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I Wouldn’t Read Too Much Into That Reuters Rumor About Larger iPhones

June 13th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware rumors, Rumors → No Comments

giant_iphone_640[1]Speculating about Apple’s next gadget is a popular past time in the blogosphere, and today Reuters entered the fray. They posted a story earlier this morning saying that they have numerous “sources” that indicate that Apple might have 4.7″ and 5.7″ iPhones in the works:

Apple Inc is exploring launching iPhones with bigger screens, as well as cheaper models in a range of colours, over the next year, said four people with knowledge of the matter, as it takes a cue from rival Samsung Electronics.
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Kindle Paperwhite Leak Suggests Imminent Launch in China

May 28th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, hardware rumors, Rumors Comments Off

suningkindle[1]Rumors have been circulating for quite some time now that Amazon was about to launch the Kindle Paperwhite in China, and if this new photo is real then that launch is going to happen fairly soon.
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A Week With the Kobo Aura HD Has Convinced Me That The Nook Glow HD Rumors Were True

May 17th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware rumors, kobo, Rumors → 13 Comments

Kobo Aura HD Just under a month ago I posted a rumor that speculated that Nook Media had passed on E-ink’s new 6.8″ screen, giving Kobo a chance to be the first to the market with this incredibly high resolution screen. I had little proof at the time, but the rumor was plausible enough that I posted it.

A month has passed and I don’t have any more solid evidence than before, so I can’t yet prove this rumor true. But I have had the new Kobo Aura HD on my desk for this past week and it has convinced me that I was correct.
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Next-Gen Microsoft Surface Tablet Rumored to Cost $249, Have 8″ Screen

May 16th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware rumors, Rumors → 13 Comments

microsoft-surface-tablet-windows-8-540x334[1]Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Microsoft was thinking about making a smaller Windows RT tablet, and earlier this week those rumors coalesced into a new form.

Digitimes is sharing a trio of rumors today (here, here, here) that might tell us a lot about Microsoft’s next tablet. Naturally these rumors should be taken with a grain of salt, but I feel they have a good chance of being true.
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Unnamed Source at Microsoft Denies Rumor about Nook Media Purchase

May 13th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware rumors, Rumors → 4 Comments

luv-1335785314[1]It looks like last week’s rumor about Microsoft buying Nook Media might not be as solid as we thought.

Insider Monkey is reporting that they have an unnamed source at Microsoft that denies the Techcrunch rumor. According to their source, that deal was never an option:
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Amazon is Working on a Smartphone With a 3D Screen, But That Doesn’t Mean It Will Ever See the Light of Day

May 9th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, hardware rumors, Rumors → No Comments

Still not the smartphone you are looking for.

Still not the smartphone you are looking for.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a new rumor today that Amazon has a cutting-edge smartphone in the works:

One of the devices is a high-end smartphone featuring a screen that allows for 3-D images without glasses, these people said. Using retina-tracking technology, images on the smartphone would seem to float above the screen like a hologram and appear three-dimensional at all angles, they said. Users may be able to navigate through content using just their eyes, two of the people said.
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Speculation: Microsoft to Buy Nook Media for $1bn ?

May 8th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, Rumors → 27 Comments

nook-windows-8[1]Microsoft could be getting back into the ebook biz.

Techcrunch is reporting today that Microsoft has made an offer to buy out B&N’s controlling interest in Nook Media. According to unnamed documents, MS is willing to put up $1,000,000 to gain control of the beleaguered Nook Media.
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Rumor: Kindle Paperwhite to Launch on Friday in China

April 24th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · hardware rumors, Rumors → 9 Comments

japankindlepaper_320x245[1]Rumors continue to circulate this week that Amazon is about to launch the Kindle Paperwhite in China.

According to the Chinese-language blog BoloPad, Amazon is going to release the Kindle Paperwhite in China on 26 April. Their source has indicated that the KPW will be priced at 989 yuan, or about $160 USD.
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Possibly Fake Job Listing Hints at Amazon Retail Store in London, UK

April 23rd, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, Rumors → 8 Comments

AmazonRetail_2013_04_21[1]There was a spate of rumors circulating around this time last year that Amazon was planning to open a retail store in Seattle. None of those rumors ever panned out, but a recently discovered job posting on the UK classified site Gumtree suggests that there may possibly have been a grain of truth to the rumors.
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The Amazon-Goodreads Acquisition Killed an Apple Partnership

April 18th, 2013 by Nate Hoffelder · Amazon, Apple, Rumors → 1 Comment

Goodreads The WSJ has learned that Goodreads had a deal in the works with Apple which was done in when Amazon bought Goodreads:

Amazon.com’s announcement last month that it was purchasing book-recommendation site Goodreads did more than land the e-commerce giant a social-networking service. It also thwarted a possible partnership between the reading social network and Apple.
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