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Apple begins shipping 2012 iPod touch, iPod nano units

If you ordered a fifth-generation iPod touch or a seventh-generation iPod nano, you should be getting it soon. Per AppleInsider, customers on Tuesday began receiving word that their order for the new fifth-generation iPod touch and seventh-generation iPod nano has shipped and should arrive in the next week. Readers who received shipping notifications shared with […]

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: AU Optronics building displays for 7.85-inch iPad

Component reports aren’t always the full story, but they point to something that’s being built. Per DigiTimes, Apple is said to have tapped AU Optronics to build displays for its 7.85-inch iPad, reportedly set to hit the market in November. Citing unnamed sources in Taiwan, the publication said that AU Optronics recently landed orders to […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple to send out “iPad mini” media event invitations on October 10th, hold event on October 17th

There could be a nifty media event in which Apple unveils its rumored, smaller iPad in 15 days. Or not. According to Fortune, Apple 2.0 reported on Monday that members of the press will be invited to the event on Wednesday, Oct. 10. That would suggest the event itself would be held a week later […]

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Hardware iPhone News

Analyst: Lightning cable shortage due to new production methods, change in suppliers

There might be a valid reason as to why Apple’s Lightning connector sold out so quickly last week. Per AppleInsider, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes a change in supplier weighting combined with low yield rates has caused a shortage of Lightning connector supply. Being roughly 80 percent smaller than its predecessor, Lightning is a complex […]

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Lightning port adapters sell out in 30 minutes, shipments slip to 2-3 weeks

It wasn’t the sale of the century, but it WAS a part people needed and it went fast. Per AppleInsider, just half an hour after the iPhone 5 went up for pre-order, USB adaptors for Apple’s new Lightning port sold out, forcing users with compatible accessories to wait until new shipments arrive in October. Both […]