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Apple product rumors: iPhone 5S, low-cost iPhone, and iPad 5

Arnold Zafra — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:00 +0000

Up for some Apple product rumors? We’ve got some pretty interesting ones here regarding the iPhone 5S, a low-cost iPhone and the iPad 5.

Low-cost iPhone

Citing various reliable sources, Macotakara claims the rumored low-cost iPhone may come in various colors. The website is actually citing two different sources, each of which its own claims for the colors in in which the low-cost iPhone will be made available. One tells of…

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Rumor: Apple increasing production of 33% lighter iPad 5

Kaled Ali — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:59 +0000

If a report at Digitimes is to be believed (and there’s not much reason to believe it should be) July looks to be a big month for Apple as the company begins to increase trial productions of the upcoming iPad 5. According to the report, Apple will then go ahead and begin full scale production for a fall release.

Although the iPad 5 has been anticipated for several months, the rumor mill on this and other possible Apple hardware releases…

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iRadio negotiations between Apple and Sony delayed by song-skipping

Kaled Ali — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:15:31 +0000

Apple’s rumored iRadio service may be delayed beyond the expected launch during the company’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC). According to a report from CNET, negotiations between Sony and Apple have been delayed over an issue with song-skipping.

Apple’s iRadio service is reportedly closer to Pandora than Spotify in terms of design and usability. However, Apple is expected to change certain features and add new ones,…

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[Rumor] OS X v10.9 to borrow more features from iOS

Jonathan Pena — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:08:42 +0000

As we get closer to WWDC 2013 in June, rumors are starting to spread regarding Apple’s next update to the Macintosh operating system: OS X 10.9. According to several online reports, OS X 10.9 will continue with Mountain Lion’s trend of borrowing features from iOS for Apple’s iDevices.

Speculation is that Apple is preparing to update the core design and key functionality, making necessary software enhancements…

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Rumor: Apple Joypad gaming device coming…so let’s bring up Pippin!

Kirk Hiner — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:32:56 +0000

Actually, the less said about the ill-fated Pippin, the better, so we won’t say anything. Instead, we’ll focus on this Apple Joypad, which the good people of GamerTell brought to our attention today.

It would appear Apple revealed plans for the Apple Joypad at this year’s Game Developers Conference. The company didn’t offer details, however, and that’s where the rumors and speculation come in. GamerTell sources International Business Times for the story, who have a comical headline questioning whether Apple intends to combat the Xbox 720 and PS4. Let’s toss that laughable notion out the window right now, as the…

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Rumor: T-Mobile iPhone to be unveiled at “Uncarrier” event today

Jonathan Pena — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:32:36 +0000

News sources around the web are placing their bets that a T-Mobile iPhone will be launching at the company's "Uncarrier" event in New York City today. An iPhone that could run on T-Mobile's cellular network has been rumored for many years, but now it's said the carrier will finally unveil its first iPhone capable of using T-Mobile 4G LTE.

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Bloomberg: MS has sold 1M Surface, 400K Surface Pro tablets

Bill Stiteler — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:39:21 +0000

Microsoft has sold only 1 million Surface tablets since its launch in late October, and 400,000 Surface Pro tablets since that product's launch in February, according to a report from Bloomberg. The rumor, cited by three confidential sources, points to slow sales of the iPad challenger, which MS estimated would sell 2 million units in the December quarter alone.

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“Unofficial” Apple ebay Store offers great deals

Charles Moore — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:46:22 +0000

I’m a big fan of buying Apple Certified Refurbished Macs and other Apple devices rather than new. My last two Macs—as well as two iPods purchased for family members—have been Certified Refurbished. All four units have been completely satisfactory and problem-free, and friends I’ve turned on to the ACR alternative report similar positive experiences.

Apple, of course, still offers “Special Deals” on Certified Refurbished Macs, iPads, and iPods, on the online Apple Store, but they’re also apparently running their own “unofficial” Apple ebay store for Apple Certified Refurbished products. This is great news for cost-conscious Apple hardware fans.

Motley Fool’s Evan Niu says good luck getting Apple to admit it, but they’re having a secret affair with ebay, noting that last October a mysterious new shop got set up on eBay’s auction site….

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The Apple iWatch rumor, and why I’m kind of excited about it

Bill Stiteler — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:02:41 +0000

The latest rumor regarding Apple is that the company is hard at work on a watch, which was the name for a chronometer worn on the wrist to tell time. The devices largely vanished with the advent of the cell phone and the DVR. Since virtually no one wears a wristwatch any more, why should we care about an Apple iWatch?

It’d be a “smart” watch

Much like the Pebble watch, most people believe that what Apple is designing would be more of an interface for the iPhone, giving you notifications of new messages, Tweets, and appointments, as well as perhaps giving you the ability to talk to your iPhone using Siri without having to take it out of your pocket. Because what a burden that is, am I…

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iWatch: Are we ready to change the way we view the time?

Greg Tailor — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:40:00 +0000

Apple has long been rumored to be working on, well, everything. From the obvious iterative updates of its current products to iTVs, iWatches, iCars and other outlandish (and not so outlandish, in some cases) predictions on what will be the next big disruptive technology unleashed on the unsuspecting world by the technology powerhouse, Apple certainly is not running short of ideas any time soon.

Recently, both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported that apple is indeed working on a smart wristwatch device, thanks to inside knowledge received via the never-tired journalistic trope of “people familiar with the matter.” Both of these reports claim that deep inside Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, top secret research is going into curved glass displays that will curve around the wrist and act as an extension of your iPhone.

In its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Apple is experimenting with wristwatch-like devices made of curved glass, according to people familiar with the company’s explorations, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they are not allowed to publicly discuss…

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