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Apple begins manufacturing trial run of A6 processor, looks for 2012 launch date

It’s pretty simple: If another person has another rumor story about the iPhone 5 being released in either September or October, they’ll be justly pummeled about the head and shoulders with a frozen badger. That seems fair. In other news, Taiwan Economic News, which cited sources close to the story, reported Friday that Taiwan Semiconductor […]

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News Software

VMWare releases Fusion 3.1.2 update

Late Friday, virtualization softare maker VMWare released version 3.1.2 of its Fusion software for the Mac. Similar to other virtualization software packages, VMWare allows users to run alternate operating systems such as Windows and Linux distributions on Intel-based Macs at native speeds. Other features, such as Unity, allow users to run and minimize Windows applications […]

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iPad Rumor

Rumor: Second-gen iPad to include front, rear cameras

Apple’s second-generation iPad, set to appear in the first quarter of 2011, will include a forward-facing camera for FaceTime video chat as well as a second rear camera, according to an unconfirmed rumor from an investment firm. Per Barrons, a note issued from Detwiler Fenton & Co. claims that OmniVision will supply CMOS image sensors […]

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iPad News

Jobs crushes 7″ iPad rumor at Q4 financial announcement

It’s the in-between things during Apple’s financial announcements that make things interesting. During yesterday’s Q4 earnings conference, Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday took a moment to extinguish rumors that the company is working on a smaller iPad based around a 7″ screen according to AppleInsider. “The reason we [won’t] make a 7-inch tablet isn’t […]