Before we all take a mid-week day off here in the United States for eating hamburgers and hot dogs, drinking beer and watching stuff explode in the night sky, the tech world is busy grinding out plenty of news for this lazy Tuesday. And hey, you don't want to miss a single scrap of news, right? Without further ado, let's dive right into today's news for Tuesday, July 3, 2012.Rumor: Retina iMac Could Arrive in October
iMac fans are likely green with envy at notebook lovers enjoying the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display, wondering when their desktop models might get the same kind of luscious high-resolution screen. DigiTimes is reporting that Apple will start pushing components down the supply chain for just such a Retina-equipped iMac sometime this month, and sources at those suppliers say it could be launched around October of this year. That runs counter to previous reports that seemed to indicate additional Retina Display Macs would arrive in 2013, but one thing's for sure: Apple is definitely planning to make this a reality. "Sources also noted that Apple plans to expand Retina Display into all the product lines, meaning that the new iMac will have a high chance of featuring Retina Display," the report reveals, while overstating the obvious that Apple has not confirmed such rumors.
iFixit Gets Its Hands on Google Nexus 7, Tears It to Shreds
You'd think the gurus at iFixit would be exhausted after tearing apart Apple's latest notebooks last month, but they're kicking July off in style by gutting the new Nexus 7 tablet from Google and Asus. Not even a week old yet -- and not even shipping to customers until mid-July -- the Nexus 7 would up being slightly less repairable than Amazon's Kindle Fire, which scored an eight out of 10 on the company's "Repairability Score." (The Nexus 7 nabbed a seven out of 10 instead.) iFixit also gives props to Google and Asus for making the slim tablet infinitely easier to repair than Apple's own iPad, despite the fact that the Nexus 7 is a mere one millimeter thicker. Amazing what you can do with that kind of space, we figure...
Beats Paid a Mere $14 Million for Music Streamer MOG
You may have heard that Beats Electronics purchased streaming music service MOG on Monday, but neither company coughed up a figure to go with the acquisition. According to TechCrunch, that's likely because the money in question was somewhat paltry compared to competitor Spotify's recent valuation of $4 billion. Beats parent company HTC was more than happy to spill the beans to investors, however, letting slip on Tuesday that MOG fetched a mere $14 million. The Taiwanese handset maker also confirmed the purchase was made "for certain assets belonging to MOG" and primarily as a "strategic investment" through Beats subsidiary Daisy. Whew! That's a whole lot of companies involved in a simple transaction, but it will be interesting to see what becomes of MOG next.
iCADE Mobile Now Ready for Your iPhone, iPod touch
ThinkGeek.com is at it again, this time appeasing iPhone and iPod touch owners with the $69.99 goodness that is iCADE Mobile. The Bluetooth-enabled physical controller is now in stock and ready to ship, and arrives with eight action buttons and a D-pad ready to give your thumbs a major workout on your favorite App Store titles. Well, that's assuming you fancy one of the more than 100 titles with iCade support, and jailbroken users can also enjoy a much wider variety thanks to the iMAME4all app, which adds support for just about any ROM you can throw at your device. Be sure to find something small to pad out your order with, since orders over $75 also get free shipping as well.
RIM CEO Says "We're Not in a Death Spiral," While Crickets Chirp at Retail Store
Research in Motion's co-founders may be gone, but the company's "everything's okay" attitude appears to persist. Canada.com published a story today in which new CEO Thorsten Heins insists that, indeed, "everything's okay" at RIM -- or more specifically, "there's nothing wrong with the company as it exists right now." Never mind the fact that RIM is laying off 5,000 more employees and announced last week it would delay its already tardy BlackBerry 10 software to next year. While critics continue to insist RIM is in the throes of a "death spiral," Heins will hear none of it, claiming the company is simply in a transitionary period. If that wasn't enough, The Detroit News took a quick stop by RIM's lone BlackBerry retail store in Farmington Hills, Michigan, which continues to be a bit of a ghost town during the handset maker's death spiral -- oh, sorry, "transitionary period"...
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