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happy Thursday everybody I am Robert Rosenfeld and welcome back to the lowdown if you missed episode number one on Tuesday let me welcome me to our newest show I am here to break down the three biggest stories making headlines in the tech world and give you the information that you really need to know let's get you all cut up to speed with today's tech news here's the lowdown i upon rumor season is in full effect we're learning that at least one new iphone may be getting a splash of color analyst Ming Chico who's got a pretty credible track record is reporting that one of the new iPhone models launching this fall will have a 6.1 inch LCD display costs less than $700 and come in a variety of different color options including red white grey orange and blue the reports are clear that these color options would be limited to the second-tier iPhone with the flagship model coming in the standard space gray and silver but also the possibility of a gold color option which you may remember the iPhone 10 was supposed to have back when it launched but allegedly those plans were scrapped due to manufacturing issues were you guys a fan of that iPhone 5c with all the different color options back in the day and also do you think the Apple should offer more color options on their flagship phones and not just limited to their second-tier iPhones let us know your favorite source of binge worthy content may be getting a little bit more expensive after some users online started posting about updated Netflix pricing the streaming giant confirmed they are in fact testing an ultra tear to a small number of European customers that would be $3.00 more expensive than the current top tier right now the new plan would essentially offer all the same benefits as the current high-end premium tier but it would retain support for HDR content streaming while the current premium tier would lose it there are also various reports from some users saying the premium tier would change from allowing for simultaneous video streams to only allowing two essentially pushing streaming heavy families or friends who also a Netflix bill over to the higher end $17 a month plan well we haven't heard anything official on that from Netflix in fact the company is emphasizing that we may not ever see these plans they may not offer these specific plans with the features and pricing they're talking about right now but they're just trying to get a better understanding of how consumers of value the Netflix service interesting a new rumor suggests that Microsoft is planning to release a cheaper surface tablet to directly take aim at Apple's cheapest iPad we've learned from FCC filings that Microsoft is working on a line of surface tablets with 10 inch screens rounded corners in a lighter smaller form factor the new line would not be running Intel's Core i5 or i7 the most likely cheaper and less powerful processors the silver and 5000 also made by Intel the entry-level model is expected to serve $400 and looks to be geared towards students kind of the exact same market apples going forward their new iPad that costs three hundred and thirty dollars so what do you guys think of colorful iPhones Netflix pricing and these new rumored surface devices leave a comment down below or better yet send us a short video message on Twitter or Instagram for your chance to be featured on the next episode of the lowdown that's all I've got for today thank you guys so much for watching episode number two and if you're still craving just a little bit more tech news check out TechnoBuffalo on instagram TV will be posting a bonus 4th story on there every Tuesday and Thursday as well thank you guys again so much for watching I'll see you guys back here on Tuesday for the next episode of the lowdown you