Battery life is an important aspect of any mobile device, although it has to be said, we don't always hold it in as high a regard as we perhaps should. Even in this day and age, seldom do consumers make battery life considerations until it's too late - instead blinded by an array of impressive, if often unnecessary features. With us now being in the period between the iPhone 5s and 5c's announcement and release, we can actually take the time to assess the minor details of the two new entrants to Apple's smartphone roster, and according to FCC filings discovered by AnandTech, both handsets will offer superior battery life to the iPhone 5.
When Apple introduced the iPhone 5s at Tuesday's Cupertino event it didn't come as any surprise that the new hardware included biometric detection embedded within the home button. The inclusion of this technology, officially called Touch ID, had long been speculated about before Tim Cook took to the stage and had also been all but confirmed by the discovery of biometric framework logs in a teardown of iOS 7. iPhone 5s Touch ID is definitely a polarizing feature but Apple has now released some additional information regarding the technology that should answer a few questions.
iPhone 5s has been announced, and while the keynote confirmed a lot of the rumors and leaks that had been circling the blogosphere for weeks now, it’s time to move on to the real world experience of the shiny new hardware (in a multitude of colors other than the traditional black and white) from the fruit company. Although it will take some time for extensive user experience feedback to develop (not really until the device actually starts shipping), initial benchmarks show that the graphic processing is actually blazing fast, blowing away the iPhone 5 by almost double the margin. Go figure!
All the talk right now is understandably centered around the two new smartphones that Apple will be unleashing to the world on September 20th. The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were officially unveiled by Phil Schiller at Apple's Cupertino Campus yesterday, and the two will no doubt be hugely popular with buyers next week. While the hardware is certainly catching the eye, the new handsets are more than just some new specs or fancy plastics. There's iOS 7, too.
Google's Project Glass has caused quite a bit of a stir since it's announcement last year, and with plenty of developers having sampled the technology and demonstrated what it's capable of via Google Glass Explorer Edition, we're excited for its eventual release early next year. But while Google appears unchallenged by its biggest rivals when it comes to this new technology, it has been revealed that Apple considered such device, and although it reached prototype stage, the Cupertino company simply could not find the time to take things any further.
Just prior to Apple's announcement of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, it was revealed that Apple TV would be getting some kind of upgrade. While there wouldn't be any new hardware added to a little black box that has seen very little by way of physical change since inception, the set-top would, it was revealed, be getting a significant software update at some point after the keynote. Now, it has been revealed that the Apple TV iOS 7 update will be coming next week on September 18th, the same day iOS 7 will be released to the end user.
There's nothing worse than having your expensive iPhone or iPad break except possibly having it break because you've done something to it. Whether you've dropped your iPad and broken the screen or managed to take your iPhone for a swim, accidental damage is often something that follows people around, and can prove to be an expensive mistake.
Apple has finally announced the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, two smartphones that have immediately confirmed the demise of the iPhone 5. In an event that also saw the iWork and iLife suite for iOS go free of charge on newer devices, there was plenty going on, and now, you can watch the keynote online in its entirety.
With the announcement and appending release of the new iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5s occurring today at Apple's event, iOS 7 took the main stage just as much as some of the new hardware. The iPhone 5c seems to be a device that has been somewhat built around the software that it is going to be running. iOS 7 is an up to date, fresh and modern take on the skeuomorphic operating system we had all grown to know and love. With that being said, iOS 7 comes packed with a tirade of new, and incredibly useful features that are making the new upgrade a whole lot more tasty.
Today may well go down as the day that we saw Apple announce two new iPhones during the same press event, but it's also the day that some of its often forgotten products also received a minor facelift. And by minor, we mean they got a new color.
