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Siri may speak and understand Chinese, Japanese, and Russian by March

by Chris Rawson (Feb 8th, 2012)

According to Chinese tech site DoNews (sketchy English translation here), Apple plans on bringing support for Mandarin Chinese to Siri as early as March of this year. Other dialects of Chinese, such as Cantonese, will remain unsupported for the time being. Support for Japanese and Russian is ...

Apple TV: $140 million worth sold in three months, but still a 'hobby'

by Chris Rawson (Jan 24th, 2012)

During the most recent conference call discussing Apple's quarterly results, Apple's executives did something highly unusual and divulged actual sales figures for the Apple TV. Responding to a question about Apple's future plans for the TV-centric device, Apple dodged the question (as is typical ...

Bloomberg: Apple plans to bolster iPad use in schools

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2012)

Bloomberg adds yet another dollop of confirmation to the rumors about tomorrow's event that Apple will have plenty of educational news to share. Most of the rumors have revolved around a textbook-based system for iBooks, and Bloomberg agrees, saying that Apple will introduce not only more ...

Apple to open mini stores inside Target

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 6th, 2012)

Target is one of those stores that quietly carries a variety of Apple products. In between speakers and keyboards, you can find iPads, iPods and iTunes gift cards. Soon, you may find an Airport Extreme and maybe even a MacBook Air. This prediction is based on a report from AppleInsider, which ...

TechCrunch: January's Apple event to focus on iBooks and publishing

by Chris Rawson (Jan 2nd, 2012)

TechCrunch dug up a bit more info on the media event Apple is reportedly holding later this month. According to the site's sources, the event will have less of a consumer focus (don't expect any new hardware), and it will be more about unveiling improvements to the iBooks platform to the ...

Rumor: Apple media event slated for January?

by Michael Rose (Jan 2nd, 2012)

On this slow-start Monday (the official observance of the New Year's Day holiday in the US, in case you were wondering why everything was moving like molasses), we have AllThingsD's Kara Swisher to thank for a neat tidbit of possible Apple news. The Dow Jones site is reporting that Apple is ...

Apple Store may be coming to Masonville Mall in London, Ontario

by Mike Schramm (Dec 30th, 2011)

Attention, Masonville Mall in London, Ontario: You may be getting an Apple Store next year. A local radio station reports that the Eddie Bauer store in that location is closing soon due to bankruptcy, and city records say that the relevant authorities are checking out a $3 million project for ...

WSJ: Apple's TV plans hinted at in discussions with media execs

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 19th, 2011)

It's come to the point where everyone realizes that Apple is coming out with a real, bonafide television set. As sets become smarter, manufacturers struggle to define just what a "smart" TV is. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple executives "have discussed their vision for the ...

Could DigiTimes rumors affect holiday iPad 2 sales?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 12th, 2011)

Do rumors about Apple products affect your buying habits? Tim Cook thinks so, and so do analysts. A report from Philip Elmer DeWitt of Fortune looks closely at this issue and asks whether the recent iPad 3 rumors from Digitimes will hurt Apple's quarterly iPad 2 sales. He points to remarks ...

Rovio reportedly turns down $2.25 billion from Zynga

by Mike Schramm (Nov 28th, 2011)

We're pretty late in the year, but this might be one of the craziest stories of 2011 -- according to sources, Angry Birds developer Rovio turned down a deal with social game company Zynga, to the tune of $2.25 billion. That's right, billion with a B, and they turned it down. I actually believe ...

iOS code hints iChat functionality coming to mobile

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2011)

Developer John Heaton found some code in the latest version of iOS that hints iChat functionality could finally be coming to the mobile operating system. The code mentions various chat services like Jabber and AIM, and while it doesn't specifically mention iChat, there's certainly some strings ...

Rumor: iOS updates to address remaining battery issues, add new Siri commands

by Chris Rawson (Nov 16th, 2011)

German blog Macerkopf claims it's heard directly from an Apple software engineer that iOS 5.0.2 "should arrive before the end of next week" and will address remaining battery issues that have affected some iPhone 4S units even after the recent 5.0.1 update. Macerkopf also claims that a larger ...

Rumor: New Apple TV on the way, suggests TechCrunch

by Steven Sande (Nov 15th, 2011)

Our sister blog TechCrunch just posted a rumor suggesting that the current Apple TV might be replaced with a newer model in the very near future. As Matt Burns at TechCrunch reports, Amazon and Best Buy are now selling the second-generation Apple TV for $89, one full Hamilton less than the ...

15" ultrathin Mac laptop rumored for early next year

by Michael Rose (Nov 14th, 2011)

When first we heard whispers of a lean & lithe Air-like 15" Mac laptop, it seemed possible that we'd see them in stores before the end of this year. That may not happen, but according to Digitimes' reports from the supplier chain, the first bits and pieces for such a machine may already be ...

Apple email suggests iTunes Match launch soon

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 11th, 2011)

Apple sent out the following emails to developers this afternoon: iTunes Match Update As we prepare for the launch of iTunes Match, we will be deleting all current iCloud libraries on Saturday, November 12th at 10 AM PST. Please turn off iTunes Match on all of your computers and ...