Pocket-lint.co.uk : rumours

NEWS: Apple to launch $99 iPhone?

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:22:35 +0000

Cheaper model with cut-down capacity rumoured

It's being reported that Apple could be prepping an iPhone to launch at the arguably attractive $99 price point. ...

Read Apple to launch $99 iPhone? on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Asus to offer cheaper Eee Box

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:50:30 +0000

Celeron processor to replace Atom to cut costs

It has already promised a $200 Eee netbook, and it seems Asus is going to cut the costs of its nettop offering too. ...

Read Asus to offer cheaper Eee Box on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nokia teases for Nokia World launch

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:22:34 +0000

"Something big"

Nokia World - the company's annual shindig - kicks off in Barcelona tomorrow and Pocket-lint will be in attendance to see what the mobile phone company has in store. ...

Read Nokia teases for Nokia World launch on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: BlackBerry Storm OS faults reported in US

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:21:00 +0000

Verizon-issued handset's firmware is flawed

The Verizon-issued BlackBerry Storm has been released to the public with a buggy operating system, reports are suggesting. ...

Read BlackBerry Storm OS faults reported in US on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nikon D3X rumours circling the web

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:11:15 +0000

Is there going to be a pre-Christmas launch?

There has been an explosion of posts about a possible D3X DSLR model from Nikon this week. ...

Read Nikon D3X rumours circling the web on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Google to cut contract employees

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:41:31 +0000

But no plans to lay off full time employees

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is planning on making some job cut backs. ...

Read Google to cut contract employees on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Facebook in buyout talks for Twitter

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:05:15 +0000

Failed negotiations see $500 million offer refused

Facebook has been busy in buyout talks with Twitter, it's being reported. ...

Read Facebook in buyout talks for Twitter on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nokia exec hints at revolutionary future touch tech

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:16:39 +0000

Gesture-based interface coming soon

A Nokia executive has revealed that the company is prepping touch products that can detect motion just over the screen, rather than by direct contact. ...

Read Nokia exec hints at revolutionary future touch tech on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Rumours of HP hybrid slate PC and digi photo frame

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:30:48 +0000

Excitement or complete incredulity?

So here's one from the realm of rumour - HP is working on a device that will combine a digital photo frame with a slate PC. ...

Read Rumours of HP hybrid slate PC and digi photo frame on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple researching search engine rehaul

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:43:55 +0000

More approachable interface rumoured

Apparently Apple isn't very happy with the search engine experience currently being offered on its mobile devices. ...

Read Apple researching search engine rehaul on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: iPhone heading for China?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:44:27 +0000

Apple job ad calls for engineer in Beijing

The talks between Apple and various Chinese telecoms companies have been going on for ever, it seems. ...

Read iPhone heading for China? on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Samsung developing new MP3 player

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:14:29 +0000

The P3 set for January unveiling

OK so it's just from the realm of rumour and fuzzy photos at the moment, but it seems that we might get a new MP3 player from Samsung by early next year. ...

Read Samsung developing new MP3 player on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Orange France to slash iPhone 3G price

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:35:02 +0000

Could be as low as 99 euros

Orange France is on the verge of slashing the price of the 3G iPhone. ...

Read Orange France to slash iPhone 3G price on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple designing even lighter MacBook Air

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:54:48 +0000

Carbon fibre could replace some aluminium parts

According to AppleInsider, the next MacBook Air could be ever lighter thanks to the use of carbon fibre. ...

Read Apple designing even lighter MacBook Air on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Carphone recalls webbooks from stores

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:42:27 +0000

Linux OS "confusing" customers

Carphone Warehouse is recalling its own-brand "webbook" from all its stores, in order to change the netbook's operating system, industry sources are reporting. ...

Read Carphone recalls webbooks from stores on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nokia's roadmap for future devices leaked

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:21:36 +0000

8MP models and more touch handsets incoming

Nokia's roadmap for future smartphones devices has been mysteriously leaked to Engadget Mobile. ...

Read Nokia's roadmap for future devices leaked on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: iTunes to get Sony BMG DRM-free music?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:41:26 +0000

Rumours see Sony joining EMI for iTunes Plus downloads

Sony BMG will soon offer its music catalogue DRM-free on iTunes, reports suggest. ...

Read iTunes to get Sony BMG DRM-free music? on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: iPhone 2.2 to offer over the air podcast downloads

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:59:25 +0000

Plus other features rumoured

Apple will add over the air podcast downloads and a more "polished" version of its App Store if rumours on the Internet are to be believed. ...

