Friday, 3 July 2015

Apple iPhone 6S photos have been leaked

The iPhone evolved

The iPhone is undergoing a makeover. Even if you can't see it yet.

Leaked images of the new iPhone don't look too different from the current iPhone 6 at first glance, according to photos obtained by 9to5Mac.

But the new iPhone's internal components appear destined for an upgrade.
According to the latest rumors, the iPhone 6S is slated for a fall release and its widely anticipated feature is Force Touch: the touch screen will also be sensitive to pressure.
Based on the leaked images, here's what we think we know about the iPhone 6S (or whatever Apple will call it).

The big picture
The 4.7 inch iPhone 6S is unlikely to change notably in appearance from the iPhone 6, according to the photos provided to 9to5Mac from "a proven source familiar with Apple's supply chain." The dimensions, position of holes and even the shade of gray offered as a color option, all seem the same for now.
There is no information about a newer version of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus yet.
Speculations about a dual-lens camera systems were in the air. But judging by the mostly unchanged case, the camera could protrude less, but there simply won't be room for two cameras in the new shell. That rumor appears to be dead.
The smaller details: 9to5Mac, which has an extremely good track record at predicting the future of Apple devices and software, confirms that the mounting points on the exterior case match the information they have about the new logic board, suggesting that internal changes are underway.
What those changes are can't yet be known from the images. The changes likely don't involve the connectors, speakers and microphones -- they all remain identical to the current iteration.
One rumor was that Apple would get rid of it's iPhone 6's antenna lines that wrap around the edge of the phone. Apple appears to have tried -- the company did file for a patent on a a technique to hide them. But that modification does not make an appearance yet in the leaked images. Sorry, the lines are probably here to stay.
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What it means for you: If you are upgrading from an iPhone 6, you'll get to keep the same phone case that you love. If you're upgrading from a different smartphone, cases will be readily available on the day you buy it.
Screen protectors, chargers and headphones will stay the same too. Accessory producers don't have to revamp their production lines all over again.
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CNNMoney (New York) July 1, 2015: 12:36 PM ET

ISIS 'emir of suicide bombers' killed in coalition airstrike, U.S. says

(CNN)Senior ISIS leader Tariq al-Harzi -- a man known as the "emir of suicide bombers" -- was killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria last month, a U.S. official said Thursday.

Al-Harzi played a key logistical role for ISIS, overseeing efforts to get jihadists and weapons into Iraq and Syria to fuel the militant organization's war machine, according to U.S. authorities.

The Tunisian, believed to be one of the first foreign fighters to join ISIS, also helped organize the Sunni extremist group's devastating use of suicide and vehicle-borne bombs in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

"This was a big get," said Mike Rogers, a CNN national security commentator and former chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. "It will be very disruptive to their operation for at least some period of time."

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$3 million reward

Al-Harzi was killed in Shaddadi, Syria, on June 16, said Capt. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for the Department of Defense.

The ISIS leader had been on the U.S. Designated Terrorist List since last year and the State Department had offered a $3 million reward for information on him.

The Pentagon said last month that al-Harzi's brother, who was also an ISIS operative, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Mosul, Iraq, on June 15.

The brother, Ali Awni al-Harzi, was seen as an intermediary between ISIS and jihadists in North Africa. The U.S. government labeled him "a person of interest" in the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept 11, 2012.

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Role beyond Iraq and Syria

But Tariq al-Harzi was a more prominent figure in ISIS.

He was believed to be in charge of the terrorist group's operations beyond Iraq and Syria -- operations that have become much more significant in recent months as ISIS has established a foothold in Libya and gained affiliates in Nigeria and Egypt, among other places.

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He organized the procurement and shipping of weapons to Syria from Libya, the Pentagon said.

According to a jihadist profile, Tariq al-Harzi was freed from Abu Ghraib prison during an ISIS raid in July 2013.

The United States has targeted other senior ISIS leaders. In May, an Army Delta Force raid in eastern Syria killed Abu Sayyaf, who U.S. officials said was in charge of oil and gas financing for the militant group, as well as other operations.

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