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iPhone 4S/5 may come in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB varieties
With everyone going back and forth over the alleged design of the upcoming iPhone 4S, or perhaps iPhone 5, 9to5Mac quietly injects an interesting addition into the conversation, stating that Apple’s next-gen iPhone model may come in three varying capacities – 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. In all fairness, it is also plausible that the new […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 sleeves with tapered design showing up at AT&T Stores
30. September 2011
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Despite an uptick in information which points to Apple only introducing one iPhone model this year – an iPhone 4S with an iPhone 4 form factor – we can’t help but notice that iPhone 5 case designs, completed with the rumored teardrop design, are starting to show up in AT&T outlets. Above is a purported […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 will support HSPA+ with 21Mbps download speed – Report
29. September 2011
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According to the Japanese language Macotakara, the iPhone 5 will support HSPA+, enabling maximum download speeds of 21Mbps. MacPost reports: In Macworld Asia 2011, China Unicom’sDeputy Director of Research Huang Wenliang, says that the iPhone 5 will support the high-speed HSPA+ (21Mbps) network standard, reports Japanese blog macotakara. As evident from the slide, the next generation iPhone 5, […]
Continue reading...Apple to begin iPad loaner program for retail employees – Report
29. September 2011
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Apple will reportedly begin a new iPad pilot program for Apple retail employees that would allow them to check out an iPad from a stock of loaner devices for one week at a time. Employees will be able to use said devices for their own personal use outside of the store in the interim. “At […]
Continue reading...Apple updates internal inventory database with new iPod Touch, iPhone 4 models
28. September 2011
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Citing an anonymous source, Mark Gurman reports that Apple has already uploaded its internal inventory database with updated entries for upcoming iPhone and iPod Touch models. The report relays that three new iPod Touch models have appeared under the codename N81A which may point to three white iPod Touch devices in varying capacities. Note that […]
Continue reading...How a stolen iPhone 5 prototype from Foxconn begat the flurry of teardrop iPhone case designs.
27. September 2011
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Last year, an iPhone 4 prototype went missing, or perhaps stolen is a more appropriate phrase, after an Apple engineer accidentally left it at a bar. As a result, Apple’s brand new iPhone 4 design wasn’t all that new when Steve Jobs unveiled it to the public last Summer. And would you believe it, but […]
Continue reading...Sprint call center operators scheduled for “special training” on October 14
27. September 2011
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SprintFeed chimes in with a piece of news lending even more credence, not that any more is necessary, to the rumor that Sprint will finally be carrying the iPhone 5 this Fall. “We’ve received word from various sources,” the report notes, “that some of Sprint’s call center’s corporate trainers and management are being scheduled for […]
Continue reading...Microsoft employees leave during Steve Ballmer speech
27. September 2011
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Well this certainly doesn’t sound too promising for the morale of the troops in Redmond. During Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s speech to Microsoft employees at the company’s annual retreat, Microsoft employees reportedly began leaving in droves, mid-speech no less.
Continue reading...iPhone 5 rumored to launch in 5 countries on October 14
27. September 2011
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The Japanese-language Macotakara is reporting that Apple is gearing up to launch the iPhone 4 and/or the iPhone 5 on October 14th in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Japan. This certainly coalesces given recent reports that Apple has blocked out vacation time for retail employees during the middle of October. Moreover, with Apple’s special […]
Continue reading...Facebook iPad app rumored to debut at Apple’s October iPhone event
27. September 2011
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Just hours after news spread that Facebook engineer Jeff Verkoeyen had left the company amid frustration that Facebook still hadn’t released the Facebook iPad app he helped engineer came word from Mashable that Facebook will unveil it’s long-awaited iPad app at Apple’s upcoming media event on October 4th where the company will unveil the final […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly cuts iPad orders down by 25%, but no reason to worry…
26. September 2011
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A new report from JPMorgan Chase & Co. states that Apple is cutting down its iPad orders for the fourth quarter by 25%, marking the first time Apple has apparently instituted such a drastic decrease in production.
Continue reading...Apple to release lower cost iPhone 4S next to aluminum unibody iPhone 5
26. September 2011
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Maybe it’s iPhone karma at work. Last year, the public knew about the new iPhone 4 design months before it was officially introduced. This year, in contrast, we can’t even get a grasp on how many iPhone models Apple is planning to release.
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1. October 2011
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