iFixit got their hands on an iPhone 5 from Australia and started to teardown the iPhone 5 to see what’s inside. Some big changes in Apple’s latest iPhone are the 4-inch 1136×640 pixel (326 ppi) Retina display, the Apple A6 system on a chip (SoC), the 8 megapixel iSight camera, the new 8-pin Lightning connector, 4G LTE connectivity and of course iOS 6. The first thing they noticed during the teardown is that it will be a lot easier replacing the iPhone 5 screen than previous iPhone’s, “Because the iPhone 5 is opened front-to-back, replacing a cracked screen is going to be easier than ever. Compare this to the iPhone 4s, where it took 38 steps to isolate the display assembly.” » iPhone 5 Teardown [iFixit]

Noted on The Next Web, during his Talk Show podcast with Dan Benjamin, DaringFireball John Gruber offered up some additional confirmation of the existence of a 7.85″ iPad. “Gruber reports that he has been told by “numerous” people that this size iPad is something Apple has been “noodling with”. ” In the podcast Benjamin asked Gruber if he thought a 7.85″ iPad would ever be released, Gruber responded “I don’t know. What I do know is that they have one in the lab…“. » Apple Does Have a 7.85″ iPad In Their Labs?

Reuters relays a South Korean newspaper’s claims that the next iPhone will get a larger screen. Nothing really new about that, but it is surprising to hear the screen will be a 4.6-inch display. Rather persistent rumors have suggested the next iPhone would definitely get a larger display, but more in the 4″ range. A 4.6″ screen would be significantly larger. » New Rumor Suggests Next iPhone Will Get 4.6″ Screen

Ever wondered how easily your iPad 2 glass would break with the smart cover on? SquareTrade has posted a drop test video using two iPads. We bought two brand-new iPads and equipped one with Apple’s smart cover and one without. We did some drop tests from waist and shoulder height to see if Apple’s smart cover can protect your iPad. Take a look at the video after the break to see the results. » iPad 2 Smart Cover Drop Test

The iPhone has a special layer that protects against grease spots. This layer is called an oleophobic coating. It now seems to wear off when used in intensive ways. A user reports that after intensive use of the game Flick Fishing, a circular spot appeared on the screen. With Flick Fishing you have to make the same circular motion over and over, to catch a fish. The special projecting layer is meant to make it possible to erase finger stains more easily. The stains are still visible but can be erased by just wiping them of with as much as a single wave of a piece of cloth. » Oleophobic Screen Wearing Off

Recently, we did a post over the issues concerning the Blue Screen of Death when using iTunes 8 on a Vista machine. Well, a workaround has been discovered by someone on the Apple Discussions Forum over on Apple’s website. This process may or may not work for you, but there’s another method inside you can try if it fails. » Workaround for iTunes 8/Vista problems

IntelliScreen received it’s almost daily update. Version 1.08 only fixes some bugs and no new features have been introduced. The full changelog after the break.
» IntelliScreen 1.08 – A iPhone today sceen application (update)