'iPhone 6' Size, 'iPad 5' Release Date And The 'iShoe'?: This Week In Apple Rumors

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to This Week In Apple Rumors, our regular look back at all of the week's unconfirmed gossip, questionably sourced reports and blatant speculation about future Apple products from around the Web! Let's take a look back at what the various Apple blogs and websites were excited about in the past week, from Jan. 20-26. Check out our previous edition of Apple rumors here, and for all the latest you can follow me on Twitter right here.

Is this what Apple's iPhone 6 will look like?

New images of a potential iPhone 6 design have been created based on an alleged test prototype, sporting a similar shape to the latest iPod nano.

A designer at CiccareseDesign created the 3D mockup to show what he thinks the iPhone 6 could look like, and has published a gallery of images showing various angles and colours of the device. "It's a possible iPhone 6 version, it is a remake from a test prototype description," the designer explained.

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Apple iPhone 6 Rumors: Features May Include Hybrid Plastic And Metal Design, With A Release Date In Late 2013

Earlier this month, DigiTimes sparked an array of “iPhone 6” rumors with a report on Apple’s alleged plans to release a “low-cost iPhone” later this year, and actually make the display larger, not smaller. Following up on this report, Digitimes on Monday said Apple’s next-generation iPhone may feature “plastic for its chassis instead of reinforced glass or unibody metal,” which would help reduce the cost in producing the phone.

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Apple iPhone 6

Apple CEO Tim Cook officially met on Thursday with representatives from China Mobile, the largest mobile telecommunications carrier in the world, to discuss “matters of cooperation,” according to Li Jun, a spokesman for China Mobile.

“In the morning, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook visited China Mobile’s headquarters,” Li said. “China Mobile’s Chairman Xi Guohua and Tim Cook discussed matters of cooperation.”