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So many leaks nowadays. I remember the days when Apple would announce a product and it was a total surprise. Now we know pretty much everything coming out this fall. The only thing that would surprise me is an updated iPod Classic (it'll be the only 30-pin device in their product line-up this fall if it's not updated) or a bigger screen on the iPhone 6 (as opposed to the, releasing the rumoured 5S).
 
I hope the bezel will be big enough to comfortably rest your fingers on. The smaller bezel on the iPad Mini works because it's so light and small.
 
Why do I keep seeing iPhone 5C this, iPhone 5C that on Macrumors front page. How about 5S? Apple, you don't have any wow factor anymore, do you?
 
I hate the iPad's chunky bezels. IF this video is true, I think I will finally get me a sleek looking iPad!

Probably is, because Apple has already implemented the design on the iPad Mini, I think it makes sense for the next generation iPad to look the same..
 
Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested. The 5S is the flagship device for 2014 and i hope it's a bit more then rumors suggest. A better camera, and a FP sensor isn't gonna cut it. Competition is closing in from all angles. They can't afford to stumble with the 5S. 2
 
Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested. The 5S is the flagship device for 2014 and i hope it's a bit more then rumors suggest. A better camera, and a FP sensor isn't gonna cut it. Competition is closing in from all angles, fast. The roadmap has changed dramatically over the last 2 years and i dont think the S cycle will work anymore. I'm not saying a want a complete redesign every year, but I also don't want just a spec bump either. I don't know what I want, actually. But I hope apple does.
 
I actually like the look, feel, and thought process behind the iPhone 5C.

I just hate the name and hope it isn't the real one. iPhone 5C is just asking to be trolled. iPhone 5Cheap is the first thought that comes to mind.
 
is that whole thing a weird viral marketing by apple or what

Yes, sure. Apple wants everyone to know new iPads are on the way to ensure the don't buy any Apple products right now or to give people expectations that can't be met. Why do you think Apple doesn't pre-announce? Seriously, enough of the conspiracy theories. They don't fit reality.

From what's I've witnessed info on Apple products has become more scarce in Tim Cooks' second year as CEO, not more. However, it's impossible for Apple to shut down every leak because it has a limited # of sources for parts and manufacturing. And let's face it, Apple leaks can get one lots of publicity and links so its well worth the risk (act now, apologize later).
 
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Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested. The 5S is the flagship device for 2014 and i hope it's a bit more then rumors suggest. A better camera, and a FP sensor isn't gonna cut it. Competition is closing in from all angles. They can't afford to stumble with the 5S. 2

TBH I think iOS 7 was their main product this year as it helps catch the iPhone up with the competition, and in some ways exceed the competition (parts of the design are way better than any other OS').

All the products this year (apart from the iPad 5) are here simply for the sake of updating the hardware and making the products faster... not to be completely new.
 
Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested.

"WAYYY behind"? Geez, exaggerate much? Or just wishful thinking? I can't think of a single Android, Windows, or BB phone that has so leapfroged the iPhone 5 that Apple has to do a massive upgrade just to keep up or iPhone users are going to jump ship en masse... I mean that is what happens when a product becomes that "WAYYY behind" its competitors.

5C doesn't interest you. Great. Ever consider maybe you are not the target demo for it so it's not suppose to interest you?
 
Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested. The 5S is the flagship device for 2014 and i hope it's a bit more then rumors suggest. A better camera, and a FP sensor isn't gonna cut it. Competition is closing in from all angles, fast. The roadmap has changed dramatically over the last 2 years and i dont think the S cycle will work anymore. I'm not saying a want a complete redesign every year, but I also don't want just a spec bump either. I don't know what I want, actually. But I hope apple does.

I hear ya brother.

I'm almost getting the feeling like there isn't much new at all. We have seen plenty of leaks for the iPad and iPhone 5c, but nothing major on the 5s.

It's like Apple are hoping the OS refresh of iOS7 is their main drawcard. It's been rather quiet on the 5s front. Do we even know if the 5s is coming this year?

Apple may just do the 5c and iOS7 with the iPad.
 
Apple better stay focused on the iPhone. I have a feeling that this is the year they fall WAYYY behind. 5C is great for what it is, but I'm not the slightest bit interested. The 5S is the flagship device for 2014 and i hope it's a bit more then rumors suggest. A better camera, and a FP sensor isn't gonna cut it. Competition is closing in from all angles, fast. The roadmap has changed dramatically over the last 2 years and i dont think the S cycle will work anymore. I'm not saying a want a complete redesign every year, but I also don't want just a spec bump either. I don't know what I want, actually. But I hope apple does.

What more hardware wise are you expecting? Bigger screen? NFC? Wireless charging? Where exactly is the competition killing it? Especially when, in a dead quarter iPhone sales were actually up YOY? Everything I'm seeing from the competition hardware wise is basically spec improvements.
 
I hear ya brother.

I'm almost getting the feeling like there isn't much new at all. We have seen plenty of leaks for the iPad and iPhone 5c, but nothing major on the 5s.

It's like Apple are hoping the OS refresh of iOS7 is their main drawcard. It's been rather quiet on the 5s front. Do we even know if the 5s is coming this year?

Apple may just do the 5c and iOS7 with the iPad.

And, to me, iOS7 is not much new. A visual refresh, (which I utterly dislike), and not much else.
 
What is with Apple and making the cheaper product look so much damn better than the expensive one? Features aside, I'd rather have the 5C than the 5S (though a daresay the 5S's fingerprint scanner will win me over).

I have to admit I'm feeling somewhat the same way.
 
I'm not feeling the cheap looking iphone 5c thing. I'm unsure how they are going to contrast the two models other than by one using plastic the other using aluminum and a minor increase in tech spec. Sometimes when you try to please everyone you end up pleasing no one. Apple is making to many business moves and not enough creative moves.
 
What is with Apple and making the cheaper product look so much damn better than the expensive one? Features aside, I'd rather have the 5C than the 5S (though a daresay the 5S's fingerprint scanner will win me over).

I'm starting to wonder if they are going to save the fingerprint scanner for the iWatch rather than the 5S. Many projections have suggested the iWatch could be a great device for NFC payments, and it would give Apple more time to perfect the scanner without having to delay the 5S. Plus hopefully that will mean the fingerprint scanner will be compatible with all the bluetooth4 iPhones if its added to the watch and not just the phone.
 
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