Iphone 5 reportedly will have edge to edge screen

Perhaps the security at Apple is not invincible?  Today a major leak about the design of the new phones was put out, reportedly by Alibaba.  So perhaps at Apple's security branch there are people getting fired.  Or perhaps congratulations are coming in from the PR department on a successful "leak" through their connections in China, where believable leaks have seen the light before now. Are they laughing like this:  Bwaahahaha?    In the past, interestingly enough, these kind of leaks have been pretty reliable.  This fact has caused the news to hit the media quickly, though according to my buzzes, it's still really fresh.  This isn't a scoop or anything, but it's pretty fast!  (smile)

iPhone 5 will have an edge to edge screen according to the leak.  What does that mean?  It means that the screen will be the phone or rather the top side of the phone will be screen from edge to edge.  Does this mean the "home" button will part of the touch screen now?  That still remains to be seen.  It may be but there may be an additional physical button somewhere on the device to manage power on and off.  On that one, of course, Apple is not talking and probably won't be any time soon.  There is a word of caution however.  This kind of screen has been in the rumor mills before now and hasn't materialized in the models released so far...

Does this leak mean that we'll be able to buy an iPhone 5 any time soon?  On that question we are also left to speculate.  I am a skeptic that this points to the iPhone 5 being ready for release any time soon.  As the speculation continues about the iPhone 5, there is word surfacing that the advances in technology will be quite minor.  If this is really the case, a later release of a sub-par advance will put a damper on enthusiasm for the phones.  If the iPhone 5 is going to turn out to be a 4 junior, or even like a 4 on steroids with the faster processor and few if any new features, they better get it out ASAAP, as quick as Apply possible. (groan!)

In the meantime, this has raised the awareness and heightened the senses for many of us waiting for the iPhone 5 release.  Are they close enough to release for these kind of pictures to be accurate?  Are there accurate prototypes of the iPhone 5 currently being tested?  Have they narrowed down the design options to just one? For all of these answers, we'll just have to keep our eyes and ears open.

Latest on Iphone 5 Release

iPhone 5 release is almost certainly not going to be until Fall.  Of course it's possible that Apple will once again pull off a miracle, but right now there is more and more evidence piling up that the new release of the iPhone 5 is NOT imminent.  There is more evidence, which is only the latest in a growing pool of evidence that is pointing more and more to a "late" release of Iphone 5.  Is it fair to say "late" when Apple never promised a release date? you may be asking...  Let's say "later" if you don't feel comfortable with the term used above for whatever reason.  The fact is that Apple generally releases it's new items in the June to July time frame with a little later release of the iPod at a special event geared to releasing iPods later in the Summer.  While Apple has invited people to see a "preview" of it's recent Iphone technology, it seems to be focusing on the operating systems and software side of this phone, rather than showing off new flashy hardware.  Once again, we may all be wrong and all the rumors may be just for theatrics, but the body of evidence against this theory is growing.

The latest rumble in the growing avalanche is a notice from AT&T to many customers who were expecting upgrades to their iPhones this summer that they are not expecting a release from Apple in June or July.  They state that as soon as new model release dates are available that their customers can find out about it on the AT&T website.

Interesting, we have already asked the question on this site:  Will the Iphone 5 release happen in 2011?  There are still no open admissions that it will not be ready for a busy Christmas shopping season late this year.  But then again, there are no OPEN admissions that the iPhone 5 release date is not going to be this summer, though it seems obvious that it won't.

So we will probably see a bunch of articles why it's a better time than ever to get the Iphone 4 and that the upgrades won't be significant and that there will need to be a "fix" release soon after anyway.  Of course you can find that speculation anywhere.  Our goal here is to keep track of the iPhone 5 release and hopefully give you the most accurate information about that topic.  Whether or not you run out and buy and Iphone 4 or wait for the release of the Iphone 5, that's your choice and we hope you make the right one for you!

Iphone 4 finally releases "white" which means iphone 5 will be later

iPhone 5 will not be coming out soon.

 Iphone 4 white finally came out and went from urban legend or weird kit phone (one guy claims to have made over $140,000 selling white kits for black 4's!) to reality for the mainstream. So this means that the new release of the iPhone 5 is not immediately on the horizon. As mentioned before, sales figures are strong and even growing with the 4's so why would Apple put out the iphone 5 at this time?  Another figure that went up is the market share of iphones to 5% around the world and now pushing 15% in the US market!  Watch out Nokia!!  Even Android has seen a decrease in their overall market share recently, which doesn't automatically mean that IOS is taking that share, but it's unlikely that cut and paste-less Win7 Mobile is taking it, no matter how many billion dollars they give away to get phone makers on board.  Another recent report by 9to5 Mac says that developers are getting to test the iOS software for the five on existing devices and this process being at the stage it is means that the release to developers hasn't happened yet and the earliest possible time frame for a release would be September 2011, but that rumors of delays are rampant.  But this is all just heresay for now.  Of course. Apple likes it that way.

Regardless, the release of the Iphone 5 is still an event that will have people waiting and excited.  The big question now is whether or not that will happen this year.  Will the delays allow Apple to wow us once again with a faster processor AND better screen AND further capabilities?  The answer to this awaits us all and at this point in time it seems that nobody at Apple can accurately know when the release of the Iphone 5 will actually become a reality.  Apparently a good 5% of the world are VERY interested (higher in the US) and it's a good bet that many who cannot afford an iPhone 5 on it's release will still wait and watch with baited breath to see the new model come off the line.  Whatever happens, a lot is riding on this release and the brand will benefit or suffer because of it.  But for now it looks like it will be more hurry up and wait.

Not to worry, however.  We will know about it and have multiple chances to pre-order and buy an Iphone 5 long before the official release of the iPhone 5.