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According to The Korea Times, next generations of the iPhone could have a flexible OLED display that can bend and twist.   Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun has hinted that Apple is testing the display for its new iPhone. Kwon said that Samsung has been getting “huge” orders from companies wishing to use the display.

The Korea Times also notes that Kwon didn’t reveal any specific names when talking about the orders Samsung has been receiving, but quotes industry sources as saying that Apple is likely to be one of the companies Kwon was referring to. The sources have dubbed the flexible iPhone the ‘iPhone Yoga’.

Source: http://www.macworld.co.uk

This isn’t the first we’ve heard of a flexible iPhone. In November last year, it was reported that a bendable iPhone would change mobile gaming.

Samsung revealed that it is aiming to launch flexible smartphones in 2012 last October, with flexible tablet devices following shortly after.

“The flexible display, we are looking to introduce sometime in 2012, hopefully the earlier part,” said spokesman Robert Yi during an earnings call last year. “The application probably will start from the handset side.”

A flexible battery would also be required in future iPhones, according to other reports that surfaced in April.

A fresh report has surfaced which suggests the iPhone 5 release date is set for June of this year!

According to a Foxconn recruiter, who is part of the mass recruitment drive at the Chinese firm’s factories, the sixth generation of iPhone is expected to arrive in two months time.

We are not convinced by this latest report – the recruiter is not in a position of authority when it comes to iPhone 5 production or release, and they provided the incorrect generation details.

Even though the next generation of Apple mobile is being referred to as the iPhone 5, the reality is it’s unlikely to sport that name. The next iPhone could well follow in the footsteps of the new iPad, dropping the number altogether.

The iPhone 5 is set to be a big step forward on the iPhone 4S and will have the likes of the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3 to contend with as the battle for the top smartphone in 2012 hots up.

Watch Latest iPhone 5 rumours in the round-up below.

From Electronista via Cult of Mac

Despite its mundane and non-descriptive name, the new iPad (third generation) is actually the first 4G device from Apple.

The iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 are both 3G devices. The fact that iOS 5.1 makes AT&T’s iPhone 4S show a 4G signal only makes it more confusing and now you probably don’t know what 4G is anymore…

Regardless of which is faster, either of the iPads’ 4G connection will generally be more than fast enough for tablet users. (Note: the photo was taken after the official tests and just for the purpose of showing how SpeedTest.net works on the new iPad.)

(Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET)

How it was tested
It’s necessary to say that cellular Internet speeds vary greatly from one location to another. This is because cell towers are scattered, and when many devices are connected to a tower, each will get a smaller portion of the service. This means that even at the same location, the speed might also change at a different time of day.

That’s why it’s very hard to have a good sense of how fast a cellular connection is. In an effort to get the most representative samples, I picked three well-populated locations around San Francisco, including CNET’s headquarters near the Financial District, the Pier 39 area, and Union Square.

At each place, I did the testing three times, but unlike with the iPhone 4GS, I tested the new iPad each time about 30 minutes apart from another by driving around those places between each round of testing. While this was more time consuming , (yes, I did go up and down the building a couple of times), it helped make the average number similar to what you’ll likely experience, since different times of day are factored in.

Here are the changes broken down at different places via three rounds of tests:

The new iPad’s 4G cellular speeds are a lot more consistent than the 3G speeds of the iPhone 4S. The numbers seem small because we’re talking about megabit per second here.

(Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET)

Read full test review here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57400288-1/new-ipad-4g-real-world-speed-test-youre-the-winner/