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Smartphone users chomping at the bit for the next iPhone could get a taste of it by June.

The latest rumors about Apple ‘s flagship phone suggest that the iPhone 5 could be announced in June at Apple ‘s next Worldwide Developers Conference. This latest report comes from analysts at Daiwa Securities as reported by the Chinese newspaper Commercial Times.

The folks at 9to5Mac are predicting (more…)

saga (don’t blame you) then we would strongly recommend you to skip this post as it may sound very familiar. But if you’re like us who like the build up before the launch of an Apple product even if it means months before the next iPhone launch then read further (btw, we do have 
 as well when it comes to rumors). 
is ready for production, which could mean that Apple could launch
as early as summer instead of the October release like iPhone (more…)

, it will continue to offer
as the entry level iPad. A report by Taiwanese publication
provides some more evidence to that theory. 
claims that according to their sources, Apple suppliers will ship 25 million lower resolution (1024×768 pixels) iPad 2 displays in 2011 even after Apple launches of iPad 3. The report claims that Apple suppliers are expected to ship 40 million “Retina” (2048×1536 pixels) displays in 2012. To get a perspective, (more…)

Apple ‘s released their yearly Supplier Responsibility Progress Report, which details the efforts they make in improving worker and factory conditions as well as environmental standards compliance. Besides major changes – like a massive increase in audits – Apple ‘s disclosed a list of suppliers that compose 97% of its expenditures.
With suppliers all over the world, Apple ‘s got a hard time making sure standards and working conditions are up to par. (more…)

Few days back, pod2G revealed that the jailbreak “Dream Team” had managed to
.
 users was imminent. pod2g said that it should be released in a ”
.
This led to speculations that the jailbreak “Dream team” will release the untethered  jailbreak for the A5 powered devices today as Sunday is popular as the fun day for the jailbreak community.
However, we don’t expect it to be released today based on the recent tweets by MuscleNerd and planetbeing:
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, contrary to recent
.
Few days back, iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz had revealed that he had managed to get access to some
, which suggested that it will slightly (1mm) thicker than iPad 2.
Also if yesterday’s report, which claimed that Sharp has failed to meet Apple ‘s requirement and won’t be
 is true then expert say that Apple will have to fall back on the design, which uses
that could result  in iPad 3 being slightly thicker then iPad (more…)

Japanese blog – Macotakara reports that according to their Chinese sources, Pegatron and Foxconn – Apple ‘s manufacturing partners have started assembling the
for an early-March launch.
Macotakara reports that Pegatron has got the bulk of the order and will be assembling almost 85% of the new iPads, while Foxconn will assemble the remaining 15%.
Accelerated schedule is made possible by earlier Chinese New Year festival, 23rd-28th January.
This (more…)

Steve Jobs talks up the A5 processor at an Apple event in March.

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The processor running in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is being produced in Texas, a new report claims.

According to Reuters, citing sources, Samsung is producing the Apple A5 processor at a new 1.6-million-square-foot factory in Austin. The facility, which went into full production earlier this month, cost Samsung $3.6 billion. (more…)

that is rumored to be coming next year will come in three sizes, ranging from 32″ to 55″.
The report also claims it will be powered by Apple ‘s A6 processor, the same processor that is expected to power
.
Smarthouse claims that the new Apple -branded TV will be hitting next year.
Sources at a major Japanese company who are involved in manufacturing the TV believe that the 55″ model will compete with new Smart TVs from Samsung and LG that will (more…)

Back in 2010, Steve Jobs had famously taken a dig at Apple ‘s competitors for launching tablets that sport a 7-inch screen. Steve Jobs had this to say about upcoming tablets from Apple ‘s competitors at that time:
Just a handful of credible entrants. Almost all use 7″ screen, compared to iPad at nearly 10″ screen. 7″ screen is only 45% as large as iPad’s screen. Hold an iPad in portrait view and draw a horizontal line halfway down. What’s left (more…)