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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone could incorporate sapphire crystal Home button, built-in fingerprint sensor

It’s a rumor, so it kinda sorta has to be true… Per Cult of Mac, the next-gen iPhone 5S handset could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan and TechNews.tw. Apple is expected to do away with the traditional physical […]

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Rumor: Purported images of next-gen iPhone camera leaked

You’ve gotta admit, Apple doesn’t let people down when it comes to its built-in cameras. Per French Web site NoWhereElse.fr, a leaked image purporting to show off a camera component and another piece of a supposed “iPhone 5S” have hit the Internet, fanning the rumors that Apple’s follow-up to the iPhone 5 is on deck. […]

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Foxconn begins gearing up for iPhone 5S mass production

Don’t worry…your next-gen iPhone is en route. Or at least being constructed. Per iMore and the Wall Street Journal, Apple has been targeting an August time frame for the next-generation iPhone 5S, and while that may or may not include more recently rumored software scheduling issues, it does sound like the general time frame is […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to arrive later than usual launch date, development issues cited

The next-gen iPhone may be a bit late in arrival. Per

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Rumor: Apple to debut cheaper iPhone with plastic casing, no Retina display come June/July

There’s gotta be a nugget of truth in here somewhere… Per AppleInsider, analyst Amit Daryanani of RBC Capital Markets issued a note to investors on Friday in which he said he’s received word that Apple plans to launch “multiple new phones” in the June-July timeframe this year. Specifically, he expects Apple to launch a next-generation […]