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iPad Mini with 7.85 inch screen remains something Apple is “noodling with”, says John Gruber
Steve Jobs once said that tablets with smaller 7-inch screens would be dead on arrival. Customers, Jobs explained, wanted tablets with bigger screens and after much research, Apple deduced that 9.7-inch screens were the most optimal. And for a while, Jobs’ prediction was spot-on. Many iPad competitors came and went without so much making the […]
Continue reading...Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in upcoming indie film
Sunday, April 1, 2012
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First there was Noah Wyle, and now there’s Ashton Kutcher. We’re not sure what to make of this but Variety is reporting that Ashton Kutcher – who you likely recognize from That 70s Show, Punked, and Two and a Half Men – has been tapped to play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an indie film […]
Continue reading...Are Apple and Samsung talking settlement?
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Perhaps this crazy 10 month bout of litigation that has spanned the globe will come to an end sooner than later according to a report from Business Week. Citing people familiar with Apple’s situation, the report claims that executives from both Samsung and Apple have “communicated lately about potential settlement options.” “Apple CEO Tim Cook does […]
Continue reading...Apple HDTV to launch in 2013 with display panels from Sharp – Analyst
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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There are so many analyst notes regarding Apple’s nwo mythical HDTV that it’s hard to keep up. The most recent rumor comes in the form of a research note from the Asian research group CLSA which is targeting an Apple HDTV launch for sometime in 2013. CLSA views Foxconn’s investment in Sharp as further evidence that an […]
Continue reading...Next-gen iPhone to feature 4G LTE support
Friday, March 23, 2012
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iMore reports: Similar—if not same-size—screen (currently 3.5-inch, but not set in stone). 4G LTE radio New “micro dock” connector Fall/October 2012 release
Continue reading...Gruber on the rumored 4.6-inch iPhone
Thursday, March 22, 2012
“Lots of attention on this rumor, but no one seems to be pointing out that if it’s true, this new iPhone would need way more pixels than the current 960 × 640 iPhone display. (If they increased the size but kept the pixel count the same, it would drop beneath Apple’s “retina display” threshold — not going […]
Continue reading...Digg founder Kevin Rose to join Google
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Quite fascinatingly, Liz Gannes reports that Digg founder and all-around Web 2.0 maven Kevin Rose has been hired by Google. It remains unclear what Rose’s role within the company will be, but something social is undoubtedly a safe bet. The hiring comes at an interesting time, or perhaps not, given that Rose’s latest venture – […]
Continue reading...HDTV components being sent to Apple display partners – Report
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A new research report from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek claims that Apple’s plans to develop an HDTV are slowly but surely moving along. After a recent trip to Asia where he visited with various component suppliers, Misek writes that small quantities of HDTV parts are being sent to Apple’s display partners. Evidence of […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 7.85 inch iPad to incorporate slim bezel display
Monday, March 12, 2012
Rumors that Apple has plans to develop a smaller 7.85-inch iPad continue to trickle, with the latest report coming from Digitimes, which cites a source in the supply chain and relays that Apple will incorporate a slim bezel display for its miniaturized iPad. This iPad Mini, for lack of a better term, will be designed […]
Continue reading...Google has high hopes for “Google Assistant” to take on Siri
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Siri is arguably the cornerstone of the iPhone 4S, and the voice recognition technology may soon find its way into the iPad and, as has been rumored, into the extremely hyped up Apple HDTV. But voice recognition isn’t a province governed exclusively by Apple. If anything, Apple, per usual, is coming a bit late to […]
Continue reading...iPad HD to include haptic/textural feedback?
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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The Guardian reports that Apple may have a “one more thing” demonstration later today, the inclusion of haptic feedback that would also give the iPad HD a textural feel depending on how developers see fit. The technology is rumored to come from Senseg, a Finish startup with a haptic system it calls E-Sense. By using […]
Continue reading...iPad HD to sport more RAM, will come in “variety of LTE flavors”
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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Joshua Topolsky reports that Apple’s next-gen iPad, which again will likely be called the iPad HD, will indeed come with 4G LTE support along with more RAM and a faster processor, though not an A6. Our sources say that there’s no question the new iPad will tout that 2048 x 1536 Retina Display, but we’re […]
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
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