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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple prepping ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook Pro notebook for Q2 2012

The nice thing with rumors: there’s generally a kernel of truth in there somewhere. Per DigiTimes, Apple is rumored to have ordered a “small volume” of components for a 15-inch ultra-thin notebook that could appear as early as the second quarter of 2012. Upstream suppliers are said to have begun shipping the components this month, […]

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Hardware News Rumor

Rumor: Apple creating HDTV prototypes for late 2012 launch

Prior to his passing away, Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs stated that he wanted to capture the television market. This might be the first step towards that goal. Per AppleInsider, analyst Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray revealed in a note to investors on Monday that a source close to an Asian component supplier claimed […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: AT&T blocks vacation days in mid-October, hinting towards iPhone 5 release

It’s when companies stop employee vacation time that things get interesting. Per the cool cats at Boy Genius Report, AT&T has reportedly blocked its employees from taking vacation days in mid-October as the carrier gears up for the launch of Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone. Employees at AT&T retail locations have allegedly been blocked from taking vacations […]

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iOS iPad iPhone iPod shuffle iPod Touch News

Analyst: App Store downloads to increase by 61%, prices to jump 14% in calendar year 2011

If you remember your economics class, an old supply and demand chart should pop into your head. Those charts are applicable. Per AppleInsider, having recently hit the 15 billion download milestone, a new analysis has found that downloads from Apple’s iOS App Store will increase 61 percent in calendar year 2011, while the average selling […]

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iPhone News

AT&T revises employee work schedules, fourth-gen iPhone expected

It’s all falling together as it has in years past. Per Boy Genius Report, AT&T employees have been informed that the phone is actually coming, and may in fact be on sale in the month of June. The announcement matches employee vacations for June affecting the cell carrier and back at the end of April, […]