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Review: Budget Lightning cables from iSmooth (Updated)

Before I upgraded from my iPhone 4S to the new 5S, I wanted to be prepared. Unlike previous iPhone upgrades, I had to deal with the switch from the 30-pin to the Lightning connector which was introduced with the iPhone 5. Over the years I had collected a stash of chargers and cables as well as […]

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Additional iPhone 5C images leaked online (this time by the dozen)

The iPhone 5C pictures have leaked. This time by the dozen. Per Boy Genius Report and Mac|Life, BGR snagged some “allegedly legitimate” high quality pictures of Apple’s upcoming “budget/plastic” iPhone handset. The full gallery is available here In such high resolution, it looks better than what’s been seen in previous photos–particularly in its white shell […]

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iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple’s next-gen “budget” iPhone to feature same 4-inch display as current iPhone 5

Just because you’re buying the economy model doesn’t mean you have to settle for a smaller screen. Per AppleInsider, contrary to some rumors suggesting Apple’s low-cost iPhone will have a larger 4.5-inch display, the company’s new entry-level handset will have a 4-inch display, matching the size of the iPhone 5. The details on Apple’s so-called […]

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DigiTimes falls back on larger-screen iPhone story, agrees with Wall Street Journal’s assessment of next-gen iPhone hardware

Sometimes you’re dead-on, other times it’s time to head back to the drawing board. Per AppleInsider, Taiwanese publication Digitimes on Tuesday backpedaled on its previous claims that Apple would be launching a cheaper, yet larger-screened, iPhone variant in 2013 to combat a growing low-end “phablet” market. While DigiTimes reversed its original take on big-screen iPhone […]