iPhone 6 Launching Late Summer (Report)

While we originally expected the iPhone 6 to hit shelves this fall, Apple addicts may be able to get their hands on the highly-anticipated handset even sooner. According to Apple analyst Peter Misek, a late summer release is likely for the company’s latest flagship smartphone.

A late summer iPhone 6 launch would be a slight bump from the phone’s expected fall 2014 release, though it would also come later than a rumored June launch that would coincide with WWDC 2014. According to Misek, display yields will likely keep the device from hitting stores early in the summer.

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The analyst also believes that Apple is working on a new motion co-processor to complement the iPhone ‘s M7 chip, which could be delaying a possible early summer reveal. 

As far as the iPhone 6's specs, the rumor mill continues to churn rapidly. The smartphone giant is once again expected to release two models of its new flagship. A recent rumor suggests that a 4.5-inch screen is possible within the iPhone 5s body,  while Reuters previously reported that Apple is toying with even bigger 4.7 and 5.7-inch screens. 

The iPhone 6 may pack an extra-strong sapphire crystal display and could make the jump to 1600 x 900 or 1920 x 1080 pixels, depending on the screen size. The device’s 8-MP camera isn’t expected to change, though the phone may gain some new camera features in the vein of the Nokia Lumia 1020 and LG G2.

Source: Street Insider

Mike Andronico has been reporting on the latest tech trends for Laptop since July 2013. With a B.A. in Journalism from Purchase College, Mike's love for "Street Fighter," comic books, and cool gadgets has led to contributions at GameNGuide, Examiner, Joonbug, and 2D-X.

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LG Viper 4G LTE Launching from Sprint Later This Month

Attention Sprint fans who’ve been waiting for LTE.  Today, the company announced the release date of its first-ever 4G LTE phone, the LG Viper.  This announcement makes the arrival of Sprint 4G LTE less of a dream and more of an impending reality. This mid-range handset will be available later this month for $99 (after a two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate), with pre-orders starting on Thursday, April 12th.  

Although this is a huge first step for Sprint’s 4G LTE  rollout plan, the only cities due to get LTE service any time soon are Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio, none of which will receive the service until mid-year. Viper owners in other cities will have to wait even longer to get LTE speeds.

No matter where they use the Viper, owners can feel good about  its eco-friendly features.  The Viper’s body is made of 50% recycled plastics and it has recyclable, glue-free packaging. Its tree-hugging attributes earned the LG Viper 4G LTE the ULE Platinum Certification and the CarbonFree Certification. This is the third eco-friendly phone released by Sprint and LG. The first was the LG Remarq, followed by the LG Rumor.

The phone will have a 4-inch, 800 x 480 display, a 5-MP rear camera, a VGA front camera, a 4GB microSD card (expandable to 32GB), 7 hours of battery life and 50GB of free cloud storage. The Viper will be powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread running on a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.

With an NFC chip on-board, the Viper will be Sprint’s second phone with  Google Wallet integration users can use for mobile payments. a free app called The phone also comes preloaded with “Life’s Good Fairytales” — a story creation app that allows users  to take photos, capture sounds and edit those elements to create an adventure. Other Android users will be able to purchase this app for $0.99 starting on April 27th.

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launching at AT&T on April 8, Going for $100

AT&T told CNET that it will begin selling the Nokia Lumia 900 on April 8th, the site reports. The time-to-market date isn’t the only news here; the phone will be sold for an affordable $99.99 (with a two-year contract), and it will run on AT&T’s 4G LTE network.

With the launch of the Lumia 900, Nokia is clearly making a push for Windows Phone 7, which hasn’t yet made a significant dent in Android or iOS’ smartphone supremacy here in the states. In case you missed our hands-on with the Lumia 900 in January, here’s what you need to know: It sports a 4.3-inch Clear Black AMOLED display, a 1.4-GHz Qualcomm processor and some sharp-shooting cameras (including an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens). Check out the Lumia 900 on video below.

via CNET

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