right here. it is about security. instead of a code or password all this requires is a fingerprint to remember who you are and unlock the phone. seems cool but other companies are racing ahead in the bells and whistles war. samsung has a phone that can literally react to your eyes watching the screen. the killer app for apple s bottom line maybe the iphone 5c, a cheap version for the masses. while apple is strong at home it is trounced by android phones overseas including the holy grail of emerging markets, china. big acknowledgment that they need to provide a low-end affordable solution for a much bigger market. is the iphone 5c for color or for china? reporter: all part of the never-ending race for dominance in the smartphone wars.
pretty cool as we were saying while we were watching this. apple has your fingerprints now and as you said, so does the nsa, right? hopefully not. hopefully not. if that is the case, it doesn t happen until i no longer want an iphone, but that is cool technology. if it is lost or stolen, they have a device that they can t do anything with, because only your finger will open it up. i m sure it will be the first of many products that operate like that. i think so. september 20th is the day. i wonder if we will see the long lines. i will wait for a year until they get the upgrade and they have a new one out. for $99 i might like that. for 5c for me, please. coming up, a shocking disclosure involving sharon osbourne and late-night comic. and a legal drama for tom hanks, and this is no movie script. and it is coming
welcome back. the apple hasn t made a global thud like this since isaac newton was beemd. down more than 30 million dollars in market value gone this week. they are blaming the iphone 5c. it is supposed to be the cool cheaper model but it is 549 dollars cheaper without a contract. they say people in china will bach at the price. the deadly attack on the tack on the embassy in benghazi was one year ago today, september 11th. one grieving mother reveals. and gun control, what does this
touch it and you get feedback right here. it is about security. instead of a code or password all this requires is a fingerprint to remember who you are and unlock the phone. seems cool but other companies are racing ahead in the bells and whistles war. samsung has a phone that can literally react to your eyes watching the screen. the killer app for apple s bottom line maybe the iphone 5c, a cheap version for the masses. while apple is strong at home it is trounced by android phones overseas including the holy grail of emerging markets, china. big acknowledgment that they need to provide a low-end affordable solution for a much bigger market. is the iphone 5c for color or for china? reporter: all part of the never-ending race for dominance in the smartphone wars. abc news, cupertino, california.
four little black girls. this begins several days of events leading up to the anniversary on sunday. we re a week past the unofficial end of summer. a huge chunk of the country is going to be baking in mid-90 degree week for the end of the week. we re finally seeing tropical develop. humberto could become the first hurricane. if it doesn t reach hurricane strength by tomorrow, it will be the longest we ve gone on record without one developing. that s not the only heat news around here, abby huntsman. this afternoon, iphone 5 with a processor twice as fast and cheaper model, the iphone 5c. i don t know if c is for cheaper, we haven t confirmed that and comes in a variety of colors and retails for $99. i don t get how they have so