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According to several major media outlets, Verizon will begin offering the iPhone on their network in early 2011. The latest claim comes from the reputable New York Times, which packs significantly more journalistic credibility than much of the general rumor mill: Apple is now making a version of the iPhone 4 for Verizon’s network, according … Read More

Fresh rumors of a 7-inch iPad model have begun circulating, this time a new report on AppleInsider claims that a 7″ iPad model is in the works and will be released in the first quarter of 2011. Citing component suppliers in Taiwan, the new 7-inch iPad is expected to have a retina display, camera, 128GB … Read More

Updated on 11/23/2010: Civilization 5 for Mac has been released by Aspyr. You can order Sid Meier’s Civilization 5 for Mac on Amazon and it will ship for free. You can also watch a Mac version video trailer, and we’ve been given a Civ 5 for Mac release date of November 23! The wildly popular … Read More

Apple told everyone that the new Apple TV had an A4 chip, HDMI out with 720p support, WiFI, etc, but what everyone wanted to know was what the actual device hardware specs were… how much RAM does it have, how much local storage, does it run iOS? Now we know, here are the Apple TV … Read More

Contrary to rumors, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg suggested that Verizon will not be getting the iPhone in the immediate future. Speaking to an investors conference, the CEO emphasized they’d like to sell the device and hopes that Apple comes aboard their network: “We would love to carry it when we get there, but we have … Read More

You can now pre-order The Boxee Box on Amazon, which instantly turns your TV into a full featured media center. Pre-ordering on Amazon comes at 13% discount from the $229 retail price, at $199.99. According to Boxee, those who pre-order on Amazon will receive the Boxee Box before it goes on sale elsewhere later in … Read More

The upcoming iPhone 5 will aim to use the latest 4G service in addition to the existing 3G network, according to a report on CNet. The same analyst reports that Qualcomm is expected to be the CMDA chip supplier for the long-rumored Verizon iPhone that may be announced at the same time. AT&T and Verizon … Read More

Update: Apple has confirmed that the White iPhone 4 will be released in Spring 2011. The claim below regarding ship date was proven to be false information, but is maintained for posterity: Just as the black iPhone 4 is becoming more steadily available, a supposed email exchange between Steve Jobs and a high schooler has … Read More

Right after the news that the new Apple TV runs iOS, a tipster sent in a note saying the new Apple TV will be officially released on October 1 and that demo units will be setup in Apple Store locations for the same date. We generally ignore these kinds of emails as nothing but unsubstantiated … Read More

The newly announced Apple TV runs iOS, despite not having the traditional iOS interface, according to a report on TUAW. Citing an iPhone developer who went digging around in the latest iOS 4.2 beta, it was found that ‘AppleTV2,1’ was listed in the latest USB device configuration files. Assuming this holds true, the new $99 … Read More

If you’re a registered iOS developer you can now download the iOS 4.2 beta. This is pretty exciting news because iOS 4.2 runs on the iPad which has been waiting patiently for iOS 4 and it’s multitasking and folder support to arrive for much of the year. Of course the update is not limited to … Read More

Apple may be readying the release of a new iPad in time for the holiday shopping season, according to a report. The refreshed iPad is expected to be equipped with a FaceTime compatible camera and the new iPad iOS 4.2. The report from AppleInsider also suggests that Apple is looking to get FaceTime compatibility on … Read More

The iPhone Dev Team is warning that those with a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch should stay away from the recently available iOS 4.1 update: Today you’ll likely start seeing iTunes innocently offer you a new version of iOS…version 4.1. Don’t accept it…it’s a trap! The “It’s a trap!” message might be a bit dramatic, … Read More

Yes, you read that right, 120,000,000 iOS devices have been sold to date. This is the figure that Apple publicly released at their recent music event, and here’s the specific device breakdown of the sales: iPhones sold: 67.6 million – 56% of iOS devices sold iPads sold: 7.2 million – 6% of iOS devices sold … Read More

iTunes 10 has been announced and will be available to download starting today via Software Update. Featuring a fancy new icon that finally ditches the CD, iTunes 10 also has a more attractive album management system and a built in social network. iTunes 10 Ping Perhaps the most interesting feature of iTunes 10 is Ping, … Read More

Apple looks like they’ll be jumping full force into the touch screen market sometime in the future. An uncovered patent application shows an iMac Touch that runs both Mac OS X and iOS, which seamlessly switches between the two operating systems depending on how the screen is orientated. In this image, the iMac screen is … Read More

Apple may be working on a MacBook Touch, and will integrate high resolution touch screens into future Apple hardware, according to a recently discovered Apple patent. The information is pretty straightforward, as Patently Apple puts it “There’s no wishy-washy lingo about it” since the patent specifically names a MacBook, MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air: … Read More

According to an email exchange between a customer and Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a software update will be released soon to address the widespread complaints of iPhone 3G slowness running iOS 4. A frustrated iPhone 3G owner apparently wrote the following email to Steve Jobs complaining about the abysmal performance of iOS 4 on his … Read More