Leaked iPhone 5C Manual Shown In New Spy Photos

If it seems like you can’t go more than three clicks without being bombarded with new iPhone news, then we’re going to have to apologies right here, and right now; this post isn’t going to offer any respite.

Hot on the heels of leaked photographs of all manner of bits and pieces pertaining to either the iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C, it’s the latter that is the latest to grab the limelight after photos of what appears to be the product’s manual showed up online.

If there was ever any doubt about whether that iPhone 5C name was accurate, then it’s all but gone now thanks to the new spy shots, with the moniker clearly visible atop the thin paper manual that will ship with each of Apple’s newest addition to its product line. It’s still yet to be officially announced of course, but unless these photos and indeed all the other information leading to this point prove to be false, we’re fairly confident in saying that the iPhone 5C will be hitting retail shelves in an Apple Store near you soon enough. We’re just going to go ahead and assume that the ‘C’ stands for color until told otherwise, too.

Both the iPhone 5C and the more premium iPhone 5S are expected to be announced at an Apple event on September 10th, with a probable release of the pair coming ten days later on the 20th. We’ve got a sneaky suspicion that Apple’s more budget-targeted iPhone 5C will be particularly popular, especially amongst those not taking out new contracts that would otherwise drive the cost of a new iPhone down. Of course, we don’t know what either model of iPhone will retail at right now, but the iPhone 5C would need to be available at a low enough price point as to make the whole thing worthwhile.

We’ll just have to see how customers vote for either iPhone using their wallets.

(source: Weibo | via: 9to5Mac)

Want To Delete Yourself From The Internet? New Web App Helps You Do Just That!

We all spend so much time online these days that we’ve got accounts and online presences all over the place. Whether it be a Dropbox or iCloud account, a RunKeeper account or a place to call our own on Twitter or Facebook, the number of websites where we have a username and a password is quite a scary thought when you sit down and ponder it.

Every so often it’s a good idea to have a think about just which accounts you need and which you created just to check out that fancy new online service that you never actually took to. We’ve all done it, so we’re not going to judge you here.

The problem is, closing these accounts isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Some sites are notoriously difficult to get to delete your account. Amazon, for example, is one that likes to get its claws into you and never let go. Others are obviously more amenable to letting users remove themselves from a web service, but they are few and far between.

Now a new website created by UK developer Robb Lewis aims to take some of the guesswork out of closing accounts by detailing which services make it easy and which make it difficult. In fact, it will even tell you if it’s impossible to close an account at all.

The site goes one step further, too, by offering direct links to the pages that you’ll want to visit in order to kick the whole process off. Awesome!

JustDelete.me highlights the services that you might want to get your data removed from and offers a rating of anything from impossible to easy based on how many road blocks people need to navigate in order to close their account. The site is free to use, and is a good starting point for anyone trying to disappear from the internet.

Just don’t expect it to be an easy process, especially if you’re signed up to Amazon, Evernote or DHL.

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This Website Will Tell You How Rich You Are Compared To The Rest Of The World

This Website Will Tell You How Rich You Are Compared To The Rest Of The World

There’s much made about the so called 1%. Vilified by the press and the vast majority of the United States, the 1% represent the ‘haves’, with everyone else firmly in the ‘have not’ column.

With the 25th anniversary of The Times Rich List on the horizon, Poke London is launching itsGlobal Rich List website, designed to tell you, the average Joe, where your worth lies within the grand scheme of things. Sounds creepy? Carry on, we know you want to, still.

Despite what everyone may believe, and almost what they want to believe, the chances are they’ll actually come a lot higher up the ladder than expected. In fact, according to Poke London, the average American family consisting of five people living just above the poverty line will actually, technically and of course, using Poke London’s metrics, be part of that much loathed 1%.

Interesting, no? But there’s more.

Well, before we all start getting overly confused and re-evaluating our world view, it’s worth remembering that not all factors are taken into account by the folks at Poke London, such as high volumes of debt. Still, regardless of what’s missing or not, the point should not be missed that people may not be as poor as they think, at least when compared to the rest of the planet for that matter. Remember, there are millions upon millions living in huts, and they’re certainly not lining up for the next iPhone, mind it!

