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Apple Recalling Certain Verizon iPad 2′s Due To 3G Connectivity Issues

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June 10, 2011
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According to the folks over at 9to5Mac, Apple is reportedly recalling Verizon iPad 2 shipments and asking Apple Retail employees to locate certain iPad 2s and send them back to Apple. Apple’s discussion boards recently lit up with the complaints from customers who had their iPad shipments mysteriously sent back to Apple. Sources are now offering a little more information on the situation:

Apple has given all the stores a list of serial numbers to scan, if it’s a match we were told to set aside and ship back to Apple, these are only for Verizon ipads. This was to be done on Monday and More >

Latest Leak Of Windows 8 Hints At Improved Multi-Monitor Support

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June 10, 2011
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Concept Image By: Itworld.com

Microsoft is rumored to be building better multi-monitor support for Windows 8, according to reports. Group policy objects discovered in the latest leak of Windows 8 are hinting at the ability for Windows 8 users to display their taskbar across more than one display. ITWorld recently discovered the feature alongside what appears to be a 3G / 4G cost limiter feature and improved crash detection. The setting refers to a new “Multiple Display” section in the taskbar properties dialog. The feature is currently missing in leaked builds but the references in the group More >

iOS 5 Hints At New Models Of iPhone, iPad

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June 8, 2011
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Folks over at TUAW say that they may have found possible hints of two iPad 3 and iPhone 5 models within the iOS 5 framework. The information found in the USB device files in an unreleased iOS 5 gives credible evidence to the above statement. However, no hints on a possible iPod Touch 5 have been found.

There are declarations in the system files found that reference an “iPad 3,1″ and an “iPad 3,2.” The same for the iPhone 5 – “4,1″ and “4,2″. As mentioned above, there are no hints of the iPod Touch 5 found in the system files. Based upon this speculation, it may be true that Apple is More >

Apple’s New Time Capsule Dubbed “Local Hub For iCloud” To Get A4/A5 Processor

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June 6, 2011
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Cult of Mac reports that according to their source, the next generation Time Capsule – Apple’s wireless router and hard drive combo will serve as the local hub for iCloud services to store data rather than directly uploading it to Apple servers from a computer or iOS device. According to the source, this new functionality will make your files and data available across all your devices and keep folders in sync, similar to Dropbox.

Our source didn’t have any information about the hardware, but detailed how the Home Folder access system works. Files saved on your computer are backed up More >

iPhone 5 To Be SIM-less, Feature A5 CPU, & 8MP Camera

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May 31, 2011
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It seems more and more likely that the next iPhone model update will not come during the usual June / July launch window. There is some speculation that it may not even be released until the spring of 2012 at the earliest which is news that upsets many. Hopefully we won’t have to wait that long for a new iPhone model but we are sure something will be mentioned at WWDC.

The Japanese website, macotakara is reporting the following: “According to an anonymous source, this reported product by DigiTimes is improved model of iPhone 4 on same form factor, and uses ARM Cortex-A9 chip as CPU, but More >

Apple PR Inviting UK Journalists To WWDC 2011; iPhone 4S/5 Imminent?

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May 26, 2011
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According to ElectricPig, a British technology blog, Apple’s PR department is trying to get UK press to attend the event on June 6th in San Francisco, California. The reports have once again kicked off rumors that Apple will be releasing its next iPhone at the conference. The iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4 were all announced during the keynote, but it has been largely held that the company will just be focusing on software this year. As per rumors in the tech world, Apple will not be announcing an iPhone 4S / 5 until later this year, with perhaps an iOS announcement coming at WWDC 2011, which runs More >

Gevey SIM Updated To Gevey Pro Plus; No Dialing Required

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May 24, 2011
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The Gevey SIM has recently been updated to Gevey Pro Plus. As you aready know, there is no software base unlock for the iPhone 4 on higher basebands including 04.10.01, 03.10.01, and 02.10.04. As mentioned earlier, the Gevey SIM can unlock the iPhone 4 on higher basebands, but the process requires you to dial 112 (an emergency number) in order to unlock it. This newer version which was recently released does not require any emergency number dialing and you don’t need to unlock it on every reboot of your device either.

The rest of the features are the same. The SIM will help unlock the iPhone More >

Microsoft Offering Free XBox 360 To Students With A Purchase Of Win 7 PC

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May 20, 2011
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Microsoft is giving students a reason to turn their backs on the Mac’s by announcing a new offer to help promote PC’s running Windows 7 operating system. Starting May 22, Microsoft is offering a free XBox 360 (with 4GB of storage) to folks who pay $699 or more for a Windows 7 PC – note they do not say “laptop,” which suggests that makers like HP and Dell are trying to boost their waning, post-PC sales.

This is a great deal students but it definitely points to a bit of a fire sale when it comes to the smaller, less memory equipped XBox console along with the PCs that are currently More >

Apple Lowers iPhone 4 Shipment Volume For 2nd Quarter

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May 18, 2011
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Apple has reportedly lowered iPhone 4 shipment volumes ahead of the launch of the iPhone 4S expected around September, according to DigiTimes.

Apple has lowered its expected shipment volume of iPhone 4 for the second quarter of 2011 from 20 million units, to 17.5-18 million units consisting of 16 million units of the 3G version and 1.5-2 million units of the CDMA version, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.

According to DigiTimes production of the iPhone 4S will begin in August and launch as early as September.

All the 3G and CDMA chips for iPhone 4S will be supplied by More >

More Evidence of Leaked iPhone 5 / 4S Camera Flash

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May 16, 2011
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With WWDC getting closer, more and more leaks are surfacing for Apple’s revision of their popular iPhone, the iPhone 5. The folks over at Apple.pro have posted pictures that they managed to obtain of both the forward-facing and rear-facing cameras on the next iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4S). They also included a photoshopped mock-up of what the components would look like if separated.

The leaked photos all support the rumors which have been flying rampant regarding the next generation iPhone. These include reports of the next generation device having separate flash and camera components on the rear More >

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