Is it iPhone 5 time already?

This one seems to be a bit early. It isn’t quite Apple rumor time and it surely is not the time for a new iPhone to be discussed. Or is it?

The whole iPhone 4 antenna drama has spawned a new round of rumors, iPhone 5 rumors. One of those industry sources suggested that Apple is pushing up the release of the fifth generation iPhone up to early January 2011 to deal with the antenna issue. Sort of a redesigned iPhone 4. That is a tough one to believe, but then we never know. By the way, Apple just deleted the antenna performance comparison videos from its website. There was no information why that happened, but we think it is a good idea. A justification has never been really necessary anyway.

Besides the new iPhone 5, rumor has it that there will also be a smaller iPad with a screen size of seven inches. The source also talks about an iPod nano, a shuffle with a small 1.7” screen as well as the new iPod touch. There is one more product update cycle in September and there is no doubt in our mind that Apple will be updating its iPods then. It will be interesting to see how far Apple will take its iOS, whether it will make it into the nano or whether Apple will put a much stronger focus on the touch, which was highlighted by the company as the reason why the iPod line can still deliver somewhat stable revenues during Apple’s most recent earnings conference.

The iPhone 5 got us thinking though. Apple rumors have been very accurate lately, but it seems more likely that Apple will just redesign the iPhone 4, which may be feasible until January 2011 and a subsequent release. An entirely phone, which would also spark a discussion of a new iOS may be a bit optimistic.

iPhone Maintains the Edge in Web Usage

There are some now statistics out that indicate an extremely high product loyalty among iPhone users as well as impressive web usage that is most likely fueled by the iPhone 4.

Net Applications found that 0.70% of all web browsing now originates from iPhones. That may not sound much, but that is close to the web traffic posted by Linux systems, which is now at 0.93%, according to the market research firm. Mac OS X 10.5’s share, by the way, is at 1.82% and Mac OS X 10.6 stands at 2.48%, which shows that 0.70% from a smart phone is a big deal: The iPhone has gained 0.11 points in July alone, which was largest single-month usage gain ever. Android, by the way is estimated at a total web usage share of 0.18%.

Nielsen has released some charts that highlight the user loyalty of the iPhone. 89% of iPhone users intend to buy another iPhone, while 6% say they want to switch to Android and 2% say they are looking for a Blackberry. 71% of Android users say they want another Android phone, but 21% want an iPhone next. 29% of Blackberry owners are likely to switch to an iPhone and 21% to an Android phone.

Android seems to be gaining market momentum especially in the U.S. Nielsen said that 27% of new smartphone acquisitions went to Android in the second quarter of the year and only 23% to the iPhone.

Workshop #103: SunFlowers by diSapia

At Audiotuts+ we irregularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every week or so we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song.

This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. They have put their track (and their heart and soul) in your hands to learn and get useful feedback.

  • Do you enjoy the song or track itself? Does it have potential?
  • Can the arrangement be improved?
  • How did you find the mix? What would you do differently?
  • What do you enjoy about the rhythm track? What can be done to improve it?
  • Is the choice of instruments relevant and effective for the style/song?
  • Are the lyrics (if any) effective? Does the style, arrangement and genre of the song suit them?
  • Can you suggest any specific techniques that might improve the track?
  • Do you have any other constructive feedback?

SunFlowers by diSapia

Artist’s website: soundcloud.com/disapia

Description of the track:

This track is called Sunflowers.

Inspired by the recent sun and setting up a local flower market over the weekend. It has flavours of deep melodic house, twisted acid and free style drums.

I recorded sounds from the market place and used them in the production. I use logic, NI Massive, sound tools, some of the audio damage plug-ins, Vintage Warmer and logics own ES2, comp and EQ.

SunFlowers by diSapia

Terms of Use: Users can stream the track for the purposes of giving feedback but cannot download or redistribute it.

Have a listen to the track and offer your constructive criticism for this Workshop in the comments section.

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28 Creative PowerPoint and Keynote Presentation Designs


There’s a certain art to putting together a solid presentation and PowerPoint and Keynote are the primary tools of the trade. The “art” comes into play when you’re trying to set yourself apart; so how you use the tools is of great importance. Often it is the design of the presentation itself that does the trick. In an effort to help you put together a great-looking presentation, we’ve put together 28 examples of creative presentation designs using Powerpoint and Keynote over on WorkAwesome.

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Simple security risk assessment by superior5

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