Reuters have reported that production of the new next-generation iPhone, or iPhone 5, is set to start in July 2011 and Apple will start shipping the device in September 2011.

The iPhone is one of Apple’s most successful products to date with more than 16 million iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2010 and accounting for more than 1/3 of all Apple’s sales in that period.

People familiar with the matter has told Reuters that the new next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor, but will look very similar to the current iPhone 4.

Apple has not yet confirmed or denied the rumor but these same people report that the new next-generation iPhone will begin shipping by September 2011.

There are always lots of rumors leading up to the launch of Apple products with speculation as to how the devices will look and features it will have, what do you think, will we see the new next-generation iPhone in September 2011?

Remember Naval Strike, the battle ship like iPhone game developed by MIH Swat right her in South Africa?

The reaction to Naval Strike has been overwhelming, and MIH Swat have reached their two week download target in a mere 5 days and to celebrate this they are giving away a $50 iTunes voucher.

To win the $50 iTunes vouchers, players will need to play Naval Strike through Game Center and the player with the highest score by Friday 22 April 2011 will win the $50 iTunes voucher.

So what are you waiting for, go download Naval Strike and start playing.

South Africans are really starting to see that social and mobile gaming are hotting up, and latest company to release a mobile game is Naspers owned MIHSwat in Cape Town.

MIHSwat has released their new iPhone game called Naval Strike, Naval Strike is based on the popular Battle Ship game where you strategically place you fleet of boats and then on turn based against your opponent try to bomb their ships. The player that bombs all their opponents ships first are declared the winner.

Naval Strike adds some nice addition to the classic Battle Ship game by introducing multiplayer functionality through bluetooth or via Game Center.

You can grab the Naval Strike iPhone App from iTunes for free or for more information about the game and how it works check out http://www.mihswat.com/naval-strike-iphone-app/

Previously allot of online publications have speculated that iOS 4.3 would be available from 14 February, but the day has come and gone and still no iOS 4.3.

New evidence has surfaces though and it comes paired with the announced from Apple yesterday that they are introducing a in app recurring subscription based service via the App Store for publications like The Daily.

Opening up The Daily app on my iPad reveals that the free subscription has been extended to 2 March 2011, meaning that they anticipate the release of iOS 4.3 just before that date, like say the end of February.

What can you expect with iOS 4.3?

- Personal Hotspot
- New Multi-touch gestures for the iPad
- Airplay for third party apps and web apps
- A new FaceTime icon
- Full screen iAds
- Configurable side switch for the iPad
- New message alert settings
- New keyboard layout

The most anticipated feature must be the Personal Hotspot which will allow you to turn your iPhone into a personal hotspot to share your internet connection with other devices through WiFi.

The much anticipated iPhone OS 4.2 has finally arrived for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch bringing much anticipated features like multitasking support on the iPad.

iPhone and iPod Touch models have been enjoying multitasking since the release of iPhone OS 4.0 earlier this year, but the iPhone OS 4.2 update marks the first time that iPad users get to experience switching back and forth between applications that runs in the background.

Apart from multitasking support the new iPhone OS 4.2 update also brings an array of new features to the iPhone, iPad and iPod such as AirPlay, a way to easily stream media from your iOS devices to the Apple TV, and AirPrint that enables you to print wirelessly straight from your iOS device.

Its clear that the iPad benefits the most from this iOS 4.2 update since iPad users were stuck on iOS 3.2.2 since the release. Who know, maybe now that the iPad has got all that extra features it may just be more appealing to buy it as a Christmas gift.

The past weekend I received my iPad I won from Remax and immediatly started exploring seeing as this was my first Apple device. I quickly got the iPad up and running and started installing apps but then realized that I did not have access to all the wonderful apps everybody was talking about, reason I was using a South African iTunes account.

The nice thing about the South African iTunes account is that you can use your credit card directly on the App Store, the not so nice thing is that you do not have access to any of the great content available on the US iTunes App Store, that includes music, movies, episodes and apps.

Here is what I did to get access to the US iTunes app store.

