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Still pontificating onstage at D10, Apple CEO Tim Cook was inevitably queried by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg about the ongoing Apple TV rumors, though for now he only referred to the company's existing set-top box. He revealed that Apple sold 2.8 million of the hockey pucks last year and has already moved 2.7 million in 2012. As Steve Jobs did repeatedly before him, he mentioned that TV is something "many people would say that this is an area of their life that they aren't pleased with" and explained Apple's key questions: Can we control the key technology? Can we make a significant contribution beyond what others have done in this area? Will this product be one that we want?

Walt pressed for more info and even dug into the Apple TV's limited content offerings, but Cook quickly shut things down (to knowing laughs from the audience) without revealing any plans for a TV set, IPTV service or anything else. He did however say that he doesn't think Apple "has to own a content business", as Netflix, Amazon and Google are developing, indicating that it hasn't had an issue (for the most part) getting content. Check out our liveblog for the minute by minute quotes here.

Tim Cook: 2.7 million Apple TVs sold already this year, TV is 'area of intense interest' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 22:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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China Daily is claiming that Foxconn will pump $210 million into building a production line in China's Jiangsu province. Local authorities have stated that the plant in Huai'an city will produce components for Apple, no doubt heralding a raft of rampant speculation as to Cupertino's intentions. The building will occupy 40,000 square meters, produce $1.1 billion worth of gear per year and require 35,800 employees -- more than Nokia and Sony have fired in recent months, combined.

Report: Foxconn spending $210 million on Apple production line originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 May 2012 09:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The idea of a smaller iPad has been rattling around the tech rumor mill for many a month now, but the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen? That's sacred surely? Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, apparently not. It's reporting that those ever-famous "people familiar with the situation" have told it that Apple has ordered screens that are larger that the ones used in the flagship phone so far. There's no specifics on size, with the sources only going as far to say they are "at least" four inches. Apple, however, has declined to comment -- no surprises there -- but perhaps now is the time to start the office pool. Just hope you don't land on the "4-inch iPad" square.

WSJ: Apple moving towards larger iPhone screens originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleiphoneiphone screenIphoneScreenmobilepostcrossrumorscreen sizeScreenSizewall street journalWallStreetJournalwsjWed, 16 May 2012 07:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Steve Jobs approached Leslie Moonves about streaming service, CBS exec says]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/12/steve-jobs-approached-leslie-moonves-about-streaming-service/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/12/steve-jobs-approached-leslie-moonves-about-streaming-service/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/12/steve-jobs-approached-leslie-moonves-about-streaming-service/#commentsLeslie MoonvesAt this point, it'd be more of a shock if Apple wasn't working on a streaming media service. Still, we're surprised to hear that Steve Jobs was personally involved in trying to corral support from the entertainment industry. CBS CEO Leslie Moonves revealed during a talk at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium that he has spoken with the Apple founder directly about providing content to subscription-based video service, but declined the invitation. Moonves was concerned about how signing on to such a service would impact existing revenue streams, including those from competing properties like Hulu. The CEO allegedly told Jobs at one point, "You know more than me about 99 percent of things but I know more about the television business."

[Photo credit: David Shankbone]

Steve Jobs approached Leslie Moonves about streaming service, CBS exec says originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember Senseg's tactile touchscreen displays? Well, last December the company showed off a screen that used an electrostatic field to simulate friction and textures on the glass. Such technology was a couple of years away from being commercially viable, but there's a tiny glimmer of a chance it might be the new killer iPad feature. Pocket-lint spoke to a company rep who cryptically said that the company wasn't making any statements until "after Apple's announcement." Why would they issue any statement tied to today's Apple news? Could it connect with a remark made back in June 2011 to Trusted Reviews, that Senseg had partnered with a "certain tablet maker based in Cupertino?" Maybe that line in Apple's invitation to today's event is another clue: "We have something you really have to see. And Touch." After all, Siri was announced at the "Let's talk iPhone" event, so it wouldn't be the first time the company places vague hints under our noses. Still, we have but a few hours left to wait until we really know what's coming, so join us for the live announcement later today.

