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Rumor Roundup: Samsung fan fiction

by Chris Rawson (Jun 17th, 2013)

WWDC has come and gone, and now we know what iOS 7 looks like. For some reason, that still hasn't stopped graphic designers with too much time on their hands from generating mockups... and of course, it hasn't stopped the endless tide of boneheaded ...

MTV launches new iOS app with on-demand video for full shows

by Steven Sande (Jun 13th, 2013)

MTV is trying to lure younger viewers, so parent company Viacom has just added a new on-demand MTV app for the cable channel's offerings. The app delivers complete episodes of all those highly rated, well-known shows like Teen Mom, Teen Wolf and ...

Rumor Roundup: Pre-WWDC jitters

by Chris Rawson (Jun 7th, 2013)

The Rumor Roundup comes early this week in anticipation of Apple's forthcoming WWDC keynote, AKA Christmas in June for Apple geeks, AKA the cue for thousands of idiot pundits to hit "publish" on their pre-drafted "Apple is DOOMED" drivel. Before I ...

Reuters: Apple to show off iRadio streaming service next week

by Mike Schramm (Jun 6th, 2013)

Reuters is reporting that among the announcements we'll see at next week's WWDC keynote, Apple will introduce a new music-streaming service called iRadio. The service will be free and ad-supported, Reuters says those in the know claimed, and will ...

Mail Pilot comes to the Mac, beta signup now open to the public

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 6th, 2013)

Mail Pilot, an email client for iOS from Mindsense, made waves when it hit the App Store in early April. Today, Mindsense announced that it is bringing its productivity app to the Mac. Mail Pilot for the Mac will mirror the iOS version, but will ...

Rumor Roundup: Repetition

by Chris Rawson (Jun 3rd, 2013)

Many rumors this week were just repetitions: Apple's switching production from Foxconn to Pegatron (again), Apple's streaming music service is just over the horizon (again), and Apple's planning AirDrop file-sharing for iOS (again). On the other ...

Saga lifelogging app captures your every move

by Steven Sande (May 30th, 2013)

WIth the advent of devices like the iPhone that are generally at our fingertips wherever we go, there are a growing number of apps to capture your location over time, essentially creating a log of everywhere you went during every day. Saga (free) ...

Rumor Roundup: 'For purposes of discussion only'

by Chris Rawson (May 27th, 2013)

This week was rather light on rumors. It was also remarkably light on nonsense rumors -- only 25 percent of this week's rumors were sourced from analysts, which made it much less necessary to reach for antacid tablets every time I read through my ...

Amazon's MacBook Air stock dwindles

by Steven Sande (May 23rd, 2013)

Last week TUAW reported on the diminishing numbers of MacBook Airs available from third-party retailers like Best Buy. Now the source of that information, AppleInsider, is reporting that Amazon is completely sold out of the 11.6-inch low-end MacBook ...

Rumor Roundup: The definition of insanity

by Chris Rawson (May 21st, 2013)

Have you ever heard the saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?" Apparently none of the rumor blogs have, because they keep publishing the same sketchy rumors from the same ...

Paypal security chief wants more fingerprints, fewer passwords in future iPhones

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

Speaking at an Interop keynote last week, Paypal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Barrett hinted that PINs and passwords may be going away when it comes to account security on smartphones. According to a post on CIO's website, Barrett ...

Rumor Roundup: Delayed until whenever

by Chris Rawson (May 13th, 2013)

Several of this week's rumors strongly suggest that a main fixture in any analyst's office is a dartboard with months listed on it instead of numbers. "Apple will launch its next iPhone in..." *throws dart* "...September. Of course! Quickly, Robin: ...