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iFixit completes full teardown of iPhone 4S, posts results (updated)

With only one day (uno dia) remaining before the iPhone 4S officially goes on sale in brick and mortar locations, the supremely cool cats at iFixit have performed a full teardown of the long-awaited handset. Beyond the 1GHz A5 dual-core processor and 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, here’s what else they stumbled across: – The iPhone […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple testing 4G-capable LTE iPhone with carrier partners

A new rumor claims that carriers who support Apple’s iPhone are testing a new prototype handset that is capable of connecting to high-speed 4G long-term evolution data networks. Per Boy Genius Report, Apple’s carrier partners are testing an iPhone prototype with LTE. The rumor is evidence that Apple is pursuing support of the high-speed 4G […]

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iPad News Processors

Apple begins manufacturing trial run of A6 processor, looks for 2012 launch date

It’s pretty simple: If another person has another rumor story about the iPhone 5 being released in either September or October, they’ll be justly pummeled about the head and shoulders with a frozen badger. That seems fair. In other news, Taiwan Economic News, which cited sources close to the story, reported Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor […]

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Analyst notes possible “iPhone 4S” in September, iPad 3 prototype for early 2012

In non-software-update-esque news, a second investment research firm on Monday cited sources in Taiwan as indicating that Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone will hit the market early in the third quarter and also did its part to downplay rumors of an iPad 3 launch prior to next year and a low-cost iPhone in 2011. Per AppleInsider, pointing […]

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iPad News

iFixit performs full iPad 2 3G teardown, finds antennas similar to iPhone 4 units

I think we all have a certain fondness in our hearts for iFixit, as they follow the habit we all had when we were six and took everything apart to see how things worked, even if it meant that our parents invariably wound up screaming at us for the destruction involved. On the plus side, […]