On Apple’s media event, Apple announced that the iPhone 5c Pre-Orders will be available on September 13, however they did not specified at what time it will begin taking orders. Now according to the latest information of the U.S. carrier partners Verizon and Sprint, pre-orders should go live at at 3:01 AM Eastern Time (12:01 AM Pacific Time) on Friday morning. » iPhone 5c Pre-Orders to Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time This Friday
Orbotix has just announced Sphero 2.0, which is a robotic iOS-controlled ball. Sphero version 2 is powered with a new engine, Sphero 2.0 is capable of rolling at speeds of up to 7 feet per second. That’s 2x faster than the original Sphero which was released back in 2011. It also is 3x brighter than the original and glows in more colors than the human eye can detect. Sphero 2.0 can be pre-ordered here for $130. » Sphero Version 2.0 Announced: Faster, Brighter, & Smarter
Apple today announced the fourth generation iPad. The iPad 4 comes with a A6X chip “that delivers up to twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of the A5X chip“, a FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance and support for additional LTE carriers worldwide with 10 hours of battery life. It also supports the Lightning connector that is smaller and more durable than the 30-pin connector. It is basicly an iPad 3 on steroids. » Apple Announces iPad 4 With Lightning Connector And New A6X Chip
Apple set a company record by selling over five million units of the iPhone 5 during the device’s launch weekend and run out of iPhone 5 pre-orders in just about an hour. Because of this the shipping estimates for new orders are up to 3-4 weeks. Bloomberg reports that Apple’s tight supplies are a result of the new in-cell technology being used for the iPhone 5’s display.
Apple used the technology in the first major iPhone overhaul since 2010 to make the device more svelte, an attribute that helped lure a record 5 million buyers in three days. Yet producing in-cell screens is also more painstaking than earlier screen types, contributing to bottlenecks.
The iPhone 5 launch day is this Friday, but some pre-orders have already been delivered. Some of the lucky view created the very first unboxing videos to tease our eyes. Above you can see a video the from UK gadget site T3, which received an official review unit from Apple. They also posted a number of other videos showing off features of the iPhone 5. After the break you can see another unboxing video which has been posted to the official YouTube account of Vodafone. » First iPhone 5 Unboxing Videos Posted On YouTube
Just an hour after pre-orders for the iPhone 5 shipping estimates for new pre-orders have already changed to two weeks in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, and Australia. This means that when you pre-order now you will not receive your iPhone 5 until nearly two weeks after the official launch date of September 21. » Apple’s iPhone 5 Pre-order Shipping To Two Weeks
Wired confirmed that Apple will start pre-orders of the iPhone 5 at 12:01 AM Pacific Time / 3:01 AM Eastern Time today “14 September”. So if you cant wait to get your hands on the iPhone 5, set your alarm and get you iPhone 5 here. Last year when Apple released the iPhone 4S, they experienced significant issues with online processing for quite some time after they started the pre-orders of the iPhone 4S. So maybe you have better luck pre-ordering your iPhone 5 at Sprint, AT&T or Verizon. » iPhone 5 Pre-Orders To Begin At 12:01 AM Pacific Time Today