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Rumor: Apple planning 5-7 inch iPad for 2011
Digitimes reports: Apple is reportedly scheduling a smaller 5- to 7-inch version of the iPad that is expected to launch as soon as the first quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo. Kuo, citing talks with upstream component sources, said Apple‘s smaller-size iPad will be priced below US$400 and will target the […]
Continue reading...Taiwanese Apple Paper claims Apple to refresh entire MacBook line in April
5. April 2010
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A fresh report coming out of the Chinese Language Taiwan Apple Daily reports that Apple will soon be refreshing the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air sometime later this month. Refreshes of Apple’s notebook line have reportedly taken longer than expected due to unforeseen shortages of Intel’s newest processors. A rough translation of the […]
Continue reading...Next iPhone OS update to include Expose style multitasking support
31. March 2010
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Corroborating reports from a few weeks ago, AppleInsider is reporting that the next major update of the iPhone OS (4.0) will include support for third party multitasking and that Apple’s implementation will be somewhat similar to how Expose works on the Mac. While the current iPhone OS does include multitasking support, only Apple’s homegrown apps […]
Continue reading...WSJ reports that CDMA equipped iPhone will begin production in September
29. March 2010
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You know, reports of the iPhone coming to Verizon are starting to sound a lot like a broken record, but when the Wall Street Journal gets into the mix, you’d best pay attention. In a report published Monday night, the WSJ writes that Apple is planning to release a CDMA version of the iPhone later […]
Continue reading...Analyst: Apple to release $2,000 HDTV in next 2-4 years
23. March 2010
In a recent note to investors, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reiterated his position that Apple is planning to release an Internet connected HDTV in the next 2-4 years. Now before we delve deeper into Munster’s predictions, we should point out that rumors of an Apple branded HDTV have been making the rounds for some […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to include support for multitasking
11. March 2010
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AppleInsider is reporting that the next-gen iPhone will finally include support for system wide multitasking, an issue some users have been complaining about ever since the original iPhone first debuted. While some know-it-all pundits have chastised the iPhone for its inability to support multitasking, the reality is that the iPhone OS is more than capable […]
Continue reading...Yet another report regarding Apple’s cloud ambitions for media
2. March 2010
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Citing people familiar with the situation, CNET is reporting that Apple is in talks with major film studios regarding the ability for users to store their content up in the cloud, on Apple’s servers. Apple has told the studios that under the plan, iTunes users will access video from various Internet-connected devices. Apple would, of […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Mac Mini’s to come equipped with HDMI
1. March 2010
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AppleInsider reports: More specifically, prototypes of a new Mac mini — Apple’s smallest and most affordable system, commonly employed by tech savvy Mac users as an ad-hoc living room media server, has been making the rounds with an HDMI port in place of its legacy DVI connector, according to two people familiar with the matter. […]
Continue reading...10 years later, Arnold Kim and MacRumors are still going strong
24. February 2010
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Wired has a nice profile up of MacRumors’ Arnold Kim, who today celebrates 10 years in the Apple rumor business. Kim, of course, famously started Mac Rumors while still a medical student, and the site would soon go on to become the most popular Apple blog on the web. Arnold Kim quit his job treating kidneys to dissect the secrets of […]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.2 SDK suggests video chat coming to the iPad and iPhone
21. February 2010
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People naturally assumed that the iPad would come with a built-in video camera, but Apple likes to do things slowly but surely. With that in mind, it’s not all that surprising that 9to5Mac recently discovered icons and code found within the iPhone 3.2 SDK strongly suggest that video chat capabilities will be hitting the iPad […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Pre-orders for the iPad to begin on February 25
20. February 2010
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If you can’t wait to get your hands on an iPad, then rest assured that the wait is almost over. The wi-fi only version of Apple’s iPad will begin shipping somewhere around March 28th, and rumor now has it that pre-orders for the device will begin as soon as February 25th. The 3G version of […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Hulu looking to make their videos iPad compatible
10. February 2010
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There’s no getting around the fact that Apple doesn’t like Flash, won’t support it on its mobile products, and never will. There’s also no getting around the fact that for as much as people seem to be ragging on Flash these days, a lot of popular content on the web is Flash only, with the […]
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8. April 2010
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