How to take apart your brand new iPhone 4S [video]

If you managed to get your hands on an iPhone 4S yesterday, I bet you can’t wait to get your screw drivers out take it apart. Well maybe not, but if you’re curious about what goes into your shiny new iPhone 4S but don’t fancy taking yours apart, there is another way.
The guys form iFixYouri have done all the hard work for you and put together a video showing the whole process. It covers everything from taking the iPhone 4S out of the box right down to spreading out the sum of its parts all over a desk.
            A lot of the features are very similar, but not the same to the CDMA and GSM, including the        screen, dock connector, back glass, and the vibrator(same as the CDMA), making replacement and repair services readily available.
What could be better than that? Well the sound track to the video, over to you Rick Astley!

Source: 9to5 Mac

Siri hacked to run on iPhone 4

Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has hacked Siri, the artificially intelligent voice control system on iPhone 4S to run on last year’s iPhone 4. An initial hiccup, GPU support, has already been overcome. Another hiccup, Apple’s servers not responding to queries from Siri running on iPhone 4, is still and issue.

Troughton-Smith also suggests it could theoretically be possible to hook the Siri front end into Microsoft’s TellMe, or Google’s servers instead.

If Troughton-Smith could get Siri running on an iPhone 4′s single core Apple A4 processor, it probably makes you wonder why Apple didn’t include it in iOS 5 for iPhone 4. Apple, of course, famously didn’t bring video recording to iPhone 3G when Jailbreakers had it running. It’s either a feature they want to keep exclusive to iPhone 4S for now, or something Apple’s perfectionistic nature won’t allow them to do if it’ s not 100% smooth and performant. Or both.

Stellar work by Troughton-Smith, check out his Twitter feed, below, for more.

Source: @stroughtonsmith

How to setup iMessage on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

Wondering how to setup iOS 5′s new iMessage service on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? Using iMessage you can send text messages, photos, video and much more to other iMessage users around the world, all over your existing data connection. That’s right, no texting plans or charges needed! Here’s how to get started.
Let’s take a look at the iPhone first

• First off ensure your running the latest iOS 5 software
• Select settings
• Select Messages
• Turn the toggle switch for iMessage to on

Apple Confirms iPhone 5 Will be Announced on October 04

It’s official! Apple sent invitations around to its October 04 event, and the invite readers “Let’s Talk iPhone”. I guess this is all the confirmation we needed for an already established rumor, right?
This should also be the first event with the new CEO, Tim Cook. Some are saying it will be a good test for him. Some are saying that anyone could grab applauses announcing the iPhone 5….
If you want to see what other news outlets are saying about the event, including possible appearances and announcements to be made there, check
Lastly, if you want to get a refresher of what are the likely features of the new iPhone check out the article The new iPhone… on 9to5 Mac. Here’s a quotation from it:

iPhone 5 – The Moment When Apple Needs To Partner With More Carriers

Sprint needs to get the iPhone 5 in their portfolio or else, they simply risk losing more customers. AppleInsider reports that Sprint’s chief executive, Dan Hesse “accused” the iPhone of being the biggest reason for customers migration.
At a recent even organized by Cnet, Hesse told the press: “If we get it, if, we may have to adjust our guidance for that.” However, previous rumours did indicate that Sprint could carry the fifth version of the iPhone, along with AT&T and Verizon.
Knowing how huge the iPhone 5 charisma will be after its launch, we can see why Sprint would want this smartphone in their portfolio. We can say for sure that in the same position is T-Mobile; whose CFO announced in a note to T-Mobile’s employees that they will not get the iPhone 5 this year. This leaves room for speculation – could it mean that Sprint and T-Mobile can conclude their deals with Apple in 2012, then?

Is October Really The Launch Month for iPhone 5?

The release of the next-generation iPhone seems to be the greatest teaser in the tech-world today. Details regarding the features and specifications of Apple’s new device, the so-called iPhone 5, are still lacking. But most important for the people who are waiting eagerly for the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5, the release date remains a mystery.
There are some websites and blogs already recommending people to sell their iPhone 4 in order to be ready to buy the imminent iPhone 5.
The release date for the new iPhone has sparked much speculation lately. Rumors are the iPhone 5 will probably be available for sale on October 7 or October 14. If the iPhone 5 is released on October 7, it means that the pre-orders for iPhone 5 should start around September 30. With the expectation that the release of a new product would normally be announced weeks before the official market launch date, Apple fans are starting to wonder if October really is the launch month for iPhone 5.

Ahead of iPhone 5 Launch, Mac Sales Increase, iPod May Decrease

The Cupertino based company is now enjoying an increase in sales of Mac OS X-based devices, says Piper Jaffray’s Gene Münster who shared an NPD data, via Business Insider. And this sale could be somehow influenced by the iPhone 5 launch factor.
The data claims that Mac sales are surging due to popularity of new Mac computers, like the quad-core iMacs, MacBook Pro and the new MacBook Air all introduced this year.
But also this data claims that the iPod sales are in decline. This isn’t a “shocker”, because the iPhone is a popular device, which is also an iPod Touch courtesy of the built-in iPod app of the iOS operating system. But, as the iPhone is getting more and more versatile, consumers tend to ignore the iPod. That’s why, I personally believe that iPod’s share will still going to decrease in favor of the iPhone.