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As The Dockpocalypse Nears, Bluetooth-Enabled iPhone Substitutes Abound

Next week, Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone complete with a new dock connector, finally putting to bed the 30-pin design that’s been in use since time immemorial (so long as you can’t remember past nine years ago, … Continue reading

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More Evidence For September 21 Ship Date For iPhone 5

Back in August, TechCrunch received word that Verizon was planning a vacation blackout for September 21 to September 30, indicating that would be the release date for the new iPhone 5. Now, new info suggests that’s the right date, based … Continue reading

Video: S**t Apple fanatics say

A long running YouTube gag lands on you know who FORTUNE — There are YouTube sketches mocking the cliches of New Yorkers, Los Angelenos, Black girls, frat guys, Asian moms, hipsters and vegans. In my neighborhood, S**t Park Slope Parent … Continue reading

Bloomberg slams the brakes on the Apple TV rumor train

No new TV product this year — not even a set-top box — says its source FORTUNE — Apple (AAPL) analysts who had been counting on a new revenue stream in 2012 from sales of an Apple-branded TV set — and believe … Continue reading

Apple closes at a new high, despite Amazon, Nokia, Google

A wave of product launches fail to steal the thunder of next week’s special event FORTUNE — “When is the worst time to launch a phone?” Topeka’s Brian White asked in a note to clients Wednesday. His answer: “When Apple … Continue reading

Samsung DID NOT try to pay Apple $1 billion in nickels

Heard the latest in outrage from Samsung? Never mind. It’s not true. FORTUNE — “A lie can be halfway round the world,” goes the old adage, “before the truth has got its boots on.” Case in point: I was walking … Continue reading

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iPhone 5. Because Of Reasons.

It turns out we may have been over-thinking it. If the invite sent out this morning by Apple is any indication, the next iPhone is likely to be called the “iPhone 5″. No, it doesn’t technically make sense — it is the sixth … Continue reading

The iPhone 5: Apple’s worst-kept secret

The supply chain is leaking like a sieve. What ever happened to cease-and-desist? FORTUNE — Two weeks before Steve Jobs was scheduled to unveil the original Mac mini at Macworld 2004 in Boston, a teenage blogger who called himself Nick … Continue reading

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Laurene Powell Jobs, Widow Of Steve Jobs, Is Joining Stanford University’s Board Of Trustees

Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of visionary Apple co-founder and CEO, the late Steve Jobs, is joining the board of trustees of Stanford University. She has been elected for a five-year term that will begin on October 1. The move continues her … Continue reading

OS X: Supported braille displays

Learn which braille displays you can use with OS X Mountain Lion.