What we find really interesting here is the fact that a website could potentially change the way real people evaluate their self worth. There’s a long standing joke that you can’t believe what you read on the internet, and while we all know it’s not quite so black and white as that, we’d love to know what everyone thinks of the results kicked out by Poke London’s stats.

If you want to see where you stand in the world -  in terms of wealth, of course -  then simply point your browser to GlobalRichList.com and get started. Of course, you can always make stats say whatever you want if you work hard enough!

But the question remains; are you one of the 1%, or not? Either share it, or hush it.

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Details And Images Leak Out Ahead Of September 4th Event

If the smartphone was the biggest growth market in technology over the last five years, then wearable technology is quite possibly going to be in the same boat from this point forward, especially if all the rumored devices do actually see the light of day.

The first of the so-called smartwatches to really get anyone’s attention beyond a few Kickstarter projects like Pebble is the Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Gear. Expected to be announced next Wednesday, September 4th, at Samsung Unpacked 2013 event at IFA, the Galaxy Gear is Samsung’s preemptive strike at its current nemesis, Apple. The Cupertino outfit is widely tipped to be beavering away behind closed doors, aiming to make an iWatch a reality as soon as early next year. If someone wants to get into the market before then, they could potentially have things sewn up before that even happens.

Which brings us back to Samsung’s Galaxy Gear. Even though it’s not yet announced,VentureBeat’s Christina Farr has apparently had some hands-on time with one of the company’s prototype devices thanks to an anonymous source. Photos are hard to come by, but there are images taken from what was apparently a promotional video for the device – and they show what seems to be an oversized watch-type device with the familiar Samsung logo. No great surprise there, then.

The Galaxy Gear has a 3-inch square screen that seems to be just big enough to be too big. It’s got WiFi built in, which means that it doesn’t need to be paired with a smartphone in order to function, which may come as a surprise to some. It’ll also potentially force the price of the shipping product a little too far North for some people, but we’ll have to wait and see on that.

Camera-wise, there’s a 4-megapixel shooter built into the strap, so if you want to go around taking photos with your wrist then you should be good to go.

From the information provided by Farr, it certainly appears that Samsung is set to cater for the health market with its Galaxy Gear device. Health monitoring and tracking seem to be the order of the day, with the device able to monitor heart rates and movement in a similar way to existing wrist-worn devices.

One potential worry is the claimed 10+ hours of battery life. It’s not clear whether that number is standby time or actually usage time, but if the thing needs charging 10 hours after it is taken off charge, then it’s arguably dead in the water. Hopefully that’s the kind of answer we’ll get in a few days.

If Samsung and Apple really are set to move their smartphone war to the wrist, we could see some real innovation over the coming years, and we do like a spot of innovation here atRedmond Pie.

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Alleged Screenshots Of Samsung’s Galaxy Smart Watch Leaked [IMAGES]

Although the notion of Samsung joining the growing list of big-name companies purportedly delving into the smart watch market is not exactly news, yesterday, it was revealed that such a device could debut alongside the Galaxy S IV, whenever that may be. As a follow on from that story, SlashGear has caught wind of a few screenshots floating about a Korean message board which, it is claimed, offer an insight into the supposed smart watch, which is naturally being dubbed the ‘Galaxy Watch’.

The talk of Apple releasing an ‘iWatch’ has been around for as long as any Cupertino rumor one could care to mention, but with the release of the Pebble smart watch creating something of a storm, the murmurings of Apple, Samsung and others joining the Pebble craze has gained a significant amount of traction.

In this latest leak, the device the screenshot has been taken from is called the Samsung Galaxy Altius – Altius being a codename traditionally associated with the Galaxy S IV. It would appear as though the device has some kind of data plan, a 500×500 LCD display, and runs on a variant of Android. The slider indicates the device will likely be a touchscreen, and although this could well be pure fiction, it does, in theory at least, looks like an appealing device.

