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iPhone 5 Rumour Roundup: What to Expect on Wednesday

The iPhone event is knocking on our doorstep as Wednesday at 10:00 AM Tim Cook will take the stage at the Yerba Buena Center. With the amount of leaks and rumours throughout the past few months, we have constructed an iPhone 5 rumour roundup. Sit back, grab some popcorn, and read on for the details....

Apple Enhances & Adds More Web Apps To Its iCloud Website

Apple is actively working to enhance their iCloud Beta website as today they've added and upgraded five web-based applications. We have the Mail, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, and Find My iPhone web-apps all receiving minor upgrades. We previewed a few of the upgrades back during July, if you remember. This is simply an overview of the features...
Rumoured iPhone 5 backplate appearance

Economist: iPhone 5 Sales Could Add $3.2 Billion to the U.S. Economy

Marketwatch reports the upcoming iPhone 5 could be worth up to $3.2 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in the Q4 period, according to J.P. Morgan economist Michael Feroli. He predicts 8 million iPhones sold in the fourth quarter, and with an assumed price of $600 per device plus $200 worth of imported goods per...

Apple vs Amazon: Quarterly Profits Compared [CHART]

Apple and Amazon can be considered two competitors in the tablet market, yet the two companies offer varying sized devices. Apple obtains a majority of its profits from the ridiculously high priced devices on the market. Amazon tends to price devices low hoping to bank on sales of e-books, music, apps, etc. Now who has the better...

Samsung to Sue Apple Over iPhone 5 for Infringing on LTE Patents

The Korea Times reports Samsung will indeed sue Apple over the upcoming iPhone 5 based on infringing on LTE patents: Samsung Electronics said Monday that it will sue Apple over its release of the iPhone 5 for infringing on its fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) connectivity patents, according to ranking officials. ``It’s true that Samsung...

New iMacs and 13″ Retina Macbook Pros Have Began Mass Shipping [REPORT]

According to a report from Digitimes, Apple's 13.3 inch Retina display Macbook Pros and iMac have hit the mass shipping stage, citing "sources from the upstream supply chain." An exact release date wasn't provided, but they were able to determine a September or October release is plausible for 13.3 inch Macbook Pros: The sources estimated that the...

New iPhone Sales Will Break Records But Won’t Surprise Us

When Apple takes the stage at the Yerba Buena Center on Wednesday morning, the company will reveil its sixth generation iPhone. If you've followed us along the way, we have had a countless number of leaked iPhone part posts.  I am stunned by the consistency between each and every leak; they all relate mutually in...

Alleged iPhone 5 Mini Dock Connector Sync Cable Vs. Micro USB [PHOTOS]

Folks over at Nowhereelse.fr have been pretty consistent in obtaining leaked parts of purported next generation iPhone and once again, they have published new photos comparing the alleged mini dock connector sync cable for iPhone 5 with a micro USB. Looking at the photos, the two connectors appear almost exactly the same in size. For those who...

Bayshore Mall Apple Store in Ottawa Grand Opening [PICS]

Ottawa's Bayshore Mall had the grand opening of its Apple Store this morning. When the doors opened at 9AM, there were approximately 300 people in line according to @DSchellenberg. We saw some pictures of the store yesterday, but here are some images from opening day. Check out the pictures sent below--looks like there were a...

WSJ: iPhone 5 to Support LTE Around the World, Canada Most Likely Included

The Wall Street Journal reports the upcoming iPhone 5 will support faster LTE networks, although it won't be supported on every carrier: Apple Inc.'s next iPhone will work on the fastest wireless networks around the world—including in the U.S., Europe and Asia—though it is unlikely to be available on every carrier, people familiar with the...