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Microsoft Office for iPad reportedly on track for November release

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

A recent report from BGR reiterates the earlier claim from The Daily that Microsoft is working on a version of Office for the iPad. According to BGR, Microsoft is bringing the complete Office suite to both the iPad and Android tablets by November of this year. BGR's source claims the version he ...

Rumor Roundup, Episode 5: New MacBook Pros steal the spotlight

by Chris Rawson (May 21st, 2012)

A truly titanic hash of dumb Apple rumors permeated the blogosphere this week, including the usual suspects of the "iPad mini" and the Apple HDTV. But mixed with the mire were multiple reports from actual, reputable news organizations like the Wall Street Journal and Reuters regarding the next ...

Rumor Roundup, Episode 4: 'Sometimes reliable' DigiTimes (Updated)

by Chris Rawson (May 14th, 2012)

See Editor's Note at the bottom of this post. This past week saw appearances from all the usual suspects populating the Apple rumor mill: So-called "analysts" claiming to be able to predict Apple's fortunes a full three years in the future. Booming proclamations from sites claiming to have ...

Rumor Roundup, Episode 3: Your parts are leaking again

by Chris Rawson (May 7th, 2012)

As expected, last week was a slow one for actual Apple news. Equally as expected, rumors of increasingly dubious parentage were shoehorned into various sites' RSS feeds to pad out the news cycle. In the old days this kind of "news" might have been used to line the bottoms of bird cages, but today ...

Rumor Roundup Episode 2: Is Apple doomed or not? Make up your minds!

by Chris Rawson (Apr 30th, 2012)

This past week was relatively quiet as far as Apple-related rumors go. In the wake of Apple's latest quarterly earnings release, it seems there was enough real news to keep everyone occupied that Apple "analysts" didn't have to go around making things up off the tops of their heads like they ...

Rumor Roundup, Episode 1: 'iPhone 5' Home button and more nonsense

by Chris Rawson (Apr 24th, 2012)

Welcome to the inaugural session of TUAW's weekly Rumor Roundup. Anyone who follows Apple-related news long enough soon discovers that an entire cottage industry of "analysts" has sprung up in the company's wake. These guys come out of nowhere claiming to have inside information on what's soon ...

You're the Pundit: What's your MacBook timing strategy?

by Erica Sadun (Apr 12th, 2012)

When it comes to evaluating the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is buying Apple portables just as the speculation is warming up for model refreshes, new processors and all that ...

The rumors have begun: next iPhone to get a bigger screen?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 23rd, 2012)

Now that the iPad's been announced and launched, it's time for the rumor mill to start churning out gossip on the next generation iPhone. The latest report comes from a Maeil Business Newspaper via Reuters and claims the next iPhone will sport a 4.6-inch display. An unnamed industry source ...

Something to touch: Haptic feedback rumor gains traction for iPad "magic" feature

by Michael Rose (Mar 7th, 2012)

It's always something at the last minute. Yesterday, the UK's Guardian newspaper stoked the iPad rumor fires with a nuclear blowtorch by pairing the verbiage of Apple's event invitation -- "We have something you really have to see. And touch." -- with the work of a Finnish technology company ...

Next-gen iPads squeezing air freight shipments from China

by Steven Sande (Mar 5th, 2012)

Rumors have been going around for the past two weeks noting that the next generation iPads are on their way to the U.S. from Chinese plants under strict security. Now Mac Rumors is reporting that shipping representatives for other firms are finding that they can't ship their products, as air ...

Engadget examines iPad prototype parts

by Steven Sande (Mar 5th, 2012)

I don't know about you, but I woke up this morning with a great deal of excitement -- this is the week we'll find out about the next-generation iPad. Our sister site Engadget is feeding the excitement with a hands-on look at some iPad prototype parts that they acquired through the good graces of ...

Rumor: Best Buy inventory system cites March 11 in-stock date for "iPad 3" accessories

by Michael Rose (Mar 1st, 2012)

To echo the New Yorker's line about musicians and nightclub owners, Apple authorized retailers lead complicated lives. Big-box chains like Target and Walmart have to plan distribution and promotions weeks or months in advance, but with Apple's notoriously tight-lipped ways regarding new products, ...

8 GB iPad 2 headed to enterprises? Why this makes no sense

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2012)

When DigiTimes reports Apple rumors, I usually ignore them. Today's rumor that Apple will produce a cheaper 8 GB iPad 2 aimed at enterprise usage was just too silly to ignore. According to DigiTimes, "In addition to iPad 3, Apple is also expected to unveil an 8GB iPad 2, allowing the tablet PC ...

Best Buy offers $50 discount on iPad 2 models

by Michael Rose (Feb 26th, 2012)

Reader Alexander Wright dropped us a line this afternoon to point out that Best Buy is now selling all variants of the iPad 2 for $50 off the usual list price. Given that the Apple-authorized big box electronics retailer usually sticks to the regular pricing, this is a bit atypical. The first ...

iFixit examines alleged iPad 3 display, confirms doubled resolution

by Chris Rawson (Feb 23rd, 2012)

Mac Rumors recently got its hands on a component that's allegedly the display from the forthcoming iPad 3. After putting it under a microscope, the site was able to confirm that the display has a 2048 x 1536 resolution, double the horizontal resolution and quadruple the number of pixels on the ...