Top 10 Apple Rumors Blogs
Apple's ever-increasing success, size and wealth mean that plenty of rumors about its products get mixed into the actual news; read several of the following blogs each day to build your own composite picture of what's really happening in Cupertino. They're also a great place to learn about cool new products like the iPad first.
The granddaddy of Apple blogs is usually firstest with the mostest when news breaks in Cupertino. Features rumors (and plenty of bona fide news) about Apple products, patents, executive moves, Apple Stores, the App Store and, of course, the AAPL stock price.
Digs beyond the press releases to cull anything that might affect the Apple world: third-party agreements that Apple has with developers and phone companies as well as alleged Apple disruption of competitors' efforts to build iPhone-killers. But don't worry: There's still plenty of consumer-side news, including new software bundles, potential new iPad features, and iPhone game reviews.
The latest on iPhone apps of all stripes, with an emphasis on games. Mostly productive reviews but also highlights interesting Apple-related news and rumors.
Dissects what everyone else is saying about Apple and the Mac and iPhone platforms, and how likely it all is to be true or false. Draws on a wide range of sources ranging from computer publications to internal Apple documents to the chiefs of competing companies.
Let readers do the work: This site collates Apple news from all over as fodder for extensive reader forums--which is where the real rumors, theories and conspiracies live.
Polls readers on a single Mac-related question each weekday (for example, "Interested in a Mac Tablet? Definitely yes!/Not sure/Definitely no!") and lets readers comment on both the question and the results; as with MacBytes.com, readers will cover additional ground surrounding each question; their ideas are either so obvious or so ludicrous they make the poll question interesting and useful.
News, rumors, and podcasts from maven Dennis Sellers and his rather large band of Mac-happy contributors. Also features opinion pieces and polls, plus a special "rumors" forum where folks can float the latest they've heard.
While primarily a news-and-reviews site for iPod apps and games, iPod Hacks does do some reporting and digging. A recent piece covered the departure from Apple of the 'father of the iPod,' Tony Fadell, who may have fallen victim to rumors that he was in the running to replace Steve Jobs and drew the ire of ... Steve Jobs.
Focuses on Apple's robustness with news of competitors' products, game developers' jumps to the Apple platform, the company's plans to build a zillion iPads, and the App Store's efforts to weed out "me too" products that add little value.
From its earliest days as a print publication, Macworld has enjoyed a close relationship with, and great access to, Apple's thinking. You may not get the hottest rumors here, but you won't get the stupid ones either (Steve Jobs is going to buy Holland!). If Macworld runs a story, it's usually authoritative.
Special Bonus Eleventh Site!
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, a.k.a. Fake Steve
Read-along fun as power-mad genius "Steve Jobs" tells competitors, enemies, friends, shareholders and everyone else around him to shut the, uh, heck up in colorful, frequently R-rated terms.
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