Apple has perhaps the most interesting community of fans. The company has delivered some powerful products in the past few years, but whatever it does, Apple fans never fail to find a reason to be upset with Apple. Take Apple iPad for instance. The device was announced just a few days ago, but Apple fans have already started bashing the device from various angles. We are not just talking about technological short-comings here. Even the name iPad seems to be getting a lot of heat from the fans.You can obviously come up with lots of jokes around that name, and shows such as Mad TV don’t ever miss a chance to rub it in:

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We have known for a while that Apple was not too sure about continuing its exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T. The company needed AT&T to jump start the iPhone era. But not only AT&T has failed to provide high quality of service to iPhone owners, its exclusive iPhone deal does limit Apple’s growth. Besides, there is no reason for Apple not to be on multiple networks. Verizon and T-Mobile provide Apple with the chance to take iPhone to more homes, so a deal with one of those companies seems to be imminent despite the rumors that suggest otherwise.

January 27th is slated as the date that Apple announces its next great creation. Apple tablet is expected to take the world by storm and push Apple to new heights. But what people are not talking about is the fact that Apple will most likely announce the end of iPhone exclusivity as far as AT&T is concerned. Many experts are already predicting an announcement on a Verizon iPhone at this event. If Apple is to announce such a move, you can expect the company to sell a ton of units in the next few months.

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It has been an extremely busy week for Apple and Apple fans. As we get closer to iPhone 4’s release date, we are going to hear about more leaks, more lawsuits, and sensational claims that have no base in reality. This weeks is not going to be different. Apple and Nokia ended last week by playing the cat and mouse game between themselves. Nokia is planning to get a chunk of Apple’s profits from its top products. Apple is planning to ban Nokia imports to the U.S. I guess it’s an eye for an eye. Nokia may be right about its patents being infringed by other companies, but Apple has the best punch-line:

Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours

Not too many experts believe that this battle will end anytime soon. Apple is not going to give up its profits to Nokia easily, and Nokia is quite honestly a bit desperate here. Besides, Apple is not going to let a lawsuit ruin its iPhone 4 pre-launch party. After all, now’s the time for anyone who’s good at making up rumors to come out of the woodwork. And it’s now being done in an international level. As expected, there has been a leak in Korea that reveals iPhone 4.0 may be on target for June/July 2010. What will the new iPhone offer? Apparently, it’ll support video chats, come with a touch sensitive housing and two camera modules. Let’s not forget about the addition of an OLED iPhone screen either.

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When it comes to dealing with iPhone rumors, one needs to be careful not to expect too much. Apple products always get the wildest rumors prior to their release. Some of those rumors come true but most of them don’t. iPhone 4 has not been any different. We have heard a lot of rumors about how this device will work, what areas it’ll improve upon over its predecessors, and what new features it will have. For instance, we know the new iPhone will have a much better quality camera. That’s almost a given. But will the next gen iPhone come equipped with OLED? That’s not as certain.

So here is another somewhat interesting rumor. According to many sources, the new iPhone will have touch sensitive housing, somewhat similar to what we have seen with Magic Mouse. That should allow iPhone owners to control their phone more conveniently, though I suspect Apple has grand plans for it.

Apple’s going to put a lot of innovation, not just on the hardware, but also on the software of the new iPhone

Another exciting rumor going around is the possibility of Apple adding an RFID reader to iPhone. RFID is a technology that is not going away. Having the ability to scan things (in a library or store) and transmit the information to iPhone can only make life easier on a daily basis. Add to that the fact that Apple has been working on adding a fingerprint reader to iPhone, and we’ve got a monster of a phone on our hands.

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One thing that you got to love about iPhone is having to deal with the all the rumors that surround the device’s future. One day Apple is close to releasing a new iPhone with Verizon as its partner. The very next day you hear about Apple and Verizon not being so close to a deal after all. This time it seems Apple has finally closed the door on Verizon altogether. Verizon has been absolutely hammering AT&T and indirectly the iPhone with its Droid apps, and it would have been awkward to see the very same company having to promote the iPhone (not that it can’t happen). But one would hope that Apple has not killed its deal with Verizon over some ads. After all, considering that many analysts believe that Verizon would too struggle to handle with all the load that the iPhone would put on its network, there are better excuses available to Apple.

According to Geeksmack, Apple has finally decided to focus on its relationship with AT&T and not pursue a deal with Verizon. If that is truly the case, it’s a shame for all iPhone owners. You don’t have to look far to see why going with AT&T is not a good option for Apple. Even those who have been lucky enough to attend the sessions at CES 2010 have complained about bad coverage at the event. So AT&T’s quality of service has ways to go to completely satisfy iPhone owners. Maybe Apple should rethink its deal with AT&T as well, since the company is planning to introduce Android-based iPhone competitors.

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