iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 21

22.10.2011

TeliaSonera isn't exactly in the forefront of LTE deployment. Ljunggren admitted the carrier doesn't currently support any LTE smartphones. TeliaSonera is waiting for "true LTE smartphones…not the ones that the US has right now with two radios." That sounds like he's questioning U.S. supremacy in…something.

The fake U.S. LTE smartphones "drain the batteries flat very quickly as they have one LTE terminal for data and a CDMA voice terminal. It's basically a dongle and phone that they glue together. They work – just not for long!" That's pretty good point, and Zibreg is spot-on to note that it's a point Apple has been making for months: waiting for silicon that's highly integrated, and power efficient, because it's all about the User Experience.

iPhone 5 causing increase in Facebook scams and spams

ITWorld's Dan Tynan explains in his blog post http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/215259/mythical-iphone-5-leads-real-facebook-scams how he received a Facebook message pointing to an allegedly faulty website that was "giving away an iphone5 to persons which are at face book for free…all they ask is your own thoughts and opinions about the I Phone5 and you can keep it permanently." Tynan got a . 

Grammar and other issues aside, that's quite a deal, eh? Clicking on the included link brought you to a website offering to let you test the iPhone 5. And all you have to do is fill in some blank fields with your email address and shipping address.