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iPad 3 design revealed as new wave of parts leak; Retina Display possibly pictured

By: |Feb 9th, 2012 at 08:25AM
Filed Under: Rumors, Tablets
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More details surrounding the design of Apple’s upcoming iPad 3 have been revealed as images of a variety of internal components have been published online along with new images of the tablet’s rear shell and possibly Apple’s new Retina Display as well. Following reports on Wednesday that emerged surrounding a purported image of the iPad 3′s rear case, Cult of Mac has published higher-quality images of the same component along with a number of additional internal parts. While the various compon...

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Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the 803: 4-inch AMOLED, Symbian Belle and the largest camera sensor you’ve ever seen

By: |Feb 8th, 2012 at 10:55AM
Filed Under: Exclusives, Mobile
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Information has been appearing in dribs and drabs about Nokia’s last Symbian smartphone, the Nokia 803, but a trusted source of ours has come through with some details that vary a bit from earlier reports. For starters, the Nokia 803 will run Symbian Belle and serve it up on a 4-inch AMOLED display instead of the smaller 3.5-inch screen that had been reported. An HDMI-out port, microSIM support and NFC are all a go as well. We have also been told that the Nokia 803 will feature one of the largest camera...

Verizon’s Motorola DROID 4 launches on February 10th for $199.99

By: |Feb 7th, 2012 at 09:35AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Verizon Wireless on Tuesday finally confirmed launch details for the latest addition to its popular DROID family of Android smartphones, the Motorola DROID 4. The sleek QWERTY slider will become available later this week on February 10th for $199.99 on contract, as BGR reported earlier on Tuesday. The DROID 4 features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and is being billed as the “thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone.” Other highlights include Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, an 8-megapixel camera, ...

Apple’s iTV launch reportedly hampered by display availability

By: |Feb 3rd, 2012 at 09:05AM
Filed Under: Rumors, TV
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Apple has been widely rumored to be readying a Siri-enabled television for release this year, but a new report claims component availability issues will prevent the highly anticipated “iTV” from launching in the first half. Citing unnamed sources within Apple’s supply chain, DigiTimes on Friday reports that Sharp, rumored to have been contracted to supply display panels for Apple’s debut HDTV, is not yet ready to ship the indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) panels Apple will use in its...

Samsung Galaxy S III said to be launching in April

By: |Feb 2nd, 2012 at 11:40AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Rumors
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Samsung may launch the successor to its wildly popular Galaxy S II smartphone this coming April according to a new claim. Following the leak of an image depicting what will likely be the first Galaxy-branded smartphone to carry Samsung’s custom user interface atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, industry insider Eldar Murtazin noted on Thursday that he believes the Galaxy S III will launch in April. Murtazin has a proven track record and the time frame lines up with earlier reports claiming the Galaxy S...

Apple to unveil iPhone 5 at WWDC in June, report claims

By: |Feb 2nd, 2012 at 11:15AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Rumors
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Following the fall launch of its wildly popular iPhone 4S last year, Apple reportedly plans to return to its summer launch schedule and unveil the next-generation iPhone 5 during its annual Worldwide Developer Conference in June. DigiTimes relayed the claim, which cited a Daiwa Securities analyst when it first appeared in Chinese-language newspaper Commercial Times on Thursday. The continued use of glass-to-glass touch panel technology in the iPhone 5 is the only other detail noted in the report. Apple̵...

iPad 3 to be announced in March following ‘unusual’ Apple event this month [updated]

By: |Feb 2nd, 2012 at 07:35AM
Filed Under: Rumors, Tablets
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Apple is planning to unveil its next-generation iPad 3 at a media event in early March and it will launch the new tablet later that month, Japanese blog Macotakara reported on Thursday. Prior to that press conference, however, Apple is said to be planning a separate “unusual” media event in early February. The subject of Apple’s supposed February event is unknown, however Macotakara states that it will not be product-focused. The iPad 3 is widely expected to feature a slightly thicker case ...

