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The Next iPhone: June 22, HD Moniker and Verizon
These two details are trivial to some, but lets be honest they may be the only two things we don't know about the next iPhone. For the sake of clarity let's recap what we do know. On April 19th Gizmodo posted those now infamous videos…
Walmart Slashes Price of iPhone 3GS
Walmart has this week slashed the price of the iPhone 3GS from $197 to $97 when sold with a contract. The move comes ahead of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 at which the company is expected to unveil a new iPhone dubbed iPhone HD and…
iPhone HD Set for Early June Release
It doesn't come as particularly shocking news but Boy Genius Report is saying today that AT&T has confirmed to its employees that the next-generation iPhone will be available in June. The phone will be available for purchase in June, not July, and from what we've…
Munster Labels WWDC 2010 "a non-event"
In a note to clients this morning Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has labelled the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference as "a non-event" for Apple's share price and expects few surprises. In the note Munster writes that the iPhone Steve Jobs is expected to unveil will…
iPod touch with Camera Featured in Latest Leak
Vietnamese website Tinthe has once again posted a leak, this time of an iPod touch with a built-in camera. The 64GB iPod touch which carries a label stating it as DVT-1; DVT stands for "design verification test" suggesting a model late in the testing procedures…
U.S Mac Sales Expected to Climb 39% in April
April sales of Mac seem ahead of street expectations according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who quotes data from research firm NPD. The data from NPD shows that Mac sales grew 39% year-over-year with the street consensus resting on 19% growth for the June…
Foxconn Predicted to Ship 24 Million Next-Gen iPhones in 2010
Citing Taiwan-based component makers, Digitimes senior analysts Ming-Chi Kuo are predicting that Foxconn the suspected assembler of the next-gen iPhone dubbed iPhone HD will ship "4.5 million units in the first half and 19.5 million units for the rest of 2010". The article also points…
Future 2.4GHz MacBook Turns Up on Vietnamese Site
The Vietnamese site Tinhte who posted last weeks second iPhone HD leak have posted images and a video (below) of an unreleased MacBook. The MacBook packs a 2.4GHz processor, LED backlit display and NVIDIA 320M graphics and is presumably due for release in the coming…
Next-Generation iPhone Revealed for the Second Time
After the commotion and legal troubles that followed the revealing of the next-generation iPhone dubbed "iPhone HD" to the public last month by Gizmodo , it comes as a great surprise that a Vietnam based site has posted shots of a similar "prototype". Tinhte provides…
MacBook Air Update Expected
It is being rumoured that the MacBook Air could see an update as soon as tomorrow . Macworld.com.au is citing a "well placed source" who has identified at least one new model number as MC516LL/A K87 BETTER BTR-USA. Australian Macworld says that there are "several…
Printing "Will come" for the iPad
As is common these days Apple CEO Steve Jobs has informed a querying customer as to whether the iPad will have the ability to print in the future. The customer queried "Why no printing on the iPad? What gives?" to receive the simple and blunt…
ATT Reportedly Holds iPhone Exclusivity Through 2010
Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall when speaking to AppleInsider said today that AT&T the official carrier of the iPhone in the U.S. has gained another six months of iPhone exclusivity until the end of 2010. AT&T reportedly gained the extra six months by offering half-price…
Beta SDK Hints at HD Video Recording in Future iPhone
The latest beta of iPhone OS 4.0 and the accompanying software developer kit (SDK) has provided a vital hint about the future of video recording on the next iPhone. Discovered by Mac Rumors the API call which is another name for a software hook available…
Jobs Put Halt to Rumours of Mac App Store, Kind Of
The initial rumour was frankly absurd but if dissected far enough makes both financial sense for Apple, developers and will open up the Mac platform to the same ease of use that the iPhone and iPad enjoy. The undated article appeared on Rixstep last week…
ARM Chief Down Plays Acquisition Rumours
Following rumours that Apple was looking to make a bid on the chip-maker ARM the company's chief has stepped in to calm the rumours. Before the speculators could get carried away Warren East, ARM's chief executive told The Guardian that "nobody has to the buy…
In Brief: First Seed of Mac OS X 10.6.4 Imminent
The third major update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard was released at the end of March after several months of intense developer testing, now World of Apple has learnt that the first build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 is imminent. A select group of…
Apple Considering Bid for Chip-Maker ARM
This morning the city is buzzing with talk that Apple is considering a bid to take-over ARM holdings a major mobile device chip maker. In the wake of the rumours ARM's shares shot up this morning . Apple is already ARM's biggest customer but the…
Where Art Thou WWDC?
This article has been sat in the drafts folder for a couple of days, but a change today has pushed it into the open. The developers amongst you are probably all thinking the same thing, "when can I book my travel arrangement for the Worldwide…
Fourth Generation iPhone Sees Light of Day
The fourth generation iPhone previously dubbed iPhone HD has over the weekend been the subject of much controversy ending today in an article that resembles a hands-on review more than a product leak. The story of the fourth generation iPhone (shouldn't be called iPhone 4G)…
AT&T Puts Block on Employee Holiday in June
As with previous years it is being reported that AT&T the official carrier of the iPhone in the U.S. has put a block on any vacation time during the month of June, presumably to prepare for the launch of a new iPhone. The report from…