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Analyst: Apple TV ‘Launch’ Delayed Until November 2013
Apple's iTV is expected to launch during the holiday quarter, but not this year. One prominent Apple analyst, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, changed his mind over the Apple iTV launch date and informed investors today that it won't happen until November 2013. (more…)
Apple Reportedly In Talks With Major Cable Operators In U.S, Launch Not Imminent Now
Last we heard of an Apple Television set rumour was back in June when Foxconn apparently ramped up its schedule for ordering television LCD panels from Sharp, fueling speculations that these panels might be for Apple’s HDTV which could debut this holiday shopping season. Today, Jefferies & Co.’s James Kisner has claimed at least one major U.S. cable operator...
Analyst Notes Apple Television Product Launch “Imminent”
Looks like more rumours of an Apple Television related product are surfacing, according to a recent Barron's report (via MacRumors). Analyst James Kisner from Jefferies & Co. notes a TV-related product launch is "imminent" from Apple based on his conversations with people in the industry. In particular, he reports the multi-system operator (MSO) in the U.S, Arris, is...
Santa May Not Be Bringing You A New iMac This Year [Rumour]
Waiting to purchase one of the brand new iMacs? You may need to rethink that idea, since the wait might be longer than anticipated. Apple's Phil Schiller delighted fans of the iMac line back at the keynote speech in October, by announcing the thinnest and most advanced model yet. It soon came to light that...
Samsung Increases iPhone And iPad Processor Prices By 20%
The "I hate you, but I can't live without you" relationship between Apple and Samsung is turning out to be very profitable for the latter, as it is a supplier of key components of Apple's mobile devices. As the Korean daily Chosun Ilbo reports, Samsung has increased the price of manufacturing Apple's iPhone and iPad...
Apple Releases MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Update 2.0 Download
Apple has released a software update for the latest generation MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks introduced in June of 2012. The update notes it includes "graphics performance and reliability enhancements and also improves compatibility with some USB devices." The MacBook Air update comes in at 133MB and a restart is required to completely install...
Apple Patents Headphones With Loudspeaker Mode
Apple is working on headphones that can double as loudspeakers. As a recently granted patent shows, Apple has re-invented headphones and the new design allows headphones to be used in two different ways. The first way is the normal mode we use today, while the second mode can double as loudspeakers. (more…)
Apple Could Switch Away from Intel Chips for the Mac Says Bloomberg [Update]
According to Bloomberg, Apple is looking at possibly switching away from Intel processors in the future for its Mac line up to instead use its own ARM-based processors found in iOS devices: Apple Inc. is exploring ways to replace Intel Corp. processors in its Mac personal computers with a version of the chip technology it...
Ars Technica Details Fusion Drive, You Can Even Make Your Own
Ars Technica has detailed (via Tumblr blog posts by Jollyjinx) how Apple's new Fusion Drive works, an innovative new storage option that gives the performance of flash storage and the capacity of a standard hard drive, unveiled by Apple at iPad Mini event alongside the new 2012 iMac launch. New Fusion Drive-equipped Macs will come with a 128GB SSD and a much larger hard...
iFixit Takes the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Apart
iFixit is renowned for its Apple product teardowns and free online repair manuals. Usually, after each new Apple product release, the team quickly takes the device apart, and the latest "victim" has been the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. (more…)
Apple Debuts 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro TV Ad: “Colors”
This evening Apple uploaded a new TV ad to its YouTube channel to showcase the new 13" Retina MacBook Pro. Titled "Colors", the ad depicts the slowly rotating new Retina MacBook and the narrator highlights the Retina Display that is for "the pro in all of us". Surprisingly, the video description is empty. Check it...
USB Camera Adapter and SD Card Camera Reader Added to the List of Lightning Accessories
It may come as a shock to some of you to learn that there are still a few people out there that take photographs and video with devices other than their iPhone or iPad. For those people it is necessary to transfer these files to their iPad manually if they wish to edit them or...