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Apple Posts its Holiday Shipping Deadlines

If you're looking to get someone an iGift for the holidays, Apple has posted shipping information for those who would like their orders to arrive before December 24th.   For the majority of products, orders must be placed by December 19th in order to receive pre-Christmas delivery with the free shipping promotion. Select products do carry earlier...

Next-Generation iMac To Offer Television Functionality?

Forbes reports on a new research note from Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair suggesting that Apple may bring some aspects of its rumoured television set to the iMac during the first half of 2012. The updated 27-inch and 21.5-inch iMacs would act as a stepping stone to a future HDTV Apple television by integrating iCloud and the current...

Apple Innovates Again With A New Intelligent Multi-Output Adapter

According to Patently Apple, a patent application from Apple published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office reveals their latest innovation, an intelligent multi-output adapter which can intelligently control power to supply differing voltages to multiple devices simultaneously. Current power adapters typically receive AC voltage from sockets, then convert it into DC voltage specifically for the...

Apple Begins Free iPod Nano Replacement Program Due To Overheating [First-Gen]

Today, Apple has officially issued details regarding first-generation iPod nano replacement program due to battery overheating issues. The units affected were sold between September 2005 and December 2006 carrying a manufacturing defect caused by an Apple battery supplier for the first-generation of ultra-thin screened iPods. Even though the possibility of overheating is small but since the product...

Appcessories Section: A Blend Of Apps & Accessories, Coming Soon To Apple Stores?

A recent report by T3 (via 9to5Mac) suggests that 3rd-party hardware add-ons called Appcessories for iPhones and iPads will soon be making their way into the Apple Stores. Bandar Antabi, the vice president and head of special projects at Jawbone speculates that Apple could well expand its retail experience with "a new section dedicated to app-connected hardware" in the near...

Here’s Why Siri Can’t Run on Previous Generation iPhones

In a blog post from iFixit it's noted that the iPhone 4S features a tweaked proximity sensor, basically an infrared LED capable of detecting how close the user's face is to the screen. iPhones have always incorporated proximity sensors that prevent accidental input by turning the device display off during phone calls (when the phone is raised to the users...

NYT: Apple to Release Siri TV by 2013

The Apple TV rumours keep on coming!     When it was revealed that Jobs declared he'd "finally cracked” the secret to building an easy-to-use television set, and said it would have "the simplest user interface you could imagine", many commentators assumed that he was referring to Apple’s plans to build a full-fledged television. But, according...

Apple Television Project Is Being Led By iTunes Creator Jeff Robbin

Yesterday, we published a report suggesting that Apple is already working on an HD Television set. Today, another report from Bloomberg claims that the rumored Apple HDTV project is being led by iTunes creator Jeff Robbin. He is also the same guy responsible for creating the original iPod and supposedly is the perfect man for the job. The...

Apple Releases Apple TV Update 4.4.2

After pulling the previous Apple TV update, 4.4.1, after users reports issues, Apple has released Apple TV update 4.4.2 this afternoon. The update doesn’t add any new features over version 4.4 besides bug fixes. The update is available for download at the Apple website, as well as the software update feature of your Apple TV....

Apple Building Expensive “Prototype” TV Sets For 2012 Launch

We have been hearing rumors of an Apple branded TV set every now an then for the last couple of years. A new publication by Fortune quoting analyst Gene Munster (via 9to5Mac) claims that according to Gene, all evidence is pointing to a launch as soon as next year. Among the newly presented evidence from him...