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The iPhone 5 is rumored to be coming later this year, with an official announcement expected in June around Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Based on some of the latest rumors regarding the phone and what we can expect, one artist, Jon Fawcett, created some concept pictures of what he thinks Apple’s newest iPhone will look like when it hits store shelves. Rumor has it that the next version of the iPhone will be made of LiquidMetal. A mix of several different metals, LiquidMetal could allow the phone to be more durable. Light like plastic but durable like aluminum, it would also allow the phone to weigh less and have a thinner profile. Measuring at 4.14″ x 2.25″, Fawcett’s concept phone is just 7mm thick and has a 4-inch widescreen multitouch display. The phone has a 10-megapixel rear-facing camera, 5-megapixel forward-facing cam for video chatting, and quad speakers for listening to tunes or watching videos in both portrait and landscape mode. Fawcett isn’t affi...

Reuters - Leading mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it would introduce three new phone models to its line-up, two of them mid-range and one at the higher end of the market. The Nokia 6500 Classic is a thin 3G-enabled phone, and has quad-band for global use, as well as a micro-USB connector. The 9.5 mm thick phone, one of Nokia's thinnest, is expected to hit the stores in the third quarter and retail for 320 euros ($430) before taxes and subsidies, Nokia said. The 6500 Slide is a 3G phone with a 3.2 megapixel camera and a stainless steel body, and is expected to sell for 370 euros, starting in the third quarter. The Nokia 8600 Luna is a design-driven stainless steel and glass phone with a 2 megapixel camera. It is expected to retail, starting in the current quarter, for around 700 euros before taxes and subsidies, Nokia said.