September 10, 2013

Apple Officially Debuts The iPhone 5S: Everything You Need To Know

September 10, 2013/ Nir Schneider

As expected, today Apple has revealed the iPhone 5 successor dubbed the iPhone 5S. Nearly identical to the iPhone 5, Apple's iPhone 5S sports an all-aluminum chamfered-edge construction with updated hardware as well as new features. Still boasting a 4-inch Retina display, the iPhone 5S will be offered in two new flavors besides silver - gold and gray. For security, the iPhone 5S features a new highly anticipated redesigned home button made of laser-cut sapphire crystal instead of plastic which acts as a lens for the embedded Touch ID fingerprint sensor that can read your finger at any orientation.

September 10, 2013

Apple Announced The iPhone 5C, Starting At $99

September 10, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Behold, Apple's colorful new iPhone 5 replacement. The iPhone 5C is Apple's new colorful, polycarbonate-made iPhone with a 4-inch Retina display, 4G LTE support, an 8-megapixel back-facing camera, an improved FaceTime HD camera with larger 1.9u pixels and backside illumination all powered by an A6 processor. Yes, the iPhone 5C's internal hardware is basically an iPhone 5 covered with hard-coated polyarbonate. It's also cheaper, the iPhone 5C will be available in 16GB and 32GB storage capacities for $99 and $199, respectively - with a two-year contract.

September 10, 2013

iOS 7 Officially Launches On September 18

September 10, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Apple has confirmed that iOS 7 will officially launch and be available to download on September 18. iOS 7 will also come with free apps including Apple's iMovie, Pages, Keynote, iPhoto and Numbers for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

September 10, 2013

iPhone 5S Redesigned Home Button With Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Confirmed

September 10, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Hours before Apple is planned to announce the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, new leaks have surfaced today showing the user guide documentation for the iPhone 5S which consequently confirms the highly rumored redesigned home button with an embedded fingerprint sensor Apple is calling the Touch ID sensor. It's essentially a silver metal ring surrounding a physical home button which may or may not light up when using Siri or possibly function as a long-awaited notification LED. This new feature will allow users to set a biometric password using their fingerprint to gain quick access to their iPhone 5S with a simple touch or swipe over the Touch ID sensor ring. Another interesting detail when looking at the iPhone 5S's redesigned home button we can see that Apple's iconic square logo has disappeared entirely off the face of the button leaving only the new metal ring as a hopeful icon replacement.

We're also expecting Apple to offer the iPhone 5S in two additional new colors in addition to the silver and black slate like champagne gold and graphite gray. Of course we'll know how it works and much more very soon.

September 03, 2013

Apple September 10 iPhone Media Event Announced

September 03, 2013/ Nir Schneider

It's official, mark your calendar because Apple has sent out its annual press invitations to its September 10 media event where the company will announce the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C devices. But we all knew that already. The event will begin as usual at 10:00AM PST, but will be held at Apple's headquarters. The vibrant invite card reads "This should brighten everyone's day". And if you note at the colors in the graphic, they perfectly match iOS 7's theme as well as the colors we learned that the iPhone 5C will be offered in.

August 30, 2013

iPhone 5C Captured In Final Retail Packaging

August 30, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Spoiler alert, this is what you'll be getting when you purchase Apple's upcoming cheeky iPhone 5C. Shown in this leaked photo, dozens of red iPhone 5C devices in retail packaging which in this photo appear pink in color most likely due to poor white balance. The white plastic capsule packaging checks out with previous leaks that displayed dozens of white empty packaging capsules casually tossed into a bin inside the factory with "iPhone 5C" branding on the side. It looks like Apple has gone with an iPod-esque clear top packaging to showcase all six iPhone 5C colors.

In addition, the default wallpaper is set to match the color of the device similar to how the iPod nano 7th generation is packaged. As if we didn't already know, both the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S will come with iOS 7 at launch. Apple will hold a media event on September 10 where it'll announce its new iPhones.

Update: More colors have been leaked.

August 22, 2013

Retina MacBook Pros To Be Upgraded Next Month

August 22, 2013/ Nir Schneider

Planning on buying a Retina MacBook Pro? Well don't do it now, because Apple plans to update both the 13-inch and 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros with Intel's 4th generation Haswell processors and improved battery life as soon as next month. When exactly next month? We presume Apple will introduce the updated MacBooks in its September 10th event where the company will also debut the highly anticipated iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.