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Those who were quite amused by the revelation of that Padcaster back at this year’s NAB might want to start prepping their wallets, as the creator’s announced it’s now shipping the filmmaking iPad companion. Notably, during our first encounter with the Padcatser, we were told it’d be selling for “about $200” once it was released — but, as it turns out, the SLR lens-mounting peripheral is being priced at a decent $149, while $40 more gets you the Padcaster / Lenscaster combo. That being said, it’s also worth noting the company’s dubbing this as a “special pricing” and for “a limited time only,” with no word on when such promo will be running out. Either way, you can grab one now at the source link below, though it appears you’ll have to wait between 2-4 weeks for it to show up at your lovely doorstep.

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This is most probably the new iPhone cable posted by some folks at Shenzhen-based Veister, an iPhone accessories maker that is clearly trading Apple partner status for a brief uptick in visitors.

The cable shows the 8 pin connector we’ve been expecting for the past few weeks and it looks good enough (you can tell by the pixels) for me to say this is probably what we’re going to see in a few weeks at the official event.

At this point in the game I wouldn’t be surprised if someone finds a boxed new iPhone in a claw machine in Scranton, PA.

As you’ll recall, I initially heard that this would be a 19-pin connector but much smaller than the current 30-pin. Instead, they fooled us all with this “universal” 8-pin which seems to offer the same structural stability as the old dock solution.

via iLounge

The next generation in Apple USB connector cables has appeared in a relatively clear photo presented to the world hoping for every detail they can get on the iPhone 5 – another piece of Apple hardware that’s not yet even been announced by the manufacturer. Rumors up to this point have converged on a new dock connector for the new iPhone, a newly improved iPad 3, and an iPad mini, each of them with the same port for a 16-pin cord. This cord appears to have two sides, each of them with 8 pins that are able to face upwards or downwards interchangeably.

The photo appears to show a scannable code for the USB connector end of the cord and a brand new (familiar) connector on its opposite end. This cord doesn’t appear to be a standard length, strangely enough, or it certainly doesn’t seem to match the length of the cords currently appearing in iPhone and iPad boxes in stores at this moment. Because of this, we’re going to go ahead and guess that this is a 3rd party component cord leaked from a manufacturer who has Apple’s plans well in advance of the final reveal.

Apple’s 30-pin connector is not restricted to construction by Apple alone at the moment, appearing in connection kits of all kinds across the Apple-loving accessory spectrum. You’re currently able to head out to your local department store and pick up a wide variety of 3rd party iPhone, iPad, and iPod connection cords, so a future cord made by a group other than Apple is certainly within the realm of possibility.

This cord’s abilities are as unconfirmed as the technology is in and of itself, but tips and rumors are abundant. What we’re assuming at the moment is that this cord will clip in to the device but with much less of a hard snap than the 30-pin connectors of the past. With this new technology presented by Apple, this cord will be much closer to the MagSave connectors currently working on the MacBook Pro – if you trip on the cord, it’ll pop out – that’s always been genius, and it’s high time Apple brought it in to their mobile device lineup.

Have a peek at our iPhone 5 portal for all the tips and rumors you could possibly want and head to the timeline below to see recent bits of news on the connector specifically – this one’s either one of the best hoaxes we’ve ever seen, or it’s verging on reality. Soon!

[via iLounge]

iPhone 5 mini dock USB cable photo leaked is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Quarterly Earnings for HP were reported today with Meg Whitman, the company’s chief executive, noting that they’re “still in the early stages of a multiyear turnaround.” This comment in addition to assurances that HP was “making decent progress despite the headwinds” came amid news that Hewlett-Packard had a net quarterly losss of $8.9 billion dollars – aka $4.49 a share. The company has been in a rather tumultuous bit of a mix up over the past few years as major events in the mobile industry and computing have taken their toll across the whole of the manufacturer’s hardware and software collection.

With 12 percent fewer notebook computers sold this past quarter compared to the same quarter last year and 23 percent fewer printers sold in that year-on-year comparison, HP did not have a whole lot of good news. Revenue was down each of HP’s major units, with the company’s total revenue in the fiscal quarter moving downward 5 percent to $29.7 billion. HP anticipated the loss all the way back on August 8th when the company announced a noncash charge of $8 billion in its services unit.

This noncash charge was attributed to its write-down of value in a 2008 acquisition of the consulting firm EDS, which was purchased for a measly $13.9 billion. Also announced earlier this year were 27,000 job cuts which HP has also noted they’ve taken a charge out of $1 billion altogether.

One year ago in this same financial quarter, HP’s income was been reported at $1.9 billion, or 93 cents a share – this on a revenue of $31.2 billion. If the write downs are not considered, the slightly less-than-impressive $29.7 billion revenue this quarter is slightly greater than Wall Street analysts have reported – according to a survey of analysts by Thompson Reuters as earnings of 98 cents a share on revenue of $30.1 billion.

[via NYTimes]

HP Q3 earnings cite restructuring for stifled income is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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