A photograph of the front and back of the backplate allegedly for the coming iPhone 5 leaked yesterday. The backplate shows a smaller docking connector, larger speaker grill, and a thinner design than the current model. Technicolor is a company known for inventing the color process used in movies. The company is looking forward to the iPhone 5 launching to decide if it should file a patent suit against Apple. Sonos has launched a new iOS app update for the iPhone and other devices. The update brings support for the wireless Sonos SUB subwoofer.

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A new iPhone stand and charger has landed on Kickstarter. The device is called Twig and it’s smaller to fit comfortably in a pocket. It has no long cords to connect to a USB port and two other legs that are flexible. The design allows you to move the front two legs out of the way for plug into USB port when desired. The person behind the project is Jason Hilbourn and the device is offered in a variety of colors. I like that the charger can double as a stand with flexible Gumby-style legs. The project just launched and has 59 days to go. It’s seeking $50,000 to come to market and so far has $3024 pledged. The project ends on July 27 and expected delivery in September 2012. Any pledge $18 or more to get a Twig. [ via Wired]

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If you’re the sort that likes using apps that add filters to photos you take with your iPhone, you might want to check out InstaCRT . This app makes the photos you take a look like they are on an old school CRT television. Facebook is reportedly trying to poach Apple engineers who worked on the iPhone. According to the rumor Facebook once these engineers to help it work on its own Facebook phone. The geeks at sister site SlashGear have reviewed the new IOS app Bump. Check out full review for all the details, but it appears to be a very nice app.

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Facebook is launch new app for iOS devices such as a smartphone called Facebook Camera . The app is set to do battle with other apps such as Instagram for snapping photos and uploading them to Facebook on the go. Foxconn and Sharp are said to be building a new display plant in Chengdu, China for producing displays for the iPhone. Foxconn recently purchased a 10% stake and sharp for $808 million. Sister site SlashGear is already published a review of Facebook Camera for the iPhone. The app seems pretty interesting.

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Satechi has unveiled a new Bluetooth remote control that uses Bluetooth 3.0 class II profile. The remote control sells for $39.99 and supports the iPhone, iPad, and any other Bluetooth device. The iPhone 5 rumors never die with new reports that Apple is gobbling up components to build the devices. The latest rumors claim Apple is working with some companies that it hasn’t previously worked with such as a company called TXC that has supposedly landed component orders for the next iPhone. IBM has blocked access to Apple Siri along with iCloud. Siri has reportedly been blocked for IBM employee use nationwide as part of a cutback in the IBM bring your own device policy due to data security concerns.

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A new project has landed on Kickstarter with the goal of creating a guitar that allows the user to learn to play using the iPhone. The device is called the gTar and has an iPhone dock on the body and app control LEDs along the fretboard to show learning players where to place their fingers. Kodak filed suit against Apple and another smartphone maker in January alleging patent infringement relating to patent having to do with image preview. A judge has now ruled that patent invalid , it seems the case is done. NASA has updated its iPhone app to version 2.0. The app now has a new user interface and has weather reports in the section for viewing spacecraft in orbit.

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According to a rumor circulating the web, Steve Jobs was directly involved in working on the next iPhone design before his death. Apple has also seized the iPhone5.com domain name. Apple and HTC have been ordered to discuss patent settlements in their long-running court case. The patent settlement talks are currently set for August. Apple and Samsung have entered mediation talks stemming from Apple’s accusation that Samsung is “blatantly copying” various products. Court have ordered the two companies to try and settle the issue before the trial starts.

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Facebook has announced a new app for iPhone users called Pages Manager . The new app allows you to manage any pages for companies or people that you may have and apparently looks a lot like normal Facebook app with more specific tools for page management. HTC smartphones in the United States are apparently circumventing Apple patents . Apple recently landed a big victory against HTC with the International Trade Commission finding that HTC Android phones were in fact infringing on a patent Apple holds having to do with context menus. HTC is already shipping new versions of those phones minus the menus that infringe getting around the patent and the ban. According to recent data from Gartner , Apple now holds 7.9% of the entire phone market around the world with the iPhone. That puts Apple in third place for the largest phone maker in the world behind Samsung and Nokia.

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If you are anxiously waiting for the untethered iOS 5.1.x jailbreak to land, the developer says it’s coming in a few weeks. The jailbreak will work with any iOS device running 5.1.1 except ATV3 devices and support for that may come eventually. The iPhone could gain one of the key BlackBerry 10 features before the new BlackBerry devices hit store shelves. According to the developer behind the Octopus Keyboard for iOS , he has been cooking up a keyboard with the floating text prediction system used by RIM. A few tidbits about iOS 6 have been surfacing recently. You already know Apple has ousted Google Maps from iOS, and now we hear that Siri will be expanding beyond the iPhone and an API will be offered.

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If you’re looking for a free navigation at the iPhone you might want to check out CoPilot GPS . The app is now available for free with a couple caveats, one is it doesn’t do turn by turn directions, and the second is you can only get maps of one country. The Google+ app for iOS has been updated. The update brings new features along with improved fonts and a more user-friendly homepage design. A new app is limited for the iPhone and other iOS devices called TU Me . The set is sort of like Skype and combines free VoIP with a walkie-talkie like instant voice feature among other things.

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