Apple’s new iPad out in April, iPhone 5S in Augus

The iPhone 5S and iPad rumour mill is getting stronger. iMore has reported that the Apple will launch new versions of the iPad, the iPad mini in April while the iPhone 5S will be released later in August.

The report states that sources familiar with the plans have told iMore that the iPhone 5S does indeed have the same basic design as the iPhone 5, with a more advanced processor and an improved camera. The report on iMore adds, Retina for the iPad mini, however, still doesn’t sound imminent. The iPad fifth generation is likely to come with bumped up specifications.

So does this mean Apple is finally giving us a 12 or a 13 megapixel camera, like the Nexus 4, Xperia Z and LG Optimus G? Let’s hope so.

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IDC: More Than 50% of the Phones Sold in 2013 Will Be Smartphones

There’s no doubt now: in 2013 we will be officially entering the smartphone era, as the latest studies show that the smartphone sales will overtake the mobile phone sales for the first time.

According to a study by IDC (International Data Corporation), the main promoters of the explosive growth of the smartphone segment are the emergent markets like Brazil, China, or India where the quick spreading of the 4G networks and the decrease in internet data packages price have made the smartphones quite popular devices.

According to the estimations, the producers that are activating the the smartphone business will ship about 918.6 million smartphones by the the end of the year, representing 50.1% of the total volume.

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