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Rumor: Apple taps Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical for 8 megapixel camera lenses for iPhone 5

If you’re hoping for something good from the next generation of iPhone, at least expect an improved camera. Per Taiwan Economic News, Apple has secured deals with two suppliers to build 8-megapixel camera lenses for the company’s forthcoming next-generation handset. Both Largan Precision and Genius Electronic Optical are said to be supplying smartphone lenses for […]

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Microsoft VP highlights Windows 8 interface changes, emphasizes upcoming Ribbon features

If Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”) was starting to look like Windows 7 (or vice versa), this might be reassuring. Per a blog entry by Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft’s president of its Windows Division, indicates that one key element of Windows 8 will take the new release in a very different direction than Apple’s outline for […]

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Rumor: Apple to release fifth-generation iPhone with 8MP camera, SIM-free design between July and August

Per Japanese web site Macotakara, Apple is rumored to be releasing a fifth-generation iPhone with an 8-megapixel camera and a SIM-less design that will not be a major departure from the current iPhone 4 design. Citing an anonymous source, the web site reported Monday that the next iPhone will have the same form factor as […]

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Microsoft’s Ballmer cites Windows 8 release for 2012, begins to drop details

Ok, this isn’t amazing news about an upcoming Apple notebook or a revelation that the next iPhone will be able to paint your living room, but it never hurts to run a Windows partition on your Mac… Per AppleInsider, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed plans for a 2012 launch of the “next generation of Windows […]

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Rumor: AT&T rep says iPhone 5 may come after typical June/July launch period

A potentially awesome new iMac just came in, now you might have to wait a bit for the next generation of iPhone. Per a report on MacRumors, an AT&T representative has asserted that Apple has informed the carrier that it does not plan to release a new version of the iPhone in June or July […]