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iPhone 5 pre-orders to start on September 30th ahead of October 7th launch
Well well well. After months of unsubstantiated rumors regarding the iPhone 5 release date comes a new rumor which seems to have some legs. Both 9to5Mac and TiPB are indepentantly reporting that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will be available for pre-order starting on September 30th and that the device will go on sale the following Friday […]
Continue reading...Fall release of iPad 3 delayed due to Retina Display issues
16. August 2011
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DigiTimes reports that Apple is delaying the release of a new iPad model this Fall due to retina display issues. The sources believe that the yield rate of the 9.7-inch panel that feature resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 may be the major reason of the supply delay since such panels are mainly supplied by Japan-based […]
Continue reading...Apple ramping up iPhone 5 production ahead of Fall launch
15. August 2011
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Taking a quick break away from the explosive news that Google is purchasing Motorola Mobility, Digitimes is reporting that Apple has upped its estimate for iPhone production during the second half of 2011 from about 50 million units to 56 million units. Note that iPhond production is an all-encompassing term that includes iPhone 3GS, iPhone […]
Continue reading...Reliable sources – No iPhone or iPod media event scheduled for September 7
12. August 2011
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Well, so much for that. It would appear that rumors of Apple holding a special iPod media event on September 7th are unfounded. The well-connected Jim Darlymple writes for The Loop: According to my sources, Apple will not have an event or launch the next iPhone on September 7. It’s hard to say how that […]
Continue reading...Apple to hold special media event on September 7
12. August 2011
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MacRumors reports: Kodawarisan offers the first specific date for Apple’s fall media event. According to the Japanese site, Apple is planning on holding their usual iPod-announcing event on Wednesday, September 7th. Apple has traditionally held their Fall media events in the first part of September with the past three events taking place on September 1st, 2010, September […]
Continue reading...Is this what the iPhone 5 looks like?
10. August 2011
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What you’re looking at above are purported schematics of an iPhone 5 case sourced from a Chinese case manufacturer. The design above, if accurate, indicates that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will carry a larger edge to edge display (as has been previously rumored) along with a larger home button and a tapered design that resembles the […]
Continue reading...Apple owns ApplePico.com – now if we only knew why…
10. August 2011
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To combat domain squatting, which can unfortunately be a lucrative endeavor, Apple has shown an increasing interest in snatching up domain names that are even peripherally associated with its products. Following the unveiling of iOS 5 at this year’s WWDC event, for example, Apple acquired upwards of 50 new domain names such as macgestures.com, applemessaging.com […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to launch in Russia in November = more evidence of an October iPhone 5 launch?
8. August 2011
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The Russian-language RBC Daily newspaper reports that Apple will start selling the iPhone 5 in Russia in November, “almost immediately after its official release in America.” While the timespan that encompasses ‘immediately’ is certainly open to interpretation, this seems to lend more credence to reports that the iPhone 5 won’t launch in the US until […]
Continue reading...Screenshot of integrated voice recognition in iOS 5
8. August 2011
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When Scott Forstal ran through the feature list in iOS 5, there was one glaring ommission – what happened to voice recognition? In the weeks preceding WWDC this year, a number of reports surfaced indicating that Apple was planning to integrate voice recognition into iOS 5. Not only had Apple purchased Siri, but it was […]
Continue reading...Apple acquisition rumors that never materialized, from Disney to Sun and Pixar to Sony
5. August 2011
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One of the strangest Apple rumors we’d ever seen was last weeks BGR story claiming that Apple was interested in purchasing Barnes & Noble. We’re not giving this rumor much credence as Apple is notoriously averse to big time acquisitions and prefers to develop technology in-house whenever possible. Still, Apple has been at the forefront […]
Continue reading...Apple planning to release iPhone 5 alongside low cost iPhone 4 – Report
4. August 2011
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With all of the talk about an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4S, you might well think that Apple is planning to release two different models this fall. Oh wait, they just might! All Things D relays an analyst report from Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White who states that China Telecom has reached a preliminary […]
Continue reading...Apple already has deals in place with TV networks and Movie studios to stream content – Report
3. August 2011
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Apple’s long rumored HDTV has been described as something that will blow Netflix and other video competitors out of the water. But before Apple launches such a product, if it ever does, it would have to shore up its media offerings by implementing a streaming video service a’la Netflix or Hulu. To that end, Piper […]
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16. August 2011
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