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A plastic budget iPhone is quickly becoming the stuff of myths, yet it is as persistent as ever, surfacing despite Apple’s Phil Schiller’s insistence that such a device will never happen. The rumors have reached a new level, with the folks over at iLounge publishing what are purported to be leaked images of a budget iPhone 5 made of plastic and destined for China.

The budget iPhone 5 rumors have stated that such a device would be constructed from plastic and would cost less than its higher-end counterpart. Such is said of the device pictured, which is supposed to be of a plastic iPhone created for China, where such a device would be well received (as it would elsewhere). The handset is said to resemble a smorgasbord of other Apple devices.

The alleged budget iPhone is said to be slightly larger than the iPhone 5 by about half a millimeter in height and width. While the device looks like the iPhone 5 in one image, it is said to actually resemble the iPhone 5, the classic iPod, and the 5th gen iPod Touch mixed together. The device has a 4-inch display, the bottom is said to be like that of the iPod Touch, and its overall design is said to be close to the iPod classic.

The resolution is said to be 1,136 x 640, with the Gorilla Glass display being elevated a tad from the rest of the face similar to the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The rest of the body is said to be made from plastic. Aside from the design, little else about the handset is specified. The information is said to come from “reliable sources,” but as with all rumors, take this with a healthy dose of skepticism.

[via iLounge]

Purported images of budget iPhone 5 for China surface is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve already seen plenty of leaked shots of RIM‘s upcoming BlackBerry Z10 handset, but this is the first time that we’re seeing what look to be official press images of the device. There’s not a lot of new information here, but we finally get to see RIM’s new device in proper lighting, even if the images are only renders.

The leak comes from the EVLeaks Twitter account, who posted the leaked press shots yesterday. While we’ll still keep a skeptical mind (as with any rumor and leak), these press photos look like the real deal, and EVLeaks has been quite reputable in the past with leaked shots, so we’re pretty certain these will be the ones hitting the front pages of carrier websites.

What’s even more revealing about these “official” press photos is that this is most likely what the final product will look like when RIM officially unveils the new phone come January 30. In the past, we’ve certainly seen our fair share of leaked photos, and while those may have just been prototypes, these press shots reveal the final product.

Overall, we definitely like the design. It’s nothing too special by any means, but it’s sleek and stealthy, and it definitely has that BlackBerry feel to it. Since BlackBerry 10 seems to be a competent platform, we can’t see a reason why the Z10 wouldn’t be a success for RIM, but we’ll ultimately have to wait and see later this month.

BlackBerry Z10 press images leak out is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We heard about the Eee Pad MeMO tablet from ASUS at CES a couple weeks ago. It’s essentially an Ice Cream Sandwich-equipped 7-inch tablet running a Tegra 3 chip and 1GB of RAM on the inside. However, we’re now hearing about a 10-inch version that will supposedly come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a Tegra 3 chip clocked at 1.2GHz.

The 10-inch display is said to have a resolution of 1280×800, which is the same resolution as the Nexus 7, so not a huge feature for this new tablet, but it is a budget device after all. We’re also looking at 16GB of internal storage, a 5MP rear-facing camera, and a 1.2MP front-facing camera — predictable specs that don’t seem too far off of what we’d expect. There’s even an unboxing video below that shows the rumored tablet in all its glory.

Like many devices out on the market currently, ASUS will offer the MeMO Pad 10 in a bevy of colors, including a gray/blue combo, pink, and white. There’s no word on pricing or availability, but it’s speculated that ASUS will announce the MeMO Pad 10 at Mobile World Congress next month in Barcelona.

It’s said that ASUS might price the upcoming 10-inch tablet at around €300, or $399 in US dollars. We already know that the Eee Pad MeMO will cost $249, so we’re prone to believe that the price point for this 10-inch variant will only be slightly more expensive than that. However, we don’t expect it to jump into $500 territory like the iPad or Nexus 10.

[via Android Community]

ASUS MeMO Pad 10 details surface, 1.2GHz Tegra 3 and Jelly Bean tipped is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This morning it’s leak city as the rumor mill starts spinning like a propeller before Mobile World Congress 2013, coming up sooner than you think! The iPhone Math has to be one of the most absurd of the collection, bringing with it a 4.8-inch display alongside the plastic iPhones tipped earlier this month. Sergey Brin has been riding the subway in NYC sporting Google Glass as we inch closer to the developer events in that city and down westward at the start of next month. BlackBerry will be bringing the heat with BlackBerry 10 at the end of this month as well, RIM changing the name now of App World to BlackBerry World in celebration it does seem.

The folks behind Memoto have delayed the life-logging camera but are adding in a digital compass for fun. Eric Schmidt and his daughter Sophie have been there and back again to nowhere less than North Korea. Real-life Mario Kart is being made real in a demonstration of RFID-tagged boosters throughout a real-deal course with go-carts – amazingly amazing! RIM’s own CEO has tipped the idea that they could sell their hardware devision after the launch of BlackBerry 10 – quite the pre-event note!

If you’ve not seen the HTC M7 in a set of supposedly real photographs, now’s your chance. If you’re living in the USA and love the PlayStation Store, you may be super gloriously happy to find that you can use PayPal there now as well as your cold hard cash. Intel is working non-stop at the moment to bring on technology that’ll hopefully help Stephen Hawking to continue to communicate as his body continues to deteriorate.

Be sure to check our new Acer Predator AG3620 Review complete with Windows 8 and a beastly set of hardware innards!

The lovely beast known as the Alfa Romeo 4C will be coming to the USA next year – that’s 12 months or more from now, so get out your crying eyes. The folks at EA and GlassLab have announced a student-friendly title by the name of SimCityEDU. Those of you familiar with the way we currently understand human DNA to be structured will find a quadruple helix DNA in a human cell to be quite the announcement via scientists at Cambridge University.

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: January 21, 2013 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Look what we have here, folks. After months of rumors and no images to go along with them, we finally have what is said to be the HTC M7 in all its glory. We saw a slight glimpse of the device last week when a couple of screenshots were leaked, but this is the first image of the alleged M7 where we see it all.

Be aware, though, that this is just a render, not an actual photo of the rumored device. Either way, it gives us a better idea of what HTC’s upcoming flagship may look like. The render comes from EVLeaks, which has been incredibly reliable in the past, so while we’ll still remain a bit skeptical, we wouldn’t be too surprised if this is real.

The render is said to be part of a short animation clip that teaches new owners how to install a SIM card. Then again, there’s a big lack of any kind of branding, so this may not be the exact design that HTC will use when the phone is expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next month in Barcelona, Spain.

And yes, it looks strikingly similar to the iPhone 5, right down to the two-tone backing and the rounded corners, so if this actually turns out to be the design that HTC uses, I’m sure we’ll hear from Apple lawyers in no time. As far as for the M7, we’re looking at a 4.7-inch 1080p display with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. There’s also supposedly going to be 32GB of internal storage, a 13MP f/2.0 rear camera, a 2MP front-facing camera, and a 2300mAh battery to power it all.

[via Unwired View]

HTC M7 first full image leaks out, looks vaguely familiar is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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