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It has sort of become a yearly tradition for a number of Apple enthusiasts to line up outside the company’s retail stores days before a new iPhone is to be released. It started after the first iPhone, which was released back in 2007, became a hit. We’ve seen lines forming up outside Apple Stores all around the world even for new iPads. Apple’s biggest update to its smartphone lineup is expected this year, for the first time ever it is expected to unveil two new iPhones together. Some enthusiasts have already formed a line outside Apple’s iconic Fifth Avenue retail store in New York.

The line has formed up two days before Apple takes the stage to officially acknowledge that the new iPhones do exist. That doesn’t mean the new iPhones will be released that very day. These campers might have to wait for more than one week or give up their spots because Apple is expected to start selling the new smartphones 10 days after the announcement has taken place, on September 20th. Even if only four people have lined up right now, we can expect the lines to substantially grow when the release date comes near. If these four hold their places, they’ll be first in and first out with their new iPhones. As they say, the early bird gets the worm. [Image via AppleInsider]

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There have been a lot of rumors about Apple’s upcoming smartphones. Even if the company doesn’t announce the much rumored budget iPhone, it is definitely going to launch the successor to the iPhone 5. Ever since it released iPhone 3GS after the iPhone 3G, the company has released a smartphone with minor changes and the “S” label every other year. Since it launched the iPhone 5 last year, there has been a lot of speculation that the upcoming smartphone will be called iPhone 5S. The moniker for Apple’s upcoming smartphone has apparently been “confirmed” by Japanese carrier KDDI. It was found hiding in plain sight inside the source code of the carrier’s official website.

KDDI has since removed it, but screenshots have already circulated online. It wouldn’t be impossible to believe that the carrier is getting the website ready in time for the impending launch. This slip-us doesn’t reveal anything significant about the device after all, considering that it has always been widely believed that the iPhone Apple will release this year will be called iPhone 5S. The company is rumored to hold an event on September 10th where it will formally announce both the iPhone 5S as well as the iPhone 5C. [Image via BGR]

iPhone 5S Moniker ‘Confirmed’ On Japanese Carrier’s Website original content from Ubergizmo.

Rumor has it that Apple will offer a color option for the iPhone 5S that it has never offered before. We’ve already seen a purported gold iPhone 5S casing, though a number of analysts believe that it was fake. Today a few pictures of yet another iPhone 5S casing in gold have surfaced online. These pictures show that the casing has a much lighter shade of gold, which is in line with analysts’ predictions. It is believed that the gold color wouldn’t be too over the top, rather it is apparently going to be a lot like champagne.

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Isis is a mobile payments solution that is backed by three of the biggest mobile carriers in the U.S., Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to be precise. It basically lets people make payments by tapping their phones, NFC technology plays a vital part in this. Isis has been testing the technology at over 4,000 locations in Salt Lake City and Austin, the company said today that it is finally ready to commence national rollout of the service this year.

The service is capable of working with Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones. Isis says that iPhone support is coming as well. It is possible that Isis might be moving beyond NFC, given the fact that no iPhone released till date has NFC capabilities. Some believe its a subtle hint that the next generation iPhone will come with NFC, but given the fact that iPhones currently account for 39 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, its not like the unavailability of NFC is holding customers back from purchasing iPhones. Ryan Hughes, chief marketing officer at Isis, says that the service now offers a “vastly improved user experience” and that the product itself has been greatly improved.

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Walmart has now permanently slashed prices for iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. 16GB iPhone 5 for $129 and 16GB iPhone 4S for $39 coupled with a two year contract with AT&T, Verizon or Sprint.

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