1. Open iTunes on your computer and head over to the iTunes store.
2. Scroll to right at the bottom of the iTunes store and click the South African flag, this will bring up a list of countries, choose USA.
3. Once you have selected USA as your country, scroll to the section on the right of the iTunes store that says free apps and select an app you want. Any app will do just make sure it is a free app otherwise this will not work.
4. Click the icon that says Free and a screen will pop up asking you to either log in or create a new iTunes account, click Create New Account and then follow the instructions on screen.
5. Once you reach the section that asks you to enter your credit card information head over to Google Maps and locate a place in the US, I suggest a restaurant like McDonnalds or Burger King and use that as your address. Don’t worry Apple will not send snail mail to that address. Enter it on the screen, remember to use your own email address as you will need it to confirm your account. Also make sure you use the telephone number of the place, or at least make sure the area code matches.
6. Once you have entered you fake US identity click continue and registration should now be completed. You will receive an email asking you to confirm your account, simply click the link in the email and you will now be able log in with your US iTunes account to get access to all the great content.

Unfortunately when you have a US iTunes account in South Africa you can not use your South African credit card, but great news is that you can buy credits in the form of vouchers to use on the iTunes store. iTunes vouchers are obtainable through websites like WildTwig and iEverything.

These vouchers are a bit more expensive then the actual value on them but thats a small price to pay to get access to all the great apps, movies, series and music in the US iTunes store, plus they get delivered straight to your inbox almost instantly after payment have been confirmed. WildTwig and iEverything offers the best prices for US iTunes Vouchers, check out my iTunes voucher price comparison here.

I’ll be doing some more posts on iPad apps, tips and tricks from now on.

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Mobile and apps are today what the dot-com bubble was back in the late 90′s, and it comes to no surprise that Google knows this and that’s why they are now introducing apps in its search results.

Normally when you are looking for a certain app to do something you would like, you set out to Google it and then read up on it. Great news is that Google now makes it even easier to get your hands on the actual app.

From now on if you visit Google.com from you Android powered device or iPhone and search for an app, Google will now provide you with special links and content at the top of the search results. These links will enable you to go directly to the Android Market or iPhone App Store to download the app.

Some of the application’s basic details will also be listed on the results page like its rating, price and who published it.

Unfortunately us in South Africa will have to wait a bit longer for this feature as it is currently only available for US users, I believe it’s got something to do with the fact that we can’t get paid apps in the Android Market, not sure about IPhone App Store. Hopefully we will see this soon as I see this as a real handy feature.

Could this be the iPhone 4G or iPhone HD? Nobody knows for sure but the rumored iPhone 4G was found on a bar floor in San Jose.

The phone was apparently found on a bar floor in San Jose inside a iPhone 3G case. Details as to whats specs the iPhone 4G has is currently still not clear but what has been seen on the phone includes a front facing camera, 80 GB storage space and a version of iPhone OS not known.

Engadget reports that the device is currently not booting up, but did previously so it looks like it has been bricked remotely.

It is still unclear if this is a production model of the iPhone 4G or if this is a prototype, one thing that is clear is that a Apple employee might be without a job soon.

The iPhone 4G is rumored to launch on 22 June 2010 as this is the date Apple has booked the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco. The last event Apple held there was the launch of their brand new iPad, they have also launched many other products there in the past.

What do you think? You reckon this is the iPhone 4G? And will we see it soon?

You own an iPhone and is a sports fanatic? Great news is that there is now a iPhone application out from SuperSport.

The SuperSport iPhone application will give you all the latest news, scores, fixtures and information about your favourite sports including Rugby, Cricket, Football, Golf and much much more.

Head on over to the iTunes store to get your hands on the new SuperSport iPhone Application by MultiChoice.

The Parrot AR.Drone is a helicopter that connects to your iPhone via WiFi and enables you to control the helicopter via the iPhone display. The iPhone display is your controller.

It has built-in cameras and ultrasound sensors that lets you take full control of the helicopter. I doubt that the iPhone will be the only device capable of controlling the helicopter in the future as it only uses WiFi, I think we will see an Android App for this soon, and even a PC App.