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  Latest iPhone 6 Rumors
    Japanese blog Macotakara say Apple has two final candidates with 4.7- and 5.7-inch displays
      They say the design is a cross between the 5c and iPod Touch
      The button styling and rounded back of the 5c with the colors in aluminum like the Nano (Touch?)
      They also say the 5.7-inch model is just 7mm thick (sam as iPad Air) and would have a protruded iSight camera like the iPod Touch
      They have had a fairly good track record compared to others
    Bombshell today on Twitter
      Sonny Dickson, who has been a reliable source in the past
      0.22 inches thick (or around 5.58 millimeters)
      Ultra-Retina screen with a pixel density of 389 pixels per inch (ppi) (yes, they will use the term "Ultra-retina).
      An A8 processor clocked at 2.6GHz (the A7 in the 5s is clocked at 1.4GHz).
    "bezel-free" display
    10-MP or higher camera
      Or 8-MP one with better stuff like optical image stabilization (OIS) technology and improved image processing.
    Apple may add a pressure, temperature and humidity sensors.
      There have been rumors that the iWatch could use "optical sensors" to measure heart rate and oxygen levels
      Cook was really hot on sensor technology at the last AllThingsD conference.
    Andy Hargreaves at Pacific Crest thinks Apple might up the on-contact prices by $100. So starting at $399.00 for the base model (hope it comes with 32GB).
    The China Times claims that production will start at a new Pegatron facility in the second quarter with full production set to be in swing by the third quarter
      That would be in-line with an expected Fall release
    Don’t though, the iPhone 6 has already been declared a failure by Avram Plitch over al Laptop, http://blog.laptopmag.com/6-reasons-iphone-6-already-lost
      Don’t go to the site, he doesn’t deserve the traffic, but I’ll summarize his six reasons
      8MP camera while competition has more. Forget optics or image quality because more is ALWAYS better you know.
      iPhone 5s and its puny 1,560 mAh battery with just under 6 hours of battery life in HIS real world tests. He then cites Samsung's marketing figure of 11.5 hours on the Galaxy S5 for comparison. The S5 has a huge 2600 mAh battery by comparison. It’s not out for real world testing, but real world tests of the 5s show 8-10 hour real world usage with web surfing and video. The Galaxy S4 with a 2300 mAh battery was just on par or did slightly worse than the iPhone 5s in real world testing.
      No NFC. Ahh, anyone else notice NFC is DOA? See you need to have something for NFC to connect to. Anyone?
      Not enough OS level sharing options. Since most sharing is done within apps, not sure how this matters. Developer build in app appropriate sharing.
      Weak keyboard. They are still playing the Swype card. Flesky has an alternative keyboard option for app developers and I imagine more could come.
      Limited customization. You mean widgets, icons, alt launchers that tend to drain battery and bog down devices and then the user blames the device not the customizations?
    Apple TV Rumors
      Mentions of camera support for Apple TV were discovered this week by AppleInsider
      The thought is Apple might add camera based gesture controls.
      I’m thinking this goes more in-line with game rumors that a "body" remote.
      Remember Apple acquired PrimeSense, which made the original XBox Kinect device.
      At an executive retreat Job’s supposedly said Apple wouldn’t make an HDTV product because, "TV is a terrible business. They don't turn over and the margins suck,".
    iOS 6.1 update for Apple TV can scan for AirPlay over Bluetooth. This eliminates the need for Bonjour network support. Something that is sometimes blocked in EDU or Business environments
    iPad Pro may not get here this year
      According to a few sources including Ming-Chi Kuo
      Digitimes cites low-yields of Sapphire glass in AZ, but that seems questionable, but is also something that Corning is saying Apple would have trouble with.
    Apple may launch 8GB iPhone 5c this week
      Supposedly from a leaked email from O2 in Germany
      iMore sources in the UK say they already have stock of the new device.
      Priced about $90 lower than the 16GB iPhone 5c
      Apple has been running heavy on-line and print ads for the 5c.
    May also bring back the iPad 4
      9to5 Mac says some retailers already have 16GB black and white wi-fi and LTE models to go on sale Tuesday.
      It would replace the $399 USD iPad 2 as the low end offering
      Means all Apple current iOS devices would use a Lightning connector
    When it comes to profit Apple is crushing it.
      A new report from Asymco’s Horace Dediu
      Apple’s global cell phone shipment volume is just under 10 percent
      Apple has 35 percent of global cell phone revenue
      Apple has over 60% of the global cell phone profits, with less than 10% of the total industry shipments.
      I’ll give you a moment to let that sink in.
      Marketshare may be nice, but money share keeps your bottom line, R&D budget, and company healthy, plus makes shareholders happy.
  Let the iOS 8 rumors begin
    Healthbook App, which would have a "Passbook" like card interface, but focus on health and fitness tracking
      Steps, weight, blood glucose, oxygenation, water, food tracking, etc.
      Some of the functionality could be handled by the M7 processor in the latest iPhone
      Enhanced with an Apple "iWatch" wearable.
    Improved mapping
      Better data and improved accuracy of the data
      Integrated transit directions (BroadMap, Embark and HopStop)
      In iOS 9 Apple supposedly has plans for augmented reality and indoor mapping (possibly helped by iBeacon technology?)
    Removing "Missed" category in Notification Center
    Better inter-App communication (please, oh please).
    Allow auto-deleting Message threads in Messages App.
    Removing Game Center app.
    China leak of TextEdit and Preview apps. I doubt it.
    Apple is considering giving developers access to a Siri API. (Oh, please. Oh, please).
    Mobile payment system linked with TouchID.
    Sneak peak at WWDC this summer with a Fall release alongside the iPhone 6
  iTunes Radio is popular, but not most
    I don’t think Apple planned that.
    Edison Research and Statista found that iTunes Radio is now the third-most popular music streaming service in the US.
      iTunes Radio is currently available in the United States and Australia.
    8 percent of those they surveyed listened to iTunes Radio in the last month
    Apple just beat out Spotify (surprising) which had 6 percent. (Worldwide Spotify has more availability)
    Pandora is still the biggest with 31% saying they listened to that service in the last month, followed by iHeartRadio at 9%.
    Rumors that Apple is testing iTunes Radio as a standalone application which may arrive with iOS 8
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