iPhone 5 To Be Cased In Liquid Metal...

The iPhone 5, likely to be released later this year, is expected to be cased in a ‘metallic glass’, otherwise known as Liquidmetal, says a Korean news outlet citing ‘industry sources’.

The case is expected to be 20 times stronger than the current encasement. According to The Register, ‘metallic glass is a metal alloy, but one with the disordered structure of glass’. The material has been around since the 1990s, but since a new breakthrough in ‘superspeed pulse mould technology’, this type of glass, which is as tough as metal, can now be used for phone casings.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment on rumours and speculation.

The technology giant has signed an exclusive deal with Liquidmetal Techologies Ltd, the inventors of the material. Apple is believed to have paid $11m for the exclusive arrangement.

The part of the new iPhone expected to be made out of metallic glass is the back casing – as opposed to the glass display.

The same Korean news outlet has also predicted that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3, due to launch on May 3 in London, will be made out of high-tech ceramics.

(Via Telegraph.com)

Introducing The iCam

Unfortunately this iPhone accessory does not yet exist, but it could sometime in the future! I'd definitely look in to purchasing one for my iPhone 5 (future thinking ofcourse).

Introducing.... iMessage (AKA Death Of BBM)

Could this be the end of BBM????? Read on...

 
"Amidst all the predictions and rumours in the weeks leading up to Apple’s iOS 5 announcement on Monday, Apple somehow managed to keep possibly one of the most significant new features well and truly hidden under its hat.

According to MacRumors and Daring Fireball, iMessage was so secret that even Apple’s mobile carrier partners had to find out about it at the keynote speech, along with the rest of us! Since then, the announcement that Apple is essentially ushering in its own BBM-killer has sent shockwaves through the industry.

There probably weren’t too many smiling faces at BlackBerry-maker RIM following Apple’s announcement on Monday, and as TechRadar reports, the news has already had a serious effect on RIM’s stocks, which fell to a four-year low on Tuesday, taking them below $37. As TechRadar notes, up until Apple’s announcement, BlackBerry Messenger was the only IM service of its type around, and very popular too.

According to Cult of Mac’s in-depth look at iMessage, it is not a standalone app, but in fact iMessages and SMS Texts combined into one app, Messages, meaning that you don’t have to switch between apps.

 According to Cult of Mac, Messages will automatically check whether or not the phone you’re trying to send an SMS message to is an iPhone with iOS 5 installed, and if it is, Messages will automatically send an iMessage instead of an SMS. The program will then update your Address Book, and a chat bubble will appear next to that person’s entry to indicate that they have iMessage.

It will also give you the option to turn off SMS messaging altogether so that you only send iMessages, or vice versa. Even if you only have an iPod touch and no iPhone, you can send and receive iMessages via your Apple ID."



Apple say they are going to test iMessage for a couple of months before they release it. Let the battle begin!



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Android Phones Easier To HAck Than iPhone

According to researchers in Germany, Android phones are easier to hack than iPhones. Any version of Android prior to OS 2.3.3 are vulnerable to an attack thanks to a weak ClientLogin authentication protocol.

So basically, if you log in to Facebook, Twitter or your email account, your info is stored for 14 days and can be accessed by hackers.

"To collect such authTokens on a large scale an adversary could setup a wifi access point with a common SSID (Service Set Identifier) of an unencrypted wireless network, e.g., T-Mobile, tarbucks...With default settings, Android phones automatically connect to a previously known network and many apps will attempt syncing immediately. While syncing would fail (unless the adversary forwards the requests), the adversary would capture authTokens for each service that attempted syncing."

There is a way to from Google, but those with Android mobile phones are advised to use trusted sites only. Don't know what it is but, Android phones have never appealed to me. Although the other day a friend of mine showed me how he can turn his handset in to a Wi-Fi Hotspot which could come in handy.


I'ma stick to my Blackberry Torch and iPhone4 for now...


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iTunes Apps Of The Year

iTunes has released their list of 2010's most downloaded applications for the iPhone.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Top paid-for apps

Angry Birds

Doodle Jump

WhatsApp Messenger

TuneIn Radio

Cut the Rope

Talking Carl

FatBooth

 Tetris

Fruit Ninja

Bejeweled 2 + Blitz

Top free apps

Facebook

Angry Birds Lite

eBay Mobile

Skype

Paper Toss

Bump

Sky Sports Live Football

Shazam

Met Office weather application

Windows Live Messenger

Highest-grossing apps

TomTom UK and Ireland 

TomTom Western Europe

Angry Birds

CoPilot Live UK and Ireland

TuneIn Radio

Tetris

Doodle Jump

Bejewled 2 + Blitz

Call of Duty: Zombies



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