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iPhone 5 in September? No! It’s October! Whatever; the Question is, Why?

Monday, August 1, 2011

Since Apple threw the tech world into turmoil when they didn’t announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC this year, it has been one long round of rumors, leaks, dates and guesses as to when it will finally make an appearance. Although August has come up in a few of them, the middle of summer never [...]

Watch the WWDC 2011 Keynote Video Online Now

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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Watch the WWDC 2011 Keynote Video Online Now

Do you want to relive the excitement of Apple’s 2011 WWDC keynote speech? Well, now you can as Apple has added a video of the complete two-hour presentation to their collection of previous events. You can watch it by following this link, and enjoy all the highs, lows, laughs and cheers an Apple event traditionally brings. [...]

Apple Wants Us to Live in the Cloud, the iCloud!

Monday, June 6, 2011

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Apple Wants Us to Live in the Cloud, the iCloud!

The final piece of software unveiled at WWDC today was iCloud, an exciting remix of MobileMe with a ton of new features and one very important change. But what exactly is it? Apple CEO Steve Jobs summed it up perfectly – as usual – in one of his trademark soundbites, describing iCloud as ’storing your [...]

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Coming in July, Will Cost Just $29

Monday, June 6, 2011

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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Coming in July, Will Cost Just $29

The first piece of software to be demonstrated at WWDC today was Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, the latest desktop operating system last seen during 2010’s Back to the Mac event. Today was it’s official unveiling and several of the new features – along with some we’d seen before – were demonstrated. Multitouch will be implemented [...]

iOS 5 Official, Hundreds of New Features, Out Fall 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

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iOS 5 Official, Hundreds of New Features, Out Fall 2011

Apple has announced iOS 5 today, a major revision of the company’s mobile operating system. With 1500 new APIs and 200 new features, iOS 5 has a lot of changes inside and of course, Apple couldn’t demonstrate all of them during the WWDC keynote, so they chose ten of the most exciting. Here’s what we [...]

Apple Announce WWDC Keynote Content: All Software, No Hardware?

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Apple Announce WWDC Keynote Content: All Software, No Hardware?

Well, that looks like the end for any final hopes of seeing the fifth generation iPhone at next week’s WWDC, as an Apple press release indicates the focus of WWDC’s keynote will be software and not hardware. Here’s the official line: Apple CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual [...]

One Week to WWDC – A Quick Roundup of the Latest iPhone 5 Rumors

Monday, May 30, 2011

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One Week to WWDC – A Quick Roundup of the Latest iPhone 5 Rumors

Will it or won’t it? Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has been the platform for launching a new iPhone since the 3G, but this year it seems almost certain a new model won’t be appearing. That hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from grinding away though, and since things have evolved since the last time we posted [...]

Will Google Wallet Accelerate Apple’s NFC Plans?

Monday, May 30, 2011

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You may have watched coverage of Google’s New York event at the end of last week, where they demonstrated Google Wallet and Google Offers, two new services aimed at bringing NFC mobile payments into mainstream use in the west. If you’re new to the concept, you can take a look at this video to get [...]

Further Indication iPhone 5 Release will be Q4 2011

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

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Further Indication iPhone 5 Release will be Q4 2011

It’s a rumor which has been around since Apple officially announced the date for WWDC 2011, and now Reuters have added further fuel to the fire. We’re talking about the next generation of iPhone not being released soon after the conference as has been the tradition, but in September instead. Quoting a trio of individuals with [...]

Potential WWDC 2011 Date Revealed

Monday, February 7, 2011

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Even though we’re still waiting patiently for the date of the iPad 2 launch – come on, Apple, we know it’s coming! – a keen-eyed blogger at AppleBitch spotted this possible placeholder for Apple’s annual WWDC event at their usual haunt, the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The calendar shows a ‘Corporate Meeting’ will be held [...]