 djoles@startribune.com Months of rumors point towards two new iPhones this year: an iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. If the leaks and rumors are accurate, then the iPhone 5S may feature a fingerprint sensor for device security, a 12- or 13-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, and a gold-colored variant. The next traditional iPhone flagship device looks like it will retain a similar design to the existing iPhone 5. The big surprise at next week's event could be an entirely new iPhone 5C device. Rumored as a plastic low-cost option available in multiple colors, a number of leaks have suggested it will be branded iPhone 5C with the C presumably standing for color.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/J3F7MECJKSFQSVK7OEGFBUYXEY.jpg?&w=1080)
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Apple Inc. joined the movement to teach children how to write software by offering three-day "coding camps" free at its stores across the U.S. The camps are three, 90-minute classes for kids ages 8 to 12.
Sign-ups started at Apple's Twin Cities stores yesterday and, by this morning, only the store in Uptown (pictured above) still had slots available for the camps, which will be held in late July.
Apple stores at Ridgedale, Rosedale, Southdale and the Mall of America were filling waiting lists for kids who will be called to participate if others cancel.
The company has held teaching events for children for several summers, but they were focused on using Apple software. This is the first year Apple is offering a course in coding. TechCrunch reported it will use software from a company called Tynker to teach the concepts of "block-based coding." Kids will write programs to run Sphero robots.
