WSJ: Verizon iPhone Really Coming and Apple Developing New iPhone Models

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is readying Verizon iPhone. Manufacturing will start by end of this year with shipment by early next year. WSJ posted:
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MacBook Air Update Imminent as Supplies Dry Up

AppleInsider is reporting that MacBook Air supplies have dried up throughout indirect sales channels. Their check showed that out of four Apple authorized resellers they track only one had 1.83GHz MacBook Air in stock and just two had 2.13GHz model in stock. AppleInsider posted:
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Review Roundup: Apple TV (2010)

After almost two years Apple updated the Apple TV earlier this month with focus on streaming content rather than storing content. The new Apple TV is a small black box measuring 3.9” x 3.9” x 0.9” and weighing just 0.6 pounds. It runs on A4 processor and uses iOS like the iPhone 4. It comes with WiFi a/b/g/n support, HDMI, Optical audio, Ethernet, Micro USB port and Apple remote. And, yes it just $99.
Below we have added links to 8 best Apple TV reviews available online:
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With AT&T Lockdown on iPhone, Android Continues to Grow

One news that is making rounds around the tech blogosphere today is surge of Android to No. 1 in US smartphone sales. According to the data released by Nielsen, Android has continued its rise in past six months and is now top smartphone platform for new device purchases with 32% market share. RIM and Apple are tied at about 25% share of new smartphone purchases for number two spot.
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Apple iPad Eating Up Netbook Market Share

Last week, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin said at a press conference that netbooks will not die. He added even though tablet sells are on rise netbooks will still cross 40 million units in 2011, which would be 20% of total notebook shipment in 2011. However, recent quarterly numbers show that netbook sales are falling for past two quarters after seeing triple digit growth in 2008 and 2009.
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Apple Starts Sampling Capacitive Touch Panels for Next Gen iMac

DigiTimes is reporting that Sintek Photronics has sent samples of projected capacitive touch panels to Apple to be incorporated in the next generation iMac. It has been rumored for quite sometime that iMac will be the first Mac to get multitouch input support. And a recent patent filed by Apple for touchscreen support on desktops added fuel to the fire.
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iPhone 4 Retina Display Superior to Samsung Galaxy S Super AMOLED Display

Since iPhone 4 launch in June, Samsung executives have been claiming that their Super AMOLED display technology is better than Retina display on iPhone 4, specially when it comes to image quality and battery life. However, extensive testing done by DisplayMate shows that Samsung is wrong on both counts. DisplayMate has posted an article comparing the performance of five leading smartphone LCD and OLED displays based on extensive scientific lab measurements together with extensive side-by-side visual tests, incisive evaluations and comparisons.
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Apple Partners with CDMA Giant Qualcomm for Fifth Gen iPhone and Second Gen iPad Baseband Chipsets

AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has finalized component suppliers for its next generation iPhone and iPad lineup. The one major change in the component suppliers is that Qualcomm will replace Infineon for baseband chipset. Infineon supplies the GSM/3G chipsets for current generation iPhone 4 and iPad models, but Qualcomm will replace it in next generation according to Economic Daily News.
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Review Roundup: Apple iPod nano (2010)

Apple introduced the redesigned iPod nano featuring a 1.54-inch touchscreen earlier this month. The new iPod nano is half the size and weight of the previous generation and comes with built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. However, to decrease size Apple has removed some important features like camcorder, video playback, microphone and speaker. Basically, Apple has focused only on music playback feature of the iPod nano. It now comes in six colors including silver, graphite, blue, green, orange and pink priced $149 for 8GB model and $179 for 16GB model.
Below we have added links to eight best iPod nano reviews available online:
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Bose Enters TV Market with VideoWave Entertainment System

Bose today announced the new VideoWave entertainment system that combines 1080p HD display with surround sound system featuring integrated speakers in TV panel. According to Bose, “This single, integrated system eliminates a roomful of speakers, wires and complexity. And notable advances in simplicity make it our easiest system ever.
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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 October 26th Launch Date and Review by Macworld

