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Apple A6 Processor Goes Into Production With TSMC For Future iOS Devices

Apple’s next-generation A6 processor, expected to arrive in future versions of the iPad and iPhone, is said to have gone into trial production ahead of a launch expected in the first half of 2012 and TSMC again tipped to be in trial production of the new ARM-based silicon. TSMC was said to be testing its 28nm processes on the A6 with Apple basing its eventual order decisions on what yield the manufacturer could achieve and TSMC has declined to comment on the Apple speculation, though has said that it expects its order book to look healthier in Q4 as customer inventory dwindles. And people who are hoping for a surprise iPad 3 coming in the next few months, you will probably be waiting a little longer…………..

Apple Starts Shipping OS X Lion Recovery USB Drive To The Users

Apple has begun selling Mac OS X Lion on flash USB sticks in its retail stores and the US$69 drives contain a full install of the operating system and look much like the recovery drives that ship with MacBook Airs. The new OS X Lion has introduced a lot of improvements to Mac and this solution is specific to users who cannot or prefer not to download the new update…………..

Apple iOS 5 Beta 6 Coming On August 18, Thursday?

iCloudil has found a file in iOS that appears to identify the release date of upcoming firmware versions and next iOS 5 Beta shall be released on 18 August. Apple can remotely control the dates in iOS file system and the main target would remain unchanged, that is, iOS 5 Beta 6 will arrive in August followed by the final release in September………………

Apple’s Low-End iPhone Could Be iCloud iPhone

The low-cost iPhone Apple may be launching this fall is internally known as the iCloud iPhone and the it will allegedly offer a cheaper option at the expense of most of its flash storage. The iCloud-based phone is further described as using many of the same parts as the iPhone 4 and iCloud hardware will supposedly use an aluminum back panel like the iPad 2’s, since the iPhone 4’s glass is a more expensive option……………

22 More Fraud Apple Stores Are Identified In Kunming City Of China

22 more false Apple stores are discovered in the southern City of Kunming in China, just after an American blogger found three fake Apple stores a month ago. According to…

New Apple Patent Shows Schematic Maps

Apple has shown interest in creating a new Maps application for the iPhone and other iOS devices that would exaggerate some details, like roads or landmarks to make navigation easier to follow and a patent shows that Apple’s maps will simplify things to the user by providing the most relevant information in the given situation. Coincidentally this seems to go with Apple’s overall design philosophy and the patent is called Schematic Maps, which first determines the amount of screen real estate that is available to the user………….

Apple Sued Over E-Book Pricing

Apple and a group of book publishers were accused in a lawsuit f illegally fixing e-book prices to boost profits and force e-book rival Amazon to abandon its pro-consumer discount pricing and the lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California claims Apple and Hachette, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin, and Simon & Shuster illegally worked together to enable an agency model as the standard for e-book sales, rather than the wholesale model that is used in the physical publishing industry. The suit was brought by law firm Hagens Berman and the firm said Apple wanted to twist the ebook market into an environment that matched its walled-garden iTunes music store……………..

UK Apple Stores Removes Products

Apple taken the stance of removing Apple gear from their stores and Apple has removed all their products from display after closing for the day, no doubt in an attempt to put temptation out of the sight of rioters. It appears that the riots are spreading across the United Kingdom and some have said that the army should be called in to bring order to the streets. Liverpool itself has not yet endured reports of violence there and the management of its Apple store appears to be taking no chances…………….