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  • Additional iPhone 5C images leaked online (this time by the dozen)

    The iPhone 5C pictures have leaked.

    This time by the dozen.

    Per Boy Genius Report and Mac|Life, BGR snagged some “allegedly legitimate” high quality pictures of Apple’s upcoming “budget/plastic” iPhone handset. The full gallery is available here


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    In such high resolution, it looks better than what’s been seen in previous photos–particularly in its white shell that oozes “Apple” much more accurately than the colored concept images that have popped up before.

    Interestingly enough, though, the device in the photo simply says “iPhone,” which could mean that this is either an earlier prototype or that Apple’s considering changing the name before release. While the iPhone 5C apparently doesn’t bring any new features over existing iPhones, it’s been heralded as a way for Apple to gain a foothold overseas, where less expensive Android phones reign supreme. The long-expected device is expected to launch later this year.

    Take a gander at the full gallery and, as always, let us know what you think in the comments.

  • DigiTimes falls back on larger-screen iPhone story, agrees with Wall Street Journal’s assessment of next-gen iPhone hardware

    Sometimes you’re dead-on, other times it’s time to head back to the drawing board.

    Per AppleInsider, Taiwanese publication Digitimes on Tuesday backpedaled on its previous claims that Apple would be launching a cheaper, yet larger-screened, iPhone variant in 2013 to combat a growing low-end “phablet” market.

    While DigiTimes reversed its original take on big-screen iPhone debut, the publication is hedging its bets and contends that Apple will eventually release such a handset, just not in 2013.

    The report went on to agree with the The Wall Street Journal’s story, which previously claimed that Apple is planning on releasing two separate iPhone models this year. In its piece, the WSJ cited sources as saying both a successor to the current iPhone 5 and a budget smartphone, possibly made of polycarbonate, would launch sometime in 2013.

    Adding to Tuesday’s rumor, DigiTimes noted that both the next-generation iPhone and rumored handset will feature in-cell touchscreen panels. The current iPhone 5 already boasts the advanced screen tech that allows for a thinner device by integrating touch sensing components within the LCD array. Yield rates of the complex displays caused supply constraints when the latest iPhone launched last year, but those production issues are said to have been corrected.

    The latest rumor may be unfounded, however, as Apple is thought to have chosen older touchscreen tech, in addition to non-Retina resolution panels, with the iPad mini in attempts to capitalize on already slim margins. In-cell screens are not yet an industry standard and therefore substantially raise a device’s bill of materials.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.