Rumor mill: Will the new iPad have a tactile display? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Daily got a lot of folks hopes up earlier today with a rumor that Office would soon be making an appearance on the iPad, but Microsoft is now throwing a bit of cold water on that news. While it's not exactly an outright denial that such an app is coming, a Microsoft spokesperson has now told The New York Times' Bits website that "The Daily story is based on inaccurate rumors and speculation," adding only that it has "no further comment" at this time. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, however, is further reporting that Microsoft is specifically saying that the screenshot accompanying The Daily's story is not a real picture of a Microsoft product.

Update: For its part, The Daily is standing by its story. Editor Peter Ha posted a reply to Foley on Twitter, stating that "we did not fabricate either image. A working version of the app was demoed to us by someone at Microsoft."

Update 2: Microsoft has chimed in yet again on the matter, this time in the form of a tweet that reads: "Great respect for The Daily but regrettably someone is giving them bad info, and that'll be clear in the 'coming weeks.'" Yes, they put "coming weeks" in quotes themselves.

Microsoft says Office for iPad story is based on 'inaccurate rumors and speculation' (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What you see before you is a single image purporting to be Microsoft's new Office app for iOS. We can certainly believe such an app exists, and according to The Daily, the UI is similar to OneNote with an added dash of Metro. You'll be able to produce and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files locally and online, but the app is still to run the Cupertino's approval gauntlet. The report also claims an Android version is isn't in the works and but that a Metro-styled refresh of OneNote is due in "the coming weeks." That said, we're not sure what sort of place doesn't take the plastic off its carpets, leaves big "product of Spain" crates lying around with leopard-print plushies and USS Enterprise logos hanging on the wall -- but perhaps we've underestimated Redmond's capacity for a good party.

Update: We incorrectly reported that an Android version was forthcoming, we've edited to correct our mistake -- please accept our sincere apologies.

Microsoft Office for iOS gets blurrycam treatment in weird party-room originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Korean newspaper ETNews is developing a reputation for bold claims, the latest being that Samsung's "answer" to iCloud, S-Cloud has been significantly delayed. SDS, the conglomerate's IT infrastructure division had originally been tasked to build the network, but its work was found to be "unsuitable." After the setback, Samsung's Media Solution Center had to enlist KT, operators of public cloud services in Korea and Amazon to help move things forward. An unnamed "cloud industry" source who spoke to the daily pointed out that one of the burdens of releasing so many (oh so many) devices is that the company has to work a lot harder to ensure all of them are compatible with any unified cloud service -- but them's the breaks, eh?

Samsung's iCloud rival delayed after in-house service deemed 'unsuitable' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, if it looks real, sounds real and is halfway logical, we probably should distrust it all the more. Yes, it's the time when all the rumors, photoshops and general hysteria around Apple's next slab reaches its apex. The photo above was grabbed by the steady hand of sas126, a blurrycam snapper in name only, and posted to Chinese site Weiphone, purporting to be the logic board for the iPad 3. The big news (if true) is the "A5X" silicon, suggesting we'll see an incremental enhancement rather than the wholesale revolutions evident in the A4 and A5 chips that accompanied its predecessors. The SoC (with the Apple logo, to the right of the two Hynix memory modules) carries a date-stamp of 1146, suggesting it was produced in the 46th week of last year. Of course, now that we're getting so close to the actual event, whatever Tim Cook whips out on stage will never match whatever we'd conjured up on our own hearts: so try to dampen down that rampant excitement because we've still got 17 days left to wait.

iPad 3 logic board with 'A5X' chip purportedly snapped by Mr. Not-so-Blurrycam originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alleged iPad 3 Retina Display examined under a microscope originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The invites haven't even been sent out and yet the frenzied speculation about what Tim Cook will whip out on stage at next month's purported announcement has begun. The Wall Street Journal believes Cupertino's planning to produce a smaller, 8-inch slate to partner its 9.7-inch flagship. Unnamed sources at the company's suppliers say it'll pack a screen with a resolution close to the 1024 x 768 display on the current model. This jibes with what we've heard about the iPad 3 toting a Retina Display -- unless the smaller unit is aimed at budget buyers. The report claims test panels are being produced by AU Optronics and LG Display and that this model might also run on LTE. It's probably fair to point out that Apple is famous for producing prototypes in a wide variety of sizes that will never see the light of day, so don't get your hopes up too soon.

