Rumours

Rumour: iPhone 5 With Slide Out Keyboard? Hell No

Lots of iPhone rumours today. First, we heard about the iPhone Nano (check out mockups here), and now AppleInsider reports on the rumours of iPhone 5 prototypes seen with a slide out keyboard, via a Taiwanese website: The new details come from tw.apple.pro, but are the result of a rough online translation. The site's source...

Is an iPhone Nano Without Memory a Good Idea?

Okay, I told you yesterday the iPhone rumours would be coming in fast and furious, and they have as promised. The WSJ reported from 'sources' that a smaller iPhone is coming, roughly half the size of the iPhone 4, along with a revamped MobileMe service for streaming multimedia. Today, Cult of Mac reports that their...

WSJ: Apple Working on a Line of Cheaper iPhones

It was only a few days ago that rumours stated Apple was working on cheaper iPhone models, such as a $200 unlocked device with multiple band capabilities. Now, thanks to a story from the Wall Street Journal's well-informed Yukari Itawani Kane, more fuel is being added to the fire. Ready? Here we go! Half the...

Sony Signalling a Departure from iTunes?

The iTunes Store began with Sony Music Entertainment, as one of the original five major record labels that signed on with Apple, back in 2003. Apple and Sony have worked together for quite some time, but it appears the relationship has soured ever since Apple rejected Sony's iPhone app. Sony and Apple at "War"? The...

Bloomberg: Apple Working on Smaller, Cheaper iPhone Models

Bloomberg has just reported that a source has revealed plans of Apple working on smaller, and cheaper iPhone models to compete with Android. Rumours include a $200, unlocked device with multiple band capabilities: One version would be cheaper and smaller than the most recent iPhone, said a person who has seen a prototype and asked...

Is Apple Planning a New Social Network?

When Apple launched Ping, their social music network, people were interested for about one day. I checked out Ping and it was neat and all, but it's safe to say Ping failed--miserably. New evidence dug up by 9to5Mac indicates that Apple could be in the process of creating a new social network based on media...

Leaked Pics: Multitasking Gestures Coming to the iPhone?

Update 1: There's a now a video of gestures, via YouTube user antoninygaard. (via Engadget) Some more rumours are making the rounds regarding upcoming features for the iPhone. The latest images are from BGR, which indicate some leaked screens that indicate multitasking gestures could be coming our way. There were rumours that the Home button...

iPhone 5 to Be Completely Redesigned, Coming this Summer?

So it looks like we're off to the races with iPhone rumours, right on schedule. New models have already been 'spotted' within iOS 4.3 beta 1. This time around Engadget's sources are saying this about the upcoming iPhone 5: But all of these moves are leading up to the iPhone 5 -- a completely redesigned...

iPhone and iPad to Lose the Home Button on Future Models?

With the release of iOS 4.3beta1, some details about future features and hardware changes for iOS devices have been uncovered in the iOS 4.3 code. BGR is reporting that the discovery of new multigestures in the iPad firmware, suggests that Apple is moving towards getting rid of the home button. Here's what BGR reported: We...

Are These Leaked Design Drawings of Next Generation “iPhone 5”?

Earlier this week a video was released that was supposedly the iPhone 4 and next generation iPhone shell side by side. That video was removed from YouTube via Apple. Today the latest next generation rumour includes leaked design drawings, apparently from Foxconn. The sketches looks similar to the supposed next generation iPhone in the video...

iOS 4.3 Coming in Mid-December?

The rumour mill is in full swing about Apple's plans to release iOS 4.3 in mid-December. iOS 4.2.1 was released yesterday, later than many had anticipated when Apple announced their November release date. News Corp has been working with Apple to create an iPad-only newspaper that will be pushed daily to your iPad (for only...
Apple MobileMe

iOS Users to get free MobileMe?

With the iPhone iOS 4.2 update hotly awaited, information has come to light that might support the spreading rumour that Apple could be offering free MobileMe services with the update. Error messages imbedded into both the iOS 4.2 and 4.2.1 build frameworks (specifically the AppleAccount.framework) seem to reference "maximum number of free accounts" for MobileMe...