This Week In Apple Rumors: The iPhone 5, The iPad 3 And Apple TV Take Center Stage

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 November 6 - 12. Check out last week's Apple rumors here, and for all the latest, follow me on Twitter here.

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[James Klootwyk]

06:21 PM on 12/17/2011

Please join my forum to exchange/learn new rumors about the iPhone or iPad! It’s new so it doesn’t have much on it but you can help change that! :-)

http://technologyrumors.proboards.com/index.cgi

[Thomas River]

08:34 AM on 11/15/2011

And when the 5 does eventually come out, and is nothing like these rumors, then begins the "IPhone 5S Rumors" with these same photographs and predictions.

[kinogod]

04:43 AM on 11/15/2011

These rumors explain the inventory pullback. The 5 looks exactly like I imagined it,,- tiny iPad 2 while the 3 should also be what's expected; an Hd stereo iPad. The real game changer will be the iTV if it's Siri controlled with some kind of "eye in the tv" that understands hand movements to allow remote control functionality with swipe gestures when volume is high and Shi can't her you.

[bad spelling grammar]

07:44 PM on 11/14/2011

The ios5.01 update has done nothing substantial for my iPhone 4S battery life. I feel like I should take mine back because this has to be a defected battery, I run out of battery life in less than 10 hours and I don’t even use my phone that much.

[onlythetruthcounts]

01:56 PM on 11/14/2011

Any TV can be an "Apple TV" if Apple would just improve on their current Apple TV box, i.e put iOS5 on it, like the iP* products have.

[anthonytaurus]

09:18 AM on 11/14/2011

There will probably be an iPhone 15.. maybe it will come with copy and paste and the same app layout that my old cellphone had in 2001.. *keeping my fingers crossed*

[Benbo]

08:49 AM on 11/14/2011

There will eventually be an iPhone 5? What an amazing, shocking rumor! No one could have foreseen this!

[Robert Turner]

08:45 AM on 11/14/2011

Apple makes great products. Thus, wild speculation on possibilities.

[KarateKid]

08:43 AM on 11/14/2011

Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider lighter and thinner a virtue. To me, it makes it harder to hold, especially with the screen going all the way to the edge. I use the _death grip and my fingers will definitely cover part of the screen. If Apple does this, it might be time for a switch to the Galaxy S or some other phone out at the time.

[Jesusocialist]

10:56 AM on 11/14/2011

Agreed. I like a little heft to my phone. It makes it more comfortable and adds to the feeling of quality.

[angusmerlin]

06:22 PM on 11/14/2011

Ditto!

[AnaM]

05:19 AM on 11/14/2011

The only beef I have with Apple concerns iPhones. They bring them out so frequently. At this rate I'd have to update every damned year and I haven't even owned one yet.
That aside, I own other Apple products that I'm completely satisfied with. I'm yet to replace my second generation iPod.

[solid]

09:50 AM on 11/14/2011

The upgrade cycle for iPhones is pretty well established now. Major revision, then "S" version released 12 months after that, then another major revision 12 months after that, etc. So.....upgrade every two years to coincide with your carrier contract and everything is fine.

[ProudToBeVeryLiberal]

05:19 AM on 11/14/2011

Here's a great rumor: the Mac Pro is likely over and done. The only thing that might have been worth buying from Apple will soon be no more, buried by a ton of iCrap.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/press-here/Apple-Preparing-the-End-of-the-Mac-Pro-Report-133010043.html

[solid]

09:53 AM on 11/14/2011

I'm proud to be liberal too, but I disagree with your negative slant. I too would be disappointed if Apple gave up on the Mac Pro, but they still make some outstanding machines. Many pros from what I understand now use iMacs, they are certainly solid machines. And of course a lot of professionals use MacBook pros and have been using them for many years. Where is this iCrap that you speak of?

[Glenn Stern]

10:52 AM on 11/14/2011

I agree. There is not a business model that can support the Pro's for much longer. The top dog 27' iMac is what the the Pro was a few years back. Only a fraction of high end users legitimately need/use what a traditional desktop config offers. For thos folks, it sucks, admittedly. They can certainly keep on building 8 core hackintoshes.

[Rob Chapman]

04:28 AM on 11/14/2011

What? No comments yet? Where are all the salivating iSheep? Surely they can't be sleeping, they would have to remove their fingers from their iPhones & iPads. Weird.

[Greg Gorelick]

04:56 AM on 11/14/2011

Sorry, late night. I work as a graphic designer. I have a firm, but I also work in news broadcast. Between setting up Apple Final Cut stations that are replacing the Avid monster rooms, syncing my calendar, installing new Adobe software into the office (Apple is industry standard), rendering, and working....

... yeah, I have little time to respond to trolls who talk about Apple products like it's a political affiliation. Hate, hate hate. Whatever. It's sweeps week in San Diego. Back to the grind.

Oh, good luck with your Apple Ad Hominem. Maybe throw in words like "elitist" or "hipster" and you might get more people on your side.

[ProudToBeVeryLiberal]

05:16 AM on 11/14/2011

Actually FCPX is such a laughable failure, it's sending a lot of business back to Avid and Adobe. But you don't strike me as someone particularly interested in reality...

http://gizmodo.com/5793175/why-final-cut-pro-x-is-sending-me-back-to-avid

[HHGodd]

06:59 AM on 11/14/2011

You are such an childish fool. Why do people who prefer one device over another act like children when the opposite device gets attention? So what if people like iPhones. Would they still be "sheep" if they liked Android instead? I myself as an iPhone fan for many years but have decided to change over to Android due to it's larger screened devices. After doing so I know now that I will be moving back to iOS as soon as I have another upgrade available on my contract. Android is an amazing OS but I just prefer the UI and functionality of iOS. Does that make me a sheep? No. It makes me a consumer who has choices. Don't be mad because your chosen format isn't the chosen format of the masses. Just be happy with what you have. Grow up!

[anthonytaurus]

09:26 AM on 11/14/2011

Actually, Android is the chosen OS of the masses and Samsung is the chosen hardware manufacturer of the masses, according to sales. So, just about Samsung + Android anything is the chosen format of the masses.

Aside from that, you're absolutely correct.