WSJ: Apple testing 8-inch iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WSJ: AT&T and Verizon will sell LTE iPads originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is the long, treacherous wait for the iPad 3 nearly at an end? That's what anonymous sources tell All Things D. The site caught wind that an Apple event next month will host the announcement of the company's latest tablet. The event is said to be slated for the first week of March at that popular Apple haunt, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco -- and seeing as how last year's event was held on March 2nd, that timing doesn't seem all that crazy to us. As for an actual release date, said sources are a bit less chatty.

Apple announcing iPad 3 first week of March? Anonymous sources think so originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google appears to have scored another coup in its ongoing rivalry with Apple, having reportedly lured one of the company's senior directors to its Mountain View headquarters. Simon Prakash, pictured above, has worked at Apple for more than eight years, most recently serving as the firm's senior director of product integrity. According to VentureBeat, however, that tenure has come to a close, now that Google has hired Prakesh to work on a "secret project." The report speculates that this project could be helmed by co-founder Sergey Brin, and that it may be mobile-related, though declarative statements were few and far between. Prior to arriving at Apple, Prakash served as director of engineering design validation at Cielo Communications, and held managerial positions at 3Com. VentureBeat claims he'll be starting work at Google today, though the company has yet to issue any statement on the matter. Once finalized, though, the hiring could help dispel some of those "no poach" accusations flying around federal courts.

Report: Google hires Apple exec to work on 'secret project' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As it stands, the iPad 2 can be purchased with a Verizon 3G or AT&T 3G module within, and we highly doubt Apple would prefer to launch the next iPad with LTE support on just one or the other. Moreover, the solidification of LTE within the iPad is the best confirmation yet that the wireless spec will also be a part of the iPhone 5; granted, that's far from written in stone, but if Apple has managed to get battery life to a comfortable place, there's no reason to not give prospective buyers an avenue to hop on the faster mobile superhighway.

iPad 3 rumored to bring faster CPU, higher-resolution display and LTE this March originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4g4g lte4gLteappleattipadipad 3Ipad3lterumorrumorsverizonFri, 13 Jan 2012 16:24:00 EST<![CDATA[iOS 5.1 beta indicates Apple may be testing quad-core mobile CPUs]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/ios-5-1-beta-indicates-apple-may-be-testing-quad-core-mobile-cpu/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/ios-5-1-beta-indicates-apple-may-be-testing-quad-core-mobile-cpu/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/ios-5-1-beta-indicates-apple-may-be-testing-quad-core-mobile-cpu/#comments /cores/core.3 Lets get this out of the way up front -- this is not a confirmation that Apple is planning to put a quad-core A6 chip inside its next iPad or iPhone. What it does indicate is that Apple may be testing iOS support for quad-core CPUs. 9to5Mac has dug up images from the latest beta of iOS 5.1 that detail the supported number of cores. In this hidden panel, single-core A4s are referred to as "/cores/core.0" while dual-core A5s are "/cores/core.1." Now a new listing, "/cores/core.3," is popping up which, if you start counting with zero, indicates a CPU packing four cores. This doesn't mean that Apple even has this up and running on test hardware yet, though, merely that software support for quad-core chips is in the works. But, that should be enough to really kick the rumor mill into overdrive.

iOS 5.1 beta indicates Apple may be testing quad-core mobile CPUs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So, knowing what it won't entail... what will be talked about? According to unnamed sources, Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue is reportedly involved. For those unaware, Cue is responsible for a sizable chunk of Apple's media units, not the least of which include the App Store, iBookstore, iTunes Store and iCloud. Sadly, details outside of that are few and far betwixt, but you can bet we'll be keeping an ear to the ground for more -- even if it's smack-dab in the middle of a Sony CES keynote. Cough.

Update: TechCrunch is reporting that it'll focus on the publishing sector, with no new hardware whatsoever on tap.

Update 2: Clayton Morris has chimed in and confirmed that it'll be related to iTunes.

