Plastic Rear Shell For Apple's Lower Costing iPhone Surfaces?

Plastic Rear Shell For Apple's Lower Costing iPhone Surfaces? Just after the French site Nowhereelse.fr leaked the iPad 5 schematics, an alleged rear shell of the rumored lower costing iPhone surfaced on the site as well.While this case could always be for a Chinese clone, the overall template of the shell is very similar to the iPhone 5. We have heard rumors the the lower costing iPhone could come in multiple colors including green.TranslatedTo begin, we note that this case is prima facie not designed in one piece . It would appear that the hull itself and the panel on which the various internal components of the device will...

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iPhone 5S to Feature Dual LED Flash, New Colors Rumored for Low Cost iPhone?

iPhone 5S to Feature Dual LED Flash, New Colors Rumored for Low Cost iPhone? Citing information from various sources, Japanese blog Macotakara has released a report today with details regarding the rumored low cost iPhone, the iPhone 5S, and the iPad 5.According to the site, the low cost iPhone will ship in various different colors. The first source claims that the low cost iPhone will come in colors navy, gold orange, white, and gray. On the other hand, a second source claimed that white, pink, green, blue, and yellow orange are the available colors. Some of these colors may not make the cut for final production.The low cost iPhone will...

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Leaked Schematics for the iPad 5 Reveal Its New Dimensions? [Photos]

Schematics for the upcoming fifth generation iPad have allegedly been leaked, revealing its new width, height, and thickness, reports French site Nowhereelse.fr.As you can see in the photos below the thickness is expressly stated as 7.9mm. Unfortunately, the other photo is less clear; however, Nowhereelse compared it to previous schematic plans for the iPad and calculated a width of 178.5mm and a height of 232mm. That's a reduction of 1.5mm in thickness, 9.3 mm in length, and 7.3mm in width.Unfortunately for us, this photo was captured in readiness, nose and beard team leaders that employee does not allow us to distinguish between multiple...

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New Accessibility Options in iOS 7 Allow iPad or iPhone to be Controlled with Head Movements

This afternoon, a tipster who spoke to 9to5Mac pointed out a new feature in iOS 7's Accessibility menu, which allows iPhone users to control their devices using head movements. The option can be found in the Switch Control area of the Accessibility menu, which is designed for users who need assistance with physical and motor movements.  Switch Control allows you to use your iPhone by sequentially highlighting items on the screen that can be activated through an adaptive accessory. With the feature activated, specific movements can be used to correspond with actions. For example, the setting can be programmed...

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Apple's iTunes Radio Terms With Record Labels Revealed

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple sent its iTunes Radio terms to independent record labels last week and the paper was able to review a copy of the contract. It dictates that Apple will pay record labels both in royalties on individual song plays, as well as how much advertising Apple is able to sell. During iTunes Radio’s first year, Apple will pay a label 0.13 cents each time a song is played, as well as 15% of net advertising revenue, proportionate to a given label’s share of the music played on iTunes. In the second year, that bumps up to 0.14 cents per listen, plus 19% of ad revenue. That's compared to...

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Apple's Prototype iPhone 5S Based on New A7 Chip

Last week, we shared a pair of photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S, revealing a few details such as a larger-capacity battery and a new dual-LED flash system for the rear camera. At the time, we had some questions about the main chip from the device, which lacked an A-series identification printed on it and which carried date codes indicating that it had been manufactured in October 2012. We have now received several additional photos showing the device in greater detail, with a particular emphasis on the main chip.  Prototype iPhone 5S (left) vs. iPhone 5 (right) Click for larger As seen in one photo, the chip carries...

