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Report: Next-gen iPhone to include 5 megapixel camera
The next-gen iPhone will reportedly include a 5-megapixel camera, according to a recent report in DigiTimes. Citing industry sources, the report notes that OmniVision has already secured orders to supply Apple with the image sensors for what’s estimated to be 40-45 million units sold in 2010. Interestingly, Omnivision last June announced a 5 megapixel OV5650 […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple Tablet launch “imminent”, announcement may come in January
23. December 2009
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Echoing a similar report from the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times also writes today that Apple is in talks with Television networks in the hopes that they’ll hop on board a planned iTunes subscription service. As we mentioned yesterday, the rumored service will cost users about $30/month and may be in fact be geared towards […]
Continue reading...Disney and CBS contemplate TV subscription service for iTunes, and what that means for the Apple Tablet
21. December 2009
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Over the past few weeks, Apple has reportedly been pitching the idea of a $30/month subscription service for TV shows on iTunes. The rumored subscription service wouldn’t be tied to a particular type of hardware, and would be accessible to anyone with an iTunes account. Apple, however, encountered some resistance as many content providers were […]
Continue reading...Does date of rumored WWDC 2010 event hint at the iPhone moving to Verizon?
21. December 2009
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The Moscone Center in San Francisco is where Apple traditionally holds its annual WWDC event, and over the weekend, people started to notice that the dates between June 28 and July 2 had been booked up on the center’s schedule for what’s listed as a “Corporate Event.” While everyone began to assume that the mysterious corporate event […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Google now planning to release branded netbooks
17. December 2009
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TechCrunch reports that Google is eyeing an entrance into the netbook market, and has set its sights on a 2010 holiday release. Google has, according to multiple sources, been talking to at least one hardware manufacturer about building a netbook for Google directly. As in Google gave the company an RFP with quite detailed technical specifications and […]
Continue reading...Report: Google Phone confirmed – sports OLED capacitive touchscreen
12. December 2009
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Google earned its stripes focusing on search and advertising, but now it’s on the cusp of branching out into smartphones – and we’re not just talking about Android. The first coherent rumblings of a Google branded smartphone started sprouting up a few weeks ago. At the time, Gizmodo wrote that it was only a matter […]
Continue reading...Fake Apple Tablet video makes the rounds
12. December 2009
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Check out the following video which claims to show the rumored Apple Tablet in action. The video originates from the French website NowhereElse and has been branded a fake for a variety of reasons. Still, we thought we’d post it anyways in order to give the masses more fuel for procrastination. Curiously, there seems to […]
Continue reading...Analyst gives iPhone hitting Verizon network 70% chance
9. December 2009
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In a recent note to investors, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray wrote that Apple could easily boost iPhone sales by 40% in 2010 by making a CDMA compatible iPhone to run on Verizon’s network. We continue to believe there is a 70% chance that Apple will launch the iPhone with Verizon in mid-CY10. Currently, the […]
Continue reading...Analysts tout March/April launch for Apple tablet; 10.1-inch LCD screen with 64GB of memory
9. December 2009
Let the Tablet speculation continue! In the most recent tidbit of Tablet news, Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner issued a research note this morning stating that the manufacturing process for Apple’s rumored tablet is set to get under way in February, implying a late March or early April release for the device. Our checks into Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Apple’s purchase of Lala suggests Apple is making a huge push into cloud-computing
6. December 2009
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Apple recently finalized a deal to acquire Lala, a four year old startup that lets users purchase and download songs or stream them from the cloud at a rate of $0.10 per song. The purchase may seem curious on its own, but may be a part of Apple’s broader efforts to make a concerted push […]
Continue reading...Alex Albrecht says pricepoint for rumored Apple tablet is shockingly cheap on recent episode of Diggnation
2. December 2009
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John Hodgman, who plays the “PC” on those ubiquitous “I’m a Mac” commercials, was a special guest star on the most recent episode of Diggnation, a weekly tech-oriented podcast hosted by Digg founder Kevin Rose and former TechTV host Alex Albrecht. During the course of the show, Rose asks Hodgman if he knows anything about […]
Continue reading...Rumor: iDVD refresh to include tools for iTunes LP creation
1. December 2009
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Boy Genius Report drops an interesting rumor about the long forgotten and often overlooked member of Apple’s iLife suite, iDVD, and writes that creation tools and submission capability for iTunes LPs will be included in an upcoming refresh of the software. We’ve been informed that Apple plans to completely redo their iDVD application (in addition to others […]
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23. December 2009
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