Rumor Roundup: Sad journalism trombone
NXP hopes Apple's adoption of NFC will encourage automakers to use its chips to replace car keys (AppleInsider)
Source: Reading way too much into things
Chance it's true: Who knows
The guys who may or may not be supplying NFC chips for the newest iPhones (teardowns suggest they are) are hoping carmakers will adopt NFC technology for stuff like keyless entry, keyless start, and pairing with the in-car distraction, er, entertainment system.
This story has the flavor of, "Wouldn't it be cool if?" rather than anything like real news.
Seth Rogen to Star as Steve Wozniak in Sony's Steve Jobs Biopic [Updated] (MacRumors)
Source: Hollywood
Chance it's true: 50/50
You just know that with that [Updated] at the end, someone pushed the "publish" button before properly verifying anything. Sure enough: "Rogen is not officially signed on." Cue sad journalism trombone: Wah-waaaaah.
Has Apple quietly fixed its iPhone 6 Plus 'Bendgate' problem? [updated] (BGR)
Source: Some Reddit user
Chance it's true: Nada. Zip. El zilcho.
Speaking of sad journalism, here's BGR reporting on what some guy in a Reddit thread said. Key bit from this report is this gem of a quote from the guy in question: "I can't prove anything."
That's okay. Proof isn't important. Pageviews are.
Debunk: No, Apple didn't change up iPhone 6 Plus internals to avoid bending (9to5 Mac)
9to5 Mac does a good job debunking a stupid, poorly-sourced rumor, which means the seventh seal has opened, and the end times are nigh.
Rumor: Apple's "iPad Pro" to be as thin as an iPhone, sport 12.2-inch display & extra speakers (AppleInsider)
Source: Japanese website
Chance it's true: 30 percent
The source of this story has hit some home runs in the past, but it's also struck out several times.
50 demerits to AppleInsider for subseqeuntly citing "accurate" analyst Ming-Chi Kuo as supporting "evidence" for this rumor. 50 more demerits for calling him a "well-connected analyst." Being a slightly better guesser than the rest of the analyst yahoos doesn't make him well-connected.
