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Apple iPhone 5: Claimed Next-Gen iPhone Prototypes Surface In Bangkok With Two-Tone Design
Quite interestingly, almost all sources associated with the purported iPhone 5 components have pointed to the same form factor -- a two-tone design. And a new report, surfaced Thursday, provided more evidence with images, claiming them to be of "a prototype finalized design casing of the iPhone."
Apple iPhone 5 Release Date Approaches As Sharp Ships New 4-Inch Displays - Will It Launch Next Month? [SPECS]
Apple’s iPhone 5 is expected for a release date this fall, and another indication that production is in full swing has surfaced. Japan’s Sharp Corp. will begin shipping screens that will be used for the upcoming iPhone 5, according to Reuters.
Does Apple's Mountain Lion Pose A Threat To Cable Service Providers With AirPlay Mirroring?
Mountain Lion includes updates to Safari and also incorporates a number of features from its iOS system, but the most important update of all is AirPlay Mirroring. Even though it's not being discussed as much, this is the unique feature to watch out for in the near future.
Apple iPhone 5 Rumors: $800 Starting Price? Fat Chance [PICTURES]
Twitter was abuzz early Thursday morning with two hashtags carrying the same message: The next iPhone -- the iPhone 5 -- may cost $800. The rumors came from online gaming site GameNGuide, but unfortunately, this is the sole illegitimate source causing the confusion in today's news. Nobody knows the true price of the iPhone 5, but its starting price will almost certainly not be $800.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion: More Problems, Bugs, Issues Reported By Apple Users
Mac users have been able to play with Apple's newest big cat, OS X Mountain Lion, for exactly one week now. While most users report a seamless, fluid experience, the fact remains that this is the fourth time in one week that I've needed to publish a story about new bugs, problems and issues that new Mountain Lion adopters are experiencing with their Macs.
Apple v Samsung Case: Can A Product Be Too 'Apple-ish'?
It may be hard to encapsulate in words, but consumers know when they're looking at something in a product that Apple did first.
Apple iPhone 5 Features: Latest Report Says Next iPhone Could Have Even Smaller 8-Pin Dock Connector
While earlier reports suggested that the Cupertino tech giant might be switching to a smaller port with 19 pins from the traditional 30-pin dock connector, a latest report Wednesday suggested that Apple could shrink its connector dock even further to just eight pins and that it could also receive a new name altogether.
$800 Iphone 5 Price Tag Rumor Hits Web, Shocking Apple Fans
A rumor that the new Apple iPhone -- commonly called the iPhone 5 -- will cost $800 upon its release shocked Apple fans hit Twitter early Thursday morning.
Amazon Moves To Pummel Netflix With Instant Video iPad App
Amazon on Wednesday released an iPad app that provides video streaming for movies and television shows available through its Instant Video service. The free app lets anyone with an iPad buy and stream movies and TV shows, while Amazon Prime members in the U.S. can watch them for free.
Why Apple Cannot Release The iPhone 5 And The iPad Mini On The Same Date
If Apple plans to release the iPad Mini to the masses at the same time as the iPhone 5, Apple could run into the biggest crowds in the history of the company. And that's not necessarily a good thing. Assuming Apple unveils the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini at the same time, will the release dates for both devices be the same?
Apple iPhone 5 Initial Shipments Could Be Disrupted Due To Low Yield Rates Of In-Cell Touch Panels: Report
In the wake of multiple reports claiming that Apple would make its sixth generation iPhone, unofficially called the "iPhone 5," public at a special event in September, another report from Asia hit the web Tuesday, suggesting that the delivery schedule and the early shipment of the flagship smartphone might be disrupted due to low yield rates of in-cell touch panels the device is rumored to feature.
iPhone?s Soon To Be Launched iOS Robotic Motion Dock Shows Exciting Potential For App Development For iPhone And iPad Touch
An ambitious Kickstarter project, brain child of Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt, Galiloe made headlines in April after exceeding its funding goal by more than half a million dollars and getting encouragement by investors and funders. Galileo is an iOS powered Robotic Doc compatible with iPhone and iTouch which enables motion controlling the phone device while Face Timing.
How Apple iPhone Turned Resilient Against Several Attempts To Nix It
A report published in the Telegraph Media Group Tuesday revealed how the iPhone survived "multiple attempts" to scrap it owing to design flaws.
Jury Selected For Apple-Samsung Patent Trial
The first day of the patent infringement trial between Apple and Samsung wrapped up in San Jose, Calif., with a jury in hand Monday.
Apple, Without Steve Jobs, Loses Marketing Touch: New 'Genius' Ads For Mac Lack Style, Substance [VIDEOS]
Even when Apple didn't create "insanely great" products, the one thing Apple could always do was create compelling and clever advertisements. No longer.
