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If I write another “iPad 3 coming in February” post, will it make it come true?

Ewan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:07:05 +0000

Rumour, rumour and thrice rumour.

More people are repeating the rumours of last week. And the week before. So. It must be true.

And somebody’s mate reckons it’s definitely true.

Meanwhile, hold off on that iPad 2 purchase for a little while, right?

You can read BGR’s latest ‘reportedly’ post here.

iPhone 5 to hit shelves by September 16th?

Ewan — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:52:14 +0000

Rumours abound this morning that the iPhone 5 is due to hit shelves by September 16th. Some guy’s sister’s pet’s friend’s Uncle — who met a guy — reckons that it’s a virtual guarantee.

“Apple has called in extra support for that whole week,” says the friend’s Uncle (who met a guy), “Which means it’s a dead cert that, at least in the States, the iPhone will go on sale then.”

When challenged as to the authenticity of the report, the Uncle reckons that the guy he met says he got the information from an analyst.

The analyst was having lunch in the park not far from here. It was a rather sunny day and the Uncle was talking a walk in the same park. He bumped into this analyst by mistake when both dogs got tangled up — like it happens in the films, yeah? The Uncle brought out his iPhone and the analyst dude said, “Oh, don’t get an upgrade yet because..” and proceeded to explain the above.

So there you have it. Gotta be true.

[Disclaimer: Portions of this article are not yet fact checked.]

Here’s another related story from Mobile Choice: iPhone 5 to hit shelves on 12th September?

Microsoft considering a Palm acquisition?

Ewan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:59:47 +0000

This is just rumour and speculation — but it’s one of those delicious what-ifs that keep the geeks chatting long into the night.

Speculation that Palm will be scooped up by a well-capitalized tech company has intensified since the well-received release of the Palm Pre and the company’s new operating system, webOS. While most of the commentary has centered around Dell possibly acquiring Palm, recent speculation pegs Microsoft as a potential suitor.

via Rumor Mill: Should Microsoft buy Palm? – FierceWireless & @mobilegd

What d’ya reckon?

It’d be an interesting shot-in-the-arm for Palm, that’s for sure.

Rumour: Vodafone’s going Android with HTC

Ewan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:30:15 +0000

So says the rumour/rumour confirmed mill:

AndrewGrill: RT @feebeyer: Rumor confirmed: Vodafone will launch own Android Phone with HTC at it’s press conference at #MWC on February 17th. Handelsblatt, page 17

Could very well be a rather exciting MWC…

Vodafone to bring the Storm to the UK

preshit — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:44:06 +0000

If you’re someone who likes Touchscreen phones, but hate the Apple iPhone to the core and WindowsMobile just isn’t your cup of tea, we might have some good news for you.

Over at Pocket-lint, there’s a story which confirms that Vodafone UK will be bringing BlackBerry Storm (also called Thunder in other news), the touchscreen handset from Research In Motion (RIM), somewhere in November. The story goes on to mention that the official announcement will be made around October.

The folks at Pocket-lint are citing multiple sources for the confirmed news, so if you’re among those eagerly awaiting the launch of the rumored handset, you may begin your countdown now.

With Google’s Android, HTC’s HD and Touch 3G and now the Blackberry Storm, all set to hit the markets before christmas, do we need more choices?

Rumour – new Orange data plan?

Patrick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:56:35 +0000

After Ewan’s rants about Orange and its stupid data plans here, here and here, we’ve had a tip from a reader to say that Orange are looking to introduce new data plans to rival Vodafone’s.

Anyone able to confirm this?