Apple gearing up for 'media-related announcement' later this month? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>announcementappleapple tvAppleTve-readerEddy CueEddyCueibookstoreinteractiveinternetiosipadiphonemediarumorrumoredrumorssoftwareMon, 02 Jan 2012 16:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple reportedly discussing its 'vision for the future of TV' with media execs]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/18/apple-reportedly-discussing-its-vision-for-the-future-of-tv-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/18/apple-reportedly-discussing-its-vision-for-the-future-of-tv-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/18/apple-reportedly-discussing-its-vision-for-the-future-of-tv-wi/#comments We wouldn't bet the farm on those "Apple is building an HDTV" rumors just yet, but tonight the Wall Street Journal reports the company is still interested invading the living room in a real way, based on "vague" talks with media executives. That vision includes a TV that packs wireless streaming with AirPlay to deliver TV shows and movies as well as technology it's developed to tie-in DVR storage and iCloud, but also focuses on personalized, synchronized access across other devices including phones and tablets. Naturally, voice and gesture recognition are mentioned, although the reports indicate Apple itself is staying cagey about what devices it's working on and that it hasn't tried to license content for any new products -- yet. Getting media and telecommunications companies to play ball with any solution will be the key (just ask CBS why it turned down Apple once before) to making this all go -- or at least beating efforts by Google and Microsoft to the punch -- so there will likely be more boardroom leaks before we find out exactly what hardware plans may be in store.

Apple reportedly discussing its 'vision for the future of TV' with media execs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Disclaimer: Delving into Apple's business requires a hefty pinch of salt, okay? Good. Is Apple about to open that $84 billion war chest to make another one of its traditional flash-memory supply-chain land-grabs? Rumors from Reuters suggest it's planning to snap up Israeli outfit Anobit for $400 or $500 million. The outfit specializes in signal processing for the memory chips, increasing volume and performance, which you'll already find bolted onto the Samsung and Hynix flash drives inside the iPhone 4S. Whilst we're having a hard time believing Cupertino would buy a hardware maker (even P.A. Semi and Intrinsity were fabless designers), it seems a logical move from a company who probably see traditional HDDs as an evil to be eradicated from its simplistic designs. We've reached out for comment from the companies and we'll let you know if we get anything more substantial than the regular "no comment."

Update: The initial reports suggested that Anobit had production facilities, but it's since been clarified that the company is a fabless designer in the same vein as P.A. Semi and Intrinsity.

Apple to buy flash chip maker Anobit for $500 million? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple reportedly acquires C3 Technologies, iOS Maps overhaul on the horizon? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google to launch MP3 store in coming weeks? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WSJ: Sprint places $20 billion order for next iPhone, hinges company future on Apple's handset? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is this Apple's cheaper iPhone 4? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia developing 'Meltemi' OS for feature phones? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Anon]

Radio Shack inventory screen pegs iPhone 5 for Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did a white iPhone 4S just pop up in AT&T's system? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleattatt inventoryAttInventoryexclusiveinventoryiphoneiphone 4siphone 5Iphone4sIphone5leakmobilepostcrossrumorwhite iphonewhite iphone 4swhite iphone 5WhiteIphoneWhiteIphone4sWhiteIphone5Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Foxconn's Brazil factory ready for business, will begin shipping iPads in December]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/report-foxconns-brazil-factory-ready-for-business-will-begin/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/report-foxconns-brazil-factory-ready-for-business-will-begin/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/16/report-foxconns-brazil-factory-ready-for-business-will-begin/#comments It appears that Apple is about to expand its manufacturing operations to Brazil, where a new Foxconn factory is already in place and ready to churn out iPads, according to a report from national media outlet UOL. Aolizio Mercadante, the country's minister of science and technology, confirmed the news this week during a hearing held by the Commission of Economic Affairs. "At first many doubted, but it will be the first time that [Apple] will produce iPads outside Chinese territory," Mercadente said. "We are taking a big step for digital inclusion in the country." Located in Jundiaí, the new facility was constructed under a joint venture between Foxconn and the Brazilian government, with the former reportedly contributing $12 million to the initiative. Rumors of a South American expansion began circulating earlier this year, with many expecting Foxconn's Brazil-based operations to get underway during Q1 of 2012, according to DigiTimes. Construction, however, appears to have wrapped up ahead of schedule, with Mercadante claiming that iPad shipments will begin in December. Apple, for its part, has not commented on the report.

