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“New” 17-inch iMac Is Actually The “Old” 17-inch iMac

Not surprisingly, the “new” 17-inch iMac that turned up on Apple’s education site is actually the old polycarbonate 17-inch iMac. New, old…what’s the difference? [Apple via Techtree via Wired Gadget Lab] https://gizmodo.com/apple-leaks-announcement-of-17-inch-imac-at-899-5177816

Tech News Sean Fallon Mar 23

That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product

Sadly, the folks at Lenovo’s design department have outed the Pocket Yoga as a two-year-old concept. Why photos of it showed up on a Lenovo Flickr stream earlier today is anyone’s guess, but as of now, they’re denying that this is an actual upcoming product. Boo. [Lenovo Design Matters] https://gizmodo.com/shots-leak-of-lenovo-pocket-yoga-netbook-concept-looks-5170542

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 16

Rumors of Motorola’s Horrible Situation Might Be (Slightly) Exaggerated

Some pretty dire scuttlebutt about Motorola dropped Monday, but it looks like it’s not quite so utterly horrible over there: The Android team is safe from layoffs, and Moto’ll be at CTIA. [AlleyInsider, Engadget Mobile] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-motorola-lay-offs-mean-less-than-a-dozen-phones-5129434

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 14

Microsoft Ads Featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Not Canceled

From a trusted Crispin Porter + Bogusky source, we’ve learned that some sites have jumped the gun and that the Microsoft Gates/Seinfeld ads have not been axed. It’s true, Microsoft apparently asked the agency to focus on the new “I’m a PC” spots. And it’s true, the agency has gotten plenty of “I don’t know…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 18

Rumor Smash: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Doesn’t Have Hidden 3G Powers (Yet)

Even though Vodafone is gleefully selling Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 with built-in 3G, it turns out that Mini 9s sold in the US actually don’t possess latent 3G powers like that annoying kid on Heroes. A solid source close to the matter told us that while every Mini 9 uses the same motherboard with a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 8

Rumor Smashed: No New Kindle This Year

Despite the rumors, it looks like there will be no sunny retirement for the current Kindle. From Amazon’s chief spokesperson to the New York Times: One thing I can tell you for sure is that there will be no new version of the Kindle this year. A new version is possible sometime next year at…

Commerce Mark Wilson Aug 28

Swindled: Solid State Drives Don’t Extend Battery Life, They Shorten It

Solid state drives (SSDs) are the inevitable future of mobile computing, but a new experiment by Tom’s Hardware is extremely disappointing. It ends up that the touted power savings of SSDs over their moving-parts-laden cousins are nonexistent. In fact, SSDs are sucking more power than conventional hard drives. How is this possible? Tom’s Hardware thinks…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jul 1

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

There’s a scary rumor more than a few readers have asked us about, that activating an iPhone 3G would brick your old iPhone. So here’s the deal, straight from AT&T. If you activate a new iPhone 3G, your wireless number is obviously ported to it. But can totally give it to your cousin in the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 12

Rumor Smashed: AT&T Not Insuring iPhones For $5 a Month

We knew that rumor about AT&T iPhone insurance for $5 was too good to be true, seeing as we went through the same thing back in 2007 when the iPhone was launched. AT&T’s insurance company, Asurion, isn’t going to cover that super expensive phone for only $5 a month, even with the $125 deductible on…

Tech News Jason Chen May 21

Intel Denies Atomic iPhone Rumor

Rumors about an Atom-powered tablet based on the iPhone are a bit premature and overwrought, says Intel. We all jumped on it after the head of Intel Germany made some cryptic (and perhaps poorly translated) comments. He was talking about types of gadgets, not specific gadgets. Sadly, we’ll probably have to wait a little longer…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 15

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…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

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…

Tech News Haroon Malik Apr 26

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…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 16

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…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 16

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…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 16

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. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-blu-ray-drive-rumor-fueled-by-steve-ballmer-365338 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,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Mar 13

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…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3

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: https://gizmodo.com/macbook-pro-new-model-tomorrow-allegedly-360464 According to this source, these are not the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 25

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]

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Feb 8

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] https://gizmodo.com/gigantic-windows-mobile-phone-leaves-us-scratching-our-352873

Tech News Kit Eaton Feb 6

rumor smashed

“New” 17-inch iMac Is Actually The “Old” 17-inch iMac

That Awesome Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook From Earlier This Morning? Not a Product

Rumors of Motorola’s Horrible Situation Might Be (Slightly) Exaggerated

Microsoft Ads Featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Not Canceled

Rumor Smash: Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Doesn’t Have Hidden 3G Powers (Yet)

Rumor Smashed: No New Kindle This Year

Swindled: Solid State Drives Don’t Extend Battery Life, They Shorten It

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

Rumor Smashed: AT&T Not Insuring iPhones For $5 a Month

Intel Denies Atomic iPhone Rumor

Rumor Smashed: AT&T’s iPhone Black Reference Just Placeholder Text

Glossy Black iPhone 3G is Just a Third-Party Case

NASA to Doomsday Asteroid Student: “Shut Up, Dimwit”

Nintendo Shuts Down New DS Rumor Hard

Rumor Smashed: LG Voyager NOT Coming to Sprint or AT&T

Xbox Blu-ray Drive Rumors Finally Fatally Smashed

Rumor Smashed: Xperia X1 Still Coming in 2008

Proof of New Macbooks?

Rumor Smashed: Dell Still Stocks AMD-Based Computers Online

Giant HTC is Just a Joke, Just Like We Thought

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

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The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

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