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September, 2013

  • 10 September

    Sony Xperia M reaches US consumers for $250

    Sony’s Xperia M has landed on the shores of the US where it’s available through several different retailers. The phone is selling through Sony and Newegg for $249.99. But buyers can save a few bucks through Rakuten, which is serving it up for $227.99. The unlocked phone is normally available in black, white, yellow, and …

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  • 10 September

    Will you buy the new iPhone?

    Apple has unveiled two new iPhones — the flagship 5s, introducing new hardware features, and the lower-end 5c. Do either of them strike your fancy? The iPhone 5c. (Credit: Apple) Overnight in California, Apple announced that it would be adding two new smartphones to its iPhone range: the flagship iPhone 5s and the colourful, plastic-backed iPhone 5c. The 5s, available …

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  • 10 September

    Specs showdown: iPhone 5s vs. iPhone 5c vs. iPhone 5

    The new iPhones have arrived, and it turns out that a lot of the rumours were actually true: there is an iPhone 5c, there is an A7 processor and there is a fingerprint sensor. The iPhone 5s. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) To look at, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of difference between the now-defunct iPhone 5 and the iPhone …

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  • 10 September

    Apple unveils iPhone 5c

    For the first time, Apple has introduced a second iPhone to the range, with the iPhone 5c. The new option delivers a steel-reinforced plastic design and replaces the iPhone 5. Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone line-up. (Credit: CNET Ausralia) Apple has launched what it describes as “an entire experience of colour” with the iPhone 5c, the new iPhone model …

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  • 10 September

    Five disappointing things about the iPhone 5S

    Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5S disappointments 4:18 Is it too soon to start building an iPhone 6 wish list? Because the iPhone 5S, which Apple announced today (along with the cheaper iPhone 5C) to the surprise of no one, represents perhaps the least exciting and most disappointing iPhone update yet. Related stories iPhone 5S First Take: 3 colors, new …

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  • 10 September

    iPhone 5S vs. iPhone 5C vs. iPhone 5: Specs compared

    Apple’s new iPhone 5S boasts plenty of fresh hardware, features, software, and speed. The company’s step-down model, the iPhone 5C is no slouch, either, and comes in a stylish polycarbonate and colorful chassis. Indeed, despite its budget price, the iPhone 5C will replace the iPhone 5 completely. Find out just how these new iPhone models fair when pitted head-to-head against …

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  • 10 September

    Apple reveals iPhone 5s, available 20 September

    Tim Cook has introduced Apple’s latest iPhone, the iPhone 5s, onstage at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The iPhone 5s in silver, gold and “space grey”. (Credit: CNET Australia) Apple has announced a new flagship iPhone, the iPhone 5s. Apple’s Phil Schiller pointed to four key upgrades in the new device — processing power, camera technology, fingerprint sensing and the …

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  • 10 September

    iOS 7 update available 18 September

    The iOS 7 update for iPhones and iPads has been given its full reveal today, with new features on show and word that the free update will be available from 18 September. iOS 7 is now ready for prime time.(Credit: Apple) One of the reveals at today’s iPhone launch event was that iOS 7 is a native 64-bit system in …

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  • 10 September

    Apple’s iPhone 5c might be cheerful, but it’s not cheap

    opinion Long rumoured as being Apple’s low-cost entry-level handset, the iPhone 5c definitely has reduced features, but it doesn’t have much of a reduced price tag. Apple and the amazing technicolour iPhone. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) When the leaks about the iPhone 5c began, the joke was that the “c” would stand for cheap. On the surface, a lower-end phone made …

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  • 10 September

    The Apple iPhone 5s fingerprint sensor: what we know

    Unless you’ve been under a rock all morning, you’re probably aware that Apple launched two new iPhones this morning, and that one of them has a built-in fingerprint reader. Touch ID on the iPhone 5s. (Credit: Apple) The biometric scanner, called Touch ID, is located under the home button on the front of the iPhone 5s. It’s capacitive and just …

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