Report: Foxconn's Brazil factory ready for business, will begin shipping iPads in December originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Aolizio MercadanteAolizioMercadanteapplebrazilbusinesscupertinofacilityfactoryfoxconngovernmenthon haihon hai precisionHonHaiHonHaiPrecisioninvestmentipadJundiaímanufacturingmoneyplantproductionrumorshipmentsouth americaSouthAmericatabletUOLFri, 16 Sep 2011 06:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Sprint begins iPhone briefings, exact model number remains questionable]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/15/sprint-begins-iphone-briefings-exact-model-number-remains-quest/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/15/sprint-begins-iphone-briefings-exact-model-number-remains-quest/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/15/sprint-begins-iphone-briefings-exact-model-number-remains-quest/#comments Are you a Sprint subscriber? Super stoked about possibly getting your hands on an iPhone? It seems as though you're finally about to be in business. After a chat with a freshly-briefed, forthcoming sales associate, TUAW is reporting that the carrier will start offering an Apple device of some sort next month alongside existing data plans -- providing some confirmation for the recent Wall Street Journal report. Things get a bit cloudy after that in regards to exactly which handset the carrier will obtain, but the sales force is currently getting familiar with the iPhone 4. Regardless of which iPhone Sprint ends up procuring, it's getting fairly impossible to shake the (seemingly) obvious. We'll see in a month, eh?

Sprint begins iPhone briefings, exact model number remains questionable originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Prhime]

Sprint rumored to retain unlimited data with iPhone 5 launch, prove unicorns are indeed legit originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apparently those of you who aren't upgrading to Cupertino's latest and greatest desktop OS will be able to sling bits through iCloud with the upcoming 10.6.9 update. The screenshot above comes via an eagle-eyed developer, who's already upgraded his MobileMe account to the service and also happened to open its forebearer's preference pane on a machine running Tiger. No word on when it'll drop (we'd place our bets alongside iOS 5's launch this fall), but looks like those of you running Snow Leopard got some readin' to do.

Snow Leopard to get iCloud support in 10.6.9 update? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That said, do bear in mind that according to the mark along the bottom of this part, we're apparently looking at an "EVT1" (Engineering Verification Test) piece from March 3rd 2011 (making it about three months older than the white N94 back covers that made the rounds last week, assuming they're legit). Additionally, when our sources last checked around June and July, the N94 had yet to hit the DVT stage, so it's hard to determine whether these parts will remain the same in the final design, or whether the N94 will even make it to the production line at all.

On the other hand, our sources pointed out that an elusive N97 device -- previously reported by the Wall Street Journal as a tiny iPhone -- had already reached "DVT" (Design Verification Test) stage back in June, though there's little information about it other than that it's been tested with various cellular technologies (though plagued by some bugs related to switching between specific frequencies back then), plus it may sport a camera module supplied by Sony, which was semi-confirmed by Howard Stringer himself back in April. Whatever the N97 ends up being, hopefully we'll have something at least as slim as our little souvenir from Beijing.

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iPhone N94 prototype's front assembly leaked, set to be an iPhone 4S? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Alas, as many of you have pointed out in comments, there's not a lot of truth to this story. First, both devices you're seeing above appear to actually be PMPs, not phones -- the Galaxy S players we've seen before. Secondly, we're hearing the actual name of this supposed smartphone is GT-i9220, not 19220.

Samsung's GT-i9220 shows up in leaked photos, preps for battle with iPhone 5? (update: nope!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple to release cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 within weeks? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>8 megapixel8gb8gb iphone 48gbIphone48Megapixelantennaapplecameraeight megapixelEightMegapixelflash forwardFlashForwardhon haiHonHaiiosiphoneiphone 4iphone 4siphone 5Iphone4Iphone4sIphone5launchmanufacturermanufacturingmobilepostcrosspegatronproductionrumorsmartphonetouchscreenTue, 23 Aug 2011 05:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Retina Display-equipped iPad 3 looking more and more likely for early 2012]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/retina-display-equipped-ipad-3-looking-more-and-more-likely-for/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/retina-display-equipped-ipad-3-looking-more-and-more-likely-for/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/retina-display-equipped-ipad-3-looking-more-and-more-likely-for/#comments iPad WITH A VENGEANCEWell, the Wall Street Journal's headline certainly isn't going to surprise you -- Apple Developing New iPad -- that has been a safe assumption since the iPad 2 was announced. Rumors are circulating though (some, for quite a while) that are painting an increasingly convincing picture of a Retina Display-equipped slate shipping in early 2012. Reports are in that suppliers have already received Q4 orders for parts that may eventually find their way into Apple's next tablet. Can we say for certain that the iPad 3 will hit shelves in Q1 of next year sporting a 2048 x 1536 screen? No, but it's starting to look more and more likely.

