China Telecom’s 130M subscribers will get access to CDMA iPhone 4S on March 9
China Telecom officially announced it would begin selling the iPhone 4S next month. China Telecom is a major market for Apple, because its 130 million mobile subscribers will now have the opportunity to purchase Apple’s latest smartphone. The iPhone 4S will go on sale on March 9 on China Telecom, and pre-order offerings will start on March 2. China [...]
iPad 3 w/8 Megapixel camera pictured by Apple Daily publication
Apple Daily today has images of what it claimed is the next iPad compared to an iPad 1 and an iPad 2. You will notice increased tapering and a bigger camera lens. The publication said the camera is a whopping 8-megapixels, which would likely mean it is the same Sony camera found in the iPhone [...]
9to5Toys: 20% off iTunes gift cards, Minis starting at $551, iMacs at $1086
From 9to5Toys:
Staples has 2x$25 iTunes gift cards for $40 with free shipping. At 20% off, that matches the lowest price we’ve seen. The promo lasts until Feb. 25th. iTunes gift cards can be used on Music, Videos, iBooks, iOS Apps and Mac Apps (including Mountain Lion).
Also, remember we’re partnering with MacMall until the end of the month to [...]
Apple starts the countdown to 25 billionth app
Apple started a countdown to its 25 billionth app download on the App Store. A promotional page at the company’s website reads:
As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could [...]
Leaked iOS 5.1 pre-GM build contains camera slider and Japanese Siri?
Portuguese language blog BlogdoiPhone has leaked reported screenshots of the iOS 5.1 ‘pre-GM’ (via MacRumors) which they claim they received from a local carrier. We’ve already postulated that iOS 5.1 is most likely going to launch with the iPad 3 which is rumored to be March 7th. Today’s leaked screenshots reveal two additional features in iOS 5.1: a new camera button [...]
Did your Mac make the Mountain Lion obsolescence list?
If you plan to install Mountain Lion on an older Mac, you might be out of luck. The new operating system release raises the ladder in terms of graphics performance required for its new features like AirPlay Mirroring. As a result, a couple years old Mac might not cut it anymore. According to French-language website [...]
Apple is testing eight-inch iPad, says WSJ
Following their report last night that AT&T and Verizon will be carrying the LTE iPad 3, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is currently testing an 8-inch iPad in their labs. While they’re not exactly sure the version will launch, they do say it’s in fact being tested.
Officials at some of Apple’s suppliers, who declined [...]
ChinaTimes: Apple said to have ordered 65 million 264PPI Retina displays from LG and Samsung for iPad 3
Apple iPad 3 rumors indicate a March 7 announcement with a 2,048-by-1, 536-pixel Retina display, quad-core A6 processor, improved cameras, and now LTE chip. The over-all design of the tablet will remain the same, according to the consensus, but the big new feature will obviously be the new Retina display. Rumors also indicate LG and Samsung are manufacturing the [...]
iPad 3 with quad-core A6, LTE to be announced on March 7th?
iMore‘s Rene Ritchie reports that Apple currently plans to announce their next-generation iPad on Wednesday March 7th. We recently noted that March 7th was an open day for events at San Fransisco’s Yerba Buena Center (and the first Wednesday of the month). This is the hall in which Apple introduced both the first iPad and iPad 2.
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Apple to broadcast Tim Cook at Goldman Sachs conference tomorrow (3:30PM ET)
Setteb.it noted that Apple would do a live broadcast of CEO Tim Cook’s remarks tomorrow at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference. Cook usually talks numbers and trends at these events but they are not usually broadcasted live.
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