Today's iPhone 5 News, Rumors & Opinions

iPad 3 Set To Woo Kindle Fire Users

Michael Nace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:31:27 +0000

Less expensive tablet devices like the Kindle Fire have attracted users looking to experience mobile tablet computing at a sub $500 price tag. But new findings show that excitement over ...

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Patent Reveals Android Rival To Siri, Google Worried Siri Will Dominate Search

Michael Nace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:07 +0000

Google is getting into the patent wars fray, first by buying Motorola, and now by filing a new Siri-like patent for Android. Is the search giant worried that Siri could ...

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New Qualcomm Gobi Chip Would Benefit iPhone 5, iPad 3

Michael Nace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:44:54 +0000

With all the recent talk about what Apple will do with its chips and processors in 2012, a new report suggests that Qualcomm’s Gobi chipset works beautifully in both the ...

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Microsoft Denies Rumor of Office for the iPad 3, Still A Possibility?

Michael Nace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:23:54 +0000

Read about how rumors of Microsoft Office for iOS and the upcoming iPad 3 came and went quickly — and yet might still be alive. High hopes for Microsoft Office ...

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Fall iPhone 5 Launch Now Looking Most Likely

CharlesMoore — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:55:44 +0000

Many commentators, including me, have been of a mind that the most likely date for the iPhone 5‘s release would be in June at the Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference. ...

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Analysts Believe Huge iPhone 5, iPad 3 Sales Will Be Driven by 4G LTE

Michael Nace — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:26:02 +0000

For all of the excitement over retina displays, bigger screens, and new form factors, tech analysts now believe that 4G LTE will be the upgraded feature on the iPhone 5 ...

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Photo Of A5X Chip In Purported iPad 3 Logic Board Could Signal Continued Dual Core

Michael Nace — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:23:17 +0000

A new rumor photo of an Apple “A5X” chip on an iPad 3 logic board breaks tradition with Cupertino’s chip taxonomy. Could an A5X be all about justifying a marginal ...

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Will No Quad Core A6 On The iPhone 5 Be A Deal Breaker?

Michael Nace — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:39 +0000

Many believe that 2012 is going to be the year that quad core processing comes to mobile devices like the smartphone and tablet. But if Apple chooses to skip quad ...

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Photos of a Tapered, MacBook Air-Inspired iPad 3 Form Factor Emerge

Michael Nace — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:04:01 +0000

Take a look at the newest round of purported iPad 3 photos coming out of mainland China. Are you buying any of these as the real thing? Leaked photos of ...

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iOS 5.1 To Add Rich Text Formatting to Notes

Michael Nace — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:30:20 +0000

Apple is rumored to be adding bullets, links, colored fonts, and other word processor-inspired features to Notes, perhaps in a bid to make the iPhone and iPad even more business ...

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The Sprint iPad 3 Situation

Michael Nace — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Sprint made big news in 2011 by onboarding the iPhone 4S into its inventory, and boasting of big 4G LTE plans for 2012. But little has been reported on Sprint ...

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iOS 5.1 Internals Point to March 9th Release

Michael Nace — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:49:42 +0000

In development since November 2011, iOS 5.1 is due for release, and developers have found clues indicating that it will be March 9th. Will Apple roll out the iPad 3 ...

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Guessing the iPhone 5 Form Factor

Michael Nace — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:14:56 +0000

From photoshopped mockups to purported leaked photos out of Foxconn, the tech world clamors for any visual media that gives them an inkling into what the iPhone 5 will look ...

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New York Times Snubbed By Apple, Denied Sneak Peek of OS X Mountain Lion

Michael Nace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:15:48 +0000

Editors of the top technology sections of newspapers and blogs were all given early access to Apple’s new OS X Mountain Lion. But the New York Times was purposely blacklisted. ...

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Google To Make Rumored Atrix 3 Flagship Smartphone Rival To iPhone 5

Michael Nace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:11:09 +0000

In the wake of Google gaining approval for acquiring Motorola Mobility, the rumored Atrix 3 might become Google’s first serious contender against this year’s iPhone 5. What you are looking ...

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4G iPad 3 Could Spell Price Hike For Price-Leading iPad

Michael Nace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:48:33 +0000

Apple’s iPad has dominated the tablet market mainly because of its unbeatable price-to-features ratio. But as competitors continue to undercut that advantage, Apple may bump up the price of the ...

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iOS 5.1 Rumored To Feature New Camera Button On iPhone Lock Screen

Michael Nace — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:15:59 +0000

Apple is apparently planning several feature upgrades for iOS 5.1, including a nifty transposition of the camera button on the iPhone’s lock screen, and a Japanese-speaking Siri. We recently wrote ...

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Apple Claims China Trademark Battle Not At The Root Of iPad Being Pulled From Shelves

Michael Nace — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:11:37 +0000

The story alleging that Chinese authorities had recently pulled iPad 2s from the shelves in mainland China over a trademark dispute took a new turn today, with Apple claiming that ...

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HP CEO Suggests Google Could Make Android A Closed-Source OS For Motorola, Like Apple’s iOS

Michael Nace — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:33 +0000

One of the Android community’s long-standing bragging rights over Apple’s iOS is that Android is an open-source platform. But HP CEO Meg Whitman suggests that Google’s acquisition of Motorola could ...

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China Begins Confiscating iPads Over Alleged Trademark Infringement

Michael Nace — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:40:05 +0000

While some political and financial analysts predict a trade war between the U.S. and China in the near future, it would appear that it has already begun, with Apple’s iPad ...

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