Rumors

Report: Microsoft Office Coming to iPad and Android Tablets This Year

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Once again, the rumor of a Microsoft Office tablet app has reared its head, and this time, the app is reportedly coming to Android as well.

Digitimes on Digitimes: We Know What We’re Doing, and We’ll Try to Do Better

Digitimes

The Taiwanese news site, where many Apple rumors originate, defends itself but says it’ll do a better job of vetting future scoops.

Browser Wars on iOS? Seems Unlikely

Chrome for iPad

I’d love to see Google’s Chrome browser arrive for iOS devices. I’d be even more thrilled if an all-out browser war broke out on Apple’s mobile operating system, with multiple players going all-out to win the hearts and minds of users.

Is Google Readying a ‘Nexus’ Android Invasion?

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Tired of bending to the will of wireless carriers, Google reportedly wants to sell more contract-free Android phones directly to consumers.

Report: Amazon to Release Front-Lit Kindle in July

Shannon Stapleton / Reuters

E Ink — easy on the eyes, not so easy to read in the dark. That’s why Amazon is planning on releasing a new Kindle with front lighting, according to a “source” who talked to Reuters.

Report: Windows 8 Tablets with Intel Chips Coming in November

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More than a dozen Windows 8 tablets with processors from Intel will hit stores in November, according to a report from CNET.

Report: Upcoming 15-inch MacBook Pro to Be Thinner, Ditch DVD Drive

Apple

Apple’s next 15-inch MacBook Pro will reportedly be much thinner than its predecessors, at the expense of a DVD drive.

Fact-Checking Digitimes, the Taiwanese Apple Rumor Source That Keeps Crying ‘Wolf!’

Digitimes

This electronics site’s Apple rumors consistently make news — but are wrong far more often than they’re right. Why does everyone continue to take them seriously?

Report: Foxconn Chief Reveals Details About Apple ‘iTV’ Set

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It looks like we might finally have some solid intel on Apple’s iTV and not from some anonymous “people with familiar with the matter.” This news appears to come directly from Foxconn chief Terry Gou, the man whose factories actually build Apple products.

Rumor: Apple Adding Photorealistic 3D Maps to iOS 6, Dumping Google Tech

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Goodbye Google Maps for iOS, hello Apple in-house developed mapping tool with a stunning, unlike-anyone-else 3D angle? That’s what 9to5Mac says it’s heard from “trusted sources,” and that the overhauled Maps app is in the offing for iOS 6.

Would You Buy a 7-inch Apple ‘iPad Mini’ for $200?

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Tell me if this makes sense to you: Apple’s preparing to launch a significantly smaller version of its already relatively smallish iPad and keep everything exactly the same — including the screen resolution — except for storage, which it’ll drop from the entry-level iPad’s 16GB to 8GB.