G-Form, a company who makes protective cases for the iPhone and iPad, sent an iPod touch to an altitude of 100,000 feet in order to test their iPhone 5 case.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere said the company is activating 100,000 iPhones a month at the Citi Global Internet, Media and Telecommunications conference in Las Vegas.
Apple today announced iPhone 5 will be available in South Korea on Friday, December 7, with more than 50 additional countries being added in December, including Brazil, Russia and Taiwan.
It's being speculated that Apple may be moving to a semi-annual release cycle for its products which would see the iPhone and iPad receive one major and one minor update each year.
Apple and Steve Jobs were so secretive about the first iPhone that when AT&T COO Ralph de la Vega was shown the device he had to sign a NDA that prevented him from describing the device to his own bosses except in general terms.
Merrill Lynch's Scott Craig says speculation is heightening that T-Mobile (Deutsche Telecom) could announce a deal to carry the iPhone at next week's analysts day.
Over the past 24-48 hours Apple has reportedly made large cuts to its orders with iPhone component suppliers leading to another big dip in the company's stock.
Apple has just aired a new iPhone 5 ad featuring the iOS Do Not Disturb feature. Ironically, the feature malfunctioned for numerous users today due to a bug that was likely associated with the beginning of the new year.