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Apple iPhone 5S leaked photo shows dual LED flash

Anew leaked photo of the Apple iPhone 5S shows a dual LED flash Posted on Phone Arena, the leaked photo shows a pill-shaped dual flash on the rear of the new device being produced by Apple - the iPhone 5S. The site has stated that a source suggests a dual LED flash as one of the lights in the dual flash will feature a blue tint in order to keep the white balance lined up. Alternative leaked images of the iPhone 5S have also emerged this week on Mac Rumours, revealing that the new smartphone will look very much like the currentiPhone 5. The dual flash featured in Mac Rumours images but this new image, at a different...

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Facebook Exposed 6 Million Users' Contact Info

BY ALEX FITZPATRICK32 MINUTES AGO Facebook accidentally shared 6 million users' email addresses or telephone numbers due to a software bug, the company announced Friday. The breach was caused by an unfortunate combination of Facebook's "People You May Know" and "Download Your Information" features. "People You May Know" offers friend suggestions based in part on other users' uploaded contact lists or address books; "Download Your Information" offers a downloadable version of your Facebook Timeline archive. When some users downloaded their Facebook archives with "Download Your Information," the archive included contact information...

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iPhone 5S' Pictures Leak Online from Apple

BY SAMANTHA MURPHY2 HOURS AGO More pictures of what appear to be the interior and exterior of Apple's next iPhone have hit the  web. MacRumors has obtained what it says are photos of the rear shell and logic board of the so- called "iPhone 5S," which match other images that appeared earlier in the week. Rumors  andspeculation generally point to Apple's next smartphone to be similar in design to the iPhone  5, and the label "5S" — based on previous models — has stuck. The interior shots reveal a different battery than the iPhone 5, with 5.92 watt-hours of energy  compared...

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Apple's iOS 7 beta introduces Zoom feature while recording video

iOS 7 beta shows off Zoom feature for video shooting in default Camera application for iPhone Developers discovering the features of iOS 7 beta have shot video showing off the new Zoom feature for video shooting on iPhone. The new feature is reported to works exactly the same as zooming in on stills via. a two-finger pinch motion on the screen. An issue with the new feature is the image quality when using the zoom, "because there is no optical zoom on the iPhone's tiny image sensor, image quality is greatly reduced when the picture is zoomed completely in,"AppleInsider reports. iOS 7 was announced at Apple's WWDC 2013 conference...

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iPhone 6: Release date, rumours, features and news

Here you'll find all the latest news on the iPhone 6 release date, the rumours, upcoming features and of course specs on the eagerly anticipated iPhone update UPDATE: iPhone 6: Appearance Apple's new iPhone 6 may have a curved, wraparound screen, according to a recent Apple patent filing. The patent shows off an iPhone design with a wraparound AMOLED screen, which appears to be similar in design to the fourth generation iPod Nano, has gained particular attention. Here's a mock-up video on what it may look like: According to the patent the screen can be 'unrolled' or 'unfolded' thanks to a hinge or unfolding mechanism allowing...

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Apple iPhone 5S release date, features, price and rumours

When it comes to smartphones, the first few months of 2013 moved the proverbial goalposts.Android handsets flourished with Full HD screens, aluminium or glass unibodies and every feature under the sun. Apple’s iPhone 5 has been on the scene for a while now but its thunder is in danger of being stolen by the Android Army. The question we all want to know is what will Apple do next? With Cupertino updating the iPad 3 just months after releasing it, there are reports that an iPad Mini 2 or even an Apple TV could be on the way. What we know for sure though, is that the company will want to reclaim its smartphone...

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Apple adds Sky News to Apple TV

Apple has announced that it will be bring Sky News to Apple TV, sparking speculation that BBC iPlayer and 4OD could be next.The company announced that it was adding Sky News, as well as HBO Go and WatchESPN to Apple TV in a press release yesterday.John Ryley, Head of Sky News, said: "Sky News is always interested in embracing technology that lets us reach our viewers wherever they want to watch our coverage. We look forward to continuing to broaden distribution of Sky News at home and abroad."HBO Go and WatchESPN won't be available in the UK.Other new services include Crunchyroll and Qello.Cruncyroll lets Japanese anime...

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