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Rumor: Apple developing specialized CPUs for HDTV units

When in doubt, roll your own. Per DigiTimes, rather than utilize off-the-shelf chips from a company such as Intel, Apple is expected to use its own custom-built chips like in the iPhone and iPad for its anticipated television set. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and Siliconware Precision Industries are three companies expected to […]

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Apple receives final clearance to sell iPhone 4S in China, handsets expected to arrive this month

If you’re traveling to the far east and need to snag an iPhone 4S, things just got a bit easier. Per MIC Gadget, Chinese regulators have issued the final permit required for Apple to launch the iPhone 4S in the country, with wireless operator China Unicom hoping to begin selling the device by the Christmas […]

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Rumor: Hitachi and Sony collaborating on unknown Apple iOS device, iPad 4 to receive new display connector technology

It’s the rumors that keep life interesting. Per Macotakara.jp, Hitachi and Sony are reported to have teamed up to supply Apple with 4-inch LCD displays for an unspecified iOS device that will hit the market in 2012. Citing sources within Apple’s Far Eastern supply chain, macotakara.jp claims that Hitachi Displays, Ltd. and Sony Mobile Display […]

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Security researcher Charlie Miller outs iOS code signing flaw, security hole

It’s hard to say if it’s discouraging to see the iOS get spotted on assorted security failures or reassuring to see that security experts manage to notice these and bring them to the public’s attention. According to Forbes, Mac hacker and researcher Charlie Miller has reportedly found a way to sneak malware into the App […]

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Taiwan en route to sell iPhone 4S before end of 2011

If you’re heading to the far east soon, this might come in handy. Per Electronista, Taiwan should get the iPhone 4S before the end of the year after the island’s National Communications Commission approved the device for sale. Clearing the technical hurdle should see the Apple device on sale by either late November or early […]