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Apple and Sharp engaged in discussions regarding use of IGZO displays for future iOS products
Always looking to push the envelope, Apple is reportedly looking into implementing IGZO display technology into future generations of the iPhone and iPad. IGZO stands for indium gallium zinc oxide – for all you science nerds out there, and will perhaps someday be used in new types of LCD screens. The advantage of IGZO displays […]
Continue reading...TSMC begins trial production of A6x chips for Apple
7. January 2013
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It’s no secret that Apple and Samsung share a somewhat thorny and complex relationship given that the two companies remain entangled in legal battles around the world at the same time that Samsung manufactures all of the chips used in Apple’s lineup of iOS devices. That said, it’s been rumored for quite some time that […]
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...Apple, Google and Microsoft all interested in home automation company startup “id8 Group R2 Studios”
20. December 2012
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Perhaps an iTV won’t be the next big thing Apple brings to the masses. Maybe, just maybe, home automation is the next big thing. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Apple, Microsoft and Google are all interested in acquiring a home automation startup called startup id8 Group R2 Studios Inc, a company initially […]
Continue reading...Gene Munster predicts Apple HDTV in 2013 – This old song and dance again?
20. November 2012
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Like clockwork, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is out with some more predictions of an Apple HDTV, a prediction he’s been recycling for what may very well be 4 years now. Here’s how Munster anticipates Apple’s 2013 playing out: Munster’s revised thinking on the Apple TV release was buried in a note on his product […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to come to China by early December – Report
10. November 2012
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The WSJ reports that the iPhone 5 may be coming to China sooner than later. Though the iPhone 5 first launched in September, Apple’s next-gen smartphone has been awaiting government approval before carriers such as China Telecom and China Unicom can begin selling it. And it’s just as good considering that Apple is just now catching […]
Continue reading...Microsoft said to be testing in-house smartphone
3. November 2012
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Microsoft’s new Surface tablets mark a fundamental shift in the company’s long standing philosophy wherein they focus on the software and let their partners deal with the hardware. Microsoft, it seems, is slowly coming to the realization that has been part of Apple’s DNA for decades – a premium user experience is more likely when […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini to launch at $329
22. October 2012
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Apple is going after profits and neglecting the opportunity to garner significant marketshare. 9to5Mac reports: Apple’s entry price for its upcoming smaller iPad is between the base model of the new, fifth-generation iPod touch ($299) and the currently shipping WiFi-only 16GB iPad 2 ($399). According to our sources, the base model of the smaller iPad […]
Continue reading...13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display to go for $1699
19. October 2012
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Get your pocketbooks out, folks, because the upcoming 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina Display ain’t coming cheap. 9to5Mac reports that the base model will cost approximately $1,699 while models with higher specs will add about $200 to $300 more to the pricetag. “The base model Retina MacBook Pro retails for $2,199 in the United […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 4th gen iPad already in the works
17. October 2012
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Digitimes reports that Apple has already begun informing its component suppliers to get ready for iPad 4 production by mid 2013. While the design will still incorporate a 9.7-inch display and the same approximate form factor, Apple is said to be tweaking the innards ever so slightly as to make the manufacturing process a tad […]
Continue reading...Purported photos of iPad Mini display with 4:3 aspect ratio emerge
17. October 2012
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Etradesupply today published photos purporting to show the iPad Mini’s LCD screen. If accurate, the screen will measure in at 162mm by 124mm in width. Notably, and running counter to previous leaks, the LCD obtained by Etradesupply suggests that the iPad Mini will not have a 16:9 aspect ratio and will instead share the same […]
Continue reading...Leaked inventory photo reveals curious iPad Mini pricing
15. October 2012
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Take this one with a grain of salt folks, but the internal inventory of a German retail company purports to show Apple’s iPad Mini pricing matrix. The screenshot, reportedly taken from German gadget store Media Markt, shows an array of models and varied pricing, and if accurate, puts to rest rumors that the iPad Mini […]
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8. January 2013
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