The oft-quoted DigiTimes, a Taiwanese tech industry favorite publication, has revealed that Apple is outsourcing the production of its A5 processor chip, which many expect will be based on the ARM Cortex A9 design and used in the forthcoming iPhone 5, to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. AppleInsider reports that Apple’s A4 chip is currently produced …
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Apple One Taiwanese Web site is jumping into the iPhone 5 rumor fray with the claim that Apple is testing an iPhone prototype that has a slide-out keyboard. The lack of a physical keyboard is one of the last remaining gripes many have about Apple’s revolutionary iPhone. Many longtime BlackBerry users refuse to switch to the iPhone due to their …
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It’s here! It’s here! But does anyone care? Apple It was 2 p.m. PT when I walked into the Apple Store in Pioneer Place in Portland, Ore., yesterday. I expected a line of Verizon customers chomping at the bit to get their hands on the iPhone, impeding my way to the Genius Bar, where I had to get my MacBook …
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Move Google’s home page logo to see the world of Jules Verne. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti If you’ve got an iOS device, head on over to Google’s home page today and check out the Jules Verne-inspired logo. Google has created an interactive logo that allows iOS users to control the view from a Jules Verne-esque submarine (the windows of which …
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Apple A new rumor surfacing online pegs February 14 as the release date for Apple’s iOS 4.3, the newest update for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches. MacStories has reported from a “reliable source” that iOS 4.3 will be available on February 14 at 10 a.m. PT. Daring Fireball’s John Gruber conjectured in his review of the Verizon iPhone that an …
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Was an iPad 2 spotted when The Daily was announced? News Corp. Making the rounds on the Internet today is a story about a Reuters “eyewitness” who claims to have seen an iPad 2 at the press event for News Corp.’s The Daily. The story certainly makes a splashy headline for Reuters, but its content has been thoroughly scrutinized by …
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Existing customers can preorder their iPhone 4s at 3 a.m. February 3. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti Verizon has updated its iPhone landing page to include a countdown and a message for existing customers to come back to the site, presumably to preorder the iPhone. In true Apple fashion (adding a countdown), when the numbers reach zero, a day that’s been …
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Apple AT&T has quietly revised its data plans for iPhone users, allowing some to switch back to unlimited data. The move comes just weeks before the heralded Verizon iPhone launch, which many analysts believe will cause a great number of AT&T customers to jump ship. Verizon announced that it would be offering an unlimited data plan for new iPhone users, …
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Though the App Store has several methods for keeping track of the newest and most noteworthy Apps, Apple has decided that a dedicated Twitter account would further promote some of its favorite applications for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti/CNET The @AppStore account has just been verified by Twitter as officially as the first post, “Welcome to …
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Apple According to two separate rumors, Apple has not given up on releasing a white iPhone 4. After months of production issues, any hope for getting a white iPhone 4 to consumers seemed to be lost. With the passing holiday season and last week’s announcement of the iPhone coming to Verizon, it appeared as though we might have to wait …
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