case technology in the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air. Apple's interest in the company is related to their ability increase the amount of flash memory storage in a device and improve long term reliability. A Storage-Switzerland article describes the company's MSP technology:
Essentially this means they can detect flash problems in flash cells when they're much older, allowing them to extend the usable life of MLC flash significantly longer than other manufacturers. The net of this ability is Anobit's flash products have much longer endurance than comparable products from other vendors. They claim commercial-grade MLC endurance comparable to that of SLC flash from other manufacturers. Theoretically, this would enable users to replace SLC flash with the more economical MLC products. A $400-$500 million acquisition price would make Anobit one of Apple's largest acquisitions ever. Prior to that, you have to go back to 1997 when Apple paid $404 million to acquire NeXT, Inc, bringing Steve Jobs back to the company.
Flash memory has been a key component in Apple's products over the past decade. Apple has made strategic bets on Flash storage in the past by pre-purchasing large amounts to ensure a constant supply. Apple's reliance on Flash remains with the ongoing popularity of the iPhone and shift in notebooks to SSD.
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Posted: 1:03 AM, 5/19/2012 |
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Have we found the iPhone 5?
Last evening, a tipster sent us some pictures of what he now thinks is the iPhone 5 screen protector. He caught what he said was likely an Apple employee hunched over the device on the way home from work in San Francisco earlier this week. He told us he was able to get a very good look at the device but the pictures he snapped ¡°didn¡¯t do it justice¡±.
We contacted the tipster by phone and checked his background. We believe he saw a totally new Apple device, probably a prototype iPhone 5. He contacted us because when he got home, he doubted what he saw was legitimate until he looked at the green cases we posted. Then it all came together for him. Our tipster has had an iPhone 3GS and currently has an iPhone 4. He knows his iPhones and iPods and this was like nothing he¡¯s ever seen. He said it would fit perfectly into the case below.
¡°Almost EVO-like¡± in screen size, this iPhone also appears thinner than the current iPhone 4 but also wider. The edges are rounded metal like the edges of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but could still function as an antenna. The back is a curved/tapered glass or plastic. He couldn¡¯t tell but if he had to guess he¡¯d say glass. He said it looked too amazing to be built by anyone besides Apple (fanboy!).
Our tipster wasn¡¯t able to see the front/home button and the man holding the device was covering the Apple logo for all but a brief moment when the above picture was snapped. It seemed apparent that he was trying to hide what he had more than the average smartphone user.
We aren¡¯t certain if this is legitimate or not but it is too thin and flat to be an iPhone 3GS and too rounded to be an iPhone 4. The black back with Apple logo would seem to rule out an iPod touch. Our tipster is all but certain it was a new Apple product and the iPhone 5 would be the most likely scenario.
Would Apple let employees out into the world with these over a month before launch? Apple has acknowledged that they real world test this way in the past (ahem, Gray Powell). They¡¯ve also indicated that the cases the iPhone 4s came in may have been a factor in not diagnosing the finger spot/antennagate fiasco ahead of time. So perhaps this is legit?
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Posted: 1:53 AM, 7/30/2011 |
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iPhone 5 shows up in Korean carrier KT¡¯s system, 16GB and 32GB capacities?
Apple’s next-generation iPhone is about a month away from reality and carriers around the globe have begun taking steps towards the device’s launch. We heard a few weeks ago that the fifth-generation iPhonehas appeared in carrier databases at couple of high-profile European iPhone carriers, and today we are hearing this once again: from Korea. We cannot absolutely confirm that the new device is in the KT (Korea Telecom) system, but it sounds and looks likely. We also heard it from two independent sources.
As you can see in the image above, the SKUs are being referred to internally as AIP5, which obviously stands for Apple iPhone 5. This is a level up from the iPhone 4′s SKU name: AIP4. The interesting part here is that both SKUs are attached to 16 GB and 32 GB capacities. These SKU capacities might be just place holders, so don’t lose hope for a 64 GB iPhone. You will see a third option in the screenshot above, 00, but this means the device is for unlocked iPhone users; not a third iPhone 5 screen protector model.