Samsung Galaxy S III announcement to come later than expected

By: |Feb 1st, 2012 at 08:19AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Samsung reportedly confirmed on Wednesday that it will not be unveiling the Galaxy S III during the Mobile World Congress trade show next month. The news is partially in line with earlier rumors. Instead, TechRadar reports that the firm has plans to announce the highly anticipated smartphone at a separate press conference later in the first half of 2012. “Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile World Congress 2012,” a Samsung spokesperson ...

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RIM’s 2012 roadmap: 3G PlayBook, Curves, and possible London delay

By: |Jan 26th, 2012 at 10:35AM
Filed Under: Business, Exclusives, Mobile
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We reported on RIM’s 2012 release schedule earlier this week and now we’re back to paint a more complete picture with RIM’s full 2012 roadmap, which is loaded with information. The deck provides details on everything from the company’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook with built-in 3G, to the new Curve lineup including the BlackBerry Curve 9220 and BlackBerry Curve 9320, to new features like Wi-Fi media server sharing and more. From the calendar in the document, it looks like the first Bla...

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AT&T’s Q1 2012 roadmap: Samsung Galaxy Note, Rugby Smart and AT&T Fusion launching Feb 18

By: |Jan 25th, 2012 at 12:35PM
Filed Under: Exclusives, Mobile
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In addition to news that AT&T is planning to launch the Nokia Lumia 900 at an earth-shattering sub-$100 price point, we have street dates for another highly anticipated smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note, along with two unannounced Android devices AT&T is currently prepping. AT&T’s phablet is set to hit store shelves on February 18th for $299.99. The Samsung Rugby Smart, which appears to be a entry-level Android smartphone with HSPA+, and the AT&T Fusion will both launch on February 18t...

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AT&T’s Q1 2012 roadmap: Nokia Lumia 900 to launch March 18th for $99.99

By: |Jan 25th, 2012 at 11:34AM
Filed Under: Exclusives, Mobile
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We just received a portion of AT&T’s 2012 roadmap from a trusted source, and it looks like AT&T isn’t playing around this year. There are some heavy hitters lined up for the first quarter of 2012, and one of the biggest smartphone launches of the quarter is currently scheduled to take place in mid-March. According to our source, the Nokia Lumia 900 is set to launch on March 18th, which has been rumored before. The phone hasn’t yet received technical acceptance however, so that date c...

iPad 3 unveiling reportedly scheduled for early February

By: |Jan 17th, 2012 at 12:31PM
Filed Under: Rumors, Tablets
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Apple is reportedly planning an event in early February to unveil its next-generation iPad tablet. Citing unnamed sources from within Apple’s supply chain, Japanese blog Macotakara claims Apple will take the wraps off its iPad 3 early next month alongside the next major release of its mobile operating system, iOS 5.1. Apple released the third version of its iOS 5.1 beta software to developers last week, though the timeline for a public release is unknown at this point. The Cupertino, California-based c...

Nokia confirms AT&T Lumia 900 launch in March

By: |Jan 13th, 2012 at 11:50AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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AT&T will launch Nokia’s highly anticipated Lumia 900 smartphone in March, Nokia revealed on Thursday. While the company failed to make any concrete release details available during its press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this week, preliminary launch details were included in a developer newsletter the Finnish vendor sent out on Thursday. “The Nokia Lumia 900 phone runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5,” the newsletter read. “It is the biggest and fastest smartphon...

iPhone 5 to feature slimmer design, may operate on all 3G and 4G LTE networks

By: |Jan 13th, 2012 at 10:45AM
Filed Under: Business, Mobile
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Apple’s next-generation iPhone will be slimmer than its current iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models according to a new report, and it may feature a quad-mode chipset that will work across all 3G and 4G LTE networks. In a note to clients on Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty wrote that Apple’s business will continue to grow despite slowing demand high-end smartphone market. Mirroring a small piece of countless reports, Huberty says Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 5″ will featur...