Avian Securities is claiming that production on the iPhone 5 will start in September. The claim comes after conversations with component suppliers.

Harman has unveiled a cool new JBL docking station for the iPhone that is called the On Air. It has a color screen for showing album art and supports AirPlay.

Kee Utility has started to ship its interesting Desk Phone Dock for the iPhone. The dock charges your iPhone and gives it a wired handset and speakerphone along with stereo speakers for about $150.

A new patent has been granted to Apple that could see future dock ports changing. The port in the patent works with USB 3.0, DisplayPort, and ThunderBolt with one design.

A cool sticker for the back of the iPhone 4 has surfaced that makes it look like an old Polaroid instant camera. The sticker leaves the lens and flash uncovered and should keep scratches away.

Yantouch has unveiled a crazy looking iPhone dock that appears to be a concept device called the Black Diamond. The dock works with an app to bring colors from the screen of the iPhone into the room.

PixelMags has announced that the use of its digital magazine app has grown significantly in Q3 and Q4 2010. The app saw downloads increase 169% during the two quarters and paid app sales increase by 30%.

If you had the issue with your single time alarm on your iPhone back on New Year’s weekend and expected that bug to fix itself, be warned. Apparently as of January 3 the bug was still an issue so don’t be late.

Pioneer has shipped three new high-end Blu-ray players and they all support 3D and have an app for the iPhone or touch. The app allows the iPhone to be used as a full function remote for the players.

The strangest iPhone/iPod dock ever has surfaced. The dock is built into a personal genome sequencing machine for research purposes.

A rumor is making the rounds that Pegatron is set to scale production for a CDMA iPhone to 10 million units next year. The same rumor claims that the company has added 10,000 new workers to handle the demand.

Another rumor making the rounds is that Apple is set to launch a new iPhone that will use a pre-programmed SIM card. That SIM card would make one phone work on multiple carriers and would effectively kill any need for exclusive deals. I hope this rumor turns out to be true.

Apple has admitted that buyers wanting to get the white iPhone 4 will have to wait a while longer yet. Apple says it will ship in the spring of 2011, that said delays with the white phone are the norm so who knows if Apple can meet that date.

OtterBox’s Defender case is one of the most protective cases out there. The thing originally came in black only, but OtterBox has now added several new colors to the mix for you to choose from.

A patent has surfaced from Apple that shows a method of putting new sensors onto the iPad and iPhone. The patent outlines a way to get context specific controls on the devices among other uses.

According to Credit Suisse if Verizon gets the iPhone it could land a cool 1.4 million new subscribers as a result. Credit Suisse still says that the number of people leaving AT&T if that happens will not be that bad.

The VLC Media Player App is now available in the App Store. The player supports almost all video codec out there for the iPhone and iPad and will expand the video horizons of the Apple devices.

Apple purchased a facial recognition firm this week called Polar Rose. The purchase leads to speculation that we will soon see AR Recognizr coming to the iPhone. The deal cost Apple $22 million.

Altec Lansing has debuted Octiv Duo speaker dock for iPhone and iPods with two docks to charge two devices at the same time. This is a good thing for homes like mine where there are multiple iPhones.

Altec Lansing also pulled the wraps off a new set of earphones aimed at the audiophile that will work with the iPhone. The earphones are called the Muzx Ultra and have an iPhone remote built-in along with a mic.

Autodesk, the company behind the AutoCAD drafting software has announced that the software will be coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. The mobile version of the software will be called AutoCAD WS and launch this fall.

The fix for the proximity sensor woes of some iPhone 4 users will not come with the next iOS update. An Aussie Apple spokesperson offered up the bad news yesterday.

Apple has decided to not allow its iPhone to be tested for the new ranking system of green chops from O2 in the UK. Apple has banned its phones from being listed and tested for the rankings.

Pioneer has unveiled a new dock for the iPhone that can be wall mounted called the KODO XW-NAW1. The thing is a scant 83mm thick and comes with a stand if you don’t want it on the wall.

Apple has filed a new patent application that shows an interesting way to tell who is using the phone. The app outlines a heart rate sensor that is built into the case and reads the heart rate to identify the user.

The saga of police raids and legal wrangling surrounding the publishing of the iPhone HD prototype on Gizmodo are legendary. A judge presiding over the case has now been told that the documents that are secret right now outlining why the search of the Gizmodo editors home was allowed should be public. These sorts of documents are public record in most cases.

Another new browser may be landing on the iPhone soon. The browser is called Skyfire and an iPhone version is being submitted to the App Store.

Rumor is circulating that Apple may find itself at the center of an anti-trust investigation by the DOJ or FCC. The reason cited is the tightened iPhone OS development rules essentially making devs use Apple dev tools only.

If you like strange iPod docks iTamtam may have one for you. The dock is a stool with four tweeters and a sub inside that play music from the docked iPod.

Nuance has updated its Dragon iPhone app to stop it from uploading your contacts list to their servers. The bigger issue for me was the app didn’t do well at all for recognizing my voice.