Network provider O2 has notified its UK retail stores that they will be carrying out a three-week process to swap the old iPhone displays with new ones in order to get ready for the release of Apple's next iPhone.
The news was brought to light by several MacRumors readers, and this report confirms the rumor of an early-September iPhone 5 launch.
Continue reading for the notice sent by O2 to its UK retail stores...
According to DigiTimes, Apple has allegedly cancelled its iPad 3 supply schedule for the latter half of 2011. Rumors have speculated that Apple would launch a third generation tablet at an upcoming media event this Fall, but sources overseas have confirmed that Apple has in fact postponed its launch for a later date.
Apple is still expected to unveil a new iPhone this Fall, with rumors suggesting that two new iPhone models could be introduced at once. The iPod line is expected to see a refresh as well, but those details remain a mystery.
Here's something you don't hear every day. Multiple news outlets are reporting that two men were picked up in a German airport after an x-ray machine picked up a knife in one of their bags.
The weapon alone isn't that interesting, but what they found after searching through the rest of the luggage is certainly intriguing. German officials think they may have been one of the first ones to lay eyes on the iPhone 5...
With so many companies as well as individuals now beginning to count the cost of the recent riots across the UK, it's impossible to overlook the one product that seemed to be most popular amongst those looting — smartphones.
Apple's iPhone was one of those to see huge numbers begin appearing on Cragislist and other online marketplaces. Macworld UK went to the major carriers and asked just what would become of the stolen handsets.
The answer? They're worthless...
While agressive protestors were busy burning down various buildings and businesses across the UK, reports suggest Apple retail stores were granted "special attention" by the Metropolitan Police.
The first report suggests that while a 20,000 square meter Sony warehouse was being burned down, the Police were treating the protection of an Apple Store at the Oxford Circus in London as a higher priority...
UPDATE: Readers are pointing out that Facebook Messenger is actually not available in many countries outside the US, including the UK. We apologize for any misleading information.
It's well known that the UK is under threat by its own people right now; but who'd think that it would affect an iPhone app's arrival in the App Store.
The Facebook Messenger app was released in the US App Store yesterday, and great speculation has been raised as to why it has not yet had its UK App Store release. The answer is simple: to prevent further planning of rioting via instant messaging...
Good news for the folks up in Alaska. The brand new Alaska Apple Store will be opening its doors to the cold air this Saturday at the 5th Avenue mall in Anchorage.
Although this might not be that exciting of news for the rest of us, it's still great to see that Apple is continuously expanding with an additional 4 store openings this Saturday...
Here is a surprising initiative from Orange, one of the UK's largest carrier. The company has started offering its customer one free movie rental a week via iTunes.
With Orange Film to Go, every week the company will select a new movie that customers can access simply by sending a text message to the carrier. Orange then sends the customer a promo code to redeem in iTunes...
Vonage has released an interesting application in the App Store that offers incredibly cheap rates on voice calling with access to over 100 countries for international calling. The app, called Time to Call, works like popular VoIP services (Skype) to deliver pay per calls and discounted rates for iPhone users.
With Time to Call, you'll be able to talk internationally for 15 minutes at no charge, and then be charged $1.99 for each 15 minute international call after the first.
The iPhone seems to be unstoppable lately, with it recently being announced that Apple is the number one smartphone manufacturer in the US, and that Apple also ships more smartphones than Nokia.
A recent report states that Apple ships more smartphones worldwide than any other smartphone manufacturer. This gives the iPhone unprecedented success in the global market...
A new survey by OFCOM suggests that the iPhone is the smartphone of choice in the UK, with RIM's BlackBerry being the favorite of teenagers.
OFCOM spoke to 2073 adults and 521 teenagers in order to find out which smartphone they used, and Apple's iPhone was once again the handset to come up trumps. RIM's BlackBerry got a shot in the arm, with teenagers apparently preferring the Canadian firm's smartphones over the more touch-friendly competition...
It seems Locationgate just won't go away, with Apple being fined 3 million Won, or $2,855, by the country's communications regulator.
The fine relates to the infamous storage of iOS device's location in an unencrypted file on the computer they were synced to. Using this data, it was possible to plot people's movements on a map, causing mass hysteria, panic and general confusion. This file was discovered back in April, with seemingly the whole planet baying for Apple's collective blood.
Apple later released an update to its iOS software that addressed the issue, but the damage was done...