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iPhone 5 rumors: aluminum backside, redesigned antenna

iPhone 5 rumors: aluminum backside, redesigned antenna " iPhone 5 rumors: aluminum backside, redesigned antenna; Confirmed: iPad 2 will NOT be carrier-locked in Canada, or anywhere else; iOS 4.3 brings a handful of new features and " Now that the MacBook Pro refresh has happened and the iPad 2 is out, what’s left for the rumor mill? The iPhone 5 of course. Citing a Chinese source, Japanese site Macotakara claims that Apple is abandoning the current iPhone 4′s exposed antenna/glass backside construction for the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 will supposedly have an all-aluminum rear case similar to the iPad 2. Wireless signals will penetrate the case via the Apple logo, which will be made from a plastic resin, presumably similar to the black bar on top of the 3G iPad 2. Macotakara has had a fairly good accuracy rate in its rumors so far, although Economic Daily News, Macotakara’s source for this rumor, has been less reliable in the past. Macotakara’s reports nailed...

Verizon iPhone 4 Camera

Verizon iPhone 4 Camera " The Apple iPhone 4 is set to go on sale Thursday. when it debuts a sweet Sony (SNE - News) camera in its 2011 iPhone. No. 1: No Verizon iPhone. A new iPhone is big. But a new " Lets start with the basics: Its a five megapixel, 5x digital zoom camera. That much you probably already know. What you may not know is the display is amazing. I really wish we could get a Retina display of this size and quality on a DSLR now THAT would be something. The iPhone 4 has built-in HDR and LED for high-dynamic range and additional illumination. The built-in HDR works just okay but third party apps give you real HDR on the phone that works better. The small LED light is perfect for just a little catchlight in the eyes, but its not like having a Nikon SB-900 mounted to your DSLR so keep your expectations in line with reality here. As with other iPhones, you can tap the area on the screen where you want the camera to focus. This impacts focus, white balance ...