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This Is a Next-Generation iPhone 4 Part, China Ontrade Claims [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... know is that China Ontrade's claims were true in the past, so it's logical to assume this is an actual iPhone 4 generation part. But this makes little sense given Apple's manufacturing practices and self-imposed yearly-upgrade cycle, so this may all be a publicity ploy. Especially because they claim they will publish actual shots of the product in their web site. There's one last implication in all this: Maybe this is the real Apple "iTablet" SIM tray, after all. [China On Trade]
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iPhone 4th-gen “midboard” on sale at Chinese retailer?
SlashGear —
... ? Well, if you’re looking to piece together your own next-gen Apple device, you’ll be keen to see China Ontrade’s latest purported component: it’s tipped to be the “iPhone 4 Generation Midboard”. ...
Rumour: Photo of the 4th generation iPhone’s midboard
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... last week, is now bringing out the real meat and potatoes: a photo of the midboard. What is a midboard? It’s literally the board that lays in the middle between the screen of the iPhone and the motherboard, preventing interference, and making sure everything stays screwed into place. The dimensions of the board given by China Ontrade indicate that the size of this new iPhone is going to be exactly the same as the models from the previous generation. What’s fishy about all of this, according to ...
4th Generation iPhone Midboard Leaked?
The iPhone Blog —
... This, according to China Ontrade, is the 4th generation iPhone midboard. Having accurately leaked part of the iPhone 3GS assembly in May 2009, weeks before Phil Schiller showed the launch device off at WWDC in June, they’ve gained some measure of credibility. However, this isn’t May 2010 and its hard to see ever-prototyping, last-minute-camera-ditching Apple setting anything in stone (or aluminum or plastic) this early in the cycle. ...
Fourth Generation iPhone Parts Spotted?
I4U News —
... ran a story today about the latest set of iPhone rumors from China Ontrade. In case you don't recall, China Ontrade is a parts wholesaler who posted up images of parts to the iPhone 3GS a month before that device was announced. Today, China Ontrade has images of parts for a fourth generation iPhone on their site. Since their 3GS images were proved to be legit last time, we have no reason to distrust them on this. Still, it makes no sense for the images to come out now. Parts for the fourth generation iPhone should even exist until a month or two before the official ...
Supposed 4th Generation iPhone parts go on sale
Mobilewhack.com —
[image] Now, it’s not everyday you see parts from an unannounced device go on sale but China Ontrade has what they are calling the iPhone 4 Generation Midboard. Normally you could be quick to brush off such a seemingly obvious rumor but according to ...
OMG! A leaked backplate for some sort of upcoming Apple device!
CrunchGear —
... So what’s all this then? A company called China Ontrade is selling an iPhone Generation 4 2010 backplate with camera holes for $23.42. China Ontrade, interestingly enough, was the company that started selling iPhone 3GS screens a few months before launch. ...
Rumor Has It: China Ontrade Reveals iPhone 4 Part
TheAppleBlog —
... China Ontrade, a wholesale parts distributor that ships pre-production parts from upcoming devices, has just posted a part it calls the “Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard.” While not particularly pretty to look at, or indicative of any exciting new features for the upcoming model, the part is tantalizing because it represents the first piece of leaked, hard info potentially linked to the next-gen iPhone. ...
Fourth-Generation iPhone Parts Possibly Leaked
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... doubt a fourth-generation iPhone will arrive any sooner than summer of 2010, but China Ontrade should certainly raise brows. Gadget repair company iFixit, which disassembles products, told Wired.com that a stiffening midboard like the one displayed would indicate Apple is going to do something different with the iPhone’s back cover. Still, it’s hard to say much, iFixit admits.
What do you gather from the part listing? Add your thoughts in the comments below.
Product Page [China Ontrade via Gizmodo]
Photo: China Ontrade ...
Purported iPhone 4 Part is Everything That’s Wrong with Tech Blogging
iPhonefreak —
Purported iPhone 4 Part is Everything That’s Wrong with Tech Blogging It’s always shocking to me how much people can work themselves into a tizzy over seemingly empty news. And when it comes to Apple products, this seems to happen way too often . Early this morning Gizmodo caught wind that wholesale parts company China On Trade is selling something labeled “ Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard”. Gizmodo argues that since the same reseller had listed a screen for the iPhone 3G S months before its release, it most likely ...
Photos: 4th generation iPhone midboard via China Ontrade
Phones Review —
We mentioned not long ago about the SIM card tray from the 4th generation iPhone and now we have photos of the 4th generation iPhone midboard via China Ontrade.
Ok many may ask what is a midboard? Well a midboard is basically a board that lays right in the middle between the iPhone screen and the motherboard, this will then stop bad interference, it will also make sure everything stays in place like the screws.
Photo Below via Gizmodo
The question is, “If these photos of the 4th generation iPhone midboard are real, ...
Apple tablet rumor roundup: future of media edition
Engadget —
... The sketchy Apple tablet rumors have continued apace in the past few days, and rather than hit you with each bit of fluff as it comes in, we're going to be rounding them up from now on. Today's edition builds on earlier reports that Apple's trying to drag ...
Apple Tablet PC Rumors: What we know so far
PR News: —
... ” and the third is “China OnTrade iPhone 4 Generation midboard.” So let us take a look at these three latest pieces news regarding the Apple tablet. ...
iPhone 4G midboard pictures leaked, how far is it true?
Gizmo Watch —
... China Ontrade has released pictures of the iPhone midboard they consider belongs to the next-generation of the iPhone. Now, we haven’t even satiated our claims with the iPhone 3GS yet, and we have the iPhone 4G making its presence felt already. The pictures of course aren’t really appealing, but we can give it to the lads at China Ontrade to be true with this, because the last time they announced the parts of the iPhone, they were damn write with them. This could be the part of the iPhone 4 generation, and if it is, then are we in for an early release of the fourth generation ...
