The endless rumors about the iPhone 5 will bring some disadvantages for Apple. due to high expectations of the new Apple iPhone 5, sales of the current model have been reduced. Apple has shown, in the past quarter only, relatively poor sales figures for the iPhone. Of course, the Californian company is hoping for a renewed appreciation and wants to win back the lost market share. however, due to a lack of resources, it may not arrive at a hundred percent.

Recently, the Taiwanese industry publication Digitimes, learned from an unspecified source within the supplier community, that the production of the new iPhone 5 has to struggle with basic problems and thus the desired quantities can not be produced. The anticipated delivery of 20 million units in the third quarter no longer seems to be possible. Therefore, an acute shortage in the first few months could be the result.

According to the report, only around 15 million devices will be shipped during the current quarter. The cause of the delivery problems are reportedly the new in-cell touch screens, which can not be produced in sufficient quantities. Also, inadequate supplies of some materials for the new dock connector may lead to delays.

If the aforementioned report really is true, interested customers should be prepared for a slightly longer waiting period in the first few weeks. The best advice for this situation would be to take the opportunity to pre-order on the Apple Online Store. it should be mentioned that this could also be an artificial shortage by Apple. By using such strategies, Apple could then slightly regulate the initial amount, and spread the sales over several quarters.

iPhone 5 release date: Production problems for Apple iPhone 5 could reduce sales

Get ready to iFreak out: Apple’s latest is nearly here.

The still unannounced but widely expected Apple iPhone 5 has gone into production in Shanghai, according to a report in DigiTimes magazine.

Citing industry sources in Taiwan, the website said contract manufacturer Pegatron has begin building the new phone in a factory in eastern China. Pegatron is one of several manufacturing giants that make consumer electronics for Apple, along with Foxconn Technology and others.

Pegatron will also begin making a new version of the iPad, with shipments in the third quarter expected to reach a few million units, the sources said.

Then again, a skeptical person might ask, is it iReal? 

Taiwanese tech site Digitimes often begins such rumors, thanks to deep connections with Apple’s Taiwanese supply chains. A site editor recently explained that its stories sometimes represent prototypes that never become final shipping products.

“Apple have a lot of its R&D projects and ideas tried out at its supply chain partners in Asia,” Digitimes deputy managing editor Joseph Chan told Time. “Many of the prototypes created by the supply chain partners will never make it to the market after Apple’s assessments.”

For many consumers, the answer appears to be: iDunno. but iWant. 

A new study by 451 Research reveals an “unprecedented demand” for the unannounced phone.

“Overall smartphone sales should spike to an all-time high this fall — and of course Apple is going to be the number one beneficiary,” noted Dr. Paul Carton, 451’s vice president of research. “But besides Apple, and to a lesser degree Samsung, no other manufacturer is likely to benefit from this coming wave of demand.”

The survey of over 4,500 North American buyers showed a strong uptick in consumers likely to buy Apple’s latest: 31 percent, as compared to 21 percent in October.

Unable to wait, many Apple fans have begun creating illustrations of what they believe the next phone will look like. Dutch designer Martin Hajek recently created a series of renderings based on leaked images he had seen on various tech websites. he described his passion for smartphones and tech design as his hobby.

“As a (former) industrial designer I like to play around with 3D modelling and visualizing,” Hajek told FoxNews.com. “Apple’s unreleased products lend themselves perfectly to play with.”

Meanwhile, several reports suggest Apple will move to a smaller dock connector on the base of the phone, meaning the ecosystem of gadgets that connect through it will no longer work.

Hotly anticipated iPhone 5 goes into production, report says

Looking ahead to the next year, technology enthusiasts cannot help but wonder what the major players in the industry are going to come up with next. as far as Apple is concerned, we know we can expect a pretty impressive iPad 3, but on the other hand, the next generation iPhone should take some serious steps if it is to stay ahead of, or some would say keep up with, the competition.

Apple’s rivals have already introduced smartphones on the market with support for the latest in mobile technology, such as 4G LTE data speeds and Near Field Communication, which among other things enables easy and secure payments with a smartphone.

Analysts believe that the current flagship Apple smartphone didn’t integrate NFC technology due to the fact that the market wasn’t ready. few merchants have been willing to invest in terminals allowing NFC powered payments up till now, and the major retail chains are only just experimenting with this new option. However, in the near future the situation is going to be different.

DigiTimes, published a report recently revealing its well informed predictions. according to the Taiwanese technology website, in the next two or three years, the market penetration of NFC enabled smartphones is going to be more than 50% compared to the current 10%.

The Cupertino based company is not often the originator of new technology, but is not one to miss out on major market trends; indeed, Apple is itself a driving force behind the widespread adoption of new features, as will likely be the case with its Siri voice control Assistant.

‘The Infograhics’ website has done some analysis based on various developments, reports and rumours in which it ‘calculates’ the probability of seeing NFC in the forthcoming iPad 3 or iPhone 5 at 66%, which it illustrates in a rather neat looking infographic.

Will We See An NFC Enabled iPhone 5?