iPhone 5 Release 'Weeks Away', MacBook Pro Refresh Coming By Christmas, And More Apple Rumors

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 September 11-16. Check out last week's Apple rumors here.

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[paulthefencer]

04:20 PM on 09/21/2011

I don't have an iPhone. I won't get the iPhone 5 only because it's too expensive. I have however had all the iPod touches since they first came out. I want the next one as well, but on one talks about the iPod touch. Only the iPad (which I also have) and the iPhone. What's the scoop with the iPod Touch 5th Gen? I heard Apple might be scrapping the touch line altogether. Is that true? Why is there no information on this? I'll even take a rumor or two.

[rigmoten]

01:59 PM on 09/19/2011

Why bother changing the home button?

[oftenon]

01:37 PM on 09/19/2011

The "and more" category seems endless and is probably best ignored
http://oftenon.blogspot.com/2011/07/but-youd-buy-it-right.html

[cuoi]

12:02 PM on 09/19/2011

My old iPhone continues to meet my needs. For iPhone 5 to meet my extra needs it will need to include: 1.xray vision like the special glasses you used to see advertised in comic books years ago; and, 2. a special vibration capability like the orb in Woody Allen's movie "Sleeper" to keep me happy when my wife is traveling. Is that too much to ask?

[zigyboo]

08:22 AM on 09/22/2011

Well, wait until they build up hype.
They wait about two to five years, or about two generations, for full effect.

[inguatu]

10:20 AM on 09/19/2011

so basically the iphone4s (aka 5) will be a spec bump to keep up with the rest of the world. Gotcha.

[StinkyPete0279]

04:19 PM on 09/19/2011

HOW DARE YOU BESMIRCH THIS, THE SECOND COMING, THE DAWN OF A GOLDERN ERA

[zigyboo]

08:24 AM on 09/22/2011

The dawn of a "goldern" era? Ha! Nice try, dude.
This iPhone won't be revolutionary.
The first one was new.
They just improve specs and add a few "extras" with a decreased thinness.
No golden era, or I think that is what you meant, for you, fanboy.

[peebo]

09:59 AM on 09/19/2011

Well, I wish they would hurry. My current iphone is hanging on for dear life and may not have a few weeks left.

[inguatu]

10:20 AM on 09/19/2011

yeah iphone quality sucks.. I hear a lot of people with those issues.

[peebo]

01:05 PM on 09/19/2011

Especially when I've dropped it a thousand times and it's all bashed up.

[paol66]

01:43 PM on 09/19/2011

Mine is the original version (4 years old) and is still fine. How is yours?

[Yank in France]

09:17 AM on 09/20/2011

So is mine after my girlfriend threw it at my head. Poor iPhone!!

[zigyboo]

08:25 AM on 09/22/2011

This might seem cruel, but LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GaltTaggart2012]

09:51 AM on 09/19/2011

Is anyone else out there experiencing Bluetooth connectivity issues with their iPhone4? Specifically with handsfree car usage? I'm hoping the iPhone5 will fix this problem as my Bluetooth has been useless since my upgrade to iOs4 in my 2006 Acura TL

[RecreationalPilot]

09:27 AM on 09/19/2011

Yesterday afternoon's Apple Ad, in the guise of a news report.

[jb6789]

05:24 AM on 09/19/2011

Just found out the latest specs! Processor is an A5 SoC with dual core ARM cortex A9 CPU (1.2 GhZ) and dual core SGX543 GPU. An 8MP AF camera with backlit sensor and Xenon flash (like N8). Same external antenna but tuned for both US CDMA and HSDPA bands. A 3.8 inch IPS screen with same dpi as iPhone 4, but now it's edge to edge. A polycarbon­­ate back with color throughout the material (like N9). 1080/30fps video. Slightly bigger battery. Weight and dimensions similar to iPhone 4 but 0.5 mm thinner.Ju­­st kidding...­­I have no idea what this thing will look like.

[ilostmypistons]

11:22 AM on 09/19/2011

It better not be poly anything after all the abuse ifans have been giving the superior Galaxy Sll

[PoliticsHater]

01:30 PM on 09/19/2011

I would've preferred you say 4 inch screen lol.

[Howard53545]

04:48 AM on 09/19/2011

IPHONE 5 is coming, but I am still using the first IPHONE and it works fine. Save your money.

[J0E1]

08:29 AM on 09/19/2011

lol, are you seriously paying for data on that thing?  It takes 10 minutes to load a webpage on EDGE.

[paol66]

01:44 PM on 09/19/2011

My plan has unlimited data. Not so slow, could be quicker though.

[Mikezmac]

12:09 AM on 09/19/2011

Lots of guessing. It'll get here soon enough and when it does the feeding frenzy will begin. Early morning mall lines.

[TexasHurricane]

11:46 PM on 09/18/2011

iWork for iPhone. iMad for iPad. iPlay with them all the time and iWife wants to end iLife.

[Karl Gartner]

07:52 PM on 09/18/2011

Fine, another iPhone and MacBook...But what about the 2011 update for the MAC PRO?

[inguatu]

10:23 AM on 09/19/2011

not until the SB xeons are released. Even then, they may opt for Ivy, however, they may just do away with the Mac Pros, like they did their servers. There's just not enough in it for Apple to pander to the pro community anymore when dinky Airs, ipads and iphones sell so well. They'll tell people to buy a mbp w/thunderjunk addon devices to make it mac pro equiv. Sad, but probably true. After that, they'll merge osx and ios, dumbing down the user experience. Great time to be in love with Apple!! Just ask Simon (aka CaptainObdouchieness)

[Michael Liendo]

05:39 PM on 09/18/2011

So, a company not affiliated with Apple, supposedly spoke to an unverifiable source to confirm specs that have already been assumed to be released....And then at the end put "the blog did not include an actual release date for the iPhone 5 or any comment from Apple." This passes for news these days?

[J0E1]

08:30 AM on 09/19/2011

It gets clicks.  That's all they care about.  Real tech news should be found elsewhere.