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Enough with the iPhone 5 rumors already?

For all that's been said about the next generation of Apple products, very, very little is actually known

The tech world has been feverishly speculating for months about Apple's next iPhone, and some say it's time to give the rumor mill a rest.

For many months, rumors have swirled around the iPhone 5. It will be faster, cheaper, have an all-aluminum case, a bigger screen, come out this summer, and boast an "ultra-sexy" new shape... according to some unnamed (and perhaps unreliable) sources. It's time... More

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Kick to Pick: The app that lets babies name themselves

For parents torn between "Jaden" and "Caden," this iPhone app is a stress-reducing miracle. Others deride it as pathetic

For indecisive parents-to-be, the "Kick to Pick" iPhone app naming responsibility in the hands, and kicking feet, of the unborn baby.

Parents unsure what to name their soon-to-be-born baby can now spare themselves the hand-wringing, and let the fetus decide itself. Developer Nathan Parks has created a 99-cent iPhone app called "Kick to Pick" that allows an expectant mom to place her iPhone... More

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The 'ultra sexy' new iPhone 5 mockup

A tech journalist imagines what the next iPhone could look like. Apple junkies are drooling already

This mockup of the forthcoming iPhone 5 imagines a larger screen, and a device that would be even thinner than its predecessors.

The image: Apple's iPhone 5 has been the subject of fevered speculation, and now there's a picture to help fuel even more hype. Joshua Topolsky, the former editor in chief of Engadget, posted a mockup at This is my next of what the forthcoming iPhone might look... More

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The iPhone location-tracking controversy: How nervous should you be?

Some say smartphones that track users' locations pose an Orwellian danger to privacy

Many smartphone owners are shuddering over revelations that their Apple and Google phones keep databases of where they've been and when.

With many iPhone users still fuming over the revelation that Apple's phones track users' locations, new reports say that smartphones relying on Google's Android operating system do the same thing. Google says it has an "opt-in" policy that lets users know about... More

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iPhone 5: Not coming soon

New iPhones are typically unveiled in early summer, but reported delays make that very unlikely this year. How long must fans wait?

Customers eager to move onto the next generation of the iPhone may have to wait until Christmas.

Every June or July, Apple fans are typically greeted with the release of a new iPhone. But this year will probably be the exception. Reportedly, the company has not started production on the iPhone 5, or even released a production plan to its suppliers. So, when... More

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