iPhone News Updated

IPad, IPhone Gain Momentum with Businesses

Apple‘s devices are appearing more frequently in business, pointing to early success for the company’s push into the corporate sector.

Research firm IDG revealed over 90 percent of iPad owners worldwide use the tablet primarily for work, and one in four iPad users surveyed got the device from their employer, highlighting increasing use of Apple’s tablet as a business tool.

The research also shows 12 percent of workers have entirely replaced their laptop with an iPad, and three out of four IDG survey respondents reported they “carry their laptop around less,” choosing the iPad as their go-to business device on most occasions.

Apple’s other products are gaining a corporate foothold as well. General Electric is conducting a pilot project that allows employees to choose Mac notebooks or desktops instead of Windows PCs. The company has about 1,000 Mac users and expects more employees to make the switch once the program gets wider promotion this year.

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iPhone 5 may release with reshaped batteries

There will be many owners of the iPhone 4S currently downloading the Corona Jailbreak now it has gone live. While the current version is being jailbroken reports of what Apple may be planning for their next smartphone begin to emerge. Today we have news that the iPhone 5 may release with reshaped batteries powering it following a patent application.

A lot of speculation about the iPhone in the last year or so has talked about the device having LTE connectivity. Apple hasn’t put the technology into their handset because the current chips are not only too large, but also put too much strain on the battery. According to a report on Cult of Mac the iPhone 4S would probably last under six hours if it was connected to a LTE network.

There are a couple of things that could address this in the coming months though, as firstly new LTE chipsets are on route that are not only smaller, but also demand less power. Secondly a new Apple patent application reveals that the company is looking to make batteries slimmer and more efficient.

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