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Beijing-area scalpers buying up Genius Bar appointments, selling them online

If you’re planning on traveling to China in the near term, you might want to be aware of this. Per the Beijing Morning News, Beijing ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make […]

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iPhone Rumor

Purported “iPhone Lite” case video surfaces

The rumors never really stop and if there’s video to go with them, even better. Per MacRumors, a recent posting of the purported “iPhone Lite”/”iPhone Plastic” has surfaced wherein Michael Kukielka shows off what he claims is the actual shell for the low-cost iPhone and places it next to several previous iPhone models, revealing that […]

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Mac mini retail Rumor

Rumor: Mac mini ship times slip to 5-7 days, near-term Haswell refresh possible?

When the ship times vary, a new product refresh could be around the corner. Per MacRumors, Mac mini ship times on many Apple Online Stores have slipped to 5-7 business days. This flies in the face of ship times for all the other Macs, as the other units on the online store have shipping estimates […]

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Hardware MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Haswell-powered Retina Display MacBook Pro could be delayed until October

That new Retina Display MacBook Pro with the Hasell processor you’re craving could be arriving a bit later than you’d like. Per the China Times and Macotakara, the new MacBook Pros equipped with Retina displays won’t ship until October, well after the June debut of Haswell-powered MacBook Airs. That rumored date is later than well-connected […]

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News Software

Apple releases sixth OS X 10.8.5 build to developer community

They’re getting closer to OS X 10.8.5. Per MacNN, Apple has again made available a new beta of the forthcoming OS X 10.8.5 for developers to test. Like last week, the new version (12F26) is just three build numbers higher than the previous one, suggesting that the company is nearing the end of testing. As […]