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Cases Available for 4th Generation iPod nano
Engadget is reporting that its sister site Engadget Spanish has gained some hands on time with an iPod nano case designed for a currently unreleased model. The case which is believed to be for the 4th generation iPod nano was spotted at IFA 2008 expo…
AT&T and Apple Working on iPhone Tethering?
Gizmodo has posted an email purportedly from Steve Jobs in response to a complaint about AT&T not offering tethering on the iPhone even though many other smartphones offer it as a $30/month add-on plan. The email from Jobs read: We agree, and are discussing it…
More Rosey Rumours
Kevin Rose is predicting that September 9th will be the day that Apple will reveal new goodies to the faithful. Mark your calendars. Fortunately for Kevin, false Apple prophets are not stoned.
iRumors Abound!
We hesitated to post this Engadget article about Kevin Rose's predictions of new iPods and other iStuff mostly because it seemed too... detailed. That, and as Engadget points out themselves, Kevin hasn't been a –to put it kindly– very reliable source . Recycleosphere has a…
Apple Begins Discontinuing iPod Line
AppleInsider reports that retail sources have disclosed signs that point towards Apple's current line of iPods being ready for a refresh, news that corresponds with recent rumours of an iPod refresh in September. In the US Target employees have reported to the rumour site that…
iPhone Firmware 2.1 Beta 4 Handed to Select Developers
Apple's latest Beta of iPhone firmware 2.1 reportedly disables any previous implementations of Apple's Push Notification System. Beta 4 of iPhone firmware version 2.1 comes with the usual "bug fixes" description but completely removes any support for Apple's Push Notification Service which will help apps…
MacBook Air Speed Bump Soon?
PhoneNews is claiming that Apple is preparing to release a revision of the MacBook Air with a faster processor. The site reports that the external appearance will stay the same but the new MacBook Air will feature a Penryn processor at speeds of 2.0GHz and…
HSBC Considering Using iPhone?
ZDNet Australia is reporting that large banking corporation HSBC is planning to ditch its current fleet of Blackberrys and switch it staff over to the iPhone. The bank has around 330,000 members of staff worldwide which could equate to over 200,000 iPhone orders. "We are…
Rumours of September Event Stack Up
Last week analyst Gene Munster wrote a note to clients informing them that Apple would most likely hold a Special Event in September to refresh its iPod lines and MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. At the time the report was mainly pinned as speculative but…
Analyst Predicts September Special Event
This week Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has sent a note to clients speculating on past years. The reports states that for the last three years Apple has held a Special Event in September and the analyst is predicting the same. Munster in particular expects…
LED Apple Cinema Displays at Macworld 2009?
Mac Rumors is reporting that those interested in buying a Apple Cinema Display should wait until Macworld 2009 in January. The rumour site has heard from a source of unknown reliability that Apple is preparing Apple Cinema Display refreshes. The new Cinema Displays are expected…
iPhone nano Before Christmas?
UK newspaper the Daily Mail has posted that a "nano" version of the iPhone could be shipping in time for Christmas. The newspaper offers very few details on the device itself although notes that the iPhone nano could be released at a £150 ($300) price…
Apple Advises Resellers of Mac and iPod Shortage
Last week Apple issued an advisement bulletin to its channel partners noting a production decrease of iPods and certain Mac models. The resulting decrease in production will cause a supply shortage in the coming weeks. Apple informed resellers that they should place orders for approximately…
Foxconn Building Churning Out 800,000 iPhones a Week?
It is being reported that Foxconn the Taiwanese company that assembles the iPhone 3G for Apple has ramped up production to 800,000 units per week. Techcrunch is reporting that the figures were received from a source "close to Apple with direct knowledge of the numbers"…
Mac OS X 10.5.5 on Horizon
AppleInsider reports that Apple is preparing to send the next major update to Mac OS X 10.5 to developers. The rumour site reports that developers could see the first build of Mac OS X 10.5.5 before the weekend. No word at the moment on what…
Next-Gen iPod nano to be taller?
iLounge is today reporting that the next-generation iPod nano will feature a taller design. According to the iPod news and rumour site the screen will match the aspect ration of the iPhone and iPod touch which is 1.5:1 up from the current 1.33:1 found on…
Apple Moving Towards Custom Chipsets?
AppleInsider has recently reported that Apple will make a significant architectural change within Macs in the near future. The rumour site explains that in 2006 when Apple announced its move to Intel processors the company abandoned the use of custom chipsets on its motherboards. Instead…
Glass Trackpad on Next MacBook, Due September?
It is being rumoured that the next generation of MacBook will be thinner than the current MacBook and MacBook Pro designs and will also include a glass trackpad and support multi-touch and the use of gestures. The MacBook is also said to be made of…
New iPod touch Referenced in New Firmware?
The iPhone/iPod touch OS 2.1 software which revealed some upcoming features may also have uncovered the existence of a new iPod touch. According to iPhoneAtlas the firmware contains a reference to an iPod labelled "iPod2,1" the current iPod touch is known as "iPod1,1". In contrast…
iPhone OS 2.1 Seeded to Developers
Gearlive reports that Apple has seed the latest version of the iPhone OS to iPhone developers who registered before July 11th 2008. Version 2.1 (beta 1, build 5F90) of the iPhone OS is said to include new Core Location features suggesting that turn-by-turn GPS could…