Rumors

Rogers Employees Begin Pre-Launch iPhone Training

Cody Lee ∙ August 12, 2011

As we slowly start to enter the expected timeframe for Apple's iPhone 5 announcement, expect the amount of leaks/rumors to grow substantially. Steve Jobs and company have done a good job guarding their secret thus far, but the weeks prior to launch can get tricky.

The closer we get to an official announcement, the more likely it is that more people have been told about the device. That seems to be the case here, as iPhoneinCanada is reporting that Canadian carrier Rogers employees are starting their "pre-launch" iPhone training...

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Apple to Hold Media Event on September 7th?

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

We're all waiting for the imminent announcement of a new iPhone, new iPods and probably "One more thing..." right now. And if reports are correct, we might not be waiting much longer.

A Japanese site going by the name of Kodawarisan says that Apple will be holding a media event as soon as September 7th — that's less than a month away...

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Apple Reveals Plans to Incorporate Projectors in Future iDevices

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Apple recently caused a commotion in the tech world (I know, shocking) by registering ApplePico.com. MacRumors pointed out the Cupertino company on the domain's WHOIS listing earlier this month, which naturally raised some eyebrows.

Needless to say, speculation that Apple is working on pico projectors has started to heat up again. Previous patent applications from the iPhone-makers have pointed to projector research, but none of them have been more revealing than this one...

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Apple Rumored to Release an iCloud iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated March 18, 2019

If you've had enough of those iPhone 5 rumors, you might see this news coming from AppleNApps as entertaining, or even intriguing, depending how you look at it.

According to the site, Apple is set to release a free, iCloud-based iPhone along with the iPhone 5 release, sometimes next month...

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iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup Video

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

With the rumored iPhone 5 launch nearing, as expected, there's quite a few rumors floating around. These rumors include anything from a major to minor hardware overhaul, improved camera, larger screen size, storage capacities, and much more.

The folks over at Nowhereelse.fr have created a video outlining all of the rumors that have been floating around, and the video provide an estimated percentage of the likelihood those rumors will come true...

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Verizon Expected the iPhone 5 in June, Not this Fall

Alex Heath ∙ August 10, 2011

With a statement that only proves how thick Apple's iron curtain of secrecy really is, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo made a comment today at the Oppenheimer Technology & Communications Conference that Verizon expected Apple to release the iPhone 5 this Summer.

Fran Shammo isn't exactly known for keeping a lid on Apple-related news, as he also said earlier this year that Apple's next smartphone would be a "global device."

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This is What the iPhone 5 Could Look Like

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 26, 2016

I know we've said this before, but these renderings of what Apple's upcoming smartphone may look like may truly be some of the best we've seen. The iPhone 5 is one of the most anticipated devices in recent years, and artists have made several attempts to predict its design.

But this particular concept wasn't constructed from pure imagination. No, this design was built using the measurements from the leaked cases that we've seen floating around. Given that case leaks have been fairly accurate in the past, could this really be what the next iPhone looks like?

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New Facebook Messenger App is Hiding a Dirty Secret

Cody Lee ∙ August 10, 2011

In case you missed it, Facebook released a messaging client yesterday afternoon called Facebook Messenger. It's the company's first iOS application since the original Facebook app.

From the outside, the Messenger app looks fairly normal. In fact, it bears a striking resemblance to its counterpart in Facebook's native iOS app. But the folks over at 9to5Mac have just discovered a dirty little secret hiding in the app's underlying files: video conferencing...

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Google Planning to Combat iPhone 5 by Launching New Nexus Android Phone this Fall

Alex Heath ∙ August 9, 2011

Apple is set to launch its next iPhone in the coming months, and Apple's competition is gearing up to combat the iPhone 5. Eyes are on Apple's main competitor, Android, to see how Google and handset makers will react to Apple's new device this Fall.

According to a report from BGR, Google is looking to introduce new devices this Fall running the upcoming "Ice Cream Sandwich" version of Android. It's speculated that Google will unveil a new generation of its popular Nexus handset...

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iTunes Replay Service Still in the Works

Cody Lee ∙ August 9, 2011

Last week we reported on a rumor that had surfaced suggesting Apple was preparing to launch a new cloud movie service. iTunes Replay would allow users to stream videos from Apple's servers and download them on multiple devices.

According to CNET, however, the gossip is "at best" premature. After speaking with multiple sources inside the film industry, the site can confirm that Apple is working on a video streaming service. But the project's no where close to finished...

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A Summary of All the Crazy iPhone 5 Rumors [Infographic]

Cody Lee ∙ Updated August 24, 2016

It seems like the rumors and speculation for Apple's upcoming smartphone have been non-stop over the last couple of months. To make things even more confusing, a lot of the information is completely contradictory.

Is it going to be a modest upgrade or will Apple give it a major overhaul? Will it launch in September or October? How are we supposed to keep up with all of it? Luckily, the folks over at The Next Web were kind enough to help put everything in perspective with this infographic...

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