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Rumors of the iPhone coming to Sprint starting to trickle in
With everyone closely anticipating a CDMA iPhone capable of running on Verizon, people seem to forget about Sprint, the third largest network in the US with approximately 48 million subscribers. And it makes sense, really. The iPhone on Verizon is a lot bigger deal than the iPhone on Sprint, but that doesn’t mean that all […]
Continue reading...Photos of White model iPhone 4G emerge
23. May 2010
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A Chinese website called Apple.pro (site is currently down) has published photos purporting to show a white model of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 4G. The photos appear to be early pre-production models, as evidenced by the screws present at the bottom of the device. A more recent leak of the iPhone 4G, however, shows the device […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Verizon to upgrade CDMA network to handle concurrent voice and data connections
19. May 2010
Apple has in the past taken subtle shots at Verizon’s CDMA network for its inability to simultaneously supporting voice and data connections. But with rumors that a CDMA compatible iPhone is in the works, you have to wonder how Apple feels about the potential for an inconsistent user experience across carriers. After all, a number […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4G to come in black and white models?
19. May 2010
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The Chinese language site Apple.pro posted photos yesterday which purport to show the front and back panel of the next iPhone 4G, and as you can tell, it seems that we might have a white iPhone option on our hands.
Continue reading...Next-Gen iPhone to see significant display improvements
17. May 2010
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Digitimes is reporting that the iPhone 4G, expected to be announced on June 7 at Apple’s WWDC, will come with a number of display improvements that will further separate the iPhone from the competition. The next-gen iPhone display will reportedly incorporate IPS (in-plane switching) panels along with FFS (fringe-field switching) technology. IPS is the same […]
Continue reading...Apple exploring deeper Facebook integration in iPhone OS 4
13. May 2010
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Citing a plugged-in source in the mobile industry, Dan Frommer of Business Insider reports that Apple is planning to integrate a number of Facebook features into its upcoming iPhone OS 4 update. The features, if indeed on Apple’s agenda, would most likely be introduced at this year’s WWDC event scheduled to kick off on June […]
Continue reading...Report: Pegatron tapped as manufacturer of CDMA iPhone
12. May 2010
Wow, these iPhone/CDMA/Verizon rumors just won’t quit, will they? Electronista reports: Pegatron has been contracted to make a CDMA iPhone, insiders claimed today. The scoop is short but would have the ASUS manufacturing arm building phones that would likely go to Verizon and possibly other carriers as well. A deal would help Pegatron take off as a major […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Ad agency working on iPhone HD campaign for Verizon launch this Summer
11. May 2010
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You gotta love the Apple rumor mill. One day after Engadget unearthed court documents confirming that AT&T’s contract as the sole carrier for the iPhone was for a 5 year term comes a rumor via CrunchGear that an ad agency called Landor Associates was busy working on an ad campaign for the iPhone HD in […]
Continue reading...Rumor: HP working on tablet device codenamed the HP Huricane
11. May 2010
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HP stepped up to the plate a few weeks ago when it acquired Palm for a cool $1.2 billion. The deal not only breathed new life into Palm’s WebOS, but gave HP an actual mobile OS worth talking about. In light of those developments, HP reportedly axed the HP Slate running Windows 7 project that Microsoft […]
Continue reading...Report: MacBook Air update to drop this Tuesday
10. May 2010
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You know, I think I saw a photo of a MacBook Air on a milk carton recently. Apple’s slim and trim notebook just hasn’t been getting any love lately, and it’s been more or less overlooked in the face of MacBook upgrades, iPhone OS updates, and the iPad release. In fact, the last time Apple […]
Continue reading...Rumor: MobileMe to become free service
8. May 2010
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MacDailyNews reports that they’ve received an unsubstantiated rumor saying that Apple is soon planning to offer users its MobileMe service, which now costs $99 a year, for free. In case you’re unaware, MobileMe is a nifty service from Apple that lets users sync all of their email, contacts, and photos up in the cloud for […]
Continue reading...New clues in iPhone OS 4 Beta point to 720p video recording
5. May 2010
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Delving into the newly released iPhone OS 4 Beta 3, developers have discovered that new API’s which allow them full access to video capture data also give include the ability to record video at much higher resolutions than the current 640×480 resolution on the iPhone 3GS. The pertinent data strings read: AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480 AVCaptureSessionPreset1280x720 So it […]
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24. May 2010
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