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Posted: 04/30/12 01:43 PM ET  |  Updated: 04/30/12 11:51 PM ET

This Week In Apple Rumors: iPhone Nano, New iPhone Mockup And More

Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float unconfirmed rumors, blatant 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 the Apple blogs were excited about during the week of April 22 - 28. Check out our last edition of Apple rumors here, and for all the latest follow me on Twitter right here.

What The Heck Is An iPhone Nano?
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First, Apple had the iPod Nano. Then, we heard tons of rumors that Apple was working on an iPad Mini. Now, the Apple Rumor of the Week is that there is something called an iPhone Nano in the works.

What is this, an Apple Inc. for ants??

Welcome to a Mini-Edition of This Week In Apple Rumors, led off by a teensy rumor that could mean huge bucks for Tim Cook and company (somebody, alert Apple's accountants in the Caymans!).

As Apple looks to expand in China, its growth could be bolstered by a cheaper so-called iPhone Nano to appeal to lower-income mobile shoppers, as the China Times reports (in Chinese, natch). Citing "unnamed sources within Apple's supply chain," per BGR's translation work, Apple is apparently working on just such an entry-level phone, codenamed "iPhone Nano," though it wouldn't necessarily be much smaller than the (already pretty small) iPhone 4S.

The "Nano" apparently refers to the price of this hypothetically cheaper iPhone.

The China Times says that Apple will launch the "iPhone Nano" concurrent with the sixth-generation iPhone later this year. This is a pretty new rumor, however, with little corroboration from other sources, so I wouldn't start banking on it just yet -- either as a prospective cell phone buyer or as one of Apple's tax preparers in the Caribbean.

Speaking of the next iPhone: Why don't we take a look at what that just might look like, shall we? It's ridiculous iPhone 5 mockup time! Let's build this city on rock and roll!!!
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Every week the numerous blogs covering the machinations of the Apple empire float unconfirmed rumors, blatant speculation and questionably-sourced reports on what the company might be unveiling in the...
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MRb1000
311 Fans
04:20 AM on 05/07/2012
I bet this is the smaller iPhone apple want everyone see to throw off their competitors! The do it every time. They sucker them every time!
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Jason Fouks
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11:54 PM on 05/01/2012
The 'iPhone 5' that they are talking about are all the same features that I already have on my iPhone 4S. This is NOTHING new!
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Ash G
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12:40 PM on 05/01/2012
"Juicy Apple rumors," - this sounds more and more like juicy rumors on Lindsay Lohan. Most likely with the same fate.
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Ichor
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09:56 AM on 05/01/2012
Was that Steve Jobs I saw cuddling with Elvis a few days ago?
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odra
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08:58 AM on 05/01/2012
The iPhone Nano has been in the works for yeas. The developers just keep losing it because it is so damn small.
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thetruthhurts2010
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06:29 AM on 05/01/2012
I heard they were going to donate all their profits to BHO for his reelection.
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Tech264
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06:18 AM on 05/01/2012
Jason Gilbert, apple's biggest fanboy. Don't understand how the HuffoPost shares a story about suicides at Apple's Sweatshop Factories in China, they're scheming ways of avoiding to pay taxes, their illegal activities trying to steal the e-book market but yet Huffo loves to promote them.
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CitizenFitz
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05:03 AM on 05/01/2012
HuffPo just this week ran a story about Apple's Chinese workers threatening suicide because their working conditions are so deplorable. Think about that the next time you're standing in line for hours to get Apple's latest sweatshop produced widget. You live in this world, too.
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David LS
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12:21 AM on 05/01/2012
The mindless fools who continually write this garbage should spend more time discovering real tech companies, like IBM
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martyweimer
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11:48 PM on 04/30/2012
Better sell your Apple stock, it's way over valued... Just like their products.
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12:35 AM on 05/01/2012
I thought that all the way from $18 (before the split) until $500. I've stopped saying it.
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martyweimer
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11:45 PM on 04/30/2012
HTC Titan!! Best phone on the market!! Windows Phone 7.5!! Best mobile OS on the market (and 8 will be even better)!! iPhone is now the low tech red headed step child.. I would also say "budget phone", but as a previous comment stated, Apple could sell a box of rocks with their logo on it and the Apple drones would line up and fork over a fortune.
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jeremylh1
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11:25 PM on 04/30/2012
Their next product will be a box of rocks and an Apple sticker. People will line up days early.
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11:20 PM on 04/30/2012
Samsung Galaxy Note is the King.
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DramaKitteh
ZOMG! teh drama!
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02:49 AM on 05/01/2012
cheap Korean knockoff
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Neitherpartieslapdog
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11:08 PM on 04/30/2012
I knew I waited to long to get an iphone for some reason. The iphone reminds me of the days when processor speeds changed so fast that your desktop was considered archain after about 3 months
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arianaart
There is no sensible way to do a senseless thing.
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10:58 PM on 04/30/2012
C'mon guys.. lets bring down Apple and Gates. Wouldn't want any business besides the gubment to get ahead now would we.
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jtnguyen60
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05:46 PM on 05/09/2012
I heard Apple they were going to donate all their profits to BHO for his Reelection...
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