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Rumor: Next-gen low cost iPhone may not include Siri, could replace iPhone 4 as base model

The plastic low-cost iPhone may become Apple’s new overall base model. Per AppleInsider, in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicts Apple may scale back iOS 7 on a rumored low-cost iPhone, possibly hobbling the handset by deactivating features like Siri. Recognizing recent rumors of a Sept. 10 […]

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Rumor: Apple may be developing Bluetooth-based “iWatch” wrist watch device

Because you ALWAYS hope Apple would make a snazzy wristwatch product. Per the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, Apple is apparently working on developing a smartwatch device. In exploring devices beyond its currently hot-selling iPhone and iPad, Apple is said to have discussed a smartwatch with Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook drops additional hints at revolutionary television set

When Tim Cook hints at something, the speculation begins… Per an interview with NBC’s Rock Center, Apple CEO Tim Cook has rekindled speculation that his company plans to build a full-fledged television set in the near future, with comments disparaging current television sets as outdated pieces of technology. During the interview, the CEO was asked […]

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iPhone 5 supply stabilizes, units now readily available for holiday shopping season

It took a while and there were muchos conflicts with Foxconn, but it finally happened: Apple’s iPhone 5 supply chain has stabilized. Per AppleInsider, the popular iPhone 5 handset is now readily available in the U.S. at Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores as the company has apparently overcome supply issues experienced since the device was launched […]

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20% Samsung price hike could affect Apple’s margins by 1-2%

The ne’er ending fight between Apple and Samsung continues. Following up on yesterday’s story about Samsung potentially raising the cost of building mobile processors for Apple, such a change would be expected to reduce the company’s overall margins by as much as 2 percentage points. Per AppleInsider, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray noted on Wednesday […]