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Rumoured Snow Leopard Build Greets Developers
Mac OS X Snow Leopard build 10A432 which earlier in the week was revealed to likely be the final build and has been classed Golden Master has now reached developers. Apple has officially scheduled Snow Leopards launch for September but prolific blogger John Gruber suggests…
New Snow Leopard Build Named Golden Master
Several Apple related sites are reporting that build 10A432 of Mac OS X Snow Leopard has reached Golden Master status. The term Golden Master is used to describe a final build which will be released to manufacturing. Build 10A432 is currently not available to developers…
iTunes 9 to Pack Blu-Ray Playback?
Boy Genius Report published a tip from a "very reliable source" over the weekend, the source stated to BGR that the next version of iTunes will come with Blu-Ray playback as well as a way to visually organise and arrange iPhone apps. The report of…
Analyst Predicts Tablet Sales, Provides Mockup
In a research note this week Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster chimed in on the Apple tablet rumours, offering sales predictions for the device and a mockup of what he believes the device will look like. Munster predicts that Apple's tablet will launch in early…
iMac Update Expected to Bring Blu-Ray and Price Cuts
AppleInsider is reporting that the next major iMac update will see the introduction of two new "compelling" features. AppleInsider is cryptic in its reporting, stating that its sources failed to elaborate. The first feature is speculated to be the inclusion of Blu-Ray drives, a feature…
Apple Tablet Seen by Analyst
Earlier this week Barron's reported that a "veteran analyst" had seen a prototype of the rumoured Apple tablet, the report offers very few details on the device but does states that the tablet will be impressive when displaying high definition video content. "It's better than…
"iProd" Reference Found in iPhone OS 3.1 Betas
Ars Technica reports that the latest beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 contains reference to two currently unknown products, "iProd0,1" and "iProd1,1". Reference to "iProd0,1" was first spotted back in March, but "iProd1,1" is a new addition. Ars speculates that "iProd1,1" could be the heavily…
O2 Set to Lose iPhone Exclusivity Early October
Mobile Entertainment adds to recent reports that O2 UK will lose its exclusive arrangement to sell the iPhone in the UK. Mobile Entertainment pinpoints October 9, 2009 as the date that O2 will no longer have an exclusive agreement with Apple in the UK. O2…
Apple Looks Set to Launch 8GB iPhone 3GS
Boy Genius Report is today reporting that multiple tipsters have contacted the site over the last few days to inform them that Rogers in Canada is shipping 8GB iPhones 3GS units to stores. Boy Genius Report speculates that Apple could be phasing out the iPhone…
Apple Execs Heading to China
Sina.com.cn reports that a number of senior Apple officials have flown to China this week according to an unnamed but "informed source". Sina.com.cn adds that "Their visit aims to visit [sic] senior officials of China Unicom and discuss with them how iPhone should enter Chinese…
T-Mobile UK Quietly Begins Selling iPhones
The Register reports that T-Mobile UK has begun selling iPhone 3G handsets to a select number of customers. According to The Register only high spending customers who threaten to leave will be eligible for the iPhone 3G and even then T-Mobile is allowing only 150…
Double Reports Suggest September Tablet Release
Two reports have emerged this week speculating that Apple's 10-inch touchscreen tablet will emerge during September of this year. Such reports go against AppleInsider who reported last week that the device would arrive in the first quarter of 2010. The first report published on Monday…
China Unicom and Apple Reach iPhone Deal, Maybe
According to a report by Shanghai Securities News Apple and China Unicom have entered into a three-year agreement to begin selling the iPhone in China. The source stated to Shanghai Securities News that China Unicom could begin selling the iPhone around late September and the…
Toshiba Increasing NAND Production Ahead of iPod Refresh
Taiwan based publication DigiTimes is reporting that Toshiba is expected to increase production of NAND to over 90% of its capacity. Despite this massive increase Toshiba has told the market that supply will be limited, suggesting that the supplier is seeing strong demand from Apple…
Apple's Tablet Coming Q1 2010
Following a recent resurgence of rumours surrounding Apple's touchscreen tablet Mac project, AppleInsider has stepped in once again with what the rumour site believes to be hard facts. AppleInsider who refers to the project as a "tablet device" never mentioning the word netbook in its…
Apple and Verizon Working on Tablet?
The notoriously unreliable and often outright outlandish Scott Moritz over at The Street has published a rumour suggesting that Verizon and Apple could be working together on the long rumoured tablet Mac. Matching previous rumours of a device with a 9- to 10-inch display Moritz…
China to Receive WiFi-Less iPhone Come September
According to a report published last week a specially built iPhone could make its way to China in September . The report credits Foxconn (Hon Hai) as helping piece together a deal between Apple and Chinese carrier China Unicom. According to Beijing regulations mobile devices…
Concerns Over Mac Shipments Quashed
On Monday Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster issued a note to clients containing his concerns over Apple's Mac sales during its third fiscal quarter of 2009. Munster's note told clients that preliminary computer shipment data from NPD due Monday afternoon would be key to his…
Talk of O2 Exclusivity Ending
This week there have been numerous reports that suggest O2 in the UK is coming to the end of its exclusive agreement to sell the iPhone. Neither of the two reports match up in there details which does cast doubt upon the rumours. The first…
Custom Apple Processor to Power Tablet?
Following the recent resurgence of talk about Apple's "touchscreen netbook" VentureBeat has heard that Apple is planning to power the device using a custom designed and built processor. VentureBeat points to Apple's acquisition of PA Semi in April 2008 as the source of the processor…