A recent mock-up of the iPhone 5Tipard Studio, a developer of iOS-oriented digital video and audio software for both Mac and Windows, notes in a release that with the MacBook Pro and iPad 2 now shipping, theiPhone 5 launch date is the burning question for Apple fans, observing that everyone wants to know the exact date and what new features will be included, but alas, nobody does. However, even though Steve Jobs always keeps quiet about Apple’s new releases, the imagination of Apple aficionados can’t be stopped — and neither can Tipard’s.
With the debut of iPad 2 now water under the bridge, Tipard believes that the release date of iPhone 5 isn’t far off, and their list of the most-wanted features of the iPhone 5 are:
1)A better Antenna, observing that after the embarrassing “Antennagate,” they believe Apple will comprehensively fix the iPhone 4 design defect and give users a superior and steady antenna. I’ve heard rumors elsewhere that with the iPhone 5, the antenna will be moved back inside the iPhone’s case, positioned behind the Apple logo on the back, which seems like the most sensible solution.
2) A faster processor, and deducing that since the dual-core A5 chip is powering the iPad 2, Tipard thinks the iPhone 5 also will get this advanced processor. I agree. it’s a logical deduction.
3) A removable battery, noting i that while the Phone 4 battery is bigger and offers improved performance over its predecessor, it can’t be easily removed for replacement. While they’re at it, Tipard say a more powerful battery for the next iPhone is surely a must too. Hmmm. I would love to see easily removable batteries across the entire array of Apple iOS and Mac laptop products, but I don’t advise anyone to be holding their breath waiting for it to happen, since it’s diametrically opposed to the direction Apple has been going. Based on that deduction, I’m 99 and 44/100ths percent certain that the iPhone 5 will not have an easily user-accessible and replaceable battery. A more powerful battery is conceivable, although the evidently never-ending quest for thinner and thinner form factors is antagonistic to getting more reserve capacity inside.
4) A larger screen; Tipard guesses that the iPhone 5 will have a 3.7-inch Retina display screen and 3D graphics to give users more a vivid and sharper world. The larger display part seems a likely bet. I’m much more doubtful about 3D, although my personal antipathy to 3D in general may be coloring my reasoning here. I keep hoping that 3D will prove to be a passing fad again, as it variously was back in the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, reaching it’s greatest, albeit ephemeral previous popularity in the 1950s. Viewing of 2D media with the illusion of 3D depth actually dates back to , which this writer considers the lava lamp of motion picture technology, actually dates back to the 3D stereoscopic still picture viewers of the mid-19th Century. My grandmother had a couple of them in her house when I was a kid, and the effect was impressive in a novelty sort of way. Also in the 1950s, most kids had ViewMaster stereoscopic 3D still picture viewers, which could be loaded with round card stock slideshow type programs that the user advanced through by pressing a lever. Again, a gimmick. If the iPhone were to get 3D capability, I hope it can be turned off.
Off soapbox.
Tipard Studio naturally also recommends that all iPhone fans check out its range of iPhone software products, which the company predicts will give them a better iPhone 5 user experience, as well as multimedia desktop applications compatible with both Windows and Mac. Examples include iPhone Video Converter, iPhone Ringtone Maker, iPhone Transfer, iPhone to PC Transfer Ultimate and others. With these tools iPhone users can convert video files to iPhone-compatible video or audio formats to view/listen on their iPhone. Plus, they can transfer various mainstream files, including TV shows, Podcasts, iTunes U files to their PC for safety. Also, users can copy various video/audio/images/ringtones from their PC to their iPhone for entertainment using Tipard software
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