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Analyst emerges from meeting with Apple executives, says HDTV is unlikely in the near-term
There have been a tremendous number of reports over the past week or two all pointing towards Apple taking an increasing interest in the TV space. Most of the rumors in that regard have touched on Apple’s interest in rolling out a set top box, though there have also been some rumblings – yet again […]
Continue reading...LG begins production of newer and thinner iPhone 5 screens
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Reuters reports that LG has already started producing the newer and thinner display set for use on Apple’s next-gen smartphone. “We just began mass production and we don’t expect any disruption in supplies,” Han Sang-beom, chief executive of LG Display, a panel supplier for Apple products, told reporters late on Wednesday. His comments were embargoed […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini supply volume expected to reach 4 million units a month in September
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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I can’t think of a busier period for Apple news and rumors than now. The Apple/Samsung trial has been tearing up the headlines over the last few weeks, coupled with heavy anticipation for a new iPhone model, rumors of an iTV, an anticipated iPod refresh, and of course, rumors of an impending iPad Mini launch. […]
Continue reading...Retailers see iPod Nano shortages ahead of possible refresh this September
Monday, August 20, 2012
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9to5Mac is reporting that a number of nationwide retailers, from Best Buy to Amazon, are all experiencing noticeable shortages of in-stock iPod Nanos. Putting 2 and 2 together, this of course points to an upcoming iPod Nano refresh which, not surprisingly, we’ve seen a rumor or two about in recent weeks. A few weeks ago, […]
Continue reading...New report details Apple’s vision for a set top cable box
Monday, August 20, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal a few days ago reported on Apple’s plans, tentative at the moment of course, to release a set-top box capable of running live programming along with an assortment of other content. The Journal has since expanded on its initial report and adds some more detail to color in some of the […]
Continue reading...Analyst believes Apple iTV is already in “full production”
Friday, August 17, 2012
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Hot on the heels of a report from the WSJ claiming that Apple is in talks with cable operators regarding a set-top box capable of running live Television programming and more comes a new research report from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek who turns the spotlight back on the long rumored Apple HDTV. Believe […]
Continue reading...Apple exploring idea of set-top box; Cable operators not fully on board – Report
Thursday, August 16, 2012
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With all of the hype and discussion surrounding the impending release of the iPhone 5, we haven’t heard much of anything about Apple’s long-rumored HDTV plans. Indeed, while many previous reports claimed a late 2012 release was in the works, rumblings from the supply chain in that regard are conspicuously silent. But that’s not to […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini news make the rounds
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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A flurry of iPad Mini news made the rounds late yesterday evening. First up, 9to5Mac reports that they received word from a number of sources that the rumored iPad Mini will look much like a large iPod touch, “with smaller bezels along the sides in portrait mode and separate volume buttons and not a “rocker” […]
Continue reading...AT&T getting “all hands on deck” for iPhone launch in late September – Report
Monday, August 13, 2012
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Citing one of their trusted sources at AT&T, BGR is reporting that AT&T is already taking measures to prepare for an iPhone 5 launch sometime during the third or fourth week of September with an “all-hands-on-deck policy in place for employees that will extend through to the middle of October.” This of course coalesces with a […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 pre-orders set for September 12 – Report
Monday, August 13, 2012
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After a chorus of reports pointing to an Apple special event on September 12 comes word from Rene Ritchie over at iMore that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will open up for business on September 12, to be followed by a full scale launch on September 21. Ritchie also adds that the international launch of […]
Continue reading...Will Apple’s next-gen iMac do away with an optical drive?
Friday, August 10, 2012
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Apple Insider reports: Internal configuration files in Mountain Lion make apparent references to yet-unreleased new generations of Apple’s iMac (iMac13,0) and Mac Pro (MacPro6,0), both in the context of USB booting options that indicate the new Mac desktops could, for the first time in nearly 20 years, lack built-in optical drives. The discovery, made by […]
Continue reading...iOS 6 is scaleable up to 640×1136 display
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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After doing some digging in the recently released iOS 6 beta and playing around and tweaking the iOS Simulator app, 9to5Mac discovered that the upcoming Apple iOS scales up to a 640×1136 display. Today, we have found more proof that Apple is at least testing next-generation iPhone displays that are taller. In fact, iOS 6 […]
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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