Latest MacRumors Stories
AT&T has announced that, beginning today, they will unlock the iPhones of customers whose two-year contracts with the company have expired, making it possible to use the devices with other service providers. The multinational telecom company's statement, which was issued to MacRumors and also printed by MSNBC.com, 9to5Mac, and others, announced that "qualifying customers" would be given the ability to unlock their AT&T iPhones starting on April 8. "The only requirements," they...
Apple's new iPhone will feature a larger, sharper 4.6-inch "retina display", Reuters reported on Wednesday citing a media report by South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper. The newspaper attributed the rumor to a tip from an "unnamed industry source". According to the source, Apple is set to launch the new iPhone during the second quarter, and has already started placing orders with its display suppliers -- LG Display and Samsung. LG Display and Samsung Electronics declined to comment...
An iPad 3 logic board has emerged in photos on a forum post at Chinese site WeiPhone, according to a Macrumors report. Apple is closing in on a year since it first announced the iPad 2, which was released in stores on March 11. In the photos, an "A5X" appears near an Apple logo on the chip. This chip would differ from Apple's current A5 in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. This chip would most likely be a partial upgrade to the current A5, as opposed to Apple traditionally making an...
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SHOP.ORG ANNUAL SUMMIT -- Decide.com, the only electronics shopping service that predicts when to buy consumer electronics with no regrets, has expanded its offering to include phones, making it easy for shoppers to stay current on top product price changes and new model releases. Decide also enables shoppers to "follow" the iPhone to get the latest news and rumors on the upcoming iPhone 5 launch from hundreds of sources including CE manufacturers and...
Apple acknowledged a flaw in its new iPhone 4 devices during its release day yesterday.Complaints grew about weakening or disappearing signals as the new iPhone 4 hit the market Thursday. Users found that when gripping the iPhone by touching two seams of the antenna band on the exterior of the phone simultaneously, the signal dropped. Apple released a statement to PC Magazine on Thursday that said, "Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with...
Technology sites and Apple forums have been overrun with questions and comments about how the new iPhone overheats since its June 19 debut.Several iPhone users have grumbled that the phone gets too hot to hold up to their ear while others have noted that the white 32GB model fade to pink when overheated.In a notice posted on Apple's support site, the company says that users should not leave their phones in places where the temperatures can rise higher than the 113...
A surprising discovery made by a mystery Hull man on his new iPhone has become an Internet sensation. The man left a comment on a website devoted to Apple products - the manufacturer of the trendy mobile - after he discovered pictures of a Chinese factory worker smiling and flashing a peace sign on his phone. Known only by his online profile name of markm49uk, he posted on the MacRumours.com: "Not sure if this is or is not the 'norm' but I just received my brand new iPhone here in...
By Brian Stelter For eight years, Arnold Kim has been trading gossip, rumor and facts about Apple, the notoriously secretive computer company, on his Web site, MacRumors.com. It had been a hobby - albeit a time-consuming one - while Kim earned his medical degree. He kept at it as he completed his medical training and began diagnosing patients' kidney problems. Kim's Web site now attracts more than 4.4 million people and 40 million page views a month, according to Quantcast, making it one...
The stage is set for Apple's developer's conference to begin next Monday, and Apple fans and investors impatiently await what they believe will be the release of a new iPhone.The hype revolving around the new iPhone has been enormous as fans and experts try to guess what new features will be offered with the new device.What they do know is that the new iPhone will be accompanied by support for corporate e-mail and a slate of new programs that could help boost sales of the devices, which sport...
