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Apple to Introduce iPad 3 in First Week of March
www.macrumors.com
AllThingsD, which has an accurate track record in revealing Apple's new product media events, is reporting that Apple will hold an event to launch the iPad 3 in the first week of March.Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the...
Apple WWDC 2012 liveblog!
www.engadget.com
Back in March, at the tail end of the new iPad's launch, Apple CEO Tim Cook did something atypical. He encouraged us to expect even more from his company in 2012. From an outfit that rarely sets lofty expectations, that's saying something. Here at WWDC 2012, we're on hand...
Steve Jobs' 1991 FBI File Released, Reveals Consideration for Presidential Appointment
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As noted by Gawker, the FBI has just released a 1991 background check on Steve Jobs. The 191-page document was undertaken as Jobs was being considered for a presidential appointment to the President's Export Council by George H. W. Bush. The file was released following a Freedom of Information Act...
High-Resolution Sharp Display Reportedly for iPad 3 Surfaces
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The flurry of iPad 3 part leaks continues today following yesterday's interior photo of the rear shell and some follow-up photos of the exterior of the shell and the Smart Cover magnets. Among the most prominent additions today are new photos of what may be the iPad 3's display. Japanese...
MacBook Air Upgrades Said to Include Up to 8 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD
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9to5Mac reports that it has received information on the MacBook Air upgrades to be announced today, with each of the 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch sizes arriving in two standard configurations with a third customizable high-end configuration also heading into stock at some retailers. According to the report, the initial model descriptions...
Foxconn's Servers Hacked, Exposing Vendor Usernames and Passwords
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One of Foxconn's servers was reportedly hacked, exposing usernames and passwords for clients and employees. The group that took credit for the hack is called SwaggSec who claims they weren't doing it in response to working conditions or even for information on the iPhone 5, but simply for the enjoyment...
Photo of the Back of an iPad 3 Rear Shell, Smart Cover Magnets
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Apparently, iPad 3 enclosures are easy to come by these days. Earlier today, Repair Labs posted a photo of the interior the iPad 3 rear shell. They concluded that there were some minor changes that suggested a larger battery and redesigned logic board. Tonight, Apple.pro posts an image of the...
Apple updates EFI firmware on 2010 Macs: offers Lion internet recovery, not much else
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Staring forlorn at that two-year-old MacBook, just sitting there in the corner? Well, there's good news; Apple's decided to furnish those 2010 models with a new EFI firmware update. Arriving on its MacBook Air (late 2010), iMac (mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (early 2010) models, it adds support for...
Apple Television Set to Include Motion Sensing Control and Touchscreen Remote?
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While Apple is not expected to reveal its long-rumored television set product that has been the subject of increasing rumors at today's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White has published a new research note addressing some of his expectations for the device based on a recent...
Apple Determines iTunes Match Royalties By Counting How Many Times A Song is Accessed
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TuneCore president Jeff Price today wrote a blog post praising Apple's iTunes Match service for creating money "out of thin air" for copyright holders. iTunes Match launched with all the major record labels on board, but some small labels refused to participate over concerns the service was legitimizing music pirates....
Apple Brings Lion Internet Recovery to More 2010 Macs
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Apple today released a series of three EFI firmware updates bringing Lion Internet Recovery to the company's Late 2010 MacBook Air, Mid-2010 iMac, and Early 2010 MacBook Pro. Available firmware updates include: - MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.3 (2.98 MB):This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection on...
iPad 3 to Have 'Truly Amazing' Screen
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Following a report from AllThingD earlier today claiming that Apple will introduce the iPad 3 in the first week of March, The New York Times is now weighing in with its own sources corroborating claims of a faster processor and a "truly amazing" screen in a package nearly identical in...
Apple Releases Two New iPhone 4S Ads: "Road Trip" and "Rock God
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Apple posted two new iPhone 4S television ads to its YouTube account this evening, "Road Trip" and "Rock God". Both ads showcase the various ways to use the iPhone 4S's Siri functionality to find directions, locate a restaurant, or send text messages. There have been several other iPhone 4S ads...
Ding dong, the white MacBook is dead—for real this time
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The white plastic MacBook is officially dead for good after Apple notified resellers that it will no longer be available to educational institutions. The 13" machine was essentially killed off for most of the public last July, but the budget laptop continued to be available to schools for the...
Apple announces next-generation 15-inch Macbook Pro with Retina Display
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Apple has just announced the next-generation Macbook Pro with a retina display. It goes along the rest of the Macbook line, but Apple is looking foward with this model: removing the optical drive to enable a laptop that's only 0.71 inches thick. The premiere feature, however, is clearly the...