Retina Display-equipped iPad 3 looking more and more likely for early 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not content with just building offices in the shape of UFOs, Apple is on the hunt for a "Signal Integrity Manager." That's an engineer who balances the noise that chips and circuit boards emit -- which, if left unchecked could overpower your iOS devices' data signals. Apple is specifically looking for someone with DisplayPort experience (plus ten years general experience and two years leading a small team) to work on future chip development -- like the A6. The move suggests that the standard could be coming in the future, but since the position is still listed, it seems unlikely that we'll see DisplayPort included with the next iPhone / iPad at this point.

Apple adding DisplayPort to iOS devices? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>A5A6AppleApple A5Apple A6Apple iOSApple Job AdvertAppleA5AppleA6AppleIosAppleJobAdvertDisplayPortiDeviceiDevicesiOSiOS DisplayPortIosDisplayportiPadiPad DisplayPortIpadDisplayportiPhoneiPhone DisplayPortIphoneDisplayportJob AdvertJobAdvertmobilepostcrossrumorrumorsrumourrumoursSignal Integrity ManagerSignalIntegrityManagerWed, 17 Aug 2011 10:57:00 EST<![CDATA[Carriers testing LTE-enabled 4G iPhone?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/carriers-testing-lte-enabled-4g-iphone/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/carriers-testing-lte-enabled-4g-iphone/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/carriers-testing-lte-enabled-4g-iphone/#comments Earlier this year, Verizon CEO Dan Mead all but confirmed that an LTE Apple device would be making its way to Verizon. Eventually. And no 2011 Apple rumor spattering would be complete without at least a casual mention of the high-speed 4G network. Now, BGR claims to have received an internal iOS test build from a major carrier, revealing a property list file for LTE. This of course doesn't guarantee that Apple will be shipping an LTE iPhone flavor later this year, but that it at least remains a possibility. Still, an October iPhone launch would fall nicely in line with recent confirmation that AT&T will be releasing an LTE smartphone in "late 2011," and 4G compatibility could definitely explain Cupertino's holdup in announcing the iPhone 4's successor. So, will you be flying through the wireless web at lightning-fast speed later this year? Hopefully we need not wait much longer to find out.

Carriers testing LTE-enabled 4G iPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4g4g iphone4gIphoneappleapple iphoneapple rumorAppleIphoneAppleRumorattatt 4gatt lgeAtt4gAttLgebgriosiphoneiphone 4iphone 4gIphone4Iphone4gltelte 4glte iphoneLte4gLteIphonerumorrumorsverizon iphoneVerizonIphoneMon, 15 Aug 2011 13:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple TV to score Bluetooth support with iOS 5, make search slightly less painful?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/apple-tv-scoring-bluetooth-support-with-ios-5-make-search-sligh/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/apple-tv-scoring-bluetooth-support-with-ios-5-make-search-sligh/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/apple-tv-scoring-bluetooth-support-with-ios-5-make-search-sligh/#comments Apple TV Bluetooth code Did you know that your second-gen Apple TV has a Bluetooth radio hidden inside it? Well it does but, until now, the only way to access it was with a little jailbreaking and some command line chops. That could all be changing though, with the release of iOS 5 this fall. 9to5Mac pulled some interesting code from the latest developer beta of iOS indicating that support for Bluetooth keyboards is coming to the Apple TV and, potentially, the ability pair other devices as well. In addition to making search without the iPhone remote app far less painful, a keyboard is an essential part of bringing apps to the tiny media box -- something that has been rumored would happen for quite sometime. It's possible these capabilities will only be unlocked on some unannounced third-gen streaming device, but we're hoping this will bring a little life to our still reasonably new iTunes boxes.

