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iPhone 5 to have quad-core processor, launch date Sept. 21 ?

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NEW YORK/ BANGALORE, USA/INDIA: Who said the new iPhone or iPhone 5 will not have a quad-core processor? And the new iPhone will be released in early September?



Latest reports, claiming to be close to Apple sources, suggest both the above contentions wrong. In fact, the reports say that the new iPhone would come with quad-core power to take on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X offering.

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iPhone 5 coming, take discount on older iPhones

Trusted Review reported on Friday (quoting sources) that the new iPhone 5 would follow the footsteps of its tablet sibling and sport the same A5X dual-core processor as the current new iPad 3.

Apple iPhone 5 to cost just $800?

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"Running against the grain of the recent iPhone 5 rumors that have suggested Apple’s sixth-generation smartphone will head to market with a new quad-core processor in tow, latest reports have claimed that yet another leaked iPhone 5 component has all but confirmed the long awaited device will play host to the same processing power found within the market dominating tablet," the Trusted Review reports adds.

With an iPhone 5 launch expected to follow the company’s longstanding traditions and hit retailers within a matter of weeks of the smartphone’s tipped early September unveiling, US network provider Verizon hinted earlier this week that the iPhone 5 could be released on September 21.

Verizon, the US telecoms operator, has fueled the iPhone 5 release rumours that sugggest the release on September 21 as it has reportedly asked its employees not to avail leave between September 21 and September 30.

"A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what that means, right?" says TechCrunch, who broke the story via one of its sources within the company

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