This week: If they build it, we will buy it; the inexplicable lure of Near Field Communications; pray for shared data plans; and why Apple keeps flaws in the iPhone.
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iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 2
iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending February 2
That noise echoing through the iOSsphere is the sound of Chinese workers clamoring to be allowed to build the Next iPhone.
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iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending February 2
iPad 3 Imminent: GenNext Tablet Could be Fastest iOS Device Ever; Top Features it Must Bring Along
Adding more fuel to the rumor around Apple's third-generation iPad, latest reports highly suggest that the tablet will arrive in two different versions towards the end of March. The device is also very likely to sport a faster quad-core A6 processor, making it the fastest iOS device ever.
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iPhone 5 Rumor: Apple Partnering with MasterCard/PayPass to Bring NFC Technology in Next iPhone
Adding to the rumor mill surrounding Apple's future products, a recent report suggested that Apple's next generation iPhone would feature near field communication, or NFC technology.
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iPhone 5 Rumor: Apple Partnering with MasterCard/PayPass to Bring NFC Technology in Next iPhone
Apple's iPad turns 2
Pitched as a new category of device, the reaction caught Apple and the tech industry off guard: A look back and a look ahead
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Apple's iPad turns 2
Apple's iPad turns 2: A look back and ahead
Apple's iPad made its debut two years ago today. CNET takes a look back at its origins, its successes, and what's rumored to be coming next.
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Apple's iPad turns 2: A look back and ahead
Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant
Kenaf plants have long fibrous stalks that can be converted into paper or, as it turns out, SUV door bolsters. (Credit: Ford) Carmakers' pursuit of fuel efficiency and sustainability is moving to auto interiors. Ford said today that its upcoming Escape SUV will sport door bolsters made of kenaf, a flowering tropical plant. The company estimates using a plant-based material will offset 300,000 …
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Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant
iPhone 5: A visualization of the rumors
Nobody who hasn’t made a blood oath of secrecy really knows what the next iPhone will be. Heck, Apple may not even know exactly what features it will have yet. Barring any drunken mishaps, we won’t know about it until Tim Cook takes the stage sometime this summer or (more likely) fall. Considering that we’re
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Early-stage incubator launches at Harvard
The Experiment Fund, a seed-stage investment fund that is backed by New Enterprise Associates, is opening its doors at Harvard. Its goal is to support students' ventures.
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Canadian teens send Legonaut 15 miles into atmosphere
No spacesuit required: The Lego man floated some 15 miles above sea level. (Credit: Video screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET) Why build a Gingrichian lunar colony , which would cost billions, when you can send a man nearly into space for only $400? That's what Canadians Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad did with an albeit plastic man from Lego and a modified weather balloon. The 17-year-olds from Toronto …
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Former Palm CEO Rubinstein out at HP
Jon Rubinstein, who was brought into the fold after Hewlett-Packard acquired Palm, is leaving the company after a failed bid to turn WebOS into a mobile powerhouse.
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Former Palm CEO Rubinstein out at HP
iPad 3 Rumors Roundup: From Specs to Release Date and Everything Else in Between
The next generation Apple tablet, dubbed iPad 3, is expected to surface in late February/early March, bringing to a closure the growing rumors about its features and release date. Ever since iPad 2 was unveiled in February last year, Apple fans have been closely watching every move of the tech giant with the hope that they get some hint about the release date and specs of iPad 2's successor.
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iPad 3 Rumors Roundup: From Specs to Release Date and Everything Else in Between
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