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Rumor: Apple May Be Working on XL Tablets Running Full Mac OS X

Date August 30, 2009


This one caught us by surprise, but it comes from a source that has always been 100% reliable: Not only Apple may be working on a 10-inch tablet, but also in 13″ and 15″ models, one running Mac OS X.
[Gizmodo] This source claims that the two touchscreen prototypes—made of aluminum, but on the shape of [...]

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iPhone will drop in China on Friday

Date August 27, 2009


Daily Finance is reporting today on the iPhone’s pending release in China. We’ve been reporting on this gradual deal for a while now. Back in July it looked like the deal might be delayed until 2010, but earlier this month, Apple’s VP of iPhone and iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak (among others) traveled to China [...]

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Ultrasn0w Now Available for Download, Working Wonders with iPhone 3G and OS 3.0

Date June 23, 2009


The iPhone Dev-Team has made Ultrasn0w available for download, working at its fullest, waiting for your jailbreaking needs.
The steps on how to Ultrafy your iPhone 3G, have a look below:

Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0
Jailbreak your iPhone 3G using redsn0w or PwnageTool (this will also install Cydia/Icy)
Run Cydia or Icy
Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to [...]

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Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Models within First 72 Hours

Date June 23, 2009


via Gearlive
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster was a little off with his estimation of 500,000 sales noted on June 18th. Apple yesterday announced that they’ve succeeded in the selling of over 1 million iPhone 3GS models June 19th through to June 21st, 2009.
If you read the bottom of the June 18th story, you will see where [...]

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Steve Jobs has Reportedly Been Spotted back at Apple’s California Offices

Date June 23, 2009


According to CBC News Canada, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apparently been spotted back at Apple’s Cupertino, California campus on Monday, the same day that Steve Jobs issued his first statement since going on his leave of absence this January.
“Customers are voting, and the iPhone is winning,” Jobs said in the statement about the latest [...]

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iPhone 3G S is Sporting a Processor Capable of 833MHz; 720p Video Immanent

Date June 19, 2009


As mentioned in the article prior to this, RapidRepair didn’t waste any time in disassembling their iPhone 3G S quickly after receiving their very own. What the found below the outer shell was totally unexpected, and frankly, quite a nice touch.Hours after the dismantlement of RapidRepair’s iPhone 3G S, it was announced that the processor [...]

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AT&T Actually Listened to its Customers; iPhone 3G S Upgrade Eligibility Update

Date June 17, 2009


Believe it or not, AT&T has actually taken its customers words into consideration, and has given us a nice update on iPhone 3G S upgrade eligibility.
AT&T writes, “Some customers have had questions about our plans and policies for iPhone 3G S, and we’d like to provide you with answers. We’d also like to announce a [...]

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iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update Now Available

Date June 17, 2009


Well, current iPhone and iPod Touch owners alike, today is not just another day. Today is the day you upgrade your iPhone firmware to 3.0 and experience a ton of new functions and features that you’ve been wanting for months now.
That’s right, iPhone OS 3.0 is now available for download via iTunes. If for some [...]

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iPhone 3G S Sporting a 600MHz Processor and 256MB’s of RAM

Date June 11, 2009


It looks like T-Mobile has leaked some information on the upcoming iPhone 3G S products. According to the company, the newest iPhone is sporting a 600MHz processor, and 256MB’s of RAM.
For comparison reasons, the iPhone 3G sports a measly 412MHz processor, whilst the 2nd Generation iPod Touch sports a quicker 532MHz processor.
With the iPhone 3G [...]

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The iPhone 3G [S], Details, and the Official Apple Guided Tour

Date June 8, 2009


Well, WWDC has gone underway, and the new iPhone has been announced. We all had a really strong gut feeling that a new iPhone would be announced this month, this year, but nobody was for certain.
Now it has been announced. The new iPhone device from Apple is named the iPhone 3G S, the S standing [...]

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The Next iPhone’s Details… Rumored.

Date May 20, 2009


Well, word has it that the details for the “next” iPhone have been revealed!.. or, at least rumored by a highly reliable source.
AppleiPhoneApps.com has the list, which I conveniently copied below for your viewing pleasure.
* 32GB and 16GB to replace current capacities * $199 and $299 price-points to [...]

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iPhone OS 3.0 Key Features!!

Date March 17, 2009


At the Apple press event today about the iPhone OS 3.0, the following capabilities/features were announced;
- In-App purchase to enable more app functionality
- peer to peer connectivity
- accessory connectivity
- Google map controls
- push notifications
- cut and paste
- landscape mode
- Messages (MMS)
- voice memos
- new Calendar support
- enhancements to the Stock App and search (Spotlight).
- Bluetooth [...]

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Turn-By-Turn GPS Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch

Date March 3, 2009


xWaves has released version 1.2 of their third party GPS software, xGPS, for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
This version includes audible turn-by-turn instructions, utilizes Google Maps or Google Terrain Maps and can be downloaded through Cydia via the MMI repository. This version is still a work in progress and isn’t without some bugs, but using [...]

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iPhone App Store 20% on its way to 100k Applications

Date February 14, 2009


As the title reads, it has been officially announced that the iPhone App Store has over 20,000 applications available for download. Some of which are free, and some of which will cost you much more than a pretty penny.
This announcement was made official on February 10th by Apptism, a site that tracks and rates App [...]

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