9 to 5 Mac has discovered code references in iOS 5.1 beta that was seeded to developers last month, which indicate that future iPads and iPhones could be powered by a quad-core processor.
Apple Jobs Postings Hint at Possible Siri API For Third Party Apps And More
Yesterday, Siri UI Manager – Dan Keen at Apple tweeted that there were two job openings in the Siri team. One was for a Sr. iOS Software Engineer, the second one was for a iOS Software Engineer and according to AppleInsider there are also three more positions open for “Language Technologies Engineers”.
Apple Reportedly Testing GPU Drivers for Higher-Resolution iPhone Screens
iPhone 4S and iPhone 4′s Retina display is high resolution, but a report by a German tech blog claims that Apple is working on even higher resolution displays, and is testing GPU drivers for dual-core and quad-core processors to handle things.
Rumor: Apple May Launch 4G LTE iPad Next Summer; 4G LTE iPhone By Fall
Nikkei Business reports that Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo will start offering the next generation iPhone and iPad.
According to Nikkei Business, the Japanese carrier has reached an agreement with Apple to launch an LTE iPad next summer and LTE iPhone next fall.
Rumor: Hitachi & Sony Supplying 4-Inch LCD Displays For An Unspecified iOS Device
Hitachi and Sony are rumored to have begun shipments of 4-inch displays for an unspecified iOS device.
In addition, there’s also some news about the fourth generation iPad display.
Next Generation iPhone May Finally Include NFC Support
The next-generation iPhone in 2012 may include NFC support, according to DigiTimes.
NFC stands for Near Field Communication and is a low-energy, short-proximity-based method of making monetary transactions.
iOS 5.0.2 May Be Delayed Due To Memory Leak Issues
If you’re eagerly waiting for Apple to release iOS 5.0.2 to fix the remaining bugs affecting battery life then you may have to wait.
The news comes from German site Macerkopf that had claimed last week that Apple will release iOS 5.0.2 no later than this week.
iChat Service References Found In iOS 5
A developer has found some code in iOS 5.0.1 that references both Jabber and AIM. This likely means that iChat integration may be coming to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.