iOS 7 potential release date

The release date for iOS7 has been closely guarded, but some insides say they know the date.

iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s flagship mobile operating system, is here, and it’s almost entirely different from the versions that came before. Gone are the skeuomorphic designs and 3D effects, replaced by Sir Jony Ive’s “flat design.” Rumors had been flying for weeks about the new OS and now it’s here and it is, at least at this early reckoning, a massive change for the six year old operating system.

First, we must remember that Ive, Apple’s industrial designer now in control of software following the departure of Scott Forstall, isn’t a believer in interfaces that copy real-world objects. In the past, making the Notes app look like a legal pad or the calendar app look like a Moleskine calendar notebook were part of the iOS design philosophy, as ingrained in the OS as “Slide To Unlock.” All that is gone now.

Are you ready for a whole new world?

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Alleged iPhone 5S Frames Spotted

The iPhone 5S is expected to be the successor to the iPhone 5. We’ve seen alleged leaked components and according to the folks at nowhereelse.fr, they have managed to get their hands on photos of what looks like the assembly line of Foxconn where the frame of the iPhone 5S can be seen. Based on this, it has been suggested that production of the iPhone 5S has been ramped up to the point where the phone might even be announced at WWDC and put up for sale later on.

However based on these photos, it’s hard to tell at a glance that these frames are indeed that of the iPhone 5S, especially since the rumors are saying that the iPhone 5S will keep to the current design, with changes being made primarily under the hood. However when compared against the frame of the iPhone 5, we can see the placement of the camera of the iPhone 5 more towards the edge of the phone, while the alleged iPhone 5S frame shows it placed more towards the center.

There’s no way of telling if these images are real or if they are fake, so take it with a grain of salt for now. Not to mention there’s always the possibility of prototyped devices. Either way we guess we will just have to wait until WWDC to see if Apple will announced the alleged iPhone 5S, so stay tuned!

English: Apple iPhone (left) vs HTC Hero (right). Adapted from original source, to scramble screenshot of non-free software. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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