FOLLOW-UP: Amazon Unveils New, Larger Kindle Fire Models
I’m in Santa Monica, California for Amazon.com’s press event, which kicks off at 1:30pm ET on Thursday. The company has officially said that–well, actually it hasn’t …
Rumors
Five Questions About Apple’s ‘5’ Event on September 12
Back on July 30, iMore’s Rene Ritchie reported that Apple would announce the iPhone 5 at a press event on September 12. Ritchie is among the handful of Apple rumormongers who are actually pretty reliable and never spout utter …
Is Valve Really Getting into the Hardware Biz?
By all accounts — most conspicuously its own — Valve, the PC-centric games developer that brought us games like Half-Life and Portal as well as distribution service Steam, has finally admitted it’s leaping into the PC hardware …
Larry Page and Tim Cook Reportedly Discuss Patent Issues
Reuters reports that Google CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook “had a phone conversation last week” to discuss patents:
One possible scenario under consideration could be a truce involving disputes over basic features and functions in Google’s Android mobile software, one source said.
Apple’s $1.05 billion patent lawsuit win over …
Did an Apple Exec Say Not to Expect a Television Anytime Soon?
We recently noted how the rumors of an Apple television have being going on for years, despite the fact that TV networks and cable companies don’t seem too enthused about working with Apple. If you think any of that’s about to …
Did Cloud Gaming Service OnLive Really Just Fire Its Entire Staff? [Updated]
It’s definitely not the sort of news you want to run across on an otherwise lovely Friday afternoon: Brian Fargo, a game developer with inXile Entertainment, posted something he claims is an email received from an OnLive employee …
A Brief History of Apple’s TV Troubles
Steve Jobs might’ve had Apple’s TV revolution all figured out, but the TV industry sure doesn’t want to let it happen–at least not on Apple’s terms.
On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal brought word that Apple is negotiating …
Yes, the New iPhone Could Cost $800 – You’ll Probably Pay $200, Though
There’s a double rainbow of trending Twitter topics right now: iPhone 5 $800 and #800DollarsForAniPhone. The people of Twitter are aghast! Aren’t iPhones supposed to cost $200? “For $800, this phone better [insert outrageous …
New iPhone, Smaller iPad Rumored to Be Announced September 12
Rene Ritchie of iMore.com reports that “sources who have proven accurate in the past” are saying that the new iPhone will be announced on Wednesday, September 12.
The rumored “iPad Mini” and new iPods will come along for the …
What Would You Do with a 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro?
One of the wants floated back when Apple’s Retina MacBook Pro display was still just a rumor inside a riddle wrapped in a DigiTimes story, was an even thinner 13-inch version with Apple’s new pixel-flush screen technology.
A …
Three Questions About the Inevitable iPod Refresh
5 Benefits of a Thinner iPhone with In-Cell Display Technology
The Wall Street Journal just threw its weight behind some fairly old scuttlebutt that Apple’s new iPhone will employ thinner screen technology when it arrives, presumably later this summer or sometime in the fall. That technology …