users on their respective websites just a few hours back and we’re hearing reports that Verizon has already started shipping them.
Macrumors reports that one of their readers has sent them a screenshot of Verizon’s website, which shows that his order has been shipped.
MacRumors reader Brooks Serigne has passed along this screenshot of his order status screen on Verizon’s website showing that his order has been shipped. No carrier/tracking (more…)

Foxconn Electronics, the Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple ‘s 
is apparently readying its plants in Shenzen, China to ship the next generation iPad in the next 100 days.
This is according to Digitimes, which is quoting sources from Taiwan based component makers. The report adds that the initial shipments of the iPad will reach 400,000-600,000 units.
According to DigiTimes, Apple had originally intended to start mass production of the iPad 2 by (more…)

. Also, customers who had made an early pre-order were notified that the shipping will happen in September. Nevertheless, it is exciting to know that the new Apple TV will be available soon.
. Besides this, Apple has also incorporated a lot of other changes. The new Apple TV runs on an A4 processor and comes with a 16GB flash drive instead of a 160GB mechanical drive that was present in the older model. The upcoming model can interact with iOS devices (more…)

According to reports, the shipments are coming from Shenzhen, China via FedEx, at least for customers in North America.
The earliest date of delivery is September 28. So Apple is keeping its promise of shipping the second generation
in the month of September. There were some speculations that the delivery of Apple TV might be delayed when Apple refunded overnight delivery costs.
If you’ve seen a change in the status of your Apple TV order (more…)

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According to Apple ’s website, the fourth generation iPod Touch will be shipped in one week if you order one now.
Folks at 9to5Mac have noticed in the FCC teardown photos that the iPod Touch 4G contains a motor that will allow it to vibrate, which will be useful for the FaceTime feature.
If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you’ll receive an invitation — along with a vibrating alert — on your iPod touch asking you to join. (more…)

G-rod, one of our long time readers got an email from Apple telling him that his free bumper has been shipped and will be delivered by August 2nd:
We are pleased to inform you that one or more of your items has shipped. Please see the details of the shipment below. If you ordered more than one item, they may ship separately.
for credit card customers late last week. Customers who had paid with cash, check or gift card at retail stores will need (more…)

The shipment notifications have delivery date as June 23rd, which is a day before the official launch day. But according to Macrumors users should expect delivery of their iPhones on June 24th.
We wouldn't read too much into these delivery dates as Apple has been known to artificially prolong ship times in order to match the worldwide launch date. The iPhone 4 is officially to be available on June 24th, 2010.
4 pre-orders have been cancelled (more…)

We've heard that Apple has stopped shipping iPhone 3G 8GB units to AT&T stores and orders are not being placed for the device. Could this mean we might see the iPhone 3GS drop to $99 and make way for a new model?
In Australia, where Apple sells contract-free iPhones online at unsubsidized prices, the 8 GB iPhone is listed as “Currently Unavailable”.
Similarly, customers looking to order iPhone 3G models in the United Kingdom through carrier (more…)

Presently, the 16GB Wi-Fi only model is available for approximately $650 to $700 on eBay while its 32GB counterpart is being sold for around $800 and the 64GB iPad model is being sold at around $900, which works out to a premium of around $150 to $200 on the US prices(plus shipping and custom duties, if any).
Interestingly, the demand for Apple 's new tablet device has been so high outside the US that eBay has now set up a microsite at
to simplify (more…)

While this speculation has to be taken with a grain of salt, it does give an indication of when the iPad might become available outside the US – primarily in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
Nevertheless, Apple is reported to be focusing on its US launch at the moment and glitches in the launch, if any, are being sorted out. One such issue was with Apple 's charge of $12 for ”
” for the iPad. (more…)