At this point in time, it really is hard to tell for certain whether Samsung, or indeed Apple, have any plans to release a smart watch device in the near future. A team of as many as 100 individuals are said to be dedicated to the task of bringing such a product to market for Apple, and as we’ve seen increasingly during the last few years, Samsung and Apple tend to copy each other shall we say, release similar products at similar times?

Although I have yet to be well and truly convinced by the idea of a smart watch, most of the products Samsung and Apple have brought to market over the past few years have been undeniable, often unprecedented success stories, so it will be interesting to see these two titans embattled in yet another duel.

Do you like the idea of a Galaxy Watch / iWatch? Share your thoughts via the usual mediums below!

The First Official Galaxy Note 3 Wallpaper Has Now Been Leaked [Download]

If you were to only pay attention to the leaks coming out of Apple and its suppliers right now you’d think that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C were the only two phones that we are waiting on announcements for, but you’d be wrong. Samsung is also on the verge of bringing a new smartphone to market, and it’s a big one.

Of course, when we say that we don’t just mean that it’s a big release. The Galaxy Note 3 is quite literally a big phone, dwarfing everything that anyone would reasonably want to call a phone. It seems that Samsung’s oversized devices are hugely popular though, and following on from successful Note and Note II releases, the third generation is almost destined to be just as warmly received.

As is now becoming custom for so many of Samsung’s big releases though, we’ve had a new leak that pertains to the latest phone to come out of one of the world’s largest consumer electronics makers. The leak, provided by the prolific @evleaks Twitter account, offers up the first sight of a wallpaper that will ship as standard on the Galaxy Note 3.

Weighing in at a huge 7MB, the download file sits at a resolution of 1920×1920, which points to a Note 3 screen resolution of 1080×1920, something that will no doubt come as no surprise to people that have been following the Note 3 rumors for any length of time.

The file is available to download now thanks to the folks behind @evleaks, so grab it whilst it’s hot if you’re the kinds of person that likes brightly colored, high resolution wallpaper art for their smartphone. We’re not sure it’s our particular brand of gaudy, but we’re sure someone somewhere will like it.

We expect to hear more about Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 at the upcoming Samsung Unpacked 2013 event at IFA, so we’ll keep our ears to the ground for something a little more technical than a wallpaper.

We’ll let you know when we hear something!

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Apple Blocking Support Personnel From Taking Time Off Around Suspect iPhone And iOS 7 Release Date

It may not have been officially announced yet, but at this point it’s generally accepted that Apple will be holding an iPhone and iOS 7 event on September 10th. With that in mind, speculation has pegged a release date for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones around the 20th of September, a date that makes sense based on past timescales from announcement of devices to their release.

To back up the thought that the 20th is to be new iPhone day, a document has appeared online on AppleInsider in which Apple is blocking its support staff from taking vacation time from September 15 through the 29th. In addition, T-Mobile has also told its own employees that the weekend of the 20th is off limits when it comes to booking time off work, something that would also suggest that we may now know just when we will all be lining up outside our local Apple Store.

The move of stopping its teams from taking time away from work during large retail events is nothing new for Apple, and its carrier partners have been known to do similar things during what they hope will be busy periods for the companies involved. As anyone who has tried to get hold of a new iPhone on or near its release date will attest, retail stores are always extremely busy and can often struggle to cope even when fully staffed. Allowing people to take time off could potentially be commercial suicide.

Apple has yet to send any invites out for an announcement event on the 10th, but with that being just over a week away it’s almost guaranteed that invites will begin arriving within the next couple of days. At this point the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are almost nailed on to be announced, along with final version of iOS 7.

Apple’s iOS 7 in its current beta 6 iteration, released well over two weeks now, is quite stable. Introduced first at the WWDC in June, iOS 7 is expected to go gold at the September 10th event, and if previous release schedules are anything to go by, will be available for download to public around September 18th.

If that is indeed true, then expect stores to be even busier as people try to get their hands on the latest, shiniest technology from Apple.

It’s going to be a busy few weeks folks.

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