Speculation Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Considering Aperture for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Feb 7th, 2012)

Gabe Glick over at Macstories has a proposal: Aperture for iOS. On the surface, it sounds like a pretty silly idea -- Apple's high end camera app is really made for a desktop environment, and with the hassle required to get high quality photos onto iOS devices, there really isn't a point bringing ...

On moderating expectations for Apple's 2012

by Chris Rawson (Jan 3rd, 2012)

Just after the year-end retrospectives clear newsrooms, speculators begin pounding away at the forecasts for the coming year. Every year we see wide-eyed imaginings about what Apple "could" do in the coming year, and every year someone comes out with a list that sounds just as outlandish as the ...

What would a 4S mean to you?

by Erica Sadun (Sep 23rd, 2011)

I love my 3GS. I still use it on a daily basis as one of my primary dev units. It has a lovely PayGo SIM in it, with inexpensive data. It's an absolutely brilliant device and my love for my iPhone 4 does not diminish the 3GS's utility. I never bothered to purchase an iPhone 3G. Although I ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Could we see a MacBook touch?

by Erica Sadun (Aug 29th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, So is this year that we see the MacBook touch? What do you think is going to debut this fall? Your loving nephew, Mark S. Dear Mark, Auntie is already deciding on specs for her MacBook touch, even though she recognizes how utterly remote the likelihood is of Apple ...

Speculation: Apple website hints at iWork update for Lion

by Steven Sande (Jul 19th, 2011)

While working on a post about OS X Lion's full-screen apps, I stumbled upon something interesting. If you look at the image above, it shows Pages as a full-screen app. There's even a tag line -- "Never miss the fine print with full-screen for Pages." I'm running Pages version 4.0.5 (852) right ...

TUAW Talkcast: The Lion schleps tonight at 10 PM EDT

by Steven Sande (Jul 17th, 2011)

Sung to the tune of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Cupertino, oh Cupertino, Will Lion ship this week? Oh Steve Jobso, Let OS Lion go, And make us happy geek(s)! Refrain: Windowsaway, windowsaway, windowsaway, windowsaway Windowsaway, windowsaway, windowsaway, windowsaway Infinite ...

Talkcast tonight, 10PM ET/7PM PT/4PM HT: Speculation edition!

by Kelly Guimont (Jul 10th, 2011)

Sunday night can only mean one thing: Talkcast time! This week we have a main course fresh off the barbecue of free-range rumors about Lion, and to go with that we have a potluck of side dish speculation about a new MacBook Air and more. Remember: If Kelly hosts the show, it means we have an ...

Does iOS 5 reveal a new iPod touch? (Updated)

by Erica Sadun (Jun 24th, 2011)

UPDATE: It would appear in our haste to check this, and with Erica's technical difficulties with her primary Mac, the 5.0 file was opened twice. A cross check with the 4.3.3 file indicates no such model (iPod4,2). Of course, this still doesn't mean there's a new iPod touch coming, but the ...

White iPhone? Test version of iOS? Tinhte claims both in video

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 19th, 2011)

Here's a double whammy for you. Vietnamese site Tinhte (who have a decent record of leaks) has put out a video of what they claim is a) a white iPhone from Apple which is b) running some "test version" of iOS. As you can see in the video on the next page, multitasking in this mystery version ...

What do you want to see in the next Final Cut Studio?

by Chris White (Apr 7th, 2011)

It's no secret that many post-production professionals feel Final Cut Studio has been falling behind over the last two years. While Apple has taken its time developing a new version of its video suite, competitors like Adobe have jumped ahead with significant updates; some have even questioned ...

iPhone 5 rumors: new antenna, metal case

by Dana Franklin (Mar 22nd, 2011)

Trial production for the iPhone 5 has already started in China, according to speculation from The China Times published on Tuesday. According to the report, Apple's fifth-generation smartphone, expected to launch during the third quarter this year, will feature a metal chassis, more sensitive ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Why would an iPad have a proximity sensor?

by Erica Sadun (Jan 19th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, I've been hearing rumors that the next generation iPad might include a proximity sensor. Now call me dim, but I just don't get it. Proximity sensor? What the fudge? Are we supposed to be holding our iPads to our ears while we chat over Skype VoIP? Has Apple never heard of the ...

Video: Glasses-free 3D using iOS accelerometer and camera

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2011)

Here's some speculation that definitely came from the House of Crackpot Theories, but since it's kind of a slow day with the holiday today, feel free to let your imagination run wild. This video suggests that the next iPod touch could use its internal gyroscope and the FaceTime camera for a sort of ...

Why you really shouldn't have expected more than Beatles on iTunes today

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Nov 16th, 2010)

We here at TUAW, and those of you who read us and a dozen other Apple or tech blogs each day were certainly amped about a full-page takeover on Apple.com yesterday. We were subsequently a bit let down when the veil lifted to reveal... The Beatles on iTunes. Keep in mind Twitter + Ping happened via ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: What's in Apple's guitar hole?

by Erica Sadun (Aug 27th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Maybe I'm completely wrong, but I eventually demystified the Apple 9/1/2010 Press Invitation. I had a look at the press release image I found on www.fscklog.com (it's a little bigger than yours) in Photoshop. Instinctively the soundhole was very interesting to me, especially ...