The Apple Thread

[Swagger897]

God I hate Apple. And U2.

Lol...

I don't hate apple, just their marketing dep... But there are a few U2 songs I like..

 

[2clicks]

"No one is going to buy a big phone" - Steve Jobs

I can imagine he must be rolling in his grave after he conceived the 3.5" screen 4 and considered it the absolute limit.

 

[Dan]

Lol...

I don't hate apple, just their marketing dep... But there are a few U2 songs I like..

I really don't consider what they did as being a "gift" for every Apple user. It's more of an annoyance since it's a pain in the ass to hide and you can't completely get rid of it.

 

[JAHHAJ]

Luckily I haven't got the U2 album (yet), I have low memory on my phone so that could be a reason.

 

[Swagger897]

I really don't consider what they did as being a "gift" for every Apple user. It's more of an annoyance since it's a pain in the ass to hide and you can't completely get rid of it.

Some like it, some don't... I'd be in the same boat if I had some screamo album on it, but I don't..

Luckily I haven't got the U2 album (yet), I have low memory on my phone so that could be a reason.

You do, you just haven't found it... It's in the iTunes Store, in the purchased tab, not the purchased albums in the music tab (which is what I thought it was in at first)

 

[Mikeybc]

If you haven't physically downloaded the free album from iTunes it's not on your phone. After mid October sometime it won't be free. It's a limited time download from what I understand.

 

[Sprite]

I can imagine he must be rolling in his grave after he conceived the 3.5" screen 4 and considered it the absolute limit.

I think the protruding camera on the back will have him spinning. It's clear this time around Apple have been putting effort into Apple WATCH. Jonny has been distracted. If Steve was about, he wouldn't have made the phone as thin until the camera tech was thin enough.

I don't think he would have been able to stop the screen size going up, he was a stubborn perfectionist but not a business fool.

 

[Swagger897]

If you haven't physically downloaded the free album from iTunes it's not on your phone. After mid October sometime it won't be free. It's a limited time download from what I understand.

 

[E28]

I don't think he would have been able to stop the screen size going up, he was a stubborn perfectionist but not a business fool.

Jobs was always rather good at being incredibly opinionated, but changing those opinions almost overnight.

Chances are, even if he were still CEO of Apple, we'd still have a 7-inch iPad and a 5-inch iPhone.

 

[Sprite]

Jobs was always rather good at being incredibly opinionated, but changing those opinions almost overnight.

Chances are, even if he were still CEO of Apple, we'd still have a 7-inch iPad and a 5-inch iPhone.

It's possible