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iTablet goes OLED,Ã‚Â bumped until late 2010: Rumors are swirling that Apple's tablet will be pushed back to the second half of 2010 in order to accommodate an upgraded OLED screen. Would you pay twice the price for a iTablet with an OLED screen? by Jason D. O'Grady; Tags: Organic Light-emitting Diode, iTablet, Rumors, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Oracle consulting layoffs: but what's the number?: It looks like Oracle is on yet a onther round of headcount reduction. This time it's the consulting organization that's being hammered. Rumors are flying as to the numbers but of greater concern should be the impact on morale among those left and customers whose projects might be impacted. by...; Tags: Layoff, Oracle Corp., Consulting, Rumors, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-11-15
Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?: Rumors are flying around claiming that Apple is secretly developing a Tablet PC. But keyboard-free, touch-screen portable PCs are nothing new, and over the past two decades history is littered with the corpses of failed ideas. Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: PC, Tablet PC, Apple Inc., Rumors, Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2009-10-05
Apple to add digital camera to classic iPod?: What doesn't have a digital camera these days? It seems to be the required add-on to any product these days, from mobile phones to now MP3 players. Rumors are swirling the Internet that Apple will announce the addition of a digital camera to the classic iPod model. To be honest,...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Camera, Camera, Rumors, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King; Blog posts 2009-08-28
Intel to debut "Postville" SSDs in August: Rumors are circulating that Intel will shortly debut its new "Postville" solid-state drives SSDs based on a 34nm manufacturing process. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Intel Corp., Rumors, Manufacturing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2009-07-20

With photo and video, Apple iPod touch, nano reinforce new market segment: Rumors are flying about Apple's next-generation iPod touch, which hasn't seen much of an update in the last few months and remains ill-equipped to continue as the phone-free little brother to the iPhone 3G S. Since big brother acquired a faster processor, better...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Video, Apple iPod Touch, Photograph, Camera, Rumors, Flip, Arrington, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-07-06
Lambo Gallardo LP550-2 leak?: Rumors are surfacing of an RWD variant of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. by CNET News.com; Tags: Variant, News.com, Rumors, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2009-06-29
Gallery: Google Earth finds Atlantis or Atlant-isn't: Last week, a grid was discovered on Google Earth on the ocean floor off the coast of Africa sparking rumors to spread over the Internet that the lost city of Atlantis was found. by Andy Smith; Tags: Google Inc., Google Earth, Internet, Google, rumors, Atlantis, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-02-26
The world's first 12-megapixel cameraphone is coming: Rumors are a swirlin' that Samsung plans to begin mass production on the world's first 12-megapixel cameraphone before the end of February, with the intentionÃ‚Â of releasing it in Europe first, reports UnwiredView. Telecoms Korea reports that, according to another Korean publication, the cameraphone will be unveiled at...; Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Camera Phone, Rumors, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-02-02
Sony may be announcing iPod touch competitor at CES: There is a load of digital music players on the market see my Holiday Guide that offer consumers quite a bit of choice. However, there is not much competition in the way of touch screen players like the iPod touch. Rumors are flying this weekend that Sony will announce a...; Tags: Touch Screen, Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Media Player, Rumors, Keyboards, Digital Music, Media Players, Digital Media, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Components, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-12-13
Apple TV: End of an error?: Rumors are swirling that Apple's "hobby," also known as Apple TV, is about to get deep sixed for something else. Is this a case of Apple fans projecting rumors to make up for a so-so Nano launch? Apple TV has a few fans--our own Sam Diaz is...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, Rumors, MacRumors, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-29
Is HP working on a proprietary Linux fork?: HP needs to dispel the notion that it will try and build something proprietary using open source tools, which you can do under many variants of the BSD license. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Rumors, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-09-16
Is AMD getting ready to split?: Rumors are circulating that chip maker AMD will split into two companies - one that's Asset Light and the other which is Asset Smart. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Rumors, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-08-12
Is an Xbox 360 price cut inbound?: Rumors are circulating that Microsoft is getting ready to cut the price of the Xbox 360 games console to $299. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Console, Price Cut, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Rumors, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Google to Buy Skype?: Rumors are out again that Ebay's albatross. aka Skype, may soon be unloaded to Google. The deal could be valued at as much as $6 billion: "Skype is booking about $400 million in revenue now, and it's conceivable the company could command 10-times that. *A reader suggests...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Skype Technologies S.A., Rumors, E-mail Providers, Telephony, Peer To Peer (P2P), VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-02
ix86Phone? Close encounters of the 'blurred' kind!: Rumors are abound that the in a year or so the iPhone will pack an x86 Moorestown processor.Ã‚Â The basis for all this speculation?Ã‚Â A blurry photo ofÃ‚Â a marketing slide filled with random clipart images. Here's the slide in question: Ã‚Â ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Intel X86, Rumors, Processors, Marketing Research, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Developing enterprise applications for mobile devices remains way too hard: A logjam exists between developers and their ability to productively deliver enterprise applications and data to mobile devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, and so-called converged devices like the Apple iPhone. The logjam is complexity and too many obnoxious variables. To develop applications that reach even a...; Tags: Mobile, Apple Inc., Mobile Device, Sybase Inc., Enterprise Application, Rumors, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-09-21
Nokia N81 8GB flash smartphone may be coming in August: It looks like Kevin Tofel may have stumbled upon some good news for Nokia S60 fans after seeing a strange image in his Google ads. It seems that there is a viral campaign for the Nokia N81 that leads us to believe we will see an August 29th launch date...; Tags: Smartphone, S60, Rumors, Nokia, MP3 players; Blog posts 2007-08-02
HTC Omni looks like one slick Windows Mobile device: Apple has done a good job with the design and usability on the Apple iPhone, but they are not the only player in town and HTC makes the best Windows Mobile devices on the market. They are also quite innovative as seen with the HTC Touch and other devices. After...; Tags: Windows Mobile, Rumors, Microsoft, HTC; Blog posts 2007-07-04
Will Sprint see the Treo 800w in 2007?: According to a Gizmodo Sprint source a new Palm Treo device may be coming to the Sprint network in the 4th quarter of 2007. This device, the Treo 800w, would be an upgrade to the existing Treo 700wx that Sprint currently has available with the two biggest changes being integrated...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Rumors, Palm, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-06-11