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Cupertino City Council Reveals More Details of Apple’s New Campus
When Steve Jobs shows up personally to Cupertino City Council meetings to discuss new campus proposals, you better listen to your largest taxpayer. Cupertino has posted some new details regarding Apple's proposals for their upcoming campus: The proposal includes: An Office, Research and Development Building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet; A 1,000 seat Corporate...
Apple’s Power to Change the Stars
Steve Jobs can turn around a struggling tech company to change the smartphone and tablet market to become one of the most valuable companies. Now he can change the stars. Okay, I don't mean that he literally changed the stars, but sort of. If you were fortunate enough to get a new Mac recently or...
iPhone ‘4S’ Production to Start in September for October Release?
Macotakara is reporting their sources have indicated the 'iPhone 4S' is set for September production, and to follow up with an October release, along with an iPad 3 as well. They did not hear any details about the iPhone 5. Google translation: I listened similar information which supports According to sources, iPhone 4S which is...
22 More Knock-Off Apple Stores Discovered in China
Last month, the discovery of meticulously built knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, set off a media firestorm. The clever locations were so 'real' that even employees and customers had no clue they were not actually official stores. Reuters now reports an additional 22 fake Apple Stores have been uncovered by Chinese authorities. Authorities in...
[Update] Apple to Hold Media Event on September 7th for iPhone 5?
Update 1: The Loop reports this date is incorrect. Rumours we've heard so far about the next-generation iPhone launch remains in two camps, with reports hinting towards Apple's annual September media event, but AllThingsD noting an October launch. Rogers employees are already undergoing 'iPhone pre-launch' training, and Telus has been rumoured to sell the iPhone 5 in October....
iPhone 4 Tabletop
If you can't get enough of looking at your iPhone maybe you want a tabletop computer that looks like a white iPhone 4, pivots through 90 degrees and can dual boot Mac OS X and Windows 7. Maybe you want an iTableous. Some tech specs: 102cm (40“) Toshiba LED-LCD 500 GB HDD (2.5“ - 7200...
Future iPhones to Have Integrated Projector According to Patent Filings
It's always interesting to note the potential future concepts coming from Apple, as revealed each time they submit a patent to the US Patent & Trademark Office. The latest, as noted by Patently Apple, shows future iPhones and other iOS devices will sport integrated projector systems. They note the significant detail within these applications hint...
Graphic Reveals How Much of An iPhone 4 is Made by Samsung
Apple and Samsung have quite the business relationship. Apple is Samsung's biggest customer, yet both companies have extensive legal disputes with one another. The Economist took data from iSuppli to compile an image detailing all the parts made by Samsung and other suppliers. Here's what's Samsung is responsible for: It provides some of the phone's...
More Reports Surface of a Cheaper ‘iCloud iPhone’
It has already been reported Apple will be introducing a cheaper iPhone this Fall, but a new report from AppleNApps states the next low-cost iPhone will have less onboard memory and rely on iCloud for storage. The iCloud iPhone will be using the same internal parts from the iPhone 4, but will use a slightly...
Fake iPhone 5 Unboxing Video of the Day
If you're really desperate and can't wait for the iPhone 5 to be released, you'll enjoy this unboxing video posted by ZAGG. It's a pretty bad fake, but it'll trick some of your casual iPhone friends if you send it to them (try it). Notice there's no LED flash, and this phone just resembles a...
Should Nintendo Develop Titles for the iPhone?
A recent article by Bloomberg states Nintendo is facing increased pressure from investors seeking the Japanese company to develop games for iOS devices and Facebook, rather than focus on 3D titles. The failure of the latest 3DS hardware resulted in a drastic 32-40% price cut to entice more sales. Nintendo has never had to drop...
Rogers Employees To Begin ‘iPhone Pre-Launch’ Training for the iPhone 5
With endless speculation of an imminent iPhone 5 launch this Fall, we've heard rumours about the next generation phone coming to Telus in October, but now we've landed upon evidence that Rogers is preparing employees for the next launch. An internal memo titled, Coming Soon: iPhone pre-launch, instructs employees to complete training, a 45 minute...