Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup: Hardware, Release Date, Carriers

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Whenever a new iPhone gets rumored, it immediately shoots up to the top of wish lists around the world. And Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5, or iPhone 4S, is no different. This is a highly anticipated device, but unlike most other phones, consumers only have bits and pieces of rumored information about it. In comparison, another popular phone,  the Android-powered Motorola Droid Bionic, has leaked out in every way imaginable.

The same can’t be said for Apple’s unicorn. There are a ton of rumors but it still manages to stay in the shadows. That being said, we want to condense all of the confusing, contradictory, wrong, possible, and good, rumors out there about the iPhone 5  in an attempt to feed you as much information as we can about Apple’s next iPhone before you are challenged to make a decision on whether or not you want to buy it.

Ultimately, that decision is going to take an official announcement, but there’s no harm in preparing yourself for it.

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Apple’s Thunderbolt port

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Apple has introduced the first implementation of Intel’s new Thunderbolt technology for high speed communications, aimed at providing a very fast new data connection for mobile professionals.

Intel confirmed in a press release that Thunderbolt, “formerly codenamed ‘Light Peak,’” is an “Intel-developed technology” that is “coming to market through a technical collaboration with Apple, and is available first on Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro laptop computers.”

The new specification accommodates faster, simpler connections between devices, acting as a next generation FireWire but with speeds of up to 10Gbps, which Intel points out is fast enough to transfer a full length, HD movie in less than 30 seconds or to backup an MP3 collection large enough to play nonstop for a year in just ten minutes.

That’s 12 times faster than FireWire 800, and 20 times faster than USB 2.0. It’s even twice as fast as Intel’s USB 3.0 specification, which Apple hasn’t adopted yet. Unlike just an upgrade to USB, however, Thunderbolt delivers the ability to daisy-chain multiple devices without using a hub.

New MacBook Pros support six devices, such as one display and five separate peripherals, turning the professional notebooks into flexible, high powered workstations for video editors and other professionals just as Apple gets ready to release its new edition of Final Cut Pro.

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