According to some excessively well paid bloggers (read: analysts) at Barclays Capital, Apple will probably choose to extend the iPhone exclusivity agreement with AT&T for this coming fourth generation of the popular handset.

The reasoning behind this is that the data plan for the iPad will be through AT&T, which is taken to mean that Apple is continuing its relationship with AT&T. From a behavioral standpoint, this makes sense: when Steve Jobs is done with you, he really gets done.

Another factor in the analyst speculation (and it is very much speculation as only Apple and AT&T know for sure right now) is AT&T’s recent drive to beef up their networks. AT&T’s long-standing inability to provide the data that iPhone users demand is one of the biggest complaints about the iPhone experience.

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According to some excessively well paid bloggers (read: analysts) at Barclays Capital, Apple will probably choose to extend the iPhone exclusivity agreement with AT&T for this coming fourth generation of the popular handset.

The reasoning behind this is that the data plan for the iPad will be through AT&T, which is taken to mean that Apple is continuing its relationship with AT&T. From a behavioral standpoint, this makes sense: when Steve Jobs is done with you, he really gets done.

Another factor in the analyst speculation (and it is very much speculation as only Apple and AT&T know for sure right now) is AT&T’s recent drive to beef up their networks. AT&T’s long-standing inability to provide the data that iPhone users demand is one of the biggest complaints about the iPhone experience.

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A few days ago Alex posted a story about declining interest from prospective buyers in the iPad. According to data collected by Retrovo. They found out that ‘only’ 9% of people polled want to buy the device after Steve’s keynote.

You could argue that 9% is still an amazing number of course or that the group of people who were polled might not be representative for prospective Apple buyers.

So lets try again, lets poll the readers of this blog and see if we can come up with a higher number.

What could it be? New MacBooks, as predicted here yesterday? Lower priced iPads? What is your best guess? According to MacRumors there are some indications of new MacBooks and of course MacWorld opened yesterday in San Francisco. Enough little facts to get us excited.

Update: It’s a spanking new Aperture with a bundle of iPhoto’s features included. MacWorld has a full run down.

In summary, the update will cost $99 for existing Aperture users or $199 for newbies. The release supposedly offers “over 200 new features,” includes advanced versions of the Faces and Places features previously seen in iPhoto ‘09. There’s a new image-refinement tool called Brushes, which allows users to paint adjustments directly on to images.

The front page of Apple.com has been updated now but the store is still closed. For those of you who were hoping for new MacBooks: there is still hope.

Apple products repair company iResQ claim to have their furry paw all over the parts for the iPhone 4G (note that the name is a fabrication).

We have put the images below for your viewing pleasure. Notes and a second picture after the jump. From left to right, iPhone 3G, 3Gs, and the purported 4G:

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What would a day in the tech world be without a few Apple rumors to stoke the minds of the Apple faithful?

Today two stories are going round the blogging world, both of which just might be big deals to everyone in the market at the moment for some Apple gear.

According to 9to5Mac, Apple might be bringing out new Macbook Pro models tomorrow. This would put the timing right the start of the Macworld Expo. If this is true, we can hope to see across the table performance bumps for the entire Macbook Pro line, perhaps running the much-anticipated Core i7 Intel chips.

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Innovative mobile podcasting start-up AudioBoo has now added vanity URLs and profiles to its service and hints at more surprises to come as the team gets ready to join the UK’s Digital Mission to this year’s SXSW Interactive event in Texas.

AudioBoo initially launched its audio-blogging software as an iPhone app, followed by a similar app for Android users.  For those wanting to share their thoughts from any phone, the UK-based start-up introduced PhoneBoo and, late in 2009, added browser-based recording.

Last week, AudioBoo enabled users to add profile information their accounts and even register their own vanity URLs, but the team has also been making some even bigger changes behind the scenes.

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Erin Bailey from Boston Massachusetts!

Some of you will know that we ran our first iPad competition immediately after the initial iPad announcement. We asked people to leave messages on our Facebook fan page telling us why they wanted one. Maybe we’re a bunch of softies but Erin’s was the most heart felt and it really wasn’t too hard a choice in the end.

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Innovative mobile podcasting start-up AudioBoo has now added vanity URLs and profiles to its service and hints at more surprises to come as the team gets ready to join the UK’s Digital Mission to this year’s SXSW Interactive event in Texas.

AudioBoo initially launched its audio-blogging software as an iPhone app, followed by a similar app for Android users.  For those wanting to share their thoughts from any phone, the UK-based start-up introduced PhoneBoo and, late in 2009, added browser-based recording.

Last week, AudioBoo enabled users to add profile information their accounts and even register their own vanity URLs, but the team has also been making some even bigger changes behind the scenes.

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Not to the surprise of the already disappointed, but perhaps to the fanboy’s chagrin, information detailing consumer demand for the iPad is quite weak.

Few people are claiming to wish to purchase the device, despite months of hype surrounding the gadget and a very well covered launch event.

In data collected by Retrovo both pre and post the iPad’s unveiling, consumer interest in the device has declined from before to after its lengthy introduction by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The data speaks loudly for itself, take a look:

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