Apple iPhone 5 Features: Why Future iOS Devices Need The 19-Pin Dock Connector
The dock connector may be the only iPhone 5 feature that we know, for sure, will be different in the next-gen model, allegedly "set for release" between September or October. Almost every major news outlet has reported Apple will slim down its traditional 30-pin dock connector -- the outlet for connecting the iPhone to other accessories, power sources, devices and utilities -- to just 19 pins in its next-gen iPhone, which Apple fans have ceremoniously dubbed "the iPhone 5."
Apple Rumored To Consider Investing Hundred Of Millions In Twitter To Help It Compete With Google, Facebook And Microsoft
After considering formation of a strategic relationship for over a year now, Apple and Twitter are reportedly back in talks about Apple investing in the short-messaging service, Twitter, to gain a toehold in the social-media world.
According to the New York Times, Apple is reportedly considering an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in Twitter, which would raise Twitter's value to $10 billion -- more than $1.5 billion more than its valuation last year.
Mac OS X Mountain Lion Release: More Bugs, Issues Reported In First Week Among Apple Users
It's been almost a week since Apple released OS X Mountain Lion, the next-gen operating system for the Mac, and we asked readers to submit any bugs, issues, errors or incompatibilities they've discovered on the platform. Our readers have come through in somewhat alarming numbers. We've sifted through reader submissions and emails to deliver the most common issues reported among Apple users using OS X Mountain Lion on their Macs. At the very end of this story, we have some information ab...
Apple iPhone 5 Release Date Reportedly Unveiled: Phone Cases Already On Sale, Why The Next-Gen Smartphone Should Worry Android
The release date for Apple’s iPhone 5 is reportedly set for Sept. 21, and is said to be accompanied by a new iPad Mini. This may be more than a month away, but some vendors are already selling cases for the upcoming iPhone 5.
Apple, Samsung Patent Trial Set to Kick Off in US, Billions at Stake
Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the United States in a high stakes patent battle between Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), the culmination of over a year of pretrial jousting with billions of dollars in the balance.
Microsoft Readies Windows 8 War Chest With Wireless Mice, Keyboard
As Microsoft Corp gears to take on the leaders in the handheld devices market with the Oct 26 release of Surface, its tablet answer to competitor offerings, the software maker has strengthened its war chest with the launch of the wireless mice and keyboard.
Apple iPhone 5 Release Date Set For Sept 21, Device To Debut Along With iPad Mini On Sept. 12 (REPORT)
Just a day after a Chinese website shocked the tech world by posting purported new photos of the fully assembled Apple's next generation iPhone complete with redesigned dock connector and rear panel, a new report surfaced early Monday saying that Apple is planning to debut the new iPhone at a special event on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, with the release date to follow 9 days later on Friday, Sept. 21.
Is This Apple's New IPhone 5? Chinese Blog Claims To Have Assembled The New Phone From Smuggled Parts
For weeks, we have been seeing varying leaked details about Apple's next-generation iPhone, including several pictures purporting to be unassembled parts of the phone. Now, the Chinese-language blog iLab Factory is showing what it claims to be a fully assembled iPhone 5 built from smuggled parts.
New Apple Ads Aired During Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony Earn Widespread Criticism On Digital Media (VIDEO)
Tech giant, Apple launched a new ad campaign during the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony featuring three separate commercials that seem to have earned more criticism than goodwill.
Samsung Extends Lead Over Apple In Smartphone War; Nokia, RIM, HTC Struggle: IDC
In the wake of the release of Samsung's healthy financial results for the second quarter of 2012, research firm IDC let out a new report saying that the South Korean tech giant's smartphone division is considerably ahead of its arch rival Apple and the rest of the competition.
Apple Sells More Than 2 Million Copies of OS X Mountain Lion Only 48 Hours After Release Date
Just 48 hours after Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) launched its latest Macintosh operating system, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the tech giant has already sold more than 2 million copies of the system, according to industry analysts.
Samsung Supplier Bought By Apple As Court Date Looms
If Apple and Samsung were people instead of corporations they would get along about as well as the Hatfields and McCoys. That is to say they'd probably take up arms against each other.
Critics To Mike Daisey: Power Down Steve Jobs Stage Show
The now-infamous theater monologist has reworked the purported expose on Apple manufacturing for a three-week run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. And it goes without saying that not everyone is happy about the reboot.
Apple Game Controller Patent: Is Apple Actually Making A Video Game Console? [PICTURES]
Rumors circulated yesterday that Apple was planning to develop a video game console after news broke that the company had filed a new patent containing several promising images of game controllers. But do the claims hold water?
Apple Accidentally Issues OS X Server Codes For Mountain Lion Up-to-Date Program
Apple Mac Users who were attempting to upgrade to Mountain Lion, the latest operating system, were mistakenly issued with OS X Server components on July 26.


