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Siri was behind the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S
Apple is a company that likes routine refresh cycles. Every September it releases new iPods. Every April is poised to be time for a new iPad. And every Summer, Apple releases a new iPhone. This Summer, however, things didn’t go as planned. Apple’s next-gen iPhone release was pushed back a full three months and now […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on an Apple HDTV – “I finally cracked it”
21. October 2011
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One of the tenets of Apple under the reign of Steve Jobs was product secrecy, but Jobs upcoming biography has an interesting product revelation that confirms Apple’s plans to build an integrated HDTV. “He very much wanted to do for television sets what he had done for computers, music players, and phones: make them simple […]
Continue reading...Apple working on iPad Mini – but is that a reference to the screen size or its price?
18. October 2011
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Steve Jobs famously said that tablets with 7-inch screens stood no shot in the marketplace and would effectively be dead on arrival. Customers, Steve Jobs claimed, wanted their tablets a bit bigger – and so far it’s hard to argue as a plethora of smaller screened tablets have failed to gain even a modicum of […]
Continue reading...Siri co-founder Norman Winarksy says Assistant will be “world changing event”
3. October 2011
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The centerpiece of Apple’s special media event tomorrow will likely be Apple’s voice recognition feature in iOS 5 dubbed Assistant. The feature was reportedly built on Siri, a startup acquired back in 2009. Now, 9to5Mac has an extremely interesting interview with Siri co-founder Norman Winarsky who unabashedly raises expectations for tomorrow’s announcement. Notably, Winarsky points out […]
Continue reading...Robert Scoble anticipates monster Facebook announcement tomorrow along with new DirecTV style app for the iPad
3. October 2011
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By John Hiesler: The Apple rumor mill is in high tear today ahead of tomorrows long awaited iPhone 5 announcement. Earlier today, Robert Scoble penned a post on Google+ (I guess some people do actually use it) articulating some thoughts about tomorrow’s event while also giving us a few rumors to chew on overnight. First, […]
Continue reading...Wild Rumor – Sprint commits to buy 30.5 million iPhones; iPhone 5 will be Sprint 4G WiMAX exclusive
3. October 2011
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As is typically the case, iPhone rumors are flying in furiously now that we have less than 24 hours to go before Tim Cook introduces the latest updates to Apple’s iPhone line. Earlier we remarked on an analyst report indicating that the iPhone 3GS will be available for free with contract, and now we have […]
Continue reading...iPhone 3GS to be offered for free with contract – Rumor
3. October 2011
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Most of the attention surrounding Apple’s upcoming iPhone event is naturally centered on what new iPhone models Apple will be announcing. But one of the seemingly many surprises Apple will unveil tomorrow has to do with the iPhone 3GS, Apple’s now aging smartphone that was released almost 2.5 years ago. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike […]
Continue reading...Is this what Apple’s Assistant interface looks like?
3. October 2011
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The focus of Apple’s upcoming media event will not solely be relegated to hardware. Rather, it’s been rumored that the main attraction of Tuesday’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event will be the introduction of voice recognition functionality in iOS 5. Voice recognition in iOS 5 will be an next-gen iPhone exclusive, so if you want to […]
Continue reading...Will Apple unveil iOS App Rentals tomorrow?
3. October 2011
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Perhaps Apple has more surprises in store for us tomorrow than we realize. After playing around with the recently released iTunes 10.5 beta 9 – the same one that references iPhone 4S – Twitter user @SonnyDickson found some data strings which suggest iOS app rentals may be a possibility. Take a look at the image […]
Continue reading...Apple seeking international music licenses for upcoming iCloud sevice
2. October 2011
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Citing people familiar with the discussions, CNET is reporting that Apple is attempting to shore up last minute deals with various record companies that would net Apple international music licenses for its upcoming iCloud service. If Apple is successful in achieving said deals, an announcement to that effect may be made at Apple’s upcoming iPhone-centric […]
Continue reading...Apple’s allegedly cheaper iPhone 4 model – the N90A – shows up in Foxconn Brazil
1. October 2011
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It’s hard to say anything’s for certain when you’re talking about upcoming Apple products, but a cheaper version of the iPhone 4 is looking like more of a sure thing with each passing day. Following reports that a N90A model iPhone was already showing up in Apple’s internal inventory system comes word and photos from […]
Continue reading...Latest iTunes beta confirms iPhone 4S name, points to no change in form factor
1. October 2011
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Apple on Friday issued an updated iTunes beta containing a specific reference to an iPhone 4S model. Further, the screenshot used to depict the iPhone 4S is that of a CDMA iPhone 4, lending more weight to speculation that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will sport the same form factor as the iPhone 4. While it’s certainly […]
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22. October 2011
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