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iPhone 6 (or is it 5S?) to launch in different colors with varying screen sizes – Rumor
As the iPhone 5 continues to sell like hot cakes, rumors surrounding what Apple has planned for the next-gen iPhone are starting to trickle into the blogosphere. This past week, Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White issued a research report claiming that Apple’s next-gen iPhone may come in up to 6-8 different colors. While Apple […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs movie starring Ashton Kutcher to debut in April
4. January 2013
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Get ready for some Ashton filled Steve Jobs movie goodness, folks. I hesitate to say that the film is highly anticipated, but the Steve Jobs film starring the former “That 70s show” star is set to be released this April. The film, aptly titled “Jobs”, will close out the Sundance Film Festival this year as […]
Continue reading...Google working on homegrown smartphone, dubbed the “X phone”
4. January 2013
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In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal reported right before the holidays that Google, along with the engineers from Motorola Mobility it acquired back in May 2012, are hard at work on a homegrown smartphone meant to compete with the iPhone, and surprise surprise, the top Android handsets out on the market. Engineers […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPad Mini Holiday ad – I’ll be home
4. January 2013
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Before Christmas, Apple rolled out the following commercial for the iPad Mini. Dubbed “I’ll be home”, the ad features a girl singing Bing Crosby’s “I’ll be home for Christmas” to her grandpa via Facetime. Is it just me, or are Apple’s ads getting a bit schmaltzy?
Continue reading...Apple and Foxconn reportedly testing various HDTV designs
4. January 2013
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With CES just a few days away, we are undoubtedly in store for a number of interesting new TVs. And for as much as the Apple faithful likes to poke fun at Samsung, it’s hard to deny that they simply make the best HDTVs money can buy. Of course, rumors have been circulating for years […]
Continue reading...Enderle is on crack, hypes up RIM
31. December 2012
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Really, Rob? Really?! As we look ahead to 2013, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the new year provides an unprecedented opportunity for Research in Motion to make a huge comeback. This is largely because the market is dominated by two platforms: Android, which is seen as an unsecure malware magnet, and iOS, which comes from […]
Continue reading...Chinese workers to work through Chinese New Year due to iPad Mini demand
31. December 2012
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MacRumors reports: Brightwire summarizes a report [Google translation] from Taiwanese news site United Daily News claiming that Apple’s supply chain partners will continue working through the traditional Chinese New Year holiday in order to keep up with demand for the popular iPad mini and iPhone 5. The holiday falls in mid-February in 2013, with many workers traditionally returning to their […]
Continue reading...Crime is up in NYC? Blame the iPhone
31. December 2012
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The New York Times reports: Major crime in New York City inched up this year, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Friday fingered the culprit: too many iPhones and iPads were being swiped. A rise in thefts of shiny Apple products accounted for the slight increase in the city’s annual crime index, a statistic that […]
Continue reading...iPad most popular tablet this holiday season
28. December 2012
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Barrons reports: R.W. Baird’s William Power this morning offers his weekly roundup of sales checks at retail regarding mobile device sales, in this case, tablet computers. Power writes that he spoke with reps at Best Buy and Staples stores about which tablet computers they’re recommending and which ones seem to be moving units. Apple‘s iPad […]
Continue reading...Amazing new vibrating Cycloramic iPhone app captures hands free 360 degree panoramic
28. December 2012
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Designed for the iPhone 5, this app is magical. Start by balancing your phone upright on a flat surface (a granite countertop or glass table). The surface has to be really smooth, so don’t expect any non-laminated wood or tiles to work. Once you press “GO”, the app will make the phone vibrate at just […]
Continue reading...Apple must pay $165,000 to group of Chinese writers
28. December 2012
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The Wall Street Journal notes: A Beijing court ordered Apple Inc. to pay 1.03 million yuan, or about $165,000, to a group of local writers who said the U.S. gadget maker sold unlicensed copies of their books online, according to state media. The state-run Xinhua news agency said Thursday that the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate […]
Continue reading...New MacBook Air to utilize new processor platform
28. December 2012
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Digitimes reports: Apple has issued requests for quotations (RFQ) to Taiwan-based supply chain makers for the revision of several notebook models including MacBook Pro and MacBook Air series in June 2013, causing ultrabook vendors to be concerned, according to supply chain makers. The sources pointed out that the MacBook Air for 2013 will feature a […]
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4. January 2013
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