With the Nexus Tablet having a 7 in. 1280x720 display, a quad core CPU, and a very good Tegra 3 GPU for just $200, the new iPod will have to be really cheap to even be in the race. Frankly, I am surprised Apple would even consider releasing a new iPod touch at this point.
The iPod touch community is kids whose parents won't spring for an iPhone yet. It's like an iPhone with training wheels. They don't need an update because soon they are older and get their own damn phone. Come on Mom, I'm going to college, how am I gonna call you and ask for money.
The next iPhone will come with a 19-pin connector rather than the 30-pin port on the current iPhone and iPad ”to make room for the earphone moving to the bottom,” two Reuters sources who are “familiar with the matter” said.
Apple has recently moved to a new dock connector on the iPhone Pro with Retina Display and sells an accessory so the new charging port is compatible with older chargers.
The move to use a new dock or charging port would save some space and may also allow the phone to be thinner.Which brings us to another rumor. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple will use a new type of thinner screen that will integrate the touchscreen right into the LCD.
On the current iPhone, the touchscreen is a layer on top of the LCD. The new screen technology, which is said to be currently in mass production, would allow the iPhone to be thinner. Previous rumors also suggested that the phone would have a slightly larger 4-inch display (the current iPhone has a 3.5-inch screen) and use the second generation of Gorilla Glass, the durable glass that covers the current iPhone. That glass is also thinner, although it provides the same level of protection.
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Yeah, the Nexus Tablet... Here today, gone tomorrow.
If the Kindle Fire didn't cause any damage to Apple's revenue, hardly anything will.
not always, I have an iPhone and will be buying the new iPhone however due to pricing I'd rather also get an iPod touch to let my friends play with, use as the music player in my car via bluetooth, and be my jailbreak testing device so that I don't mess up my entire iPhone, and have to spend two hours restoring
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Newsflash: the 4s was the 5th iPhone, mind blowing I know...Yep. So simple I see an iPhone 4S with the number 5 under it, so way to invalidate you're own argument.
Android is starting to look less fragmented then ever, with a far larger user base, not looked down to Apple's walled garden. Seems like I'd be developing for Android.
You're saying something just happened which made having 2 possible resolution/aspect ratios for iOS handhelds more "fragmented" than having all of the many different ones for devices running Android?
And I'm not sure the "far larger user base" for Android is a slam dunk from a development standpoint, just ask Madfinger games. Seems like you need a far larger user base that also is willing to buy your app, unless it's free.
You have two resolutions for iPads, at least two for iPhone (3 if you count the 3Gs), and now three aspect ratios (iPhone, new iPhone, iPad).
I'm not saying people will stop developing for iPhone. What I am saying is that none of these developments makes it easier to develop for them, while Android continues to become easier to develop for and provide better hardware (all with a larger user base).
Hello, finger print magnet.
Android is starting to look less fragmented then ever, with a far larger user base, not looked down to Apple's walled garden. If I were a developer, it seems like I'd be developing for Android.
Hello, finger print magnet.
The useful purpose for such a hole is a place to click your iPod into a mount, likely a car mount.
Apple wants to sell you a Mac, an iPhone and preferably an iPad too. Wouldn't it be great (for them) if they could sell you yet another device for each car or bike?
Look for the click hole on an iPod Touch and an iPad 7 for usage in "places".
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Are you thinking of Pewter? Look at any anodized Aluminum MacBook or any Brushed Aluminum kitchen sink. Finger prints are pretty difficult - unless they're covered in pasta sauce or fresh paint.
However, after 5 minutes of use with a freshly cleaned iPod Touch will leave the mirrored-polished-steel back covered in finger prints. It's always been that way...
iOS has a smaller user base than Android?
Wait, wait...
Android is LESS fragmented than Apple?
Apple may introduce a new aspect ratio. If they do, there will be a 3rd market for iOS Apps under the new ratio. There are currently only 2 - iPod Touch & iPhone, or iPad. A developer then chooses to update the App for Retina capability. Even still, you had better believe that the older Apps will be compatible with the new iPhone.
That was a pretty clueless comment. Android is less fragmented? Don't make me laugh.
Pretty sure he meant without a phone number attached to it like the iPad.
...because it's the 5th generation. Did a chart with 5 iPhones confuse you?