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Regarding a New iPhone
“There is a lot of speculation about the details of the suspected 3G iPhone release at Apple’s WWDC keynote. However, there has been little material evidence on which to rely, until now; a reliable source has leaked details of the 3G iPhone’s firmware...”
“According to an unverified source, Apple has just sent out the following casting call through a major talent agency this week in search for actors to do an advertisement for a new Apple product. The casting call is as follows...”
“We expected this to happen. With the anticipation, excitement and hype building up as the WWDC approaches, an iPhone fan leaked faked photos of the supposedly new iPhone. Actually, CrunchGear was the first to break the news, claiming it the images arrived in their e-mail inbox...”
“According to Macworld UK, O2, the network carrier for the iPhone in the UK, could soon be offering new deals to try to boost sales in the UK. iPhone sales have been sluggish in the UK so far; could this be how O2 plans to change that?”
“Rumors are flying fast and hard as we all gear up mentally for the big Apple party coming June 9 at 10 am. One I really like is the idea of 2 iPhones being introduced. Isn’t it more like Apple to whip out something they’ve undersold and surprise us?”
“A post in a MacRumors forum by mrat93 exposes a hidden file in the iPhone SDK that could be a preview of the next iPhone. The poster found a document titled iPhone.icns...”
“In the mood for some juicy rumors or a news item that may perk up your day? Here’s something from Dutch community site iPhoneclub.nl with some fresh pictures of a new iPhone model...”
“...In recent shipping manifests for Apple product shipments, a new term has popped up. Apple apparently is using “Electric Computers” as a disguised product name...”
“Yesterday, AT&T announced that it plans to release its High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) in six more US markets by the end of June, completing its deployment of HSPA. Once that task is completed, the company says that the 3G service will offer uplink speeds of between 500 and 800Kbps...”
“Gizmodo is claiming that someone “very closely related” to the 3G iPhone launch has given them a confirmation announcement date of June 9th. Apparently, the second-generation iPhone will be available straight after its launch at the WWDC conference on June 9th...”
“Okay, it’s official. 3G iPhone rumors have become a little too much. Asking “Will a 3G iPhone be released at WWDC?” is up there with the likes of “Does a bear use the restroom in the woods?” and “Is the Pope Catholic?” In other words, yes. It will be there...”
“Can the imminent 3G iPhone really make a significant impact on the mobile TV market? The folks over at Analasys Mason sure believe it can, according to their report, “iPhone Shows the Way for Mobile TV.” Mark Heath, co-author of the report, states, “The iPhone could become the mobile video delivery device of choice for many consumers, by providing a compelling mobile TV and video proposition before mobile broadcasting networks, such as DVB-H, become widely available.”
“Barely two days to go before launching the new iPhone, Apple reportedly issued a statement reversing its earlier stand of not allowing U.S. and European mobile carriers to bring down the price of the iPhone by subsidizing part of the cost that consumers have to pay for it...”
Regarding .Mac
“Rumors have been circulating about Apple’s .Mac service. Many believe that we will be seeing a massive upgrade to its service we will see these features revealed alongside the launch of the iPhone Software 2.0 in June...”
“The rumors have been flying about the upcoming changes to Apple’s .Mac service. Will .Mac service be changed to MobileMe? What about .Mac? Will it redirect to a new domain?”
Regarding an iTablet
“According to Jason D. O’Grady of ZDNet, Apple will announce a 12 or 13-inch Mac tablet this fall – most likely in September or October...”
“The folks over at 9to5Mac on Thursday posted a news item entirely about the leaked WWDC photo you see above. The article in question, if you can call it that, has an ultra-cropped version of the photo zeroing in on the iPhone in the background poster. Their charge is that the iPhone is much too square, even compensating for the squishing effects of foreshortening, to be the iPhone. Could it be the iTablet?”
Regarding Mac OS 10.6
“Contrary to the recent rumors that Apple would drop PowerPC architecture support with its newest update to OS X, a tipster (and possible Apple insider) was able to acquire the latest build of the soon to be released update of Mac OS X 10.6, and found some evidence that Apple might actually be keeping the chip alive...”
All Other WWDC Info
“Are you so excited for WWDC that you can barely wait for June? Do you need something to hold you over until then to stop you from going insane? With the event containing over 150 labs and sessions this year as well as being sold out, there are endless possibilities for this year. Well, good thing for you there are plenty of ways to prepare for this years WWDC. Here are the top 3…”
“With all the WDDC rumors flying around Worldwide Developers Conference 2008, it has become tough to keep track of them all. Here is a list of recent rumors, and details on their credibility...”
This year’s WWDC will not disappoint. The show is sold out, and a few wonderful new products are probably going to come out of the wraps. Be sure to tune in tomorrow starting at 12:00 EST/9:00 am PST for our live-blog coverage of the event!
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