Microsoft announced today that they will start shipping Office for Mac 2011 on October 26 and you can preorder Office for Mac 2011 on Amazon today. Office 2011 Home and Student edition with single license is priced $119.99 and Family Pack with 3 licenses is priced $149.99. Office for Mac Home and Business 2011 is priced $199.99 for single license and $279.99 for two licenses. Microsoft says:
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RIM Unveils BlackBerry PlayBook 7-inch Tablet

RIM today unveiled their new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which they say is “the first professional tablet”, and also new BlackBerry Tablet OS based on QNX platform. According to RIM, PlayBook includes uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and high performance multimedia, while also providing advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a breakthrough development platform for IT departments and developers.
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Roku Introduces Roku HD, XD and XDS Players with 1080p Support; and Roku XDS Review

Roku has introduced new Roku streaming player with up to 1080p HD streaming support and instant Replay. There are three new Roku models: the entry-level Roku HD at $59.99; the Roku XD with Wireless-N and 1080p, and the top-of-the-line Roku XDS, which adds dual-band wireless technology and extensive connectivity options for home entertainment systems.
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CDMA iPhone 4 Production Starting in November and 7-inch iPad Design Finalized

DigiTimes is reporting that Pegatron Technology is expected to begin volume production of CDMA version of iPhone 4 in November with total shipments likely to reach 3-4 million units in the first three months and 10 million by mid of 2011. It has been rumored that Apple will use Pegatron as their manufacturing partner for CDMA version of the iPhone, as Foxconn is having a difficult time meeting demand for GSM version of iPhone 4, which has been very successful with record breaking sales.
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Review Roundup: Apple iPod touch (2010)

Earlier this month, Apple updated their iPod lineup and introduced the new iPod touch featuring new Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center. Apple brought all the stunning features of iPhone 4 to the iPod touch, except the new case design and 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. The iPod touch is available in 8GB model priced $229, 32GB model priced $299 and 64GB model priced $399.
Below we have added links to 10 Best iPod touch reviews. Check them out:
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BlackBerry Tablet and New OS Coming Next Week

WSJ is reporting that RIM plans to join the tablet race with a 7-inch tablet that will be introduced at BlackBerry developer conference in San Francisco, along with a new OS for the tablet. WSJ’s Phred Dvorak wrote:
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Cisco Updates Flip UltraHD and MinoHD Pocket Camcorders

Flip started the pocket camcorder crazy, but the company has been falling behind competition for past few months. Flip has rolled out an all-new line of affordable UltraHD and MinoHD camcorders to address this problem. Flip maintains its focus on simplicity, while improving HD video quality (720p 60fps), adding hardware-based image stabilization, expanding personalization options and offering more ways to share video using pre-loaded FlipShare software.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon

Samsung today announced the upcoming availability of the Galaxy Tab in the US with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. The Galaxy Tab features a brilliant 7-inch enhanced TFT display screen, 1GHz Hummingbird Application processor supporting 3D graphics and smooth Web browsing and front (1.3-megapixel) and rear-facing cameras (3-megapixel) for video chat while on-the-go. The Galaxy Tab is powered by Android 2.2 and includes full support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Just like the Galaxy S smart phones, the Galaxy Tab includes Samsung's Social Hub application and the new Media Hub content service.
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European Smartphone Market Share Stats Show Apple Needs Multi-Carrier Strategy to Keep Rising in US

Both Nokia and Google are trying to undermine the iPhone revolution. Google has been claiming that they activate more Android handsets per day than iPhones, and Nokia’s vice president said at Nokia World that Nokia sales more phones than both Apple and Google combined. Also analysts are joining in with their predictions claiming that Symbian and Android will dominate the Smartphone market by 2014. And, as you would have guessed, the media is allover these stories.
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Shure Introduces New SE315 Earphones with Detachable Cable

