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New iPhone Pictures Abound, Autofocus Camera, Compass

At this point in time before WWDC, with the many rumors of a new iPhone, fake PhotoShop renditions of new software and hardware are common. However, these ones from a Chinese blog site and MacRumors seem very, very legitimate. First off is the highly rumored black bezel and matte/rubber backing. Personally I’m 50/50 on this, because [...]

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Palm Pre to Sync with iTunes

Paul Cousino from Palm confirmed recently at the D7 event that the Palm Pre, due for release June 6th, will be able to sync with iTunes on the Mac (and PC). Cousino demonstrated on stage that the Pre, and other webOS devices, will show up in iTunes as a “device”, and will be able to [...]

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32GB iPhone Advertised by T-Mobile Austria

One of the tell-tale signs of a new product release by Apple during or around WWDC (June 8th – June 12th), is mysterious product pages appearing on various retailers’ sites. This time it’s the “iPhone 32GB” on T-Mobile Austria’s site. As seen below, the product is not pictured (as expected), and there is a curious [...]

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Official: Palm Pre will launch June 6th

Sprint just announced that the much-hyped Pre will cost $199.99 after $100 mail-rebate and 2-year contract and will launch on June 6th at Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, and select Wal-Mart stores. Not much other details now, but keep checking for more as they roll out! Now the thing to see is whether the Pre and [...]

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Apple Releases 3 New Get A Mac Ads

Apple has yet again released 3 more new Get A Mac advertisements to its PC-bashing campaign. As always, these are more PC-bashing than ever, titled “Customer Care”, “PC Choice Chat” and “Elimination”. I particularly love the “Elimination” one, as it focuses on a slightly new concept of ads. Check them out below, or at Apple’s [...]

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RUMOR: Apple to Buy Twitter for $700 Million?

“A source who’s plugged into the Valley’s deal scene and has been recruited by Apple for a senior position says Apple and Twitter are in serious negotiations, with the goal of unveiling a deal by June 8, when Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference launches in San Jose.” This should be an interesting deal, if it were [...]

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Windows 7 RC1 Available for Public Download

Microsoft has made available the Release Candidate 1 version of its next-gen operating system, Windows 7, earlier than promised, ahead of schedule. This RC1 release is meant to be vastly more stable than the previous public beta builds, Build 7000 and 7100. The interesting thing here, is that the RC1 is set to expire only [...]

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YouTube Updates Interface with Time Scrubber

The immensely popular YouTube service has just updated its interface a teensy bit, and every video now comes with a small pop-up time scrubber notifier as you mouseover the timeline of the video. Check it out for yourself over at YouTube.com. It’s these small little things that makes YouTube such a great service. In the [...]

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Apple readying lower-priced MacBooks, iMacs?

Apple is allegedly in the process of restructuring its Mac offerings to include a number of lower-priced models, an unnamed source has told AppleInsider. Specific details remain unavailable, but the company is believed to be readying more affordable variations of the 13-inch MacBook and iMac, two of its best-selling products. Although Apple recently reported its best non-holiday quarter yet, [...]

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