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.

When cameras first hit mobile phones, it was seen as a luxury, but in the smartphone-besieged Digital Age, the snapper is one of the most talked-about features of any new device. The iPhone 5s, in case you missed it, has just been announced by Apple, and as you would expect, the company spent a great deal of time talking about how much better its camera is than any other iPhone. But hey, specs aside, the only real way to gauge a camera’s worth is to take photos with it and decide from there, right? Handily, some such images have been shared by Apple, so if you wish to see whether the iPhone 5s’s camera really does hold its own, check out the shots after the break.

So, as predicted, the iPhone 5 is no more, and the iPhone 4s remains in the roster among the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. To help prospective shoppers out, Apple has thrown up a comparison chart of the three models, and since we’re scarcely acquainted with the iPhone 5s or 5c ourselves, we’ll gather a better view on how they stand up against each other.

Apple’s iPhone event managed to deliver pretty much everything we expected, with the addition of a few minor curveballs. The much-speculated iPhone 5c and 5s were introduced to a small but excited crowd, but rather than announcing a price decrease of the current generation iPhone 5, Apple has instead decided to kill off the phone altogether.

Well that’s it folks, today’s Cupertino based iPhone event has been and gone. It may not have contained the glitz and glamour that comes attached with Apple’s WWDC event, but it lived up to everything we expected while managing to deliver a little bit more in the process. The announcement of the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s undoubtedly dominated the event, and Apple has now updated their official customer facing Website with a number of walkthrough videos to show off their latest tech.

With the newly announced iPhones, consumers will be looking to find suitable protective cases and covers in order to keep their new or prospective purchases in pristine condition. The aluminum finish of the iPhone 5s will, if anything like the iPhone 5, be susceptible to scratches and scrapes, and even though the iPhone 5c is a budget device, a sufficient, sturdy case should still be a priority. A couple have already begun to pop up on Apple’s official site, and we’ll be taking a look at some of them right after the break.

The next generation iPhone 5s with a 64-bit A7 chip, and its sibling, the iPhone 5c, were finally announced today, living up to all the previous hype and rumor that surrounded both these marvelous devices. Along with a new device, what’s always anticipated is a new accessory, and while the one that we’re showing off is nothing new, it’s a revival of something that was already there but was taken down for some reason. You can now get Apple’s very own Lightning docks for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, being sold through the Apple Store.

After much deliberation, rumor and speculation, the iPhone 5c, a low-costing, polycarbonate-clad smartphone, is finally upon us. The even better news for those looking to purchase the handset is that it will become available to pre-order from September 13th. The device will, along with the new flagship iPhone 5s, be available in stores from September 20th, in line with conjecture prior to today’s proceedings.

iOS 7 GM download links have just gone live on the Apple’s dev site. Those enrolled on the iOS Developer Program now have immediate access to what is essentially the finished iOS 7 build, and can start installing the firmware on their provisioned iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices through the usual well publicized download channels.