KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information about Apple’s product plans, issued a new research report this week outlining his expectations for Apple’s rumored smart watch device, informally dubbed “iWatch”. Despite some expectations that the device could launch later this year, Kuo believes that both hardware and [...]
Category Archives: MacRumors
Apple’s Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology
Posted by Gary on May 23, 2013
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Apple Details Five Patents Violated by Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Now
Posted by Gary on May 23, 2013
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Last week Apple told the U.S. District Court in California that it planned to add the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its patent lawsuit already underway against Samsung. As promised, Apple today filed a motion (via Foss Patents) that details five different patents that the S4 allegedly infringes on. The filing includes two Siri-related patents violated [...]
Microsoft Unveils Xbox One, an All-In-One Entertainment System with Revamped Kinect and Fully Integrated SmartGlass
Posted by Gary on May 22, 2013
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Microsoft today released details on its next generation console at an event hosted at its Redmond campus in Washington. Called the Xbox One, the new console is designed to be the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system with a heavy focus on both gaming and interactive television watching. The Xbox One recognizes individual users and presents [...]
Excerpts of Apple Executives’ Senate Committee Testimony on Tax Policy
Posted by Gary on May 22, 2013
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Three Apple executives, CEO Tim Cook, CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and head of tax operations Phillip A. Bullock, appeared in front of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation earlier today, testifying about Apple’s tax policies. MacRumors has a rough transcript of the hearing, while the full event is viewable on C-SPAN. The full hearing was [...]
Samsung and Sharp Introduce New Ultra-High-Resolution Notebook Displays
Posted by Gary on May 21, 2013
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While Apple’s 15″ MacBook Pro was the first consumer notebook to gain a Retina-level display nearly a year ago, it is no longer the only such offering, as Google’s Chromebook Pixel with its 12.85″ 2560×1700 display and Toshiba’s Kirabook with a 2560×1440 220 PPI display have joined the market in recent months. Seeking to raise [...]
Yahoo’s Flickr Gets Major Design Overhaul, 1TB of Free Photo Storage Space
Posted by Gary on May 21, 2013
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Following this morning’s acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo today hosted an event in New York City to detail changes to its popular photo sharing site Flickr. Flickr on the web has been given a major design overhaul, with a focus on full resolution pictures. In addition to eliminating much of the white space on the site, [...]