We've been hearing a great deal over the past few months about Apple's supposed plans to bring forth a budget "iPhone 5C" and more recently, various leaks and sightings have put a face to the name. Today, even more, higher-resolution images of the device's shell have emerged, as well as something of an insight into just how "budget" the low-cost iPhone may eventually be when it hits the market.
Want to know the changes included in iOS 7 beta 5 compared to the previous beta? The video embedded below outlines most of the more significant changes in this fifth beta, a more in-depth list can be found after the jump.
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Nokia may still be struggling to sell its Lumia branded devices when compared with the huge numbers of iPhones Apple manages to shift, but that hasn't stopped the Finnish company from having a pop at its Cupertino rival in an advert for its newly-released Lumia 925. The ad focuses on, as you'd imagine, the Lumia's superiority in the camera department, and while the iPhone 5's snapper holds its own against most of the smartphone arena's most popular handsets, the Lumia 925 was always going to win this one.
When the Apple and Samsung legal wrangle first began, it was new and exciting for those watching from the outside. Keeping an eye on the situation and seeing how events unfolded turned into something of a technology based voyeuristic sport, but that was a long time ago. Although it hasn't been publicized as much of late, the bitter legal battle is still continuing, with the latest twist seeing the ITC ruling in June that Apple were guilty of infringing on Samsung's patents, with the potential punishment being a total ban on the sales of offending iOS devices in the United States.
There are many vendors battling for supremacy in the mobile market. Nokia and BlackBerry are both trying to reinvent themselves on new and overhauled ecosystems, while the likes of LG and HTC continue to plug away on Google's Android. All these companies have enjoyed varying levels of success over the years, but they all have one thing in common in today's market - they're all playing in the shadows of Apple and Samsung. Two of tech's biggest names, they sell devices in the tens of millions every quarter, and the Q2 mobile device revenue figures once again illustrate how far ahead the bickering titans are when compared to the chasing pack.
Apple recently dropped a pretty significant update to its official Apple Store app, and one of the key implementations made was its ability to distribute free content to users for promotional purposes. Far from being an empty feature, the freebie mill has already been kicked into action, with the usually 99 cent app Color Zen now available for free via the Apple Store app.
If you're looking to expand your current supply of Apple gadgets, you'll be more than aware that the costs involved can be something of a stumbling block. iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and such are among the priciest in their respective fields and as such, heading over to Apple.com and picking up a brand-new device or machine isn't always an option. For those looking to save a little on used products, Apple runs a refurb program designed to sell off products that aren't gleaming new but still fully operational and covered by warranty, and if you want to keep track of these deals, well, there's now an app for that!
The rumors surrounding the existence of a lower-cost, budget based iPhone simply won't seem to go away and have even accelerated to the point where a number of sources are suggesting that the device is already in production. Although the alleged hardware is yet to be confirmed - or strenuously denied - by any official source, a number of leaked components that are said to be from the device could potentially give an insight into the expected specification.
Back in June of this year, it came to light that a small bunch of security researchers had managed to find a way of injecting unwanted code into iOS devices by using a malicious USB charger. That revelation may have caused concern to a lot of users, but it seems that the latest beta of iOS 7 has resolved the security flaw, as promised by Apple in a recent statement.
