We’ve heard from a source that sometime late last night, Facebook was told that they would not be a part of Apple’s event today. This is nothing new. Companies are told to prepare to go on stage at these events all the time only to get pulled at the last second. It’s just a bit odd that a company as large as Facebook was passed over. via techcrunch.com I find this extremely hard to believe. Why would Apple, at an event called “Let’s talk iPhone”…

Vendors are trying to figure out what works when it comes to screen sizes, according to Geoff Blaber, analyst at CCS Insight.One of the big product trends at IFA was screen sizes between 4.5 inches and 5.5 inches, which include the LTE version of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S II, HTC’s Windows Phone-based Titan, Samsung’s Galaxy Note and the Tablet P from Sony, which has two 5-inch screens. via Macworld It’s fun to watch all these other companies just now get around to performing the…

> IHS memory analyst Dee Nguyen said Apple’s move to the cloud could have “significant implications” on the memory market. “With Apple products like the iPhone and iPad accounting for a disproportionate share of NAND flash demand, any move among Apple users to offload storage to the company’s iCloud service could mean a corresponding decrease in demand for physical NAND flash memory in the future,” the analyst said. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/19/launch_of_apples_icloud_could_weaken_market_demand_for_nand_…

> The rumored thinner, lighter iPhone could be the very-low-priced model, closer to the iPod Touch in appearance and component quality, with lower specs, less storage, and an unsubsidized price of around $300. via [marco.org](http://www.marco.org/2011/07/08/iphone-5-ipad-3-speculation)Marco Arment penned a good piece today addressing many of the recent conflicting rumors floating around about Apple’s plans for this fall. I agree with a good deal of his post, especially the part about the newest speculation of a “Retina” iPad. I try to never…

> Sharon Nissim, consumer privacy counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said it is possible Apple is violating the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act, which allows telecom carriers to provide call information only in emergency situations. > > “By asking for permission to collect location data, Apple may be trying to get around its legal obligations, by asking people to give up privacy rights they don’t even know they have,” Nissim said. > > She added that a potential privacy concern is that law enforcement would be able to subpoena these types…