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Rumor Smashed: AT&T's iPhone Black Reference Just Placeholder Text
An AT&T spokesperson just told us that the iPhone Black dropdown reference on the AT&T Wireless website is just a temporary placeholder. The spokesperson says that it was used over the weekend for a "scheduled catalog update," distinguishing the various iPhone models (4GB, 8GB and 16GB). Sorry dudes, the 3G iPhone is probably not called the iPhone Black. Unless, of course, the spokesperson was just covering AT&T's butt, which could always be possible.
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Glossy Black iPhone 3G is Just a Third-Party Case
The first allegedly-leaked shots of the 3G iPhone arrived earlier this month. Yesterday, Engadget claimed that the iPhone was going to look all black and shiny, like in the photo. (Although they didn't say that was a photo of the said unit.) Today, what we know for sure is that the thing in the photo is just a protection case available for the current iPhone out of Hong Kong. While it's logical to assume that 3G will be in the next iPhone, we still have to wait to see if its all-black color, the GPS, or any of the other predictions are true or not. [winandmac]
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Stop looting supermarkets and get back to your homes, because NASA is saying that "doomsday" asteroid Apophis doesn't have any significant chance of impacting Earth in 2036, basically classifying the 13-year-old German student as a moronic smartypants. In fact, even if it hit, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. Or that's what we would like to believe, looking at all the information we have compiled:
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NASA to Doomsday Asteroid Student: "Shut Up, Dimwit"
Stop looting supermarkets and get back to your homes, because NASA is saying that "doomsday" asteroid Apophis doesn't have any significant chance of impacting Earth in 2036, basically classifying the 13-year-old German student as a moronic smartypants. In fact, even if it hit, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. Or that's what we would like to believe, looking at all the information we have compiled:
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Nintendo Shuts Down New DS Rumor Hard
Those of you hoping for a next-gen DS to be unveiled by Nintendo at E3 this year will have to stop by the supermarket to get a gallon of consolation ice cream on your way home from work. Nintendo Japan just shut down the rumor by saying "We cannot comment...but at the very least there won't be anything like what Mr. Hamamura suggested..." That's a complete denial if we ever heard one. Of course, Nintendo could be going in a completely different direction and rolling out a Nintendo Triple Screen, the TS. That would be nothing like what Mr. Hamamura suggested. [IGN via Go Nintendo via Kotaku]
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Rumor Smashed: LG Voyager NOT Coming to Sprint or AT&T
Earlier this week, we posted a rumor about the possibility of the LG Voyager coming to Sprint and AT&T. We finally got in touch with LG reps, who told us the rumor is false, false, false. They say they have no intention of bringing the Voyager to Sprint, AT&T or any other carrier and don't know how the rumor started. [LG Voyager on Giz]
12:50 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Adrian Covert
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Xbox Blu-ray Drive Rumors Finally Fatally Smashed
Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360, told Reuters that Microsoft isn't exploring any kind of Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360.Microsoft, which has stopped making an HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360, would continue to invest in its Xbox Live online service that already lets users rent hundreds of movies, including ones in high-definition.And even though I don't believe the studios will go whole-hog into HD downloads very soon, our studies show that if anyone can pull together a decent library of so-called HD content, it's Team Xbox. [Reuters]
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Rumor Smashed: Xperia X1 Still Coming in 2008
While this weekend we reported on a rumor that Sony Ericsson's upcoming Xperia X1 was delayed until late 2009, it turns out that isn't the case. Sony came out and confirmed that they're still on for a late 2008 release. Now you can sleep easier, I'm sure. You're welcome. [Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog via Mobility Today]
12:10 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Adam Frucci
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Proof of New Macbooks?
Remember those rumors that AppleInsider was claiming a few hours ago? It came from an unfamiliar source, but while we're wildly guessing, here's an image of those updated model numbers with prices in the sub-$2000 range, far more appropriate for the Macbook standard than the pro: More »
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Rumor Smashed: Dell Still Stocks AMD-Based Computers Online
Only one consumer desktop—the Energy Star 4.0 Inspiron 531, but still a smattering of business wares, from notebooks to servers. [Dell]
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Giant HTC is Just a Joke, Just Like We Thought
So it turns out that the huge HTC Magnum actually is, of course, a prank cooked up by the guys at Pocketpt in Portugal as a Carnival stunt. Built from an HTC X7500 and a boring old HP monitor, it seems it got a lot more attention on the intertubes than originally intended. [Pocketlint]
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Rumor Smashed: Dell and Google Not Announcing Anything at 3GSM
That very unlikely joint Dell/Google announcement rumor that popped up yesterday? It's false, says GearLog, who confirmed with Dell that they wouldn't even BE at 3GSM this year. [Gearlog]
6:18 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Jason Chen
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Leaked footage of Windows 7 may have hit the internet last week, but the rumor that it's going to be released ahead of schedule in 2009 seems very unlikely, according to a Microsoft email. WinVistaClub, being the Windows fans that they are, asked Microsoft for clarification on Windows 7 being moved up due to poor Vista sales. Here's the response:
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Rumor Smashed: Windows 7 Not Coming in 2009
Leaked footage of Windows 7 may have hit the internet last week, but the rumor that it's going to be released ahead of schedule in 2009 seems very unlikely, according to a Microsoft email. WinVistaClub, being the Windows fans that they are, asked Microsoft for clarification on Windows 7 being moved up due to poor Vista sales. Here's the response:
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Major Labels Deny Signing Deals With Qtrax, Downloading Music Via P2P Still Illegal
Qtrax, the free and legal P2P music network that promised 25 million songs from the four major record labels sounded too good to be true. It turns out that's because it wasn't true. The BBC reports that three of the four major labels have denied making agreements with the company, and the link promising a midnight software download is still inactive. Update: Silicon Alley Insider reports that Sony BMG also denies having a deal in place. More »
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Gizmondo Is Dead, Dead, Dead. DEAD and Not Coming Back
We received half a dozen tips earlier today from our Svenska readers talking about "Gizmondo coming back." The story went from a vague November 2007 quote by ex-convict Carl Freer into a morning internet craze, all fueled by a flash animation in a domain registered through an anonymous service. A bit of fact checking, with the help of a few Swedish journalist friends and whois, reveals that the rumors of a Gizmondo reappearance may have been greatly exaggerated. Actually, there's probably enough material to completely smash them.
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11:20 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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Latest by ChiboFR: hasnt this been dead for the last 2 years alredy -ChiboFR more »
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The Real Camera Behind Cloverfield
For those who've seen the unique monster movie Cloverfield, you know that the story is supposed to have been shot by the aptly-named character "Hud" with a cheapo handheld consumer camera. You know, something you could grab at Best Buy next weekend, use once and forget about forever. Convincing the audience of that point was one of the movie's most successful angles, since much of the film (yes, a few other cameras were used, too) was really shot on Sony's flagship, absolute top of the line CineAlta HD camera, the F23.
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Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Is NOT Considering Blu-ray Support
With the HD DVD ship sinking fast in the fickle minds of press and public, the assumption is that everyone left on board is lining up to jump. Reuters had a story that played like Microsoft—one of HD DVD's biggest backers—is on the verge of doing so, based on a quote from Albert Pennello, marketing manager for Xbox hardware. Let us count the ways he told us in a sitdown that the story was wrong, and when HD DVD really is buried in Microsoft's mind.1. The "headline misconstrued the context of what I said."
2. Microsoft is "not thinking about it."
3. It is "fairly definitive" Microsoft is not doing it.
4. Microsoft has "no plans" to build anything Blu-ray.
5. Microsoft is "totally committed to HD DVD." More »
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