Purported 13" MacBook Pro specs show USB 3.0, Ivy Bridge, no Retina display
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An image claiming to show specifications for an unreleased 13-inch MacBook Pro shows it equipped with an Ivy Bridge processor and USB 3.0 ports, but without a high-resolution Retina display....
Google vs everyone: an epic war on many fronts
gigaom.com
June, it seems, is the season for new product announcements in Silicon Valley. At its annual WWDC shindig, Apple announced a slew of new products including its hot-new Macbook Pro with Retina display and iOS 6. A few days later, Microsoft announced Surface, a new tablet/computer that has been designed by Microsoft...
THD N2-A is a KIRF MacBook Air that runs Ice Cream Sandwich for $149, we go hands-on (video)
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It wouldn't be Computex without some KIRF Apple products. And what we have today isn't quite a MacBook Air. But it's amazingly close. The N2-A, as it's known in the OEM underground, is one of the most impressive MacBook Air lookalikes we've seen -- and one of the cheapest....
White MacBook sales come to close as Apple ceases sales to education institutions
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Apple has reportedly notified resellers that the white polycarbonate MacBook is now officially classified as "End of Life" and has been discontinued....
Google Working On Wireless Home Entertainment System
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Google is developing a wireless home entertainment system designed to stream music throughout the home, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The system would be marketed under Google's brand and would be based on Google's Android platform. Google has sold a few items under it's own name,...
A month with the new iPad
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Apple released its third-generation iPad on March 16th and I purchased mine one day later on the 17th. There were no lines at my local Best Buy when I went to buy the new model. In fact, there were still more than 100 new iPads in stock when I...
Custom fragrance captures the scent of a MacBook Pro unboxing
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Remember the slow, luxurious unboxing photo sets and videos that used to accompany the release of new Apple products? There was always one aspect missing from these displays: the distinctive smell of fresh packaging and electronics, which has now been recreated for a gallery exhibition. Fragrance company Air Aroma...
Cook Reveals More Details About Apple’s Product Naming Policies, And Yes, The ‘S’ Stands For Siri
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Apple’s product naming polices can be somewhat confusing and arbitrary: And today an audience member at D10 called Apple CEO Tim Cook out on the somewhat bizarre strategy, “How did you guys go from an iPad to an iPad 2 to an iPad 4 to a 4s?” “A lot of...
Apple slips out new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion beta, leaves 2007 MacBook Pro in a momentary lurch
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Apple looks to be stepping up the frequency of OS X Mountain Lion beta updates after initially keeping the pace slow and steady: it just posted a new, unceremoniously titled 12A206J build for developers. What the update fixes in the Developer Preview isn't clear, but there are still glitches...
Reuters Confirms a Smaller Dock Connector and Relocated Headphone Jack on Next iPhone
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Reuters seems to confirm circulating rumors and expectations that Apple will be moving from the traditional 30-pin dock connector to a smaller 19-pin version for its next generation iPhone:The iPhone 5, Apple's next generation iPhone expected to go on sale around October, will come with a 19-pin connector port at...
Lenovo’s laptops are looking less like Thinkpads and more like MacBook Pros
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. This is the new Lenovo IdeaPad U310 (and U410) as it appears in the FCC database. I always wonder if, in the design meetings at Lenovo, they pretend like they came up with this look or the boss just says “make me something that looks exactly like this MacBook Pro”. ...
Apple Share Price Breaches $500, Hits All-Time High
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Apple's share price pushed through the $500 barrier as trading opened this morning, reaching an important psychological figure. The stock price has been on a tear ever since Apple reported blowout earnings for the first fiscal quarter of 2012, rising more than $75/share, or nearly 18%, in just under three...
New Ultrabooks still viewed as 'too pricey' next to Apple's MacBook Air
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The latest batch of Windows-based Ultrabook PCs will not undercut Apple's ultraportable MacBook Air enough on price to win away most consumers, according to a new analysis....
Apple to Release Thinner MacBook Pro at WWDC
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Bloomberg confirms a report from earlier today that Apple is preparing to release thinner MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. The models are to be released at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11 and will also include flash memory to "cut startup times and extend battery life". The report...
Apple confirms: OS X Mountain Lion available tomorrow on the Mac App Store for $19.99
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During its Q3 financial earnings press release today, Apple, has announced that OS X Mountain Lion will be available tomorrow. The release will come exclusively through the digital Mac App Store, and the new Mac OS will not be sold on optical discs or on a USB stick. “We’re...
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