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Apple to run voice recognition technology from Nuance at its North Carolina Data Center
By John Hiesler: It’s largely believed that one of the more important features of iOS 5 will be voice recognition. Not only did Apple purchase Siri – a company well regarded for their voice-activated personal assistant app – but rumor has it that Apple is exploring a deal of some sort with Nuance, the company […]
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Saturday, May 7, 2011
In just about a month, Apple will take the wraps off of iOS 5. While we’re typically able to glean significant details about OS X upgrades from developer betas, we aren’t afforded the same inside look at Apple’s mobile OS. To that end, what we know about iOS 5 is largely unsubstantiated, but that’s not […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 to support 3D display – Rumor
Friday, May 6, 2011
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There are rumors and then there are crazy rumors. This one falls into the latter. Ever since Avatar hit the big screen, there’s been a big push towards 3D movies. This, of course, has been accompanied by an influx of 3D HDTVs. Depending on who you talk to, 3D is the wave of the future. […]
Continue reading...Apple hires Audio guru and THX sound system mastermind Tomlinson Holman
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Always looking to bolster it’s cadre of industry experts, Leo Laporte tweeted on Wednesday morning that Apple had hired Tomlinson Holman to run Apple’s audio initiatives. Now who is Tomlinson Holman and why should you care? Well, Holman an acclaimed audio engineer and the mastermind behind Lucasfilm’s THX sound system. Further, Holman developed the world’s […]
Continue reading...iOS 5 to bring over the air iOS updates – Rumor
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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9to5Mac reports that Apple has plans to eventually include within iOS 5 the ability to download iOS updates over the air. As it stands now, iOS updates can only be downloaded via iTunes on a tethered connection. While the feature isn’t expected to be available when iOS 5 launches this Fall, sources relay that Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple to distribute OS X Lion via the Mac App Store
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
By Sarah Petit: Apple this Summer is expected to release Mac OS X Lion. As opposed to other OS X releases, however, Lion will also be available for purchase via the Mac App Store. AppleInsider reports: The Mac App Store, available to all users running the most recent version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, will […]
Continue reading...Intel interested in manufacturing A6, Ax chips for Apple?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Over the past few years, Apple has increasingly taken greater steps in its efforts to control the entire widget. Nowhere is this more clear than in Apple’s homegrown designed A4 and A5 processors which offer speedy performance coupled with efficient power consumption that competitors are still struggling to match. As it stands now, Samsung manufactures […]
Continue reading...Amazon planning LCD tablet to compete with the iPad
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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By: Luis Estrada One company flying that might surprisingly be able to give Apple a run in the tablet space is, believe it or not, Amazon. One of the key downsides to tablet devices currently running Android is the lack of a centralized location to download media content. Amazon, naturally, doesn’t have that problem and […]
Continue reading...Will “Find my Mac” be a new feature in OS X Lion?
Monday, May 2, 2011
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With WWDC just about a month away, the feature set of OS X Lion is starting to crystallize. One feature which has received scant attention, particularly because the evidence is so well hidden, is the possible inclusion of a “Find my Mac” feature – akin to the Find my iPhone feature that used to exclusively […]
Continue reading...Apple reportedly buys iCloud.com domain for $4.5 million
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Well this is certainly interesting. Gigaom is reporting that Apple recently purchased the iCloud.com domain from Xcerion for a cool $4.5 million. Indeed, iCloud.com now re-directs to CloudMe.com. Apple’s track record with cloud based initiatives have been less than stellar to say the least. That said, Apple is reportedly planning a big MobileMe revamp that […]
Continue reading...Apple taps Sharp to provide next-gen display for the iPhone 6
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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Always looking to make their products lighter and more power efficient, AppleInsider points us to a new report from the Japanese-based Nikkan which relays that Apple recently struck a component deal with Sharp for displays to be used on the 6th generation iPhone. Sharp has reportedly already begun preparing for the manufacturing cycle, set to […]
Continue reading...Apple testing the iPhone 4 on T-Mobile – Rumor
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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AT&T in late March purchased T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom in a deal worth $39 billion. Now we don’t wanna go ahead and jump to conclusions, but with AT&T the exclusive iPhone carrier for years before Verizon came around, it was only natural for some to speculate that the iPhone would be coming to T-Mobile sometime […]
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Monday, May 9, 2011
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