SONY CEO MAY HAVE LEAKED iPHONE 5 CAMERA INFO

While speaking at an event in New York on April 1st, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer may have accidentally let slip info regarding Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5. Apple has been rumored to be looking for a new camera module supplier for some time, and now it looks as though Sony may be that supplier.

Stringer, while speaking to The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg on stage at Carnegie Hall, mentioned that Sony’s image sensor facility in Sendai was impacted by the recent catastrophe in Japan. He then went on to say that this would likely impact the timeliness of sensor shipments to partner companies, using Apple as an example of Sony’s Partners.

Sony does not supply camera modules for any current Apple products. Should Sony in fact be supplying image sensors for Apple’s iPhone 5, the sensor in question is likely Sony’s new 8-megapixel Exmor R, which can be found in newer Sony Ericsson devices like the Xperia arc and Xperia neo.

REDEMPTION CREDIT CARD ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE CREDIT OR REWARDS

The Redemption credit card allows the user to use either credit or rewards points to pay for their purchase.  The card was developed by Dynamics and is currently being tested by Citi.  When the user goes to pay for a purchase, they press the side of the card they wish to use, Credit or Rewards, and an LED lights up to indicate the choice.  The purchase is then processed using the selection.  No word on if purchases can be split between the two.  There are also questions about how long the LED and battery will last and how durable the touch sensors for the selections are. [Engadget]