Apple’s next 15-inch MacBook Pro will reportedly be much thinner than its predecessors, at the expense of a DVD drive.
“Trusted sources” tell 9 to5 Mac that Apple is almost ready to launch the revamped 15-inch Pro. The laptop …
Rumors
Fact-Checking Digitimes, the Taiwanese Apple Rumor Source That Keeps Crying ‘Wolf!’
“It’s key to note that the DigiTimes has a hit-or-miss track record for nailing predictions….”
“Digitimes has a spotty track record with regard to Apple rumors…”
“Given the lack of hard evidence and DigiTimes’s …
Report: Foxconn Chief Reveals Details About Apple ‘iTV’ Set
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 …
Rumor: Apple Adding Photorealistic 3D Maps to iOS 6, Dumping Google Tech
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 …
Would You Buy a 7-inch Apple ‘iPad Mini’ for $200?
Tell me if this makes sense to you: Apple’s preparing to launch a significantly smaller version of its already not-exactly-huge iPad and keep everything exactly the same — including the 2048 x 1536 screen resolution — except …
Would a $799 MacBook Air Threaten Next-Gen Ultrabook Sales?
Apple may launch a significantly less expensive MacBook Air to undercut sales of next-gen “ultrabook” style laptops due in the second quarter of this year. It’s just another rumor, mind you, but if it happened, the thinking is …
Report: Xbox 360 to Sell for $99 with Two-Year Xbox Live Contract
Most of us wouldn’t own an iPhone or Android smartphone if a carrier like AT&T or Verizon wasn’t subsidizing some of the cost. Now it looks like gamers may be able to expect similar deals — at least with the Xbox 360, if the …
Rumor: Hulu Soon to Be Available Only to Cable and Satellite Subscribers
Bad news, people who don’t want to pay for cable or satellite TV — “sources” are telling the New York Post that Hulu might start requiring authentication to stream content. That means unless you’re a paying cable or satellite …
Report: Microsoft to Unveil Spotify-like Music Service
We come here today to pre-mourn the impending loss of Zune, a music service you may or may not remember. In its place, Microsoft is apparently planning to unveil a new streaming music service at the E3 conference in June, …
Facebook Phone Rumor Rises from the Grave
There is no Facebook phone, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has insisted time after time. But the rumor mill won’t listen, and now DigiTimes reports that HTC is working on the fabled device.
HTC is developing a “customized smartphone in …
A Brief, Inaccurate History of the Mythical ‘iPhone Nano,’ 2007-Present
Let us examine a legendary Apple product that has never arrived — and yet just won’t go away.
Cheap iPhone Rumor Returns
Like clockwork, rumors of a cheaper iPhone are back.
Citing a report in China Times, Boy Genius Report claims that Apple is working on a low-cost iPhone to compete with the cheapest Android smartphones. Apple will reportedly …