Apple harvests new iPhone, iPods
<b>week in review</b> The much-anticipated iPhone 5 gets unveiled, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses Facebook's IPO. Also: Go Daddy goes down.
According to Apple, the device is 18 percent thinner than the iPhone 4S, measuring just 7.6mm. It's also 20 percent lighter than its predecessor at 112 grams. The company is calling the aluminum backplate -- which has been shown in several leaked images over the last several weeks -- the "slate."
One of the biggest additions is the new 4-inch Retina Display, with the same 326 pixels per inch found in the iPhone 4S. The phone will also come with support for 4G LTE service, delivering what it calls "ultrafast wireless." The device's LTE service will be available in the U.S. on the Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T networks.
With iPhone 5, Apple made the case that it should be king of the hill again, but that's not exactly a slam dunk coronation. When the iPhone 4 debuted in June 2010, it was the phone to own.
Following a lengthier-than-expected upgrade cycle to the incrementally better iPhone 4S, and now the iPhone 5, things have changed. Android is pervasive, and Samsung now has a significant lead in the smartphone business with a franchise, the Galaxy S, that generates nearly as much buzz as the iPhone.
Most importantly, the iPhone is no longer leaps and bounds better than the competition and the obvious choice for consumers. Instead, rivals have caught up.
• Where, when, and how to buy the iPhone 5
• Ho-hum. The iPhone 5 isn't going to wow anyone
• Apple iPhone 5 gives the world a new connector: Lightning
• No NFC for you, iPhone 5. Here's Apple's explanation
• Inside the iPhone 5: What makes it tick
• iPhone 5: What we didn't get
• Samsung will reportedly sue Apple over LTE use on iPhone 5
• Apple's dock connector change is awful, don't kid yourselves
• New iPod Nano sports a 2-inch screen
• Apple reworks, simplifies iTunes
• Apple's iOS 6 release date: Start your downloads on Sept. 19
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An energized Mark Zuckerberg seeks to calm Wall Street
A pumped-up Zuckerberg speaks about Facebook's mobile future and how he is still focused on getting the mission and the business in sync.• Zuckerberg: Facebook to move into search
• Zuckerberg calls Facebook phone 'the wrong strategy'
• Facebook shares up after Zuck's comments on post-IPO woes
• Facebook uses peer pressure to bring out the vote
• Taliban said to use Facebook to gather info on soldiers
UDID leak source ID'd: BlueToad mobile firm says it was hacked
A small mobile publishing company called BlueToad says the Apple UDIDs leaked last week came from an illegal intrusion into its network last week, an admission that contradicts AntiSec's claims about the FBI.Go Daddy-serviced Web sites go down; hacker takes credit
One hacker claims responsibility for an outage affecting sites for which Go Daddy provides hosting and DNS services.• Go Daddy: Sorry about the outage. And no, it wasn't a hack
• Go Daddy offers users one month credit following service outage
YouTube launches new iPhone app ahead of iOS 6 release
New version will include access to thousands of additional videos, notably major-label music videos, which is made possible with now-allowed advertising.• YouTube for iPhone is better than ever
Amazon shoppers will squeeze through Calif. tax loophole
On Saturday, California residents get to pay tax at checkout on Amazon.com purchases. But hundreds of thousands of items will remain (apparently) tax-free.Twitter ordered to turn over user data or face fine
A judge tells the microblogging site to produce information about an Occupy Wall Street protester's tweets -- or its last two quarterly reports.
Nintendo Wii U arrives November 18 starting at $299
After more than a year of hype, Nintendo's new console has a price and release date.• Nintendo turns on TVii for Wii U
• Xbox co-creator says game consoles won't die anytime soon
Also of note
• Woz: I hate the Apple-Samsung patent fight
• Apple's Jony Ive reportedly buys $17M home in SF
• Google: 500 million Android devices activated