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Apple Orders 12 Petabytes For iTunes Video Storage

StorageNewsletter reports that Apple has ordered 12 petabytes of storage from Isilon Systems to reportedly support iTunes video content and various media. 12 petabytes. That's 12,288 TB, or 12,582,912 GB. Wow. Apple ordered as much as 12PB of capacity from Isilon Systems, notably to manage the video download of its customers using iTunes, according to...

Upcoming Apple Dock Connector To Support Thunderbolt?

This is THE cable that I have been waiting for Apple to release. Patently Apple has found a new patent granted to Apple that describes what seems to be a new 30-pin dock connector that supports both DisplayPort and USB 3.0. Apple has been granted a powerful patent that packs quite the wallop. Somehow they...

Netflix Canada Signs Multi-Year Deal with Paramount

I've said this from day 1, Netflix Canada will continue to keep getting better and better. Netflix previously signed exclusive rights to show the much-anticipated drama 'House of Cards' first, and this includes Canada. Today on the Netflix blog, they have announced a deal with Paramount. This is awesome news for Canadians! Netflix members in...

Apple TV 4.2.1 Update Released to Address Flickering and More

Looks like Apple has released another update to the second generation Apple TV. The last update arrived with iOS 4.3 (introduced NBA League Pass and MLB TV), but this new minor update released today addresses the following issues: TV compatibility: Addresses issues that may cause the screen to flicker or display incorrect color on some...

iPhone 5 Due In Q3 2011 With 4-Inch Display & Metal Build?

This week, GadgetsDNA reports that the iPhone 5 has entered the trial production stage and is due for launch in Q3 2011. Additional details match recent rumors such as the iPhone 5 featuring a 4-inch display and a new metal chassis to improve the cellular antenna signal. Considering this new report, and recent rumors, it...

Phil Schiller Confirms White “iPhone” For Spring 2011

After numerous delays and production problems with the white iPhone 4, a spring 2011 date was finally locked down earlier this year. However even then, some users had their doubts that Apple could deliver on the mystical device. One of the main reasons people doubt the release of the white iPhone 4 this spring 2011...

iPhone 5 To Feature A5 Dual-Core Processor

As developers get their hands on the publicly released iOS 4.3 update, reports have confirmed that the iPhone 5 will be getting the same A5 chip featured in the iPad 2. The iPad 2 and iPhone 5, the latter being code named N94AP, share the same S5L8940 processor designation. There is no information on clock...

White iPhone 4 Available In Early April?

Today AppleInsider reports on comments from Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo who claims that Apple's manufacturing partners will begin production of the white iPhone 4 sometime this month, with a launch expected in early April. The report only applies to the GSM iPhone 4, with no information available on whether the CDMA iPhone 4 will...

Apple Working On 64 GB iPhone?

M.I.C. Gadget points to apparent iPhone 4 prototypes on the chinese “grey market” with 64 GB storage capacities. Of course the image could be fake, but the “XX” on the back of the device brings back memories of the iPhone 4 prototype from last year. This suspicious 64GB model has started selling in Sin Tak,...

Apple Hints At Cheaper, Prepaid iPhone

If rumors and hints are to be believed, Apple may be releasing a lower cost, prepaid iPhone. During an interview with Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Apple COO Tim Cook seemed to suggest that we may see a lower cost iPhone in the near future. Apple is reportedly doing "clever things" to attack the prepaid market,...

Apple Launches Updated MacBook Pros With Thunderbolt, Quad Core CPUs

As expected, this morning Apple refreshed their line of MacBook Pro computers. The company has updated the processors, storage capacities, graphics cards, and introduced the all-new "Thunderbolt" (Light Peak) I/O connector. Thunderbolt is a new hybrid Thunderbolt/mini Display port on the new MacBook Pros. The technology represents Intel's Light Peak, which reportedly offers high speed...