Archive | February 14th, 2011
Will the iPhone 5 pack a 4-inch screen?
Like a rapper on acid, these iPhone rumros are flowing non-stop. Yeah, yeah, I went there, but these rumors have really been coming through the pipeline at a furious clip. The most recent rumor comes via DigiTimes who reports that the iPhone 5 may come with a 4-inch screen to better compete with the slew […]
Continue reading...Take that Verizon! AT&T offers iPhone owners 1000 free Rollover minutes
14. February 2011
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With the Verizon now available on iPhone, iPhone owners in the US will, for the first time, be able to savor the sweet and delicious taste of competition. Up until recently, AT&T was able to do as it pleased with its millions of iPhone customers, but with Verizon now entering the race, both carriers will […]
Continue reading...Apple working on three iPhone 5 prototypes, one with slideout keyboard – Rumor
14. February 2011
Wow, iPhone rumors sure are coming in at breakneck speed these days. Earlier today, a Taiwanese website (tw.apple.pro) relayed that Apple is currently working on three iPhone 5 prototypes, one of which includes a slideout keyboard while the other looks exactly like the iPhone 4 only with a much longer battery life and a much improved camera. […]
Continue reading...Revamped MobileMe to feature streaming from individual computers, not the cloud?
14. February 2011
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In conjunction with a report about a new and perhaps smaller iPhone came word via the WSJ that Apple was also planning to revamp its MobileMe service. This smaller form factor iPhone is reportedly half the size of the iPhone 4, a feat made possible by removing the device’s storage. That said, the Journal noted […]
Continue reading...On Vaporware and such
14. February 2011
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Matt Drance on vaporware and the inherent problem of announcing and hyping up products long before they’re actually ready to ship. The problem with talking smack is you immediately put yourself on the clock. You almost guarantee public disappointment when the product does not ship as (or when) promised. If you just shut your mouth and […]
Continue reading...Smaller iPhone will come sans on-board memory, will stream content instead – Rumor
14. February 2011
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In the past week we’ve seen reports from both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal claiming that Apple is working on a smaller iPhone model that it hopes to sell without a data plan in an effort to string in even monetarily conscious consumers into the iOS ecosystem. This smaller iPhone is rumored to be […]
Continue reading...Track the percentage of iPhones running on AT&T vs. Verizon
14. February 2011
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Well this is pretty cool. The advertising firm Chitika has come up with a live tracker that gives the average joe (yes, that’s you!) the ability to track what percentage of iPhones in use are running on AT&T’s network compared to Verizon’s. How does it manage to do that? Why, through its advertising network of […]
Continue reading...Apple working on low-cost mini iPhone, may make MobileMe a free service
14. February 2011
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Something’s afoot, folks. Last week Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on an iPhone with a smaller footprint that would be available to customers on the cheap and without a 2-year contract. Admittedly, we sort of scoffed at the report noting that one can currently pick up an iPhone 3GS for a paltry $49, albeit […]
Continue reading...Apple celebrates Black History Month on iTunes
14. February 2011
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Apple currently has a special section up on iTunes dedicated to celebrating Black History Month. Over 400 years of tragedy and triumph, an epic journey that began with the Middle Passage and ascended to the Oval Office, the African-American experience is the soul of America itself. It’s the field hollers that rang out under weight […]
Continue reading...MacBook Pro refresh rumored to drop on March 1
14. February 2011
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MacRumors points us to Danish blogger Kenneth Lund who claims to have evidence that new MacBook Pro models will hit stores on Tuesday, March 1st. Apple’s line of MacBook Pro’s were last refreshed in April 2010 and the time is ripe for an upgrade. The most recent MacBook Pro models came with Intel’s Core i5 […]
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14. February 2011
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