Shure makes some of the best in-ear headphones available on the market today, but one problem that all Shure earphones have is that their wire starts cracking and it goes bad very soon. In fact, many high-end earphones suffer from the same problem. Well it looks like Shure has found a solution for the problem with their new SE315 earphone that feature detachable cable.
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HTC Updates Sense UI and Unveils Desire HD and Desire Z Smartphones

HTC today unveiled a new HTC Sense UI, along with new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z Android powered smartphones. The new HTC Sense UI brings number of new features included series of connected service called HTCSense.com, improved multimedia support, on-demand mapping service HTC Locations and e-book store powered by Kobo. The new Sense UI will be available with the new phones in October 2010.
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Nikon Introduces 16.2-Megapixel D7000 DSLR with 39-Point Autofocus and HD Recording

Nikon today launched successor to their highly successful D90, the new D7000 digital SLR featuring new enhancements and updated Nikon technologies, which results in stunning photos and amazing full HD video recording. The D7000 features a new 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor with low-light ability never before seen in a DX-format (APS-C) camera.
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Samsung NX100 Mirrorless Camera with New i-Function Lens

Samsung today announced the launch of NX100 successor of the NX10 and the camera shares features such as APS-C size sensor, 3-inch AMOLED and mirrorless camera design. The NX100 adds new unique i-Function Lens to the mix that communicates with the camera for better image quality. Samsung says that conventional lenses are passive in controlling camera settings, whereas the i-Function lens communicates with camera to deliver total image control with fast manual settings.
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Canon Announces PowerShot G12 with HD Video Recording

Canon today officially announced the much-rumored PowerShot G12 aimed at prosumers and professional photographers. The new camera comes with Canon’s HS System, 720p video recording and Hybrid IS. The PowerShot G12 is also compatible with a new optional Lens Filter Adapter, which extends with the lens when using the zoom to offer full coverage throughout the zoom range.
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Canon’s High-end Mirrorless Camera EIS 60 Coming in Q2 2011

A Chinese forum has posted rumors about Canon’s mirrorless DSLR called EIS that will be launched in second quarter of 2011. The first camera of the series will be called EIS 60 and it will come with 22-megapixel backside illuminated CMOS sensor measuring 18mm x 12mm. The sensor size is about the same as the sensor found on Micro Four Thirds cameras, smaller than DSLR. But the sensor will have some very unique properties making it ideal for high-end mirrorless camera.
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Intel Details 2011 “Sandy Bridge” Processor Features

Intel today revealed several significant design features for the company’s 2011 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family at the Intel Developer Forum. The new and enhanced features will further extend Intel’s chip performance and battery life leadership, and add a number of visually related features built right into the chips.
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Apple Working Aggressively to Bring Camera and FaceTime to iPad by Holiday Season

Rumors about Apple’s plan to update the iPad lineup started in August with news that Apple will be bring FaceTime support to all iOS devices. Last Friday, AppleInsider reported, “Apple’s iPad is unlikely to endure the company’s traditional 12-month product cycle for iOS device refreshes before seeing its first major enhancements.”
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Apple FaceTime Video Call Coming to Mac and Windows

FaceTime has been one of the most highlighted and successful feature of both the iPhone 4 and recently released iPod touch. And, today Mac4ever is reporting that Apple will bring FaceTime to Mac via iChat and to Windows via a new application. We have also heard from our sources that Apple is working with other companies to bring FaceTime to other devices.
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South Korea iPhone 4 Launch Sees 300,000 Pre-orders

Korea Times reported today that KT, South Korea’s second-largest mobile carrier launched the new iPhone 4 with hundreds of customers waiting in line for the device. The news website wrote:
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ARM Officially Unveils Cortex-A15 Multicore Application Processor Codenamed Eagle

