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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple gearing up supply chain for September launch of next-gen iPhone

When there are rumblings in the supply chain, it sometimes leads to cool new stuff. Per AppleInsider, a key Apple supplier has revealed that its largest North American customer is gearing up for the launch of a next-generation smartphone, suggesting Apple could be in the midst of preparing for a September launch of its next […]

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MacBook Air News retail

13-inch MacBook Air inventory beginning to come up short, new models expected around WWDC

When the inventory numbers trend downwards, the cool new stuff tends to be around the corner. Per AppleInsider, availability of Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air had apparently begun to dry up at major authorized resellers. The popular 13-inch MacBook Air with a 1.8-gigahertz processor and 256-gigabyte solid-state drive is currently out of stock at resellers Amazon, […]

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MacBook Pro News retail

Apple, Best Buy team up for week-long MacBook Pro discounts, drive prices down across the board

One person’s price war is another person’s savings. Per AppleInsider, Apple and Best Buy have again teamed for a week-long MacBook Pro sale, not only helping the Mac maker push units in an unfavorable climate for the PC market, but also helping to driving down prices for consumers even further at competing resellers. Best Buy’s […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple to debut updated MacBook models at this year’s WWDC

If there’s one new-ish rule of the universe, it’s that Apple chooses when it gets to hold its dog and pony shows. And the next one might be during the Worldwide Developers Conference this June. Per AppleInsider, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities believes Apple will showcase updated MacBook Pro models at its upcoming […]

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: Next-gen iPad to be 15% thinner, 25% lighter, use smaller, more efficient battery

This could be nifty. Per MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information on Apple’s product plans, recently published a new research note outlining his expectations for Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Kuo expects mass production and shipments of the new iPad to ramp up in the August-September timeframe, […]