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Will Apple announce and potentially launch the iPhone 5 on August 16th?
It’s no secret that Apple likes to keep future product launches, well, secret. And while Apple can take great steps to ensure that no product leaks or spyshots leak out, it can’t hide the fact that a new product launch necessarily requires a great deal of manpower. Consequently, prior to significant product launches, Apple tends […]
Continue reading...Amazon will release a 9-inch tablet by October – Report
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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The Wall St. Journal today confirmed that Amazon has its eyes on the tablet market and has plans to release an Android based tablet before October. This corroborates previous reports that an Amazon tablet would be ready to ship by this Fall. Initial estimates peg Amazon’s tablet distribution to fall in the 4 million range […]
Continue reading...Apple may begin offering 1080p movies via iTunes this Fall – Report
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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Let’s be honest: The difference between 1080p and 720p video quality can only be discerned on HDTV’s that are at least 40 inches. That said, if there’s higher quality video to be had, the masses demand it, even if they can’t reasonably discern any visual difference between two similar options. To that end, AppleInsider is […]
Continue reading...More reports of a new iPad model (dubbed iPad HD, or iPad Pro)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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Late last week, This is My Next added some more information to the growing snowball of iPad 3 related rumors. Echoing previous, albeit speculative, reports, TIMN writes that Apple this Fall will be releasing a new iPad model that might be dubbed iPad HD. ”The idea behind the product”, Joshua Topolsky writes, “is apparently that […]
Continue reading...Analyst Chris Larsen writes that iPhone 5 coming to both Sprint and T-Mobile
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Just when I thought Gene Muster was the only analyst over at Piper Jaffray comes a new report from analyst Chris Larsen who writes that the next-gen iPhone (whether it’s called the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5) will run on both Sprint and T-Mobile. “While we remain uncertain regarding the next-generation iPhone’s specs and features,” […]
Continue reading...Apple looking to add contractor for new iPad models
Monday, July 11, 2011
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With a number of reports swirling around regarding Apple releasing two new iPad models this year, we now receive word via Digitimes that Apple is looking to add a second contractor to help with iPad 3 production. In addition to Foxconn, which currently handles Apple’s iPad manufacturing demands, Apple is reportedly looking to supplement their […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 set to debut in October – Report
Friday, July 1, 2011
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Yes, it’s a lonely Summer with no iPhone. The positive though is that folks can actually go out and enjoy the nice Summer weather instead of standing outside of an Apple retail store for hours on end. But if you don’t mind waiting in line, fear not. A new iPhone is just around the corner. […]
Continue reading...Apple shifts away from Samsung, rumored to tap TSMC for A6 production in 2012
Monday, June 27, 2011
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The ongoing legal dispute between Samsung and Apple is as real as it gets. Apple is by all accounts looking to obtain a preliminary injunction that would prevent Samsung from releasing a slew of products Apple claims infringe on its line of iOS products. Samsung, naturally, has vowed to vigorously defend itself against Apple’s accusations […]
Continue reading...Apple going after the prepaid mobile market with contract free iPhone – Rumor
Monday, June 27, 2011
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When Apple first released the iPod, the number of models available were scant. Indeed, it was only after the iPod built up an immense user base that Apple began going after the lower end of the market with devices like the iPod Mini and the iPod Shuffle. In a similar vein, Apple iPhone offerings have […]
Continue reading...Apple to start ramping up MacBook Air production in July – Report
Monday, June 27, 2011
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Citing component makers in the supply chain, DigiTimes reports that Apple will be ramping up MacBook Air production in July. Shipments of parts and components for MacBook lineups totaled an equivalent of 2.2-2.4 million MacBooks in June, and orders for July are likely to top 2.7-2.8 million units, said the sources, noting that the increase […]
Continue reading...Amazon tablet rumored to launch by August/September
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Taiwan-based component makers are relaying that Amazon is about to step into the tablet market and wil go head to head with Apple with new devices scheduled to launch as early as August/September. And in a testament to Amazon’s confidence, or perhaps seriousness, regarding their tablet foray, 2011 global shipments are expected to reach 4 […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to come with Dual-LED flash?
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Digitimes is reporting that that iPhone 5 camera will be coming with a dual-LED flash. Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple’s iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology being pinpointed as potential suppliers. All related companies have denied they […]
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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