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When Apple first announced both the iPhone 5s as well as the iPhone 5c, I am pretty sure that they did not expect demand for the gold version of the iPhone 5s to far outstrip the other colors (silver and gray), and the supposed budget friendly iPhone 5c did not manage to capture the hearts and imagination of as many people as Apple wanted. Well, apparently word has gotten out that the gold iPhone 5s was given a nickname by some Apple employees, who have jokingly called it ‘The Kardashian Phone’. This is apparently no rumor, as it has been tweeted out by the NYT’s Nick Bilton.

Of course, one ought to bear in mind that this is far from a serious code name, as it remains nothing more than an internal joke. After all, Kim Kardashian herself seems to have a penchant for all things bling, with her owning an iPhone 5 which came in anodized gold way ahead of Apple’s iPhone 5s, as depicted in the image above. What do you think future colors of the iPhone generations will look like? Will gold be a mainstay from now on considering that it is the apparent popularity in popularity stakes to date? You can check out more of the gold iPhone 5s in Apple’s first iPhone 5s TV ad which was run earlier today.

Gold iPhone 5s Nicknamed As ‘The Kardashian Phone’ By Apple Employees original content from Ubergizmo.

We did bring you word about the existence of the Kobo Arc 7 HD and Kobo Arc 10 HD at the end of August, and here we are, nearing the end of October, with word that both tablets have already made their way over to the FCC for approval. That can only mean one thing upon approval, that both devices are well on their way to hit store shelves. Majority of the details on the FCC site do seem to be concerned about regulatory tests that touch on the wireless capabilities of the tablets, although it is also not rare to find other interesting bit of details such as user manuals which are equipped with useful drawings and diagrams that depict just how you would do things such as to turn the tablet off, to enable airplane mode, or adjust other settings. Elementary stuff, really.

Just to refresh our memories, the Kobo Arc 10 HD happens to be a decent performer on paper, with a 10.1” 2560 x 1600 pixel display, an NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, and up to 9.5 hours of battery life, carrying an expected price tag of $400. As for the Kobo Arc 7 HD tablet, it does seem to be geared more towards the budget oriented bunch, sporting a $199 price tag with a 7” 1920 x 1200 pixel display, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, and anywhere from 16GB to 32GB of internal memory.

Kobo Arc 7 HD And Kobo Arc 10 HD Make FCC Appearance original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple has recently released a Golden Master build of its upcoming operating system, OS X Mavericks, and for those unfamiliar, a Golden Master build is essentially the final version of the beta and it is also the same version that non-beta testers can look forward to once the software has been officially released to the public. In any case it seems that a day before their 22nd of October event, Apple has quietly released an updated version of the Golden Master build of OS X Mavericks with the new build number being 13A603 which is higher compared to the previous release where its build number was 13A598.

While it is unclear as to what sort of changes Apple made, it is speculated that this was not a planned update and that it was probably released to address some bugs that were spotted at the last minute, which we guess we can’t really complain about. For developers looking to get their hands on the latest build, it will not be available via the Mac App Store, but instead developers will need to hit up the Dev Center for the direct download. OS X Mavericks was announced back in the middle of the year during Apple’s WWDC 2013 event, but it is believed that the software will finally see a release, or at least have a release date shared on Apple’s 22nd of October event which will also see the launch of new iPads amongst other things.

New OS X Mavericks GM Build Released original content from Ubergizmo.

Boy, how fast time flies. Just a few weeks after Nintendo announced that they would cease the manufacturing of the Nintendo Wii for Japan, the gaming company has listed the console as “discontinued” (after some translation work, of course) on its Japanese website. I guess this means that if you happen to be in Japan and would love to pick up a Nintendo Wii, either as a replacement for your broken Wii or as a gift to a nephew, it would not bode well. You would most probably have to go purchase a backwards-compatible Wii U or take the road that some of us might want to avoid – checking out second hand Wiis, or perhaps hunt down leftover stock at retailers.

Of course, the curtain has not yet fallen down on the Nintendo Wii, as the standard issue Wii and Wii Mini will still be available for sale in other countries. This does not mean that they will still be hanging around for many more years, as it is likely that in due time, as next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony roll out, Nintendo would most probably do the same to the Wii in other countries as they have just done in Japan.

Nintendo Wii Discontinued In Japan original content from Ubergizmo.

Ah, the Big Apple. New York City is one potpourri of cultures, people and interesting innovations, and it certainly loves being in the center of attention. Hence, it is not surprising to hear architectural firm SHoP Architects playing up the possibility of working on what could very well be the tallest and thinnest building in the city, which will be a place for folks to reside in instead of a plump corporation’s headquarters address. It is said that this new building will stand tall at 1,350 feet, and up to 10 floors of residents will be able to gaze down upon the Empire State building, which was once the tallest building in the world.

One ought to take note that the new apartment building will not come with that much living space – as it should be approximately 45 feet wide, which means the elevators will be jostling for space alongside your living space, so do expect a rather cramped living experience if you decide to part with your hard earned money for this bad boy. It definitely is not going to come cheap at all, considering the high price of land in this metropolis. However, just how bad is it that you want to own the bragging rights to look down on the Empire State building?

NYC Gets Tallest And Thinnest Building original content from Ubergizmo.