iPhone: 4 Case Comes With A Removable Battery

One of the many complaints leveled at the iPhone design is the closed case, with no user-serviceable batteries. This has spawned multiple cases with inbuilt power supplies for extending the iPhone’s sometimes anaemic battery life. Granted the iPhone 4 is a great improvement over past models in the power department, but every little helps. But what if you don’t want a case with the added bulk of a battery?

Enter the new case and smart battery from Third Rail. The two-part system offers the best of both worlds – a slim iPhone 4 case with an attachable battery pack for when you need that little bit more juice – 1250mAh worth of juice to be exact. The $90 kit consists of one case and one smart battery, with further batteries available for $40 each. If you do happen to buy two or more batteries, there’s the added benefit of being able to stack them to create either a power hub or to charge them both at the same time.

The Third Rail™ System includes the Slim Case for iPhone 4 with a slide-on Smart Battery. Understanding that your daily power needs may vary, The System allows you to add power when you need it and remove it when you don’t!
The Slim Case is a sleek, everyday protective case with a high quality, soft-touch feel. The Smart Battery can also function as a standalone backup battery to power other devices via USB Adapter (included).

In this world where we’re all carrying around multiple devices the smart battery can also be used as a charger for almost anything thanks to its micro-USB port.
With many put off of traditional battery-increasing cases by their bulk, the Third Rail case and smart battery offer a great alternative to carrying around a power cord and sticking near a power outlet.
(via 9to5Mac)

Is Apple Delaying the Release of iPhone 5

Apple could be delaying the release of its unannounced generation iPhone from its typical summer debut to sometime in the fall due to the Verizon iPhone 4.

For the last four years, Apple has released a new version of the iPhone in June or July. And for the last three years, Apple has unveiled the phone at its Wordwide Developers Conference (WWDC), held sometime in June each year.

Earlier today, Apple announced the


dates for the next WWDC. The announcement was unusual though. Apple’s SVP of marketing didn’t say anything about new hardware; in fact, it was all about software. “At this year’s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS,” he said in the company’s press release, making it sound as if a new iPhone wasn’t high on the company’s agenda for WWDC.

The Loop chimed in, claiming it has heard that WWDC will be “a software show in 2011, not a hardware event.” Adding fuel to the fire is a new report that claims Apple has yet to order components for the iPhone 5. Apple typically orders the parts for its phones six months in advance, so if this rumor is true, then Apple won’t have enough time to assemble enough iPhones for a June or July 2011 release, even if it started ordering parts tomorrow.

Instead, Apple may wait until September or October to release the iPhone 5, after its 2012 fiscal year begins. Apple’s current fiscal year ends on September 24. The upcoming smartphone is rumored to include a a bigger screen and better cameras and could feature NFC chip technology and a metal back.

The reason Apple may be waiting to launch the iPhone 5 could be the Verizon iPhone 4, which it announced in January and launched in February. The CDMA-version of the iPhone has given Apple more than 100 million potential customers, so the company could be avoiding a scenario where it shoots itself in the foot by releasing a new iPhone too early.

By delaying the iPhone 5′s launch, Apple can focus on acquiring new CDMA customers. A delayed release would also give Mas OS X Lion a more prominent role at this year’s WWDC.

iPhone 4 vs. HTC Thunderbolt Part 2

 

HTC’s ThunderBolt is Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphone. It’s one big, bad mamajama. Can it compete with iPhone 4? Does it blow iPhone away? Noah takes a look.

                        
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