Read iPhone 2.2 to offer over the air podcast downloads on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Full HD video for Sony Ericsson phones by 2012

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:27:16 +0000

And stills snapping up to 20 megapixels

OK so it's all rumour and speculation at the moment, but the blogosphere is getting excited at the prospect of mobile phones offering Full HD recording. ...

Read Full HD video for Sony Ericsson phones by 2012 on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: 3 to launch Inq-branded Facebook phone

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:03:54 +0000

"Will tip traditional communication on its head"

3 is poised to reveal its first own-branded "Inq" handset that's due to have a social networking twist. ...

Read 3 to launch Inq-branded Facebook phone on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: RIM to offer PAYG BlackBerrys

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:23:37 +0000

"BlackBerry in a box"

RIM is planning to offer its BlackBerry smartphones on a pre-paid, or pay as you go basis, a report suggests. ...

Read RIM to offer PAYG BlackBerrys on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Asus planning 12-inch ZX series notebooks

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:59:26 +0000

Modelled on the S101 but not Eee-branded

Asus is planning to launch a 12-inch ultra-slim notebook, akin to the recently launched S101, manufacturing sources have indicated. ...

Read Asus planning 12-inch ZX series notebooks on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple: No new products before Christmas

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:10:09 +0000

Spokesperson moves to quash rumours

Despite online rumours to the contrary, Apple has spoken out to squash suggestions that the company is planning imminent product launches. ...

Read Apple: No new products before Christmas on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: MacBooks suffering from faulty trackpads

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:33:02 +0000

Reports of track pads freezing up

Some MacBook owners on the Apple owners forum have been grumbling about probs with the glass trackpads on their shiny new machines. ...

Read MacBooks suffering from faulty trackpads on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Rumour sees Vodafone launching Storm on 7 Nov

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:10:34 +0000

As pre-orders said to hit 70,000

The BlackBerry Storm will go on sale from this Friday 7 November through Vodafone in the UK, a report from Mobiletoday suggests. ...

Read Rumour sees Vodafone launching Storm on 7 Nov on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple will launch MacBooks with built-in 3G

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:10:32 +0000

"Next logical step"

Apple launching a MacBook with built-in mobile broadband connectivity is the "next logical step", claims an analyst. ...

Read Apple will launch MacBooks with built-in 3G on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Psystar plots cheap MacBook clones

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:44:33 +0000

Will be "very competitively priced"

Following the news that Psystar, the US company that makes OS-X capable machines, much to Apple's displeasure, is to launch new Blu-ray-enabled machines, it appears to the clone wars are about to escalate. ...

Read Psystar plots cheap MacBook clones on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: HP teases with Mini 1000

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:57:48 +0000

New netbook glimpsed

HP is running teasers for a new netbook on its US shopping site. ...

Read HP teases with Mini 1000 on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple mystery device (netbook) supposedly turns up online

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:14:48 +0000

Search Engine says there is something out there

Following comments from Steve Jobs, Apple CEO at the company's quarterly results, about Apple having "some pretty interesting ideas" about netbooks. A journalist at the New York Times has been tipped off to a new Apple device surfing the Internet. ...

Read Apple mystery device (netbook) supposedly turns up online on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: US Congress considering the iPhone

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:30:29 +0000

Apple on the hill?

Here's a good rumour for the end of the day - US senators could soon be deciding the future of the American people by making calls on none other than the Apple iPhone. ...

Read US Congress considering the iPhone on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nokia E63 leaked

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:15:10 +0000

Unannounced E72 to become E63?

Back in September we brought you leaked video footage of the Nokia E72 and E75 smartphones, said to be coming soon to the company's Eseries range. ...

Read Nokia E63 leaked on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple stops Mac mini shipments

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:19:07 +0000

Rumours see demise of little desktop

Although no announcements were made during Apple's quarterly earnings conference call, rumours abound that the company has stopped shipments of the Mac mini. ...

Read Apple stops Mac mini shipments on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: HP to launch touchscreen laptop for Christmas

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:08:33 +0000

Plans "whole family" of touch products

As HP has confirmed to Pocket-lint previously, the company is developing a consumer touchscreen notebook to sit alongside its TouchSmart desktop PC offerings. ...

Read HP to launch touchscreen laptop for Christmas on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Motorola job listing reveals Android aims

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:35:13 +0000

"Social networking smartphone"

Motorola was a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance and is said to be busy prepping an Android handset, but news just in has revealed more about the company's aims. ...

Read Motorola job listing reveals Android aims on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple store is down!

