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iPad 3 announcement scheduled for March 7
iMore reported yesterday that the official iPad 3 unveiling is set to take place on March 7, with a launch date expected about a week later. This corroborates a previous report from All Things D which claimed Apple would announce the iPad 3 during the first week of March. Meanwhile, the WSJ – which Apple […]
Continue reading...Siri update will bring support for Chinese and Russian next month
13. February 2012
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It’s no secret that Apple views Siri as one of the key selling points of the iPhone 4S. Indeed, you need look no further than their commercials to see this. But in its current incarnation, Siri only works in 3 languages – English, French, and German. Apple likes to start out small and slowly expand […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 casing suggests slightly tweaked form factor, larger battery
13. February 2012
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The above photo, courtesy of RepairLabs, purports to show the back housing of the iPad 2 against the back houseing of the iPad 3. In the photo above, the iPad 2 is on the left while the iPad 3 is on the right. Based on the differences RepairLabs found between the respective cases, they were […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 set to launch in early March
9. February 2012
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After a few weeks of conflicting reports, it now seems we have a firm timeline as tot he release date of the iPad 3. All Things D reports that Apple is planning on holding a special iPad event in early March and will release the iPad 3 soon thereafter. Sources say the company has chosen […]
Continue reading...Canadian broadcast companies have Apple iTV prototypes in their labs – Rumor
7. February 2012
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Color us skeptical, but The Globe and Mail reports: Canada’s largest telecommunications companies are squaring off in a fight about the future of television. Rogers Communications Inc. RCI.B-T and BCE Inc. BCE-T are in talks with Apple Inc. AAPL-Q to become Canadian launch partners for its much-hyped Apple iTV, a product that has the potential to revolutionize TV viewing by turning conventional televisions […]
Continue reading...Apple to cooperate with cable operators for upcoming iTV – Analyst
6. February 2012
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AppleInsider reports: Peter Misek with Jefferies presented his “what if” analyses related to content on the so-called “iTV” in a note to investors on Monday. In what he sees as the most likely scenario, Apple could gain access to non-exclusive content for its television set and forge deals with existing cable providers. By potentially partnering […]
Continue reading...Best Buy survey references 42-inch Apple HDTV
6. February 2012
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In an effort to obtain customer feedback about potential new products, Best Buy sent out a survey to customers wherein the retailing giant makes reference to a 42-inch Apple HDTV. The big box wants to know how you feel about it based on some proposed promotional verbiage which boasts that “Apple finally reinvents what a […]
Continue reading...Apple will announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC 2012
2. February 2012
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Relaying a report from Daiwa Securities in the Commercial Times, Digitimes reports that Apple will unveil its next-gen iPhone at WWDC 2012, scheduled for June 2012. The iPhone 5 will continue to utilize glass to glass (G/G) touch panel technology which will benefit current touch panel suppliers TPK Holding and Wintek, the paper quoted the […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly speaking to TV component suppliers ahead of HDTV launch
1. February 2012
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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued a research note today lending even more fodder to the Apple HDTV rumor mill. “We recently spoke to a major TV component supplier who has been contacted by Apple regarding various capabilities of their television display components,” Muster writes. “We are confident that Apple will enter the connected TV […]
Continue reading...China Telecom might land the iPhone 4S very soon
31. January 2012
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China Daily reports that China Telecom, the third largest carrier in China behind China Mobile and China Unicom, may begin carrying the iPhone 4S as early as February. The move would ramp up the pressure on the company’s domestic rivals in the fight to win more subscribers to the third-generation (3G) network service. In a […]
Continue reading...Apple HDTV will include a 42-inch OLED with facial recognition – Crazy Rumor
27. January 2012
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Citing a high-ranking source at a major electronics retailer, Technobuffalo reports that Apple’s rumored HDTV will likely see the light of day by April, or May at the absolute latest. As for the TV itself, it’s rumored to be a 42-inch OLED described as being ‘gorgeous’ and ‘very thin’. While we don’t know if the […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen set to begin production – Rumor
25. January 2012
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The Apple blogosphere is still aflutter with Apple’s outstanding earnings results from the December quarter, but a new iPhone rumor managed to sneak into the news stream today courtesy of Seth Weintraub. Citing a reliable source at Foxconn, Weintraub writes that iPhone 5 production is set to begin and that sample devices are already making […]
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14. February 2012
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