ARM today introduced the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor that delivers a 5x performance improvement over today’s advanced smartphone processors, within a comparable energy footprint. In advanced infrastructure applications the Cortex-A15 processor running at up to 2.5GHz will enable highly scalable solutions within constantly shrinking energy, thermal and cost budgets. The Cortex-A15 processor is available for licensing today and is targeted at manufacture in 32nm, 28nm, and future geometries.
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Pentax K-r 12.4-Megapixel Digital SLR

Pentax updated their mid-level Digital SLR with new Pentax K-r. The camera features 12.4-megapixel sensor, HD video recording (720p), 3-inch LCD and ISO sensitivity up to 25,600. The main features of the Pentax K-r are:
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Adobe Flash on Android Devices Unusable

Both Adobe and Google have been talking about how Flash on Android will give it a competitive advantage over iPhone. And every Android phone released recently highlights “Supports Adobe Flash” in their news release. Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs released a statement earlier this year stating that Apple won’t allow/support Flash on iPhone platform, as Flash for mobile devices is bad for performance and battery life. In reply, Adobe’s CEO announced that they will show how good Flash is on Android platform to prove Apple wrong.
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Google Introduces Instant Search

Google today introduced Google Instant, which the company calls search before you type. Google says “As you can imagine, searching even before someone types isn’t easy—which is why we are so excited today to be unveiling Google Instant.” Google Instant is search-before-you-type. Instant takes what you have typed already, predicts the most likely completion and streams results in real-time for those predictions—yielding a smarter and faster search that is interactive, predictive and powerful.
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Apple Releases iOS 4.1 Software Update for iPhone

Apple today released iOS 4.1 software update for iPhone. According to Apple, this update contains improvements and new features, including the following:
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Coolpix P7000 – Nikon’s First True Compact Prosumer Camera

Though Nikon has an excellent DSLR lineup they were well behind other camera makers when it comes to compact prosumer cameras like Canon G11. Nikon plans to change that with new Coolpix P7000 their first true multi-functional, high-performance compact camera. Nikon says P7000 incorporates advanced shooting functions with a feel similar to that of digital SLR cameras in a compact, lightweight body.
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Features Overview of Upcoming iOS 4.1 Update

Apple will be releasing the iOS 4.1 update this week bringing many new features and bug fixes. With the number of features that Apple will be adding to the iOS in next two updates they could have easily called is iOS 5, but it will be iOS 4.1 and 4.2 updates.
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Engadget Confirms HP Photosmart eStation C510 Printer and Detachable Android Tablet Combo

Engadget has posted details about upcoming HP Photosmart eStation that combines new printer codenamed Zues with detachable Android based tablet called Zeen. The tablet is based on Android 2.1, but it won’t support Gmail or Android Market. It will have a specially designed TouchSmart UI with custom applications like Facebook, Yahoo, Snapfish, NBC and Nook eReader. According to Engadget, the C510 will have following features:
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Samsung Introduces Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor Orion

Samsung today introduced their first 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 based dual-core applications processor, codenamed Orion for mobile devices and smartphones. Samsung will demo the new processor at the annual Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum held in Taiwan.
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Verizon Fascinate – Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone to Ship on September 8th (Update Reviews Added)

Following AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon also announced Samsung Fascinate, A Galaxy S smartphone “exclusively” from Verizon, will be available online on September 8 and in Verizon Stores on September 9 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
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Toshiba Also Introduces Android Based Tablet Folio 100

Following Samsung, Toshiba also announced their Android 2.2 based tablet Folio 100 yesterday in London. Folio 100 is bigger than Samsung Galaxy Tab featuring a 10-inch screen in place of 7-inch screen on Galaxy. The tablet uses NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset and support 1080p video playback on HDTV.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Announced and Previewed

Yesterday, Samsung officially announced their first tablet powered by Android 2.2, called Samsung Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) featuring 7-inch touchscreen. The new tablet weighs less than a pound (0.837 pounds) and Samsung highlighted that it supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1.
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New Apple TV with Netflix Support for Just $99