Apple TV to score Bluetooth support with iOS 5, make search slightly less painful? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleapple tvAppleTvbluetoothcodeiosios 5Ios5rumorrumorssoftware updateSoftwareUpdateupdateWed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone 5 / 4S: the rumor roundup]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/iphone-5-4s-the-rumor-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/iphone-5-4s-the-rumor-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/iphone-5-4s-the-rumor-roundup/#comments It's July, there is no new iPhone, and the analysts are restless. This time last year, Apple had already announced and begun shipping the iPhone 4 -- in fact, every single previous model has been announced in June, save for the first, which was unveiled in January 2007. So, now that the month has come and gone and WWDC with it, what are all of the tech publications out there to do? Make with the rumor stories, naturally -- and over the past few weeks, they've been coming fast and furious.

DigiTimes has offered a fairly constant stream of sometimes dubious rumors surrounding the device from its stable of supplier contacts, and a recent article from The Wall Street Journal has reopened the floodgates. GigaOm has gone so far as to suggest that the latter may well be a controlled leak from Apple, and certainly it has reignited interest in the belated device.

There's not a lot in the way consensus here, save for one key detail: Apple appears set to release a new iPhone. That much seems certain. After all, the iPhone remains the company's biggest money maker, even in this post-iPad world. Last year, of course, we had a slightly better guide ahead of the launch, but this time out, for better or worse, no one at Cupertino has been considerate enough to leave the upcoming handset at a Redwood City bar after a night of partying, so let's cut through the noise and and piece together a cohesive picture based on the wide assortment of rumors.

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iPhone 5 / 4S: the rumor roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applecameradigitimesipadipad 3Ipad3iphoneiphone 4siphone 5Iphone4sIphone5rounduprumorrumor roundupRumorRoundupThe Wall Street JournalTheWallStreetJournalThu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple boots Sandy Bridge-based MacBook Air into mass production? (update)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/11/apple-boots-sandy-bridge-based-macbook-air-into-mass-production/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/11/apple-boots-sandy-bridge-based-macbook-air-into-mass-production/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/11/apple-boots-sandy-bridge-based-macbook-air-into-mass-production/#comments Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is starting to build a bit of a reputation for accurate Apple rumors, so you may be able to take this with a slightly smaller dose of NaCl: Kuo told AppleInsider that Cupertino's allegedly ordered 380,000 of those new MacBook Air models with Intel's Sandy Bridge processors on board, to be completed within the month. Of course, if Apple's got its heart set on distributing silica scaffolding, it has to phase the existing Core 2 Duo variants out, and so the company's reportedly finishing a final production run of 80,000 units now. If you happen to notice that your entire state is out of aluminum-clad ultralights, you know who to call!

Update: iPhone hacker Chronic claims the MacBook Air refresh could appear as soon as Wednesday morning.

Update 2: Never mind -- Chronic says his sources were mistaken about the MacBook Air on Wednesday.

Apple boots Sandy Bridge-based MacBook Air into mass production? (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AirAppleMacBook AirMacbookAirMBAMing-Chi KuoMing-chiKuorumorrumorsSat, 11 Jun 2011 22:02:00 EST<![CDATA[MobileNotifier dev snapped up by Apple to work on iOS framework?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/mobilenotifier-dev-snapped-up-by-apple-to-work-on-ios-framework/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/mobilenotifier-dev-snapped-up-by-apple-to-work-on-ios-framework/http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/04/mobilenotifier-dev-snapped-up-by-apple-to-work-on-ios-framework/#comments We said that MobileNotifier unobtrusive notifications might be the single best reason to jailbreak your iOS device, and it sounds like Apple may agree -- Redmond Pie reports that lead developer Peter Hajas has been spirited away by the Cupertino computer company to work on iOS itself. Hajas wrote that he was taking a break from MobileNotifier, and some newfangled detective work dug up the rest -- a thinly-veiled reference to Steve Jobs, a tweet mentioning a California "fruit" company, and finally an alleged screenshot of Hajas' entry in Apple's employee database. We're feeling slightly bittersweet about the whole thing, to tell the truth, as while we'd rather not have to smash our iPhone chains, the notion that this is all happening now suggests we won't see greatly improved notifications in iOS 5, come Monday.

[Thanks, Jeff]

MobileNotifier dev snapped up by Apple to work on iOS framework? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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