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Posted: 1:52 AM, 7/30/2011 |
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More white iPod touch parts floating around the globe, fit an iPod touch 4
Since we posted photos last week of a white front panel for an iPod touch, more white iPod touch parts have emerged. Our first part photographs were taken in Asia, close to Apple¡¯s manufacturing plants, and now these parts have begun to appear in the United States. Reader Lafayette from the East Coast of the United States has managed to obtain his own set of white iPod touch parts.These parts were marketed as being for the fourth generation iPod touch, and appear to fit perfectly based on this photo and the ones after the break. These white iPod touch parts started emerging this month, just weeks ahead of Apple¡¯s annual iPod-focused event. With a typically credible analyst¡¯s report claiming that the next iPod touch will not feature any external changes, one could assume that the white iPod touch parts we have seen are for a fifth-generation iPod touch with no external changes ¨C other than the color. This would obviously allow them to fit on the current iPod touch model, too.
We cannot vouch for the origin of the above white iPod touch part or the part our source got its hands on last week, but our friends at the iFixYouri iPhone repair shop ¨C with proven sourceswithin Apple¡¯s supply chain ¨C have heard some whispers about white iPod touch OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts floating around. On the other hand, the iPhone repair shop stresses that there is no OEM white iPod touch glass physically obtainable at this point in time and there might never be. Although this is true, it is undeniably interesting that these white parts are floating around just weeks ahead of Apple¡¯s event. Additionally, Japanese site Macotakara got its hands on a white iPod touch part and they have made a video as you can see above. Be sure to check out our other new white iPod touch images after the break. Although these parts are surfacing, we obviously cannot confirm with certainty that Apple¡¯s next iPod touch line will feature a white option. More images:iPhone 5 screen protector|iPhone 4 Cases|Designer iPhone 4 Cases |
Posted: 1:50 AM, 7/30/2011 |
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FaceTime 3G for Verizon iPhone may be restricted to tiered data plans
In June we reported that the fifth-generation iPhone had reached its final testing stage, and within that report we noted that Apple and Verizon Wireless were yet to strike a deal for FaceTime video calling over 3G networks. Now our sources have followed up to let us know the progress on this situation. Currently, Verizon has multiple engineers testing FaceTime over 3G in many regions with heavy iPhone usage. According to a couple of people who have seen such Verizon 3G FaceTime in action, the quality looks fairly good. Perhaps Verizon has been tweaking its comparatively-slow network in order to reach this seamless FaceTime video calling experience. In addition, Apple¡¯s iOS 5, which is launching this fall, includes a tweaked FaceTime backend that provides a better quality video call overall.
To put it simply, Apple and Verizon are still in negotiations over bringing FaceTime 3G to end users. The issue is not particularly on Apple¡¯s side, as support for FaceTime 3G is fully integrated into iOS 5 as proven by the aforementioned testing and our own findings in iOS betas. The reason that negotiations are still ongoing is due to a disagreement between Apple and Verizon. Apple wants FaceTime over 3G to a be a seamless experience for the end user: a feature that works for all Verizon iPhone customers. This would mean that Verizon 3G FaceTime needs to work for users with both unlimited or tiered data plans. The problem is that Verizon stresses that the feature should be limited to tiered-data plan users only. This would consequently limit usage over 3G, furthermore leaving open more bandwidth. This would mean higher quality calls over 3G.
This is a big deal for a few reasons. The first and more important is that if Apple and Verizon cannot close an agreement, Verizon iPhone users may be far from FaceTiming over 3G. Speaking of which, we have yet to hear anything out of the AT&T camp. Knowing their past history with adding iPhone features, AT&T iPhoneusers may not see 3G FaceTime when iOS 5 launches later this year. This is also a big deal in the case that Verizon wins the argument. Customers who are paying more for unlimited data will be out of a really neat feature: a feature that will surely make FaceTime more popular. The third scenario is Verizon giving into Apple¡¯s demands. This would mean lower-quality video calls as more people will be using the feature without a penalty.
We¡¯re thinking that Verizon¡¯s point might be the better way because it will provide a better experience: higher quality FaceTime calls. In addition, Verizon removed unlimited data plans from their lineup earlier this month, so newer and all future Verizon iPhone customers will not even be affected. This argument might even mean that Apple will give in and push out FaceTime 3G on Verizon¡¯s terms. It is, quite frankly, better than nothing at all. Be sure to check out our video, after the break, of a 3G FaceTime call.iPhone 5 Cases|Louis Vuitton iPhone 5 Cases|Chanel iPhone 5 Cases|Gucci iPhone 5 Cases
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Posted: 1:48 AM, 7/30/2011 |
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