Apple today announced the new Apple TV, which offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $99. Apple TV users can choose from the largest online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for just $4.99, and the largest online selection of HD TV show episodes to rent from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America for just 99 cents.
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Apple Introduces iPod nano with Multi-Touch Screen

Apple’s iPod nano saw the most radical redesign of all the iPods announced today. The revolutionary click wheel has been removed in favor of multitouch screen and it is half the size and weight of previous generation. The iPod nano is truly nano now. It features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable.
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New iPod touch Brings Retina Display, FaceTime Video Calling, HD Video Recording and Game Center

Apple today announced the new iPod touch, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s stunning Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center—all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge.
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Live Analysis/Coverage of September 1 Apple Music Event Today at 10AM PST/1PM EST

It looks like iPod classic didn't get any Apple love, however the other three iPod models have been completely redesigned to keep Apple ahead of the market. In fact, there is not a single MP3 player in the respective price categories that can match the iPod shuffle, nano or touch, in size, price, features and sexiness. Thats all from Apple's music event. We will post complete details about each product Apple announced today on TechzTalk.

• With the new price point Apple will be able to compete with other streaming set-top boxes like Roku.
  
• And as was rumored the new Apple TV will be priced $99.
  
• The main factor that will decide how successful Apple TV will be is price.
  
• The new UI is very easy to use and very elegant with easier navigation and search features specially for Internet content. And AirPlay allows wireless content sharing between iOS device.
  

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• The new Apple TV is just one fourth the size of original model. It's rental only with no storage and syncing. It is designed to stream content from either iTunes store or your computer. And it has Netflix also.
  
• Apple says that Ping is a combination of FaceBook and Twitter for music, it's interesting that Apple is entering social networking through music. With FaceBook and Twitter having captured most of the social networking market this is the only place (music) where Apple could enter the market without challenging those two social networking giants.
  
• The demo shows how easy it is to use, share and find music with Ping.

• Apple says that Ping is for social music discovery, where you can follow artists, just friends or the whole wide world.

• Apple is introducing Ping - a social networking feature that is designed for music.
• iTunes gets new icon and cleaner user interface.
• iPod touch follows the iPhone and again forces the market to follow, what will creative, Sony and Microsoft do.
• The new iPod touch get Retina display, Apple A4 chip, Gyro, FaceTime and HD video recording. All three models 8GB for $229, 32GB for $299 and 64GB for $399 will have the new slimmer design.
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• The new design clearly shows that Apple has again left the market behind when it comes to small MP3 players.
• The 8GB model will be $149 and 16GB model will be $179.
• Price will be a big factor as Apple can pass on the saving they got by removing the click wheel, but as always Apple will maintain the price points.
• The demo shows that Apple has thought about the small screen design as its very easy to use with fingers. The font and icons are big enough to use and the display is big enough to show at least four items at once.
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• Now iPod nano, it comes with multitouch screen and is very small with a clip.It has 24 hours battery life.
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• Apple has again decreased the size of iPod shuffle and added button again to make it easier to use. It has 15 hours of battery life and will sell for $49.
• Apple has sold over 275 million iPods, and today they are introducing new design for every iPod model.
• Now the main event begins...
• Apple will ship iOS 4.2 in November.
• Apple previews iOS 4.2 that is aimed at adding features specifically designed for iPad with wireless printing and new AirPlay.
• iOS 4.1 is available today with bug fixes, HDR photography and Game Center.
• This indicates iOS devices are selling like hot cakes, which I think everyone knew.
• Apple has sold over 120 million iOS devices and they are activating over 230,000 devices everyday. The total apps downloaded from App Store is now over 6.5 billion.

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As Apple will be doing live video streaming of the music event, we will switch from live coverage to live analysis of Apple’s announcements at the event. We will post details about what Apple announces as well as our thoughts on the new products or services, as soon as Apple introduces them. Please join us for live analysis of Apple media event on live.techztalk.com on Wednesday, September 1st at 10 AM PST and 1 PM EST.
Till the event start you can read Rumor Roundup for September 1st Apple Event.