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Rumor: Apple to debut 5-inch iPhone with dual-camera system, three glass-backed iPhone models in 2017

There’s word of a 5-inch next-gen going around. Japanese rumor site Mac Otakara, which tends to have a pretty reliable track record, has reported, via a Taiwanese supplier, that a 5-inch iPhone 7 with the unique vertical dual-camera system may be introduced as the medium-sized lineup for the iPhone 7 models. Earlier this month, Mac […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to Catcher to help provide glass-backed iPhone for 2017

The current rumor has it that Apple is looking towards a glass-backed iPhone for 2017. This is according to Allen Horng, Chairman and Chief Executive of Catcher, a supplier that builds metal casings for Apple’s iPhone line. Speaking at his company’s annual shareholder meeting, Horng said Apple plans to unveil an iPhone with a glass […]

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Rumor: Next-gen low cost iPhone may not include Siri, could replace iPhone 4 as base model

The plastic low-cost iPhone may become Apple’s new overall base model. Per AppleInsider, in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicts Apple may scale back iOS 7 on a rumored low-cost iPhone, possibly hobbling the handset by deactivating features like Siri. Recognizing recent rumors of a Sept. 10 […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPad to be 15% thinner, 25% lighter, use smaller, more efficient battery

This could be nifty. Per MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has on a number of occasions offered accurate information on Apple’s product plans, recently published a new research note outlining his expectations for Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Kuo expects mass production and shipments of the new iPad to ramp up in the August-September timeframe, […]

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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