Update: Russian speaking reader Ilya Kuchinskiy informed us that Izvestia is indeed a respected news source, but like we anticipated, the translation is erroneous.
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Apple might be in talks to open Russian R&D facility?
Apple announced its plan last year to spend roughly $900 million opening 40 new retail locations in 2012. In March, we told you new stores were coming to Germany, Spain, Australia, and France ‘s Burgundy wine region, and several reports this week confirmed a handful of new locations for the United Kingdom, France, and Canada. Ten of the 40 stores Apple planned for 2012 will début in the U.S., and recent reports indicated two of those U.S.
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New Apple Stores coming to UK, France, Canada, Salt Lake City, & more
First held in 2007, Apple has announced this year’s iTunes Festival lineup and information. The event has been moved from this July to September at London’s Roundhouse music venue.
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Apple announces iTunes Fesitval 2012, free shows from Usher, Norah Jones, & Jack White
Reuters reports on comments from Aaron Sorkin, the screen writer of the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic from Sony. Sorkin says that the film will not be much like the biography, and that while he knows what he is not going to put into the screenplay, he knows “so little about what [he is] going to write.” “I know so little about what I am going to write. I know what I am not going to write
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hired as “tutor” on Jobs, Apple for Sony biopic
Adding to reports by both the Wall Street Journal and Reuters with claims of a next-generation iPhone with a larger screen, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s next-generation iPhone features a design that the late Apple co-founder worked personally on. Bloomberg’s report does not specifically say this new iPhone has a four-inch display, but that screen size seems to be the one that Apple is currently targeting. Bloomberg specifically says that the next iPhone, likely launching in October, will feature an “overhauled” look, but does not offer any specifics other than a “bigger” display.
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Steve Jobs worked closely on next iPhone with larger screen, says Bloomberg
Fast Company summarizes comments made by Apple board member Mickey Drexler regarding Steve Jobs vision beyond Apple’s current product lineup. According to the board member, Steve Jobs dream before he passed away was to design a car
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Apple board member Mickey Drexler: Steve Jobs wanted to design an iCar, Apple to enter the living room in the near-future
With all of the rumors that Apple plans to increase the next iPhone’s display to approximately 4-inches, and yesterday’s reports from Wall Street Journal confirming the rumors, there is much speculation regarding the exact dimensions and resolution of the display.
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How apps will benefit from a 4-inch iPhone
In January, following a meeting with Samsung Storage solutions at CES 2012, we told you that Apple’s next-gen MacBook Air would likely make the switch to the speedier 830 series SSDs from Samsung alongside an update to Ivy Bridge . This was of course before we revealed some major changes coming to Apple’s new MacBook and iMac lineups . In addition to Retina displays for almost the entire new lineup, the new ultra-thin 15-inch MacBook Pro will be getting a complete redesign, losing the optical drive, and bringing it closer to to the thin design of current Airs. Like the new MacBook Airs, we have been told that at least some of Apple’s prototype MacBook Pros have used Samsung’s 830 series SSD s… Specifically, a 256GB Samsung 830 SSD was in use in prototype MacBook Pro we’ve been told, but we can only assume that Apple will use these SSDs across the line in various sizes.
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New MacBook Pros will get Samsung’s fast 830 series SSD too
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved ( PDF ) Apple’s proposal to build a 20-megawatt solar farm today.
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Apple’s 20-megawatt solar farm near NC data center gets NCUC approval
Earlier this month, Apple moved to gain control of iPhone 5.com from a domain squatter who used it as a forum full of ads. The company filed a dispute with the World Intellectual Property Organization, which now appears to have granted Apple’s request today. As The Next Web reported , the squatter relinquished control of the domain, and control now goes to brand protection agency Corporation Service Company, which Apple could be using to take control
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Apple wins iPhone5.com domain dispute, ordered to be transferred
