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This is when the iPhone 6 will be released

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A new report from Taiwan’s Industrial and Commercial Times reveals that the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is on track for a September launch, with Apple supplier Pegatron having already received 15% of the orders for the model. The Taiwan-based company will apparently mass-produce some 50 million iPhone units this year – a mix of iPhone 4S, iPhone 5c and iPhone 6 units – which is reportedly 15 million more than last year’s iPhone orders.

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FEATURED: Here’s what happens when a longtime iPhone users switches to Android

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For Apple loyalists, the mere thought of dumping the iPhone and switching to Android is enough to send shivers down your spine. For Android fans, the idea of using an iPhone in the first place is an awful one. Enthusiasts on either side of the fence seem incapable of imagining life in the other group’s shoes, and online battles between Apple users and Android users erupt constantly. But do things really have to be this intense?

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Sen. Franken spearheads a major campaign to save net neutrality

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In addition to taking a leading role in trying to kill the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, Senator Al Franken is also now leading a campaign to stop the Federal Communications Commission from letting ISPs create Internet “fast lanes” with its latest net neutrality proposal. In a new video posted by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Franken makes his case that the FCC’s controversial plan could hinder future innovation and consumer choice by giving big incumbent companies a permanent competitive advantage over up-and-coming startups.

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Your fingerprint will unlock every iPad and iPhone released this year

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Apple’s 2014 iPad and iPhone models will all have fingerprint sensors embedded in the home button, a new report says, reaffirming what previous rumors have indicated. This time around cecb2b.com, a website dealing with component information, claims that TSMC has already produced the first batch of Touch ID sensors that will be included in iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 models.

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REVIEW — Huawei Ascend P7: Android’s iPhone

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Love it or hate it, there’s no question that Apple’s iPhone lineup brings some things to the table that rival devices do not. Specifically, Apple’s designs and its attention to detail are completely unmatched. There are some Android phones with gorgeous designs and there are some with sleek software enhancements, but none offer the total package that Apple’s iPhone affords.

It stands to reason, then, that rival companies would copy the iPhone in some ways. There is nothing wrong with that of course, and Apple has copied various things from other companies as well. The iOS Notification Center was inspired by Android, Apple’s new app switcher interface in iOS 7 is a blatant webOS ripoff, and the company’s iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and 5s all bear a striking resemblance to an LG smartphone that debuted in 2006.

It’s the nature of the beast.

Of course, many Android phone makers take inspiration from different aspects of Apple’s iPhone — not just Samsung. Try as they might, however, no other company has been able to offer an end-to-end user experience that even approaches the iPhone.

Until now, perhaps.

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