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Hon Hai Precision Chairman Terry Gou said his factories can't keep up with iPhone 5 production demands because of Apple's strict quality control. That situation is improving, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, and he thinks Apple is still on track to sell 46.5 million iPhones during the December quarter. Shaw Wu: iPhone sales…

Kensington has introduced a new line of cases for the iPhone 5. The Vesto Leather Texture cases offer five unique textured designs attached to flexible but hard plastic cases. The cases have soft, suede-like lining inside to protect the back of the phone and features large openings for the camera function and controls. Appearance The appearance of…

Hex has updated it’s popular version of the wallet case to fit the new iPhone 5 design. In addition to space for the iPhone 5, the Axis Wallet case has three slots for credit cards and a hidden space for cash or receipts.  Axis Wallet Case for iPhone 5  Appearance This wallet/case has an attractive leather exterior…

The Speck FabShell case for iPhone 5, with design by Burton Graphics, is a single layer, semi-hardshell case with hybrid construction: TPE and polycarbonate. These low-tack materials protect from scratches and smudges, and the designs are attractive. There's a lot to like, but the case is expensive as iPhone cases go. If you’re going to…

Speck’s SmartFlex Card for iPhone 5 has a slot that supports up to three credit cards plus cash in a flexible, single layer of protection. The question at hand is: does this case solve a real problem? Let’s start with the basic premise of this case. The idea is that three credit cards and a…

The Cygnett Workmate case for the iPhone 5 uses a blended construction. Rather than two complete layers of material, the soft silicone and polycarbonate parts are fit together in key places. This saves on weight but also has disadvantages. This case is described by the developer as for the rough and tumble and is built…

Sprint announced its third fiscal quarter for 2012 on Thursday ahead of Apple's earnings report, and the cell service provider said it activated 1.5 million iPhones during the quarter. Some 40 percent of those activations were new customers, showing the iPhone is a big draw for the company. While 1.5 million is a significant number…

Image via BGR. The hardware authentication of Apple’s new Lightning interface has been broken, and third-party chips are starting to appear in Asia, according information and images obtained by Boy Genius Report Monday. The images of the purported third-party Lightning authentication chips support statements made two weeks ago by Chinese company iPhone5mod, which claimed it…

The SURFACE iPhone 5 case combo from Seidio is both a case and a companion holster that allows the case to be worn at the belt. It is slim and available in eight colors. The case slides apart for easy insertion and removal of the iPhone. Seidio's SURFACE Combo iPhone 5 case in blue Appearance…

Don Samuels, member of the Minneapolis City Council representing Ward 5, recently told a tale involving ne'er-do-wells publicly urinating on a building, a stolen iPhone, and the chagrined thief who gave it back at the urging of the cops who retrieved it. Apple's “Find My iPhone” feature played a central role in the story, and…

A screen flickering issue is affecting some iPhone 5 devices, according to a large and growing thread at Apple’s Support Communities. Some users report a distortion-like flicker on their screen, but only when the virtual keyboard is visible. First reports of the issue appeared as early as September 21, the launch day for the iPhone…

It's been a week since Apple finally put the iPhone 5 in customer's hands, and we've been putting the new model through its paces ever since. The iPhone 5 is thinner, taller, and yet lighter than the iPhone 4S it replaces, and it has a sleek new look thanks to its brushed metal back and…

Apple’s decision to move the headphone jack on the iPhone 5 to the bottom has customers talking. It turns out, there are two parallel universes, and neither side knew the other existed. __________________ The headphone jack has been on the bottom of the iPod touch for a few generations, but when Apple made the move…

This article is ultimately about the iPhone 5, the people who initially found it “disappointing” or “boring,” and the people who lashed out at those iPhone critics. In the end, I also offer my own assessment of the new iPhone. But before I get to all of that…I need to talk about the movies. Movies…

While much ado has been made out of Apple “only” selling 5 million iPhone 5s in the opening weekend of sales, some analysts have hailed the achievement, saying that expectations of much higher unit sales weren't realistic. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu and Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes both issued research notes on Monday saying that…

Apple's new iPhone 5 officially went on sale last Friday and the company says it sold over 5 million units during the first three days of availability. That number tops the 4 million iPhone 4S units Apple sold during launch weekend last year. “Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard…

No one can stop the tide of the iPhone 5. Tens of millions of customers will buy the iPhone 5 in short order, and no critic, no publication can stop it, slow it down, or even have a quantifiable impact.  It’s like the anticipation over a new Marvel Comics-based blockbuster movie. There’s no stopping those…

Lines for the launch of the iPhone 5 Friday contained 83 percent more customers compared to the launch of the iPhone 4S, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. This increase in customer demand will lead to 8 million unit sales during the phone’s first weekend on the market. Customers in Glasgow, Scotland wait for…

If you ordered your brand new iPhone 5 from Apple and haven't received your UPS tracking number yet, you can still find it and see where your smartphone is sitting — as long as you know your phone number. Here's what to do: Go to the UPS website and look for the package tracking field.…

Though some rumors had claimed otherwise, the iPhone 5 didn't include near field communications (NFC) capabilities. There are critics who believe this represents a missed opportunity for Apple, it's more likely the company doesn't believe that NFC is ready for prime time just yet. Whither NFC? In the months prior to Wednesday's debut of iPhone…

Wells Fargo analyst Maynard Um thinks iPhone 5 demand is high enough that shoppers need to be ready for long lines when the smartphone goes on sale in Apple's stores and at other retailers this Friday. Pre-orders for the new iPhone model started last Friday, and within an hour Apple was pushing ship times out…

The iPhone 5 has over twice the overall processing performance of any previous iOS device, including the third generation iPad, according to Geekbench results revealed by Primate Labs Sunday. The results, if authentic, show that the iPhone 5 is powered by a dual-core ARMv7 processor with 1 GB of RAM. Despite the iPhone 5’s relatively…

Continuing a trend dating back to the first iPhone, customers have begun lining up days early outside of high profile Apple Retail Stores for the launch of the iPhone 5. According to Fortune Tech, however, not all of the early arrivals are eager customers; many are there for promotional purposes, hoping to take advantage of…

Apple made it official—the company said on Friday that it has been “completely blown away” by iPhone 5 pre-orders. Announced during a media event on Wednesday, Apple sold out of its initial inventory for the device in only one hour Friday morning when it went on sale at midnight. In a statement issued to AllThingsD,…