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Apple HDTV to launch in 2013 with display panels from Sharp – Analyst
There are so many analyst notes regarding Apple’s nwo mythical HDTV that it’s hard to keep up. The most recent rumor comes in the form of a research note from the Asian research group CLSA which is targeting an Apple HDTV launch for sometime in 2013. CLSA views Foxconn’s investment in Sharp as further evidence that an [...]
Continue reading...Next-gen iPhone to feature 4G LTE support
23. March 2012
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iMore reports: Similar—if not same-size—screen (currently 3.5-inch, but not set in stone). 4G LTE radio New “micro dock” connector Fall/October 2012 release
Continue reading...Apple met with Samsung 4 times in 2010 to stave off current litigation
22. March 2012
Well, you can’t say Apple didn’t try to prevent a legal dispute with Samsung. The Verge reports: In a recent filing in California federal court, Apple details the negotiations it pursued with Samsung between July and September of 2010 — several months prior to the initiation of patent litigation in April 2011. In an attempt to bolster [...]
Continue reading...iOS 5.1 contains evidence of 4G support
22. March 2012
More evidence that the iPhone 5 will support 4G LTE was found buried deep within iOS 5.1. via iDownloadblog
Continue reading...Gruber on the rumored 4.6-inch iPhone
22. March 2012
“Lots of attention on this rumor, but no one seems to be pointing out that if it’s true, this new iPhone would need way more pixels than the current 960 × 640 iPhone display. (If they increased the size but kept the pixel count the same, it would drop beneath Apple’s “retina display” threshold — not going [...]
Continue reading...iPhone with 4.6-inch screen on the horizon?
22. March 2012
Reuters reports: Apple Inc’s new iPhone will have a sharper and bigger 4.6-inch “retina” display and is set to be launched around the second quarter, a South Korean media reported on Thursday. Sales of the iPhone, first introduced in 2007 with the touch screen template now adopted by its rivals, account for around half Apple’s [...]
Continue reading...Digg founder Kevin Rose to join Google
15. March 2012
Quite fascinatingly, Liz Gannes reports that Digg founder and all-around Web 2.0 maven Kevin Rose has been hired by Google. It remains unclear what Rose’s role within the company will be, but something social is undoubtedly a safe bet. The hiring comes at an interesting time, or perhaps not, given that Rose’s latest venture – [...]
Continue reading...HDTV components being sent to Apple display partners – Report
13. March 2012
A new research report from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek claims that Apple’s plans to develop an HDTV are slowly but surely moving along. After a recent trip to Asia where he visited with various component suppliers, Misek writes that small quantities of HDTV parts are being sent to Apple’s display partners. Evidence of [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s 7.85 inch iPad to incorporate slim bezel display
12. March 2012
Rumors that Apple has plans to develop a smaller 7.85-inch iPad continue to trickle, with the latest report coming from Digitimes, which cites a source in the supply chain and relays that Apple will incorporate a slim bezel display for its miniaturized iPad. This iPad Mini, for lack of a better term, will be designed [...]
Continue reading...Google has high hopes for “Google Assistant” to take on Siri
8. March 2012
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Siri is arguably the cornerstone of the iPhone 4S, and the voice recognition technology may soon find its way into the iPad and, as has been rumored, into the extremely hyped up Apple HDTV. But voice recognition isn’t a province governed exclusively by Apple. If anything, Apple, per usual, is coming a bit late to [...]
Continue reading...iPad HD to include haptic/textural feedback?
7. March 2012
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The Guardian reports that Apple may have a “one more thing” demonstration later today, the inclusion of haptic feedback that would also give the iPad HD a textural feel depending on how developers see fit. The technology is rumored to come from Senseg, a Finish startup with a haptic system it calls E-Sense. By using [...]
Continue reading...iPad HD to sport more RAM, will come in “variety of LTE flavors”
6. March 2012
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Joshua Topolsky reports that Apple’s next-gen iPad, which again will likely be called the iPad HD, will indeed come with 4G LTE support along with more RAM and a faster processor, though not an A6. Our sources say that there’s no question the new iPad will tout that 2048 x 1536 Retina Display, but we’re [...]
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28. March 2012
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