Hijinks Inc.

Category: Rumors

  • Kevin Rose says revamp of iPod line coming, and soon

    Behold the new iPod Nano! At least, that’s what Kevin Rose thinks. In a post on his blog Rose cites several rumors, including:

    – Revamp of entire iPod line.
    – Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign.
    – iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the $199 iPhone.
    – iPod touch 2.1 software, iPhone to get update very soon after.
    – iTunes 8.0 (“it’s a big update w/new features”).
    – All of this coming in the next 2-3 weeks.

    Crazy? Well, rumors of a Zune-like iPod have been floating around for a few weeks now, and Kevin’s comments would lend credence to the theory. There are a couple interesting things about this set of rumors.

    First and foremost, the price cuts. If Apple rethinks their pricing structure based on a $199 iPhone, can we expect a $99 Nano? And second, if the announcement window Kevin presents is correct, Apple will be celebrating the 1st anniversary of the 3rd gen Nano by replacing it with the 4th gen version. Either the fatty didn’t get them the sales they expected, or Apple is counting on their customers to buy a new iPod every time they release a new generation. I’d say a little of both is true.

    If Kevin Rose is correct, expect Apple’s shares to plummet as investors cry bitterly about the price cuts, then recommit their souls to Steve Jobs as Apple rakes in disgusting amounts of money this holiday season.

  • 10.6 Snow Leopard

    Word on the street is Apple is already hard at work on Snow Leopard, the successor to Leopard.

    According to sources:

    Snow Leopard is currently on track to come out during next January’s Macworld, and it will not contain major OS changes. Instead, the release is heavily focused on performance and nailing down speed and stability.

    Snow Leopard will be an Intel only release.

  • 3G iPhone coming June 9th

    Everyone on the net is claiming to have an insider who has tipped them off as to the launch date of the 3G iPhone, whether or not any of those claims are legit there is a very good chance the 3G iPhone will be released on June 9th.

    That leads me to the obvious question… Will you be buying one?

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  • Apple Mini-Tablet?

    Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer announced that Apple would be using the relatively new Intel Atom processor in a future iPhone release. The new model reportedly would feature a larger display, correlating with past rumors about a mini-tablet (720×480) device to be coming from Apple.

    English translation:

    As part of an Intel event for the 40th birthday of the semiconductor company at Munich’s BMW World, Germany managing director Hannes Schwaderer confirmed today what has long been a rumor on the Internet: namely, that there is an iPhone with Intel’s new Atom chip. The device is slightly larger than the current version, Schwaderer said. That is not, however, because of the Intel chip, but because of the larger display used in the new iPhone.

    While Schwaderer refers to the device as a larger “version of the iPhone”, it could easily be referring to the rumored mini-tablet device, that some have suggested would be introduced at WWDC.

    If Apple does release any product akin to a tablet or mini-tablet computer, I would buy one in 14.3 seconds flat. Though I might spend a little more time weighing the purchase if the the price is higher than $999, or if the specs are incredibly weak.

  • 3G iPhone as early as tomorrow?

    Yeah, not likely. For what it’s worth though, the online Apple Stores in both the US and UK have no more iPhones in stock, and O2 is no longer offering the iPhone, so needless to say, rumors are flying.

    On top of that, a little birdie told me that the 3G iPhone will be launching in May. Which coincides with what Switch To a Mac reported back in April.

    There is also quite a bit of speculation surrounding the possibility of a new PDA-like portable device launching at WWDC in June. Which would melt my face.

    It’s completely possible that it’s merely a temporary supply issue. Furthermore, doesn’t anyone think that it seems out of place for Apple to launch the much anticipated 3G iPhone without so much as a press event?

    Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.