Apple announced on September 12, an important event, which can only mean one thing - the presentation of the new iPhone. The invitation graphic appears to explicitly refer to a new iPhone, with the text "It's almost here" above the date, and the number 12 casting a "5" shadow. In the background of this information, there are a few other interesting things related to Apple.

Before I'll write about them, a few words on the release itself. It will take place in the evening our time at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and apparently will include a presentation of the new iPods. The fact that we get to know the new iPhone is still a matter of conjecture - but in fact it is difficult to believe that it might be different. New Nano-SIM cards, which are to be used in the new Apple smartphone, have started arriving at carriers. Employees of the German T-Mobile received information about not giving out the cards for distribution to customers, because they will in fact be used in the "the latest generation of smartphones that come in the near future on the market."

Apple Teaser and NanoSIM cards photo: ifun.de

Regardless of when the launch will take place, we can be sure that the new iPhone will achieve market success and is likely to overshadow in this respect the existing models. According to a survey by Techbargains.com up to 74% of iPhone 4 users is going to purchase a new model. Among the users of 3GS model similar declaration made 71% of respondents, while in case of the last generation (4S), the model is planning to purchase another 64%. Interestingly, one in three BlackBerry owners, along with people who don't yet have a smartphone is also planning to buy the new iPhone and one in five Android users will likely get the new Apple device. The survey also asked about the most desirable features of a smartphone. In a strange way the expectations of buyers are similar to the changes, which we expect in the new model. Customers want longer battery life, a faster processor, a larger screen and 4G... It seems that Apple will come up against these expectations!

Infographics
photo: Techbargains

Unfortunately, black clouds gather above Apple. Hong Kong company, which a few days ago showed a cheap android smartphone built on the alleged Apple prototype model announced suing California giant if it introduces a new iPhone in the Chinese market. GooPhone company says that they have released their phone first, so everything that comes after that must be a copy! It sounds irrational, but the judgments of Chinese courts are unsearchable.

If we consider GooPhone case in the category of jokes, then these passed by hackers from Antisec sound extremely seriously. Hackers came into possession of more than 12 million Apple device identifiers (UDID). They got to a file, which in addition to UDID also includes, among others user names, name of device, type of device, Apple Push Notification Service tokens, zipcodes, cellphone numbers, addresses. Of course, more sensitive data was not published by hackers and they ensure that they will not use them in an evil way ... but do you believe them? Hackers aim was only to draw attention to the problem of securing media such data and ways of using them.

GooPhone
photo: Gizmodo

And these are not clear, since Apple customer data does not come from the company's servers, but from.. Christopher K. Stangl computer, an FBI agent! Why the FBI collects these data and why in the data file there are also people who are not citizens of the United States – it is not known. Hackers are explicit: "The FBI is using the information to track citizens". I am far from boring conspiracy theories and falling into paranoia, but I do not like that information about my phone can land on an unprotected laptop of an FBI clerk. So far, the FBI as usually denies everything, and Apple does not comment on the issue, although it has already been announced replacing UDID with a new ID that is not associated with a specific device and user data. And even though I do not like it, I think it does not make sense to panic. FBI - if at all, it has my data - knows at most, what applications I use, knows my e-mail and phone number. But each of you can easily get to know all of this! So just in case it is enough to change the password and stop the worry. In the end all for our benefit and comfort...

Source Electronista and Gizmodo; viewed: 2131 times.

By:
Monika Krasicka-Kulińska

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