iPhone 5 News & Updates

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iPhone 5 sales top five million in first weekend: Apple​

NEW YORK: Apple said Monday sales of its new iPhone 5 topped five million in the launch weekend and that demand has "exceeded the initial supply," forcing some customers to wait.

"Demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible," said Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive.

Apple opened sales Friday of the latest version of the iconic smartphone, leading to long queues in the nine launch countries. The phone will be available in 22 more countries by the end of the week and 100 countries by year-end.

Cook said that "while we have sold out of our initial supply, stores continue to receive iPhone 5 shipments regularly and customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date.

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"We appreciate everyone's patience and are working hard to build enough iPhone 5s for everyone," he said in a statement.

Apple said that the new mobile operating system iOS 6, had been downloaded for "more than 100 million iOS devices" since it was launched last week.

Analysts expect record-breaking sales of the iPhone 5, which is lighter, slimmer and more powerful than its predecessors, even though the phone has drawn only lukewarm reviews and has drawn complaints for its glitch-prone maps program.

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iPhone 5 is here, 64GB version costs Rs 1 lakh

 

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Apple Now Taking iPhone 5 Orders for In-store Pickup

 

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iPhone 5 doing brisk business in India's grey market - The Times of India

 

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Apple's A6 CPU actually clocked at around 1.3GHz, per new Geekbench report

As the initial wave of iPhone 5 reviews hit, it looked as if Apple's dual-core A6 processor was sporting a clock speed of around 1GHz. We saw reports (and confirmed with our own handset) ranging between 1.00 and 1.02GHz, but a new Geekbench build (v2.3.6) has today revealed a horse of a different color. According to Primate Labs' own John Poole, the latest version of the app -- which landed on the App Store today -- "features a dramatically improved processor frequency detection algorithm, which consistently reports the A6's frequency as 1.3GHz." In speaking with us, he affirmed that "earlier versions of Geekbench had trouble determining the A6's frequency, which lead to people claiming the A6's frequency as 1.0GHz as it was the most common value Geekbench reported."

When we asked if he felt that the A6 was capable of dynamically overclocking itself for more demanding tasks, he added: "I don't believe the A6 has any form of processor boost. In our testing, we found the 1.3GHz was constant regardless of whether one core or both cores were busy." Our own in-house iPhone 5 is regularly displaying 1.29GHz, while a tipster's screenshot (hosted after the break) clearly display 1.30GHz. Oh, and if anyone wants to dip their iPhone 5 in a vat of liquid nitrogen while trying to push things well over the 2GHz level, we certainly wouldn't try to dissuade your efforts.

More> Apple's A6 CPU actually clocked at around 1.3GHz, per new Geekbench report - Engadget

 

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iPhone 5 to be available India on Bhaap.com from tomorrow

Apple’s iPhone 5 will be available in India Bhaap.com, an online shopping portal, from September 28

The Apple iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology all while delivering even better battery life.

Bhaap.com makes the Apple iPhone 5 available to customers at the click of a mouse from only Rs 71,995.

iPhone 5 is available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries on September 28 and more than 100 countries by the end of the year.

Demand for iPhone 5 exceeded the initial supply and while the majority of pre-orders have been shipped to customers, many are scheduled to be shipped in October.

Via TT

 

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Business Line : Industry & Economy / Info-tech : Virtual grey market does brisk business on iPhone 5

 

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Apple's iPhone 5 Goes on Sale in 22 More Countries

Apple Inc. (AAPL) broadened sales of its latest iPhone Friday to crowds of consumers from Stockholm to Sevilla following overwhelming demand in its initial rollout last week to nine countries.

The iPhone5 was released to Apple fans in another 22 countries, including Austria, Hungary, Poland, Spain and Switzerland, despite being incompatible with most high-speed 4G networks and problems with its mapping system.

Fans starting camping as early as Wednesday outside stores around Europe, many of which stayed open Thursday night ahead of the launch.

In Stockholm, about 200 people were queuing at midnight at the flagship store of the country's largest carrier TeliaSonera AB (TLSN.SK). "The iPhone hype has grown larger for every year," said Lars Wasell, who manages the store. "I've been selling iPhones ever since the first device came in 2007, and I have never seen a launch like this one."

Apple sold more than 5 million units over the first three days of its initial launch on Sept. 21, draining initial supplies. It is how much supply Apple has prepared for the device's European rollout, although Slovak Telekom AS, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE.XE), scrapped pre-orders after receiving limited supplies from Apple.

"In the end, we've decided against taking pre-orders because of low delivery volumes from the supplier," Slovak Telekom spokesman Michal Korec said.

Apple faces other issues. In Europe, which has been slow to adopt 4G, only two mobile operators--the U.K.'s EE and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile in Germany--will have 4G networks that are compatible with the new phone, which will also work on slower 3G networks.

Fans in Milan were upbeat, nonetheless. "It's still a good investment," 49-year-old freelance Claudio Intra said. "I've known this was coming for quite a long time and started saving money, that's how I can afford to be here tonight and spend more than 700 euros for a phone."

The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant has also received scathing criticism from some customers over faults on its new mapping service. Apple's new maps, which replaces Google Inc.'s (GOOG) service that previously came pre-installed on iPhones, feature missing roads, wrong locations, a poor search function and lacks Google's popular street view functionality.

David Green, a 39-year-old chef in Stockholm, shrugged off the concerns. "I don't use maps that often anyhow so I'm prepared to make this sacrifice." he said. "Apple is usually fast with updating its software, so I expect maps to improve in the coming months."

Apple's iPhone 5 Goes on Sale in 22 More Countries - WSJ.com