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Apple Rumors Of The Week: The iPhone 5 Is Missing! And More

First Posted: 09/04/11 12:00 PM ET   Updated: 11/04/11 06:12 AM ET

Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float tons of unconfirmed rumors, futuristic speculation, and questionably-sourced reports on what the company might be unveiling in the near or distant future. Let's take a look back at what these Mac blogs were excited about this week, from August 21- 27. Check out last week's Apple rumors here.

The iPhone 5 Will Either Be Smaller Than The iPhone 4 Or Bigger Than The iPhone 4!
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So, a bit of big news this week was that 9to5Mac found an icon in a beta version of some new Apple software that looked like the iPhone 5. So, obviously, building on that news, they made a mock-up of two different versions of what that iPhone 5 might look like. The first version, above, has a screen that is more "edge-to-edge" on the phone and is smaller than the current iPhone 4. Not so exciting, right?

BUT, click over to the next slide to see Version Number 2, which imagines an iPhone 5 with the same screen proportions that is bigger than the iPhone 4...
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Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float tons of unconfirmed rumors, futuristic speculation, and questionably-sourced reports on what the company might be unve...
Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float tons of unconfirmed rumors, futuristic speculation, and questionably-sourced reports on what the company might be unve...
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09:38 PM on 09/05/2011
I think all the Engineers at Apple should have to watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq0Rt9RQg8
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tyger
04:40 PM on 09/05/2011
If it isn't broke don't fix it. I have yet to hear anyone complain about the size of the screen.
04:46 PM on 09/05/2011
Personally, I would NEVER buy a phone with a screen less than 4 inches ever again. The screen on my Droid 2 and my wife's iphone 4 are just not big enough for a good web browsing experience. Some people are fine with that screen size, but they can attract a lot more users if they offer some more screen size options. Check out my blog post about this issue: http://www.owenjohnston.com/2011/08/what-iphone-5-or-iphone-4s-need-to.html
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Old Cav Trooper
Educated enough to realize how ignorant I am
10:19 AM on 09/06/2011
Spam
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dmsdzinr
Progression wit a twist of sarcasm.
10:03 AM on 09/06/2011
Well HERE is ONE! The screen NEEDS to be larger. AND, there is plenty of empty real estate to accommodate the increase in size!
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tyger
10:15 AM on 09/06/2011
Then buy a wireless monitor and tote it around or buy glasses that enable you to see.
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leorangerie
01:43 PM on 09/05/2011
Tip of the hat to Apple for garnering more free advertising than any company I can think of. Well done, Cupertino!
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PhilliePhan
Fueling the jet...
01:39 PM on 09/05/2011
Apple is finding out that the phone game is race no one can win. They are now near then end of the line in releasing a new phone that is substantially different (not necessarly better) from the previous model. That is where competiotion comes in, ie. PC's and Androids all compete with one another. Apple can only go so far by itself. Just my opinion on 35 years of buying computers and gadgets of all brands.
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Richard Bell
04:24 PM on 09/05/2011
Us tech enthusiast tend to develop a myopic view of what people want in their gadgets. We get stuck on things like specs and configurability. It's so easy to lose site of what the general public wants. I was shocked when my mother, my sister, and my weed dealer all told me that they we waiting for the iPhone 5 so that they could upgrade. My mother, I could understand because she is upgrading her iPhone 3G. My sister has an EVO that she tells me she likes a lot. My weed dealer has a flip phone that he had to ask me to turn the volume up on, because he couldn't figure it out. So I wouldn't sleep on Apple, and their "made for everyone" products..
12:03 PM on 09/05/2011
Who cares.

Another phone that their owners will replace in 6 months to a year "Because they are so great!".
05:03 PM on 09/05/2011
You care.

You click, you read, you comment.

Just because you don't understand technology doesn't mean nobody does.
09:42 PM on 09/05/2011
Dude, not only do I understand the technology, I can write the driver microcode for it.

I'm tired of the incessant Apple ads hitting the Front page and Tech Page every hour.

There isn't a day when 5-6 Apple Ads (articles) aren't in the Tech section.
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Joe Friday
10:15 AM on 09/05/2011
ah so ... get new Iphonex from us at web site "ChinaRe-engineering.ch", Low price, high quality. Release to US of A, 18 Sept 2011. Good deal!
09:35 AM on 09/05/2011
2 apple employees walk into a bar....
12:06 PM on 09/05/2011
Let's to a Tosh.0 story thread about this:

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2 apple employees walk into a bar...

with a highly confidential & secrecy -guarded iPhone 5 prototype...
02:58 PM on 09/05/2011
where is prove it 2 apple workers walks in the bar,
show the video prove it
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rMatey
old, recovered Xtian, Liberal
08:56 AM on 09/05/2011
Apple squelches rumors. Oh, and did you see our leaked iPhone 5 being missing coverage???
12:08 PM on 09/05/2011
Wait?

Isn't this Deja Vu. Will a blogger get arrested soon after Apple/Police bust into his house?
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Ganapati
Don't you mess with my Wheel
03:42 AM on 09/05/2011
Who spends time in this?
No, really
02:49 AM on 09/05/2011
It doesn't matter what it does, the fanboys will line up to pay whatever the cost.
12:09 PM on 09/05/2011
Yeah. The phones are so great they are easily obsoleted by the next version.

Even most businesses know to skip a version or two between upgrades.

(Oh, that's right. They do it for Apple Fanboi attention when they go to Starbucks.)
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Dahveed1
I have Flying Monkeys...
02:07 AM on 09/05/2011
Ok, someone breaks into my car and the Police could care less. Apple leaves a phone an a bar and the police are helping search for it. Maybe if I incorporate, I can get the same level of service as Apple gets?
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BurtonDesque
Fear a Blank Planet
12:55 AM on 09/05/2011
Another Apple ad posing as a news story.
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wonderYrednow
¿Y read backwards?
12:30 AM on 09/05/2011
pico in the iPhone 6T, bet on it.
12:14 AM on 09/05/2011
I am beginning to doubt all these stories of "missing" prototypes. It all seems a half-smart marketing strategy.
10:29 PM on 09/09/2011
What incredibly original thinking!
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Justtheobvious
Res-erected.
10:59 PM on 09/04/2011
No porn = no point!