Looks Like We May Be Stuck With Just An Iphone 4s After All (aapl)

The evidence continues to grow that Apple will only announce an iPhone 4S on Tuesday, a souped up iPhone 4 that has the same external design but a faster processor and other powerful internals.

9to5Mac discovered a mention of the "iPhone 4S" in the latest developer beta of iTunes. The reference also links to an image of the current Verizon version of the iPhone 4.

There's no mention of an iPhone 5 or any photos of a redesigned device.

It looks like Apple pulled the iTunes beta from its developer's page. We can't find it, and we're hearing the same thing from other developers on Twitter. We're still trying to confirm Apple removed it.

Head over to 9to5Mac to see the evidence >

UPDATE: Yup, it looks like Apple has removed the latest iTunes beta from its developer's site. We just tried to download it and got the following error:

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Looks Like We May Be Stuck With Just An iPhone 4S After All (AAPL)

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Google Plus Looks Like Everything Else (GOOG)

After more than a year of leaks and denials Google finally took the wraps off its big social network today.

It's big, it's ambitious, and it looks a lot like a lot of other things. If you can't make it through the lengthy blog post, here's an easy way to understand it:

• Circles = Facebook. Share content with your friends, only you don't have to share everything with everybody at once. You can pick and choose specific groups.

• Sparks = Google Reader. Subscribe to news and information sources and get a constantly updated feed.

• Hangouts = Tinychat. Live video conversations with multiple friends at once.

• Instant Uploads = Microsoft Kin (and iCloud, and...). Snap photos with your phone and they're automatically uploaded to an online storage spot on Google Plus.

• Huddle = GroupMe. Group chat.

None of these are bad ideas. But they're not groundbreaking either.

See also: Google's Launch Of Google + Is Deeply Embarrassing -- Once Again, Facebook Must Be Rolling Its Eyes.

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The Company That Powers Facebook And Apple Looks Set For A Red-Hot IPO

Fusion-io, the company that makes flash memory chips that big companies including Facebook and Apple use in their datacenters, has priced its IPO above-range at $19 a range, or a $1.5 billion IPO valuation, AllThingsD reports.

Not only that, but brokers seem to be getting orders well above that, so it looks like it's going to be a roarer.

When Fusion-io set its range, there were concerns about how much of its revenue depends on a small number of clients. Fusion-io makes flash memory for datacenters, which is faster and less power-hungry than hard drives (but more expensive). 

Oh, and the company's Chief Scientist is Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. 

Get ready for a huge pop, and probably a roller-coaster.

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Well, What Do You Know: Flash Video Actually Looks Good On The PlayBook (RIMM, ADBE, AAPL)

Despite our skepticism, Adobe Flash video actually looks good on the BlackBerry PlayBook, which we've been testing today.

Above is a screenshot from Hulu, where the 480p video plays smoothly on the PlayBook. Now let's see how quickly Hulu blocks the PlayBook, forcing people to sign up for Hulu Plus. (We've reached out to Hulu for comment, but haven't heard back.)

Meanwhile, Major League Baseball's Flash-based MLB.TV also looks good and works okay on the PlayBook. Netflix, which uses Microsoft's Silverlight software, does not work on the PlayBook.

There are some issues with Flash-based user interfaces -- they aren't designed for touchscreens, so there are some issues when typing is required, etc. And browsing the web in general is awkward on the PlayBook. But, specifically, the Flash video at least plays back smoothly in our brief testing.

It's hard to tell how Flash video is affecting the PlayBook's battery, but this is potentially the biggest concern. We'll try to perform additional tests on this in the future.

If the PlayBook had launched a long time ago with this quality of Flash video support, that could have been a real advantage over the iPhone and iPad, which don't support Flash. But these days, almost all the video worth watching on an iPad is available through an app.

It's hard to see Flash video support being the reason someone would buy a PlayBook over an iPad, but it's nice to see that it works.

Earlier: Here's The Best Thing About The BlackBerry PlayBook... And How RIM Is Blowing It

Here's another screenshot of Hulu on the PlayBook:

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