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:50:11 +0000

Just in case there was any doubt...

...

Read Apple store is down! on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Last minute leak sees new MacBook pic

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:25:28 +0000

As mock-up shows what might be incoming

Ahead of the US press event tonight, some last minute imagery has emerged of the new Apple MacBooks due to launch. ...

Read Last minute leak sees new MacBook pic on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: 3 to offer Nokia Comes With Music in the UK

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:40:30 +0000

N95 8GB to be announced soon

Nokia's Comes With Music service has finally found a home with at least one UK mobile operator, Pocket-lint can confirm. ...

Read 3 to offer Nokia Comes With Music in the UK on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Even more MacBook case pics emerge

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:17:59 +0000

Mystery port unexplained

More leaked images supposedly showing the new Apple MacBook's casings have been posted online, just hours ahead of the official launch of the new devices. ...

Read Even more MacBook case pics emerge on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Rumours of a BlackBerry Storm successor

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:59:47 +0000

Already!

It's not even on the shelves yet, but rumours are already circling the web that RIM is planning a BlackBerry Storm Mark II. ...

Read Rumours of a BlackBerry Storm successor on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: RIM could face Microsoft take-over threat

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:09:18 +0000

Share plunge leaves it open to hostile bids

Reuters reports that recent drop in the market value of BlackBerry maker RIM could leave the company open to a hostile take-over. ...

Read RIM could face Microsoft take-over threat on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nokia XpressMusic rumours abound

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:54:23 +0000

5800 on Orange, 5310 bundled with laptop and 3G dongle?

There are some interesting XpressMusic rumours hitting the interweb late this week, with the first suggesting Nokia's debut touchscreen mobile, the 5800 will be an Orange exclusive. ...

Read Nokia XpressMusic rumours abound on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: VIDEO: The Tech Week in View

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:37:58 +0000

A vid rundown of this week's biggest stories (and what we thought of them)

The biggest story this week was the launch of the BlackBerry Storm, but what impact will this consumer-focused smartphone have on the market? And should Apple be worried? ...

Read VIDEO: The Tech Week in View on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: New MacBook case photos revealed

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:48:20 +0000

Leaks or fakes?

Although the rumoured October 14 launch date is growing ever nearer with no word from Apple about an official announcement or press event, more images suggesting that the new MacBooks are incoming have been leaked online. ...

Read New MacBook case photos revealed on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Xbox to get Blu-ray drive rumours hit again

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:25:38 +0000

$150 add-on reported

Recycled rumours suggest that the launch of the much-rumoured, and subsequently much-denied, and then maybe-d, Blu-ray drive add-on for the Xbox 360 is due soon. ...

Read Xbox to get Blu-ray drive rumours hit again on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Windows Zune phones to arrive next year?

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:54:51 +0000

Audio software to be put into Windows Mobile devices

Microsoft's CEO has sworn blind that the company is not about to start making its own mobile phones. ...

Read Windows Zune phones to arrive next year? on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Sega "Vision" handheld coming next year?

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:38:53 +0000

With eight different entertainment features

Internet rumours are suggesting that Sega is gearing up to release a portable media player to rival the PSP next year, with eight different entertainment features. ...

Read Sega "Vision" handheld coming next year? on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: BlackBerry Storm guide docs leaked

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:22:08 +0000

Pages and pages of top secret info is posted online

One slide show we might actually be persuaded to sit through - top secret staff manuals and customer user guides have been leaked for the BlackBerry Storm. ...

Read BlackBerry Storm guide docs leaked on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Nvidia rumours add to new MacBook speculation

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:45:19 +0000

Insider sightings and mysterious image emerge

Further to the rumoured news we brought you about the revolutionary new manufacturing process, dubbed the "Brick" for Apple's new MacBook line, more leaks are supposedly hitting the wires. ...

Read Nvidia rumours add to new MacBook speculation on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Apple "Brick" is revolutionary manufacturing process

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:36:52 +0000

New MacBooks to be carved out of blocks of aluminium by 3D lasers?

Whispers of the Apple "Brick" have touched the periphery of the blog world recently, but apart from some very tenuous speculation, nothing worth reporting has been mentioned. ...

Read Apple "Brick" is revolutionary manufacturing process on Pocket-lint now

NEWS: Next-gen Amazon Kindle pics leaked

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:36:15 +0000

Whole set of spyshots turn up in the face of Amazon denials

Despite denials from Amazon's chief spokesperson to the contrary, it seems the etailing giant is indeed prepping a new model of its e-book reader. ...