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What to expect at Apple’s Media Event Today : Tablets, New iPhone and softwares?

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Everyone around is confused around about what would be coming up at the Apple’s Media Event (27th January at 10 am PST- Live Coverage here) except the man himself, Steve Jobs.

Here’s a complete mashup of what could be coming up later in few hours!

Apple Tablet

Name : iSlate/iPad/MacBook Touch/iTablet/iBook.

Dimensions : 7 inch or 10 inch

Operating System : Modified iPhone OS / Mashup of Mac OS X and iPhone OS

Features : Will Run iPhone Apps/ Serve as Ebook reader/ Games would be core functionalities/ Media is also another target/ Live Television with paid subscriptions/ Music, as always/ Might have a camera

Pricing : $800 / $1000

iPhone 4G

Name : iPhone 4G / Something even better?

Dimensions : Screen Dimensions to be larger than current one of 3.5 inch (480 by 320 pixels) because partner developers had been asked to present Applications of higher resolution for the iPhone.

Operating System : iPhone OS 4.0 (hopefully)

Features : 5 Megapixel Camera and slimmer iPhone. 64Gb iPhone could be possible. LED flash to accompany. Also, rumors are up that it will have a touch sensitive back cover and a removable battery. Front facing camera could also be possible for enabling video conferencing!

Pricing : Same as before $199 for 16 GB, $299 for 32 GB and possibly $399 for 64 Gb (all with contract)

Update : Seems like only Software (iPhone OS 4.0) would be out and not hardware. OMG! [rumor]

AT&T and Apple breakup

Tens of thousands of iPhone users on AT&T network were very angry with it’s service and this does bother Apple a lot. AT&T has got a exclusive deal with Apple till mid 2010 and so, Apple might decide to chuck it off for it’s customers.

AT&T has had huge problems managing the network due to excess usage from Bandwidth eating iPhones. Rumors were also around that Apple might have a exclusive deal with Verizon to become the exclusive dealer for iPhone.

Migrating from AT&T to Verizon would require hardware changes but you see, Verizon has got 90 Million Subscribers and Apple would happily make the changes to make a shift from GSM to CDMA! [Via DailyFinance]

iPod Touch to get Camera

This rumors been around for ever since the last Apple WWDC, and actually companies which make covers for iPod touch had also published up covers with camera holes for iPod touch but nothing happened and Apple remained silent.

This time it’s much likely to happen as Apple has ordered 50 Million Megapixel CMOS Image Sensors from Omnivision and you know that Apple’s really not going to use them all for iPhone!

We had written a post as to why Apple did not add camera to iPod touch earlier in 2009 and why will it add it now, have a look.

iLife

Newer version to be out, most probably. Name could be changed to iLife X and not 2010. Ask why? Apple does not show iLife “09″ on most of it’s websites, so mostly it’s definitely  not going to be iLife 10. [Via TheAppleBlog]

Garageband

Social Media integration could be the most prominent feature. Better Facebook and Twitter integration. Also, it will make use of Snow Leopards 64 bit technology very well.

iMovie, iWeb, iDvd, iPhoto

All of the softwares will get ready for integration with Apple’s mysterious tablet device. Social Media integration is on the rise. Usage of 64 bit technology for good. Better Face recognition in iPhoto, iDvd for Blu-Ray Dvd’s (Maybe?), iMovie’s user interface could possibly get a revamp and iWeb to get better themes and better add ons this time.

iWork

Newer version of iWork could make editing of documents much easier and faster. Better stuff for iPod and iPhone and especially the mysterious Apple Tablet!

iTunes 10

This version of iTunes could bring a whole new integration of Tablet computer to your computer. App store for tablet could make an entry. Much more access to iPhone/iPod/Tablet via new version of iTunes. Social Media integration, like other, to enter here too!

Apple Media Event – 27th January : Live Coverage

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Please check back here for Live Coverage of Apple’s Media Event where you can expect the Apple’s Tablet Computer and a hell lot more things! Check down  for timings. Do set a reminder!

  • 10:00 am Pacific Standard Time
  • 11:30 pm India
  • 06:00 pm London
  • 07:00 pm  Paris
  • 09:00 pm Moscow

The Live blog will appear below. You don’t need to refresh the page again, it will automatically update itself with the latest information! If you’ve got time, tell your friends to join in here! BTW if you feel like commenting, you can surely do that down!

Apple’s Tablet (iSlate, iPad or whatever you call it) rumor roundup [infographic]

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Apple’s Tablet computer is the most hyped product i have ever come across in my life. From the name of the device to the Operating System, from looks to price, everything is just termed to be leaked or rumored.

Here’s a awesome rumor roundup made by the fellow guys at Engadget. It’s a rumor timeline of the rumors for Apple’s tablet. Image after break. (Click to Enlarge)

Thanks Engadget.

Google Voice for iPhone has finally arrived [with hack] : F*** you App Store

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Remember those days? Apple Vs. Google? Google submitted the Google Voice app for review to Apple’s app store and then it just got rejected. Things got worse and Apple was blamed for going along with AT&T’s decision of not accepting the app. FCC (Federal Communications Commission) looked into the matter and asked all the three parties to answer it’s questions.

Things got even more worse and Google’s CEO, Eric Schimdt left Apple as a board of director. Then we smashed in the news that it was coming to iPhone with a Web Interface. Bang! Here it is!

Just go to m.google.com/voice to access the mobile version of Google Voice from your iPhone.

Google Voice for iPhone has arrived with a web interface. It’s designed using HTML5 which is responsible for most of the applications functionalities. There’s one problem. It’s in the browser Safari, Right? Want it as app on your SpringBoard? There is a simple trick that we used with Google Wave too, bring the app near the mail icon on my springboard!

By the way, its not just iPhone, but Palm Web OS has also got Google Voice now!

Google’s Official Blog Post here.

Apple’s Tablet to focus more on Entertainment Media (Music, Television and Games!)

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We’ve been hearing up rumors of Apple’s Tablet all over from the web. If reports from Wall Street Journal is to be believed then Apple’s concentrating a lot more on Music, Games and Television for their hyped product.

Here’s a break up of what could possibly happen

  • Apple is supposed to be working with The New York Times, Conde Nast Publications Inc. and HarperCollins Publishers. Also the rumor of publications to be go paid with the launch of the tablet fix in very well with this.
  • Next is Television. Apple is also in talks with companies like CBS and Walt Disney for a possible monthly subscription service. Nice!
  • Now come games. Apple is negotiating with the Electronic Arts which is a well known name in the gaming industry. They could possible develop brilliant games for the device!
  • Buying songs from the cloud could also be possible soon and they  acquisition of Lala.com is surely going hands in hand with this rumor which could expel the current method of buying songs via iTunes.
  • Maybe Bing could be the default search engine for the device too (This doesn’t fit here, but it’s kind of entertainment, you see the Google Vs. Apple fight :P )

If you ask why would Apple be interested in the things i mentioned above, then the answer is There’s hell lot of money in this business! Apple’s revenue from iTunes is well over $800 Million!

Apple has already revolutionized music industry and lets see if they can do the same with television and gaming. Pricing rumors float around $1000. I really hope if its less then that!

Google slapped : Bing to replace search on iPhone [Rumor]

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Apple Vs. Google war couldn’t have got more bigger. This time Apple is planning to remove google search from it’s browser Safari and guess who would be taking it’s place? Bing!

Apple was planning to replace Google Maps and advertising marketplace with their own products and this time they aim to chuck out search also.

Apple is supposed to be in talks with Microsoft to kick off Google as default search provider and let Bing take it on according to Business Week. This fight is just getting better and better. Apple won’t loose out much if this happens, but possibly Google could loose quite a few million users, yes thats it.

Via Engadget.

Apple to release iLife 2010, iPhone 4G and Tablet device (iSlate) on 27th January

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Recently, Apple sent out media invites to all their press guys regarding their press event on 27th January at San Francisco. The invite had a colorful background, just like the one’s we have at Holi (Festival of colors, mostly celebrated in India) and focused on the statement,

Come See our latest creation

You know what this points out to. iPhone 4G and morever the Apple Tablet device, iSlate. Fox news says that they had a talk with Apple guys and they said that the event was meant for unveiling the new Apple Tablet (iSlate) and iPhone 4G.

Nice! Apple is getting the needed buzz and it surely doesn’t like empty seats at press events!

The Art of leaking news : Learning it from Apple

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The first thing i see when i log on to Digg.com is some Apple news. When i start reading articles in my RSS reader, all i see is Apple Rumors on all blogs. Who gives birth to these rumors? Why is everyone interested in Apple news? How does it spread so fast?

Apple knows all the answers. Let’s take the questions one by one.

Who gives birth to these rumors/leaks?

Apple itself. Apple has a team of marketing geniuses and news hungry people. That makes a perfect combination.

What? Apple itself leaks news?

I read this article at MacObserver which gave me a deeper idea as to how Apple made leaks. It had few simple steps.

  • Some Senior Executive instructs juniors to find to talk to someone at Major news outlets and reveal some information.
  • It is done over phone or in person and never in writing or emails because then no one comes to Apple with a proof.
  • This method works out the most as it’s claimed as a “Rumor” and so it may or may not be true and in this case the reputation of the both the parties is maintained and both of them benefit, Apple get’s required buzz and the authors get reader’s interest!

How do they get people interested in their news?

There are about 94,143,486 blogs who have posted about iPhone with a collective readership of over 30 Billion readers but only 45 Million iPhone were sold.

Apple does controlled leaks and it’s famous for not revealing information. If we see, generally you would be interested to know something when the other is trying to hide it. Simple principal is that

The more one hides, the more interest it generates for the other to know

This simple principal is responsible for the companies huge marketing success.

How does Apple get people to post their news?

If there are readers, give me a reason why people wouldn’t like to read about it? I mean our blogs first Digg frontpage was a Apple story too!

Also apart from readers, they do have great communication specialists who know the right people and get them at the right time so the news is a sure hit.

Why do they need news leaks?

To capture public reaction before releasing actual news as this helps them to plan actual stuff for products. I mean they could consider this as an unofficial trial without hammering the companies reputation.

They get the buzz by doing this. I can’t speak much on this because if we compare the Operating System market share, Apple has only about 5%-6% while Windows leads the rest of the market with much higher market share.

How far is this method successful?

In terms of popularity, this method works a lot. I mean every Windows fed up user wants to buy a Apple computer (sort of?).

Frankly if we think what a Apple customer is going through, then it’s hell. Why you ask? It’s simply because first of all he’s putting a lot of money into buying a premium product and on top of that he’s quite unsure about any refresh/updates to the product line so he gets confused if he should buy the product or not and so he wastes time thinking to buy it or not.

iPhone OS + Mac OS X = Apple Tablet (iSlate) OS [Rumor]

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There has been a lot of speculation about the Apple’s Tablet’s (Rumored name is iSlate) Operating System. Amazing concepts have been coming up. Earlier it was said that the Tablet will carry the modified version of iPhone OS and will run iPhone apps with a larger resolution.

Another concept was of the Mac OS X running on the tablet computer. This too would be modified to fit the screen size and would support multi-touch gestures.

Here comes the third concept which states that it will be a mixture of both the operating systems (iPhone OS + Mac OS X). There is this short video which gives insight into concept.