• Sony CEO Reveals Apple’s Plans for 8MP iPhone 5 Camera

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    Reports emerged on late Friday that, during an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, Sony CEO Howard Stringer had accidentally confirmed that a Sony camera sensor plant in Japan had been damaged by last month’s earthquake, delaying shipments of sensors to Apple. which sets the idea of plans to supply an eight-megapixel camera for Apple’s next-generation iPhone.

    However, Sony does not currently provide image sensors to Apple, prompting speculation that the electronics giant could be set to provide a higher-resolution camera for the next iPhone. OmniVision has been Apple’s camera supplier for the 5-megapixel camera on the iPhone 4 and the 3.2-megapixel sensor for the iPhone 3GS.

    In February, an analyst claimed that OmniVision would be unable to produce an eight-megapixel sensor in time for the launch of the next iPhone and that Sony would step in to for at least the first wave of orders.

    According to the report, Sony’s eight-megapixel sensor, which is used in the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, would suit Apple’s needs because it has a CMOS sensor for low light situations.

  • iOS 4.3.1 Untethered Jailbreak is Getting Closer

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    There’s an eerie quiet among the folks taking the lead in the jailbreaking community, demos have been demonstrated, and tweets have been tweeted.

    To tide us over, previously Stefan Esser has delivered his untethered iOS 4.3.1 jailbreak solution to iPhone Dev Team. Now MuscleNerd dropped a few hints about the imminence of the Dev Team’s new version of RedSn0w and PwnageTool; each will support 4.3.1. The upcoming untethered 4.3.1 will work on all iOS devices except for iPad 2.

    MuscleNerd has announced this in a series of tweets. This is what he has said on his Twitter account:

    @kunalshaha his untether will be in both redsn0w and PwnageTool forms

    @branz1 remember, i0n1c’s untether doesn’t cover iPad2 yet…so must still wait for a legal method to distribute comex’s 4.3 JB for iPad 2

    As we already know iPhone Dev Team is beta testing on the exploit originally developed by Stefan Esser. Hopefully they will release Redsn0w 0.9.8 both for Mac and Windows users.

  • Android 3.0 Honeycomb Apps List is Only 17

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    While introducing iPad 2 last month, Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs described the competitive market for tablet apps on Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb as having “at most 100 apps.” The actual Android catalog appears to be closer to 17. as noted by Appleinsider.

    Jobs noted that the iOS App Store now has over 350,000 titles, of which 65,000 “take full advantage of the iPad,” drawing attention to “consumption apps, creation apps and fantastic games, and a lot of apps for business and vertical markets apps like medical. The things people are doing here are amazing,” Jobs said.

    “That compares to our competitors, who are trying to launch these days with at most 100 apps. And I think we’re being a little generous here. This is a huge advantage we have,” Jobs added.

    A review of Google’s Android Marketplace tablet offerings “featured for tablets” depicts just 50 apps, but as blogger Justin Williams notes, “most are upconverted and offer no significant advantages on a tablet other than a larger screen.”

    Looking only at apps that either require Android 3.0 or have a user interface “specifically designed for a tablet experience,” Williams counted only 17.

  • Apple’s WWDC 2011 Sells Out in Under 12 Hours

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    Still trying to gather enough money to attend this year’s WWDC event in June? Don’t bother, since the event is already sold out, twelve hours after tickets went on sale. Last year’s edition sold out in eight days.

    With prices starting at $1599, Apple had no problem selling each ticket to its highly anticipated event, which is being held June 6-10, in San Francisco, California. At this year’s event, Apple will focus on “the future of iOS and Mac OS.”

    On the first day of the event, Apple is expected to demo iOS 5 and OS X Lion. However, for the first time since 2007, a new iPhone is not expected to be announced at WWDC, since this year’s event will focus on software, not hardware.

    As a quick recap, according to Apple, WWDC ’11 will include:

    • More than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a wide range of technology-specific topics for developing, deploying and integrating the latest iOS and Mac OS technologies;
    • Over 1,000 Apple engineers providing developers with code-level assistance, insight into optimal development techniques, and guidance on how they can make the most of iOS and Mac OS technologies in their apps;
    • The opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPad®, iPhone® and Mac developers from around the world;
    • Apple Design Awards which recognize iPad, iPhone and Mac apps that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.