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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to include support for multitasking
AppleInsider is reporting that the next-gen iPhone will finally include support for system wide multitasking, an issue some users have been complaining about ever since the original iPhone first debuted. While some know-it-all pundits have chastised the iPhone for its inability to support multitasking, the reality is that the iPhone OS is more than capable of [...]
Continue reading...Yet another report regarding Apple’s cloud ambitions for media
2. March 2010
Citing people familiar with the situation, CNET is reporting that Apple is in talks with major film studios regarding the ability for users to store their content up in the cloud, on Apple’s servers. Apple has told the studios that under the plan, iTunes users will access video from various Internet-connected devices. Apple would, of course, [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Mac Mini’s to come equipped with HDMI
1. March 2010
AppleInsider reports: More specifically, prototypes of a new Mac mini — Apple’s smallest and most affordable system, commonly employed by tech savvy Mac users as an ad-hoc living room media server, has been making the rounds with an HDMI port in place of its legacy DVI connector, according to two people familiar with the matter. The port [...]
Continue reading...10 years later, Arnold Kim and MacRumors are still going strong
24. February 2010
Wired has a nice profile up of MacRumors’ Arnold Kim, who today celebrates 10 years in the Apple rumor business. Kim, of course, famously started Mac Rumors while still a medical student, and the site would soon go on to become the most popular Apple blog on the web. Arnold Kim quit his job treating kidneys to dissect the secrets of his [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 3.2 SDK suggests video chat coming to the iPad and iPhone
21. February 2010
People naturally assumed that the iPad would come with a built-in video camera, but Apple likes to do things slowly but surely. With that in mind, it’s not all that surprising that 9to5Mac recently discovered icons and code found within the iPhone 3.2 SDK strongly suggest that video chat capabilities will be hitting the iPad [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Pre-orders for the iPad to begin on February 25
20. February 2010
If you can’t wait to get your hands on an iPad, then rest assured that the wait is almost over. The wi-fi only version of Apple’s iPad will begin shipping somewhere around March 28th, and rumor now has it that pre-orders for the device will begin as soon as February 25th. The 3G version of [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Hulu looking to make their videos iPad compatible
10. February 2010
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There’s no getting around the fact that Apple doesn’t like Flash, won’t support it on its mobile products, and never will. There’s also no getting around the fact that for as much as people seem to be ragging on Flash these days, a lot of popular content on the web is Flash only, with the [...]
Continue reading...Alleged photos of next-gen iPhone front panel reveal larger form factor
8. February 2010
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An iPhone repair site called iResQ has posted purported screenshots of a front panel from the next-gen iPhone. The most interesting, and obvious, feature of the alleged front panel is that its 1/4 of an inch longer than the front panel of previous iPhone models.
Continue reading...New details about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS emerge
6. February 2010
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With Windows Mobile now in the depths of despair, and lucky to even be included in a conversation about big time players in the mobile space, comes news that Windows Mobile 7 might make its debut at the upcoming Mobile World Congress set to take place on February 15, 2010. Microsoft is reportedly confident that [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple reportedly working on a 15.4 inch tablet device
2. February 2010
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The iPad isn’t even shipping yet, and we’re already hearing murmurs that Apple is working on a larger version of the recently announced device. TechCrunch reports: Now, before I say anything else, take this information with a grain of salt. While it originated from a good source, it was a second-hand source. Meanwhile, I’ve corroborated some the [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple still in talks with Verizon over iPad
1. February 2010
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Apple is reportedly still in talks with Verizon to deliver an iPad capable of running on their CDMA network, according to Clayton Morris of Fox News who claims to have spoken to a source at Verizon. Remember, though, that Morris is the same guy who predicted that Apple would unveil 2 versions of the iPad last week, [...]
Continue reading...Did Steve Jobs magically banish McGraw-Hill from yesterday’s iPad announcement?
28. January 2010
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The night before Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, McGraw Hill CEO Terry McGraw appeared on CNBC and stated that his company had been working with Apple to optimize textbooks for the upcoming tablet. McGraw also stated that what would soon be known as the iPad would be running the iPhond OS. You know, if there’s one [...]
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11. March 2010
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