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Apple needed to compete with Android, so it now has phones that are free and phones that cost $400.

Despite a year's worth of speculation surrounding a 5th iPhone model, Apple spent today's press event talking about a brand new version of the popular iPhone 4. It doesn't have a bigger screen, or sleek new form factor, but it does give iPhone fans a new reason to be excited.

Apple Inc. is unveiling a new, more powerful version of its wildly popular smartphone - more than a year after it launched the iPhone 4. Last week, Apple Inc. e-mailed invitations to a media event at its headquarters in Cupertino on Tuesday morning. The invite says "let's talk iPhone," implying the secretive company intends to show off the latest version of the device.

Though the iPhone 3GS was first released in 2009, one analyst has said Apple will continue to sell its third-generation handset after the "iPhone 5" is announced, offering it for free with a service contract or for $399 unsubsidized.

With an iPhone event scheduled for Tuesday at Apple‘s Cupertino, California campus looming, spy shots that appear to be snapped inside a Brazilian factory and an update to Apple’s iTunes software seemed to confirm an Apple update to the slablike iPhone 4. Less certain: a thin, wide-bodied handset with a teardrop shape. Case designs for a teardrop-shaped handset have already begun appearing on blogs, and, briefly, on the web-site of handset case supplier Casemate.

If you're looking to unload your current iPhone or other smartphone, now's the time. Beating the potentially millions of folks who will be buying a new iPhone and selling their old one could put more money in your pocket.

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After the wild success of its mobile application, IMDb is branching into games and releasing its first title, a trivia game that draws on the company's extensive movie and TV database.

Apple has confirmed that it is holding an iPhone event next Tuesday, sending invitations to members of the tech press. The invites read, “Let’s Talk iPhone.” The event will start at 10 a.m. Pacific time and will take place at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple is going to have one of its big product events to introduce the iPhone 5 on October 4, John Paczkowski at All Things D reports. New CEO Tim Cook will be in charge of the event, just like former CEO Steve Jobs used to run events. This will be an interesting test for Cook since he's never done the big product roll out before. Paczkowski says he will be aided by other Apple executives who will also make presentations on stage.