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Apple Planning Some Super Secret Social App?
By MG Siegler, Tech crunch
Again, this is nothing but a very vague rumor for the time being, but it’s also very interesting. Following up on its iTunes 9 rumors, Boy Genius Report claims to have new details from the same trusted source about what iTunes 9, and specifically the social aspects of it, will entail.
As [...]
New Facebook iPhone App “Pretty Much Done”
By MG Siegler, Tech crunch
As one of the most popular applications on Apple’s popular iPhone platform, a lot of users are eagerly awaiting the next version of the app. And that wait is almost over.
“The app is pretty much done – we’re just working on translating it into a bunch of languages,” Facebook developer [...]
Apple censors iPhone version of Ninjawords dictionary
By Jay Hathaway, Downloadsquad.com
The saga of Apple’s inexplicable App Store approval policies just got even weirder. This time, a dictionary iPhone app was rejected for containing profanity, and only accepted once a 17+ rating was attached, and the allegedly obscene words were removed from the app. Even more frustrating is that Ninjawords, the censored dictionary, [...]
Ustream Finally Launches A Recording iPhone App. No Live Video, But A Lot Of Options.
By MG Siegler, Tech Crunch
For several months now, Ustream has had an iPhone app that allows you to view video from the service. But “view” is the keyword there. You could only watch it, you could not record and send your own video back from the iPhone. But starting today, you finally can.
The new Ustream [...]
Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip
By Nilay Patel, Engadget
Sigh, it looks like Apple’s habit of squeezing iPod accessory manufacturers for license fees has now extended to freaking headphones — iLounge is reporting that the new iPod shuffle can only be controlled by headphones with a special hardware authentication chip. That means that third parties will have to pay Apple for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Apple Introduces New iPod Shuffle
By Brian, Mobilewhack
The Apple iPod shuffle, the usual starting device for people to get into the iPod craze has long been forgotten due to the various iPod variants introduced in the market.
Today, Apple announced the launch of the new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous [...]
Apple’s redesigned iPod shuffle hits 4GB, talks to you
By Thomas Ricker, Engadget
Bam, another Apple rumor vindicated. Apple just doubled the capacity of its iPod shuffle to 4GB while ditching the control wheel entirely. The new design keeps the clip and adds VoiceOver — a new feature that gets around the lack of display by telling you which song is playing and who performs [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )iPhone nano Arrives in June
By Chris, Mobilewhack
Yes we know Apple will not launch an iPhone nano but the rumors keep on going. So it’s our duty to deliver all those nasty rumors to you. The iPhone nano should be launched in June by Steve Jobs during a special event. The phone will have the size of the iPhone 3G’s [...]
Apple Netbook Gets Confirmed?
By Chris, Mobilewhack
It was only yesterday that we brought to your attention the fact that there’s a new rumor in town saying that a netbook is going to arrive later this year, despite Apple’s previous assurances that such a thing won’t happen.
And today the Dow Jones Newswire kind of confirmed the rumor. According to its [...]
5 things Apple could be doing with their new touch screens
By John Biggs, Crunchgear.com
Now that the Internet is blowing out a kidney over news coming out of Asia that Apple bought up a bunch of touchscreens, I thought it might be nice to posit what Cupertino has in store for those babies.
The report then names Quanta Computer as the manufacturer “of Apple’s new netbook.” Here’s [...]
Apple Netbook to Arrive in Q3?
By ChrisMobilewhack.com
The Apple netbook has been denied by Steve Jobs and Co. more than once already as such a device didn’t fit with Apple’s view. We’ve had various rumors and leaked images too but Apple has never shown any interest in the netbook market.
That’s why this might be just another rumor. According to the Commercial [...]
Apple to release iPhone in China?
By Justin Mann, TechSpot.com
Apple might get the chance of move into one of the biggest markets in the world, after recent findings that the chairman of China Unicom has been negotiating to bring the iPhone to that country. The company has been trying to enter the Chinese market for a while, also negotiating with state-owned [...]
Apple releases new Mac mini, new Mac Pro, and new iMac
By C.K. Sample III – Obsessable.com
New 24-inch iMac starts at $1499, new Mac Pro starts at $2499, and the new Mac mini starts at $599.
Well, the Apple Store is live again after being down for a few hours this morning with three new desktop computers: a new iMac starting at $1499, a new Mac [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Amazon’s Kindle for iPhone: First Look
By Jay Hathaway – Downloadsquad.com
Amazon is going to be selling a heck of a lot more Kindle books very, very soon. With the launch of the Kindle app for iPhone, the online bookseller just opened up their entire Kindle library to folks who already own one expensive mobile device — the iPhone — and aren’t [...]
Apple Updates Just About Everything
By John Diggs, Techcrunch.com
Apple just updated just about every little thing they could today including adding a $2,400 24-inch iMac and a faster MacBook Pro. Remember that new Mac Mini with 5 USB ports? It’s real.
Other highlights include:
Airport Extreme – Apple’s latest refresh of the Airport Extreme adds a dual broadcasting mode that simultaneously broadcasts [...]
Apple Pumps Up the Mini and Revamps iMacs
By Stephen Williams
The new version of Apple’s Mac Mini, which failed to appear two months ago at the Macworld Expo, emerged today, and while it’s billed as “faster” and “greener,” the Mini remains a small desktop computer with the soul of a laptop.
Apple has also upgraded the MacPro tower and the iMac line, which now [...]
Sync Facebook photos with Apple’s Address Book
By Jay Hathaway
Back in the day — OK, 2007 — there was a spiffy little OS X app called Facebook Sync that pulled down your friends’ contact info and added it to Address Book on your Mac. This was especially brilliant if you used iChat, because screen names would be imported so you could chat [...]
Apple iMac murdered, reborn as all-in-one DreamCast mod
By Ross Miller
This may look like a beloved iMac, but make no mistake, it’s just a shell of its former self. CGCC forum member Logicdustbin decided to gut the all-in-one and replace its innards with a Sega Dreamcast and 15-inch LCD monitor. The result? The iCast, a beautiful homage to simpler times. Hit up the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Apple, EMI unveil iTunes Pass
Apple has just launched a new service called Pass for its popular iTunes music store. It’s like a season pass for a favorite artist, in this case the electro band Depeche Mode. Fans who pay $18.99 for this first iTunes Pass immediately get two Depeche Mode singles, Wrong and the “Black Light Odyssey Dub [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is Windows Mobile 6.5 a worthy competitor for Apple’s iPhone and Google Android?
by Tanner Godarzi
Microsoft’s plans to launch an update to Windows Mobile may be too little too late in the face of intense competition from Google and Apple. Is version 6.5 as innovative as it seems?
Mimicking its desktop counterpart, Windows Mobile has aspired to be the de facto choice for Smartphones everywhere but stagnation during [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Do you really think Apple’s going to take business advice from a bunch of cheapskates?
by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
I can’t be the only one who’d tired of reading about the opinions of cheapskates who feel that Apple, for some bizarre reason, owes them a low-cost Mac OS powered computer. Read my lips: It’s not gonna happen!
See, there’s two lines of thinking. In the real world we have Apple, a multi-billion dollar [...]
The disappearing Apple 20-inch display
by Eric Franklin
According to MacRumors and my own sleuthing on Apple’s site, Apple has removed the 20-inch Cinema Display from its online store.
MacRumors speculates that Apple is gearing up for a refresh of its 20-inch Cinema Display in the form of a new LED-based 20-incher with a Mini DisplayPort connection like the 24-inch LED Cinema [...]
Apple iPhone Study Suggests Free Apps Will Be Priced
By Kara Gilmour
Apple iPhone users who buy applications for their smartphone usually abandon them after the first download. The study was conducted by research firm Pinch Media which disclosed that only 30 percent of people actually use the applications.
Apple iPhone applications can be freely downloaded or purchased by Apple Inc’s App Store online. However, a [...]
How Much Will ‘Good Enough’ iPhone Rivals Hurt Apple? (AAPL)
By Dan Frommer
No one in the mobile industry has been able to capture the design and elegance of Apple’s iPhone yet. But how much will “good enough” rivals stunt Apple’s growth?
This week’s Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona birthed a slew of new smartphones, from HTC’s new Google-powered ‘Magic’ to new Nokia (NOK) and [...]
Apple snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
by Tom Krazit
It’s been clear for a while that Apple seems to have settled into midyear iPhone refresh cycles as it closes in on the two-year anniversary of its debut, but more signs are pointing to a summer launch.
Think Equity Partners put out a report this week, spotted by AppleInsider, that says Apple has essentially [...]
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