Archive for the Rumors Category
Posted on February 18, 2012 by vincent oliver
Mac Rumors claims to have obtained an iPad 3 display, and after comparing it to one from an iPad 2 under a microscope, has determined that the iPad 3 display’s pixels are one-quarter the size of those on the iPad 2. Since we only had a raw iPad 3 display with no method to power [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2012 by winston porter
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon and AT&T will be selling the iPad 3 with LTE technology. Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. will sell a version of the coming iPad that runs on their newest fourth-generation wireless networks, according to people familiar with the matter, as the battle to cash in on [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2012 by eli courey
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is working with suppliers on an 8-inch version of the iPad. The current iPad has a 9.7-inch display, and smaller talbets like the Kindle Fire have a 7-inch display. Officials at some of Apple’s suppliers, who declined to be named, said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has shown [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2012 by winston porter
Apple is going to announce the iPad 3 on Wednesday, March 7, according to Rene Ritchie at iMore. Ritchie’s information comes from “sources who have been reliable in the past.” This date fits with what AllThingsD reported last week, that the iPad 3 event would be schedule for the first week of March, and Wednesday is [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2012 by winston porter
Apple will abandon the current design of the MacBook Pro this year for a new Air-like design, according to AppleInsider sources. “They’re all going to look like MacBook Airs,” one person familiar with the new MacBook Pro designs told AppleInsider. Meanwhile, existing MacBook Pro designs are expected to be phased out over the course of the [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by eli courey
The New York Times claims to have sources backing up the rumors that the iPad 3 will feature a faster processor, a “truly amazing” screen and a design nearly identical to the iPad 2. An Apple employee said that the version of the new iPad that is being tested inside the company is “essentially the [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2012 by winston porter
Apple will be holding a media event the fist week in March to unveil the iPad 3, according to AllThingsD. Sources say the event will be held in San Francisco, most likely at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, a popular location for big announcements like this. The sources didn’t indicate when the iPad [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2012 by winston porter
Japanese blog Macotakera is reporting on a 9.7-inch LCD panel from Sharp that has a 2048×1536 resolution display that is rumored to be for the iPad 3. The panel has three ribbon cables connecting the display to its circuit board, which match the previously-leaked photo of a claimed iPad 3 panel. The iPad 2 panel only [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2012 by eli courey
Leaked iPad 3 component images have been provided to Cult of Mac. The images reveal that the iPad 3 components are significantly different than the ones in the first and second generation iPads. However, the design seems to remain almost the same.
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Posted on February 7, 2012 by eli courey
Canada’s popular newspaper The Globe and Mail says that Apple has been working with the country’s largest telecommunications companies, Rogers and Bell, to try and revolutionize TV viewing. While the iTV product remains cloaked in secrecy, sources say Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has approached Rogers and Bell as it actively pursues partnerships with Canadian carriers. “They’re [...]
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