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Foxconn ends hiring freeze, hires additional workers to build next-gen iPhone handset

Not to worry, Foxconn will have enough people on board to construct the next-gen iPhone. Per Bloomberg, after a brief freeze on hiring, Foxconn has allegedly begun adding employees again at one of its Chinese factories — a move said to be made in anticipation of Apple’s next iPhone. Foxconn is in the process of […]

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Rumor: Apple close to finalizing iRadio content agreements, service to launch in a dozen markets in mid0to-late 2013

You know that iRadio/content deal Apple was wrangling through with major studios and content providers? It may be about sorted out and have an actual delivery date. According to The Verge, the Apple radio service, once rumored for late 2012 to Q1/2013, has now been pushed back to mid-late 2013 because of difficulty signing the […]

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Rumor: Apple negotiating with content providers, could launch streaming radio service this summer

There could be some nifty stuff coming down the pipe this summer. Per CNET, Apple is working to strike deals with both the Warner and Universal Music groups within the week to help add content to its upcoming streaming radio service. Sony would still be one of the major holdouts. Apple could sign deals with […]

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Rumor: iOS 7 to incorporate overhauled user interface, “flatter” look

It’s time to start talking about iOS 7. Per the mighty John Gruber of Daring Fireball, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design and new head of Human Interface Jony Ive has apparently made noticeable visual tweaks to Apple’s mobile platform. So much so, that “word on the street” has it that iOS engineers are required […]

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Finance News

Apple to announce Q2 2013 earnings statement on April 23rd

It’s about that time again. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple updated its investor relations page on Monday to reveal that the company will post its earnings results for Q2 2013 on Tuesday, April 23. Per usual, an earnings conference call will follow at 5 p.m ET. Typically, this is where CEO Tim Cook and […]