An apple a day...

As I'm sure most of you have heard the news by now, but Apple has released their latest iphone this week. As a life-long apple enthusiast, I was quite excited to see what they would do to improve the already best selling phone in the world. Once again, they did not disappoint.... After reading just about every review on the web, I made up this brief conclusion myself. Do not forget, I have NOT handled the new iphone yet as it does not make it to shelves until this Friday, September 21st.

The good: The iPhone 5 adds everything we wanted in the iPhone 4S: 4G LTE, a longer, larger screen, and a faster A6 processor. Plus, its top-to-bottom redesign is sharp, slim, and feather-light.

The bad: Sprint and Verizon models can't use voice and data simultaneously. The smaller connector renders current accessories unusable without an adapter. There's no NFC, and the screen size pales in comparison to jumbo Android models.

The bottom line: The iPhone 5 completely rebuilds the iPhone on a framework of new features and design, addressing its major previous shortcomings. It's absolutely the best iPhone to date, and it easily secures its place in the top tier of the smartphone universe.