RUMOR: Apple to Launch Retina Display MacBook Pro in 2012
Apple may launch a Retina MacBook Pro in 2012, according to DigiTimes’ sources in the upstream supply chain. The display would have a resolution of 2,880 by 1,800, which is twice what the…
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RUMOR: Apple Buying Flash Storage Company Anobit
Apple is looking into buying Israeli flash storage company Anobit for approximately $400-$500 million dollars, according to TechCrunch. Anobit is a semiconductor company that specializes in…
Mac OS X 10.7.3 Beta Drivers Reveal Evidence of New Mac Pros
Mac OS X 10.7.3 beta has been released and has a series of function names referencing the codename “Tahiti,” which is the codename for AMD’s upcoming 28nm desktop graphics cards. These…
Apple Considering Building Large Data Center in Prineville Oregon
Apple is nearing a decision whether to build a large data center in Prineville, Oregon, about a quarter mile south of the Facebook server farm that recently opened. The information comes…
RUMOR: Apple Preparing 15-Inch MacBook Air for First Quarter of 2012
We’ve been hearing rumors of a 15-inch MacBook Air for a while now, and the latest rumor comes from DigiTimes. Citing industry sources in the upstream supply chain, the site reported that…
RUMOR: 15-Inch MacBook Air to Begin Shipping in March 2012
There are rumors of Apple releasing a 15-inch MacBook Air. It will be here by March 2012, according to sources in Apple’s supply chain. From DigiTimes: Upstream suppliers of Apple have…
RUMOR: Apple to Undertake Major Device Revamp
Apple is rumored to be planning a major design revamp on several of its devices next year, according to Digitimes. Apple plans to completely overhaul its product lineups, including iPad,…
RUMOR: Apple TV Project Headed by iTunes Creator Jeff Robbin
Bloomberg is reporting that the original creator of iTunes, Jeff Robbin, is working on Apple’s upcoming TV set. The report cites “three people with knowledge of the project.” Jeff Robbin,…
RUMOR: Apple Working on iPad Mini with 7.85 Inch Screen
Taiwan’s United Daily News is reporting that Apple has received samples of 7.85 inch screens with the same 1024×768 resolution of the current iPad. It is rumored that these screens will be…
Apple’s ‘Let’s talk iPhone’ Event Starts Today at 10AM PT/1PM ET
Apple is hosting a media event today at 10AM Pacific Time at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The event is titled “Let’s talk iPhone” and Apple is expected to unveil an…
Apple Proves Me Right and Many Other Blogs Wrong by Releasing One New iPhone
Well, we’ve been hearing rumors all year that Apple would be releasing two iPhones this fall, but just as I always excepted, they turned out to be false. I never understood the reasoning…
iPhone 5 Cases Made from Foxconn Prototype (Video)
Some Chinese case manufacturers are confident they know what the iPhone 5 will look like, supposedly 33% thinner with a teardrop design. Check out the video below for some close-ups and…
October 4 Media Event to be Held at Apple’s Headquarters
AllThingsD is reporting that Apple’s iPhone media event on October 4 will be held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino instead of the Yerba Guena Center for the Arts in San Francisco,…
Details on Apple’s Next-Generation iPhone
The next iPhone is expected to be unveiled on Tuesday, October 4. The rumors we’ve heard so far tell us that it will be much faster, have a better camera and a new system-wide voice…
RUMOR: iPhone 4S will be Only New iPhone this Year
Apple will be launching a slightly upgraded iPhone this fall, according to Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair. He says Apple will hold a media event sometime between September 28 and…
Apple Expected to Hold iPhone 5 Media Event on October 4
According to AllThingsD, Apple will be holding a media event on Tuesday, October 4. The company is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone, rumored to be called the iPhone 5. Sources…
RUMOR: Leaked Apple Assembly Line Photo Shows A5 Processor in iPhone 5
The image above came from Chinese site Weibo, and shows what appears to be an A5 processor in an iPhone 5. I think it’s pretty obvious the iPhone 5 will get an A5 processor like in the iPad…
iPhone 5 Announcement ‘Just Weeks Away’
We’ve been hearing rumors for a while now that the iPhone 5 will be announced in September or early October, and now Nick Bilton of the New York Times is also saying that the introduction…
Bloomberg: Sprint Getting iPhone 5 in October with Unlimited Data Plan
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple will release the iPhone 5 next month, and that Sprint will be offering it with an unlimited data plan. Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will offer Apple Inc.…
RUMOR: Apple Increases iPhone 5 Production to 150,000 Units a Day
Apple still hasn’t announced the iPhone 5, but according to DigiTimes, Foxconn is putting together 150,000 unites a day. Foxconn is expected to shipp 22 million iPhone 5 unites during the…
iPhone 5 Case Comparison Pictures Suggest Next iPhone to be Thinner
If these iPhone 5 cases leaking out of Hong Kong are anything to go by, it looks like the next iPhone will be significantly thinner than the iPhone 4. Check out the full gallery on…
RUMOR: Facebook to Announce iPad App at ‘f8′ on September 22
Facebook is holding its developer event, known as f8, on September 22nd. It’s expected they will announce a Facebook app for the iPad during the even. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had…
RUMOR: Apple Working on Television for Early 2012 Release
We’ve heard these rumors before, that an Apple-branded television would be released in the near future. The rumors are always started by “analysts” who think they know how Apple thinks.…
RUMOR: iPhone 5 Coming to Sprint in October
Sprint will offer the iPhone 5 later this year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The next-generation iPhone is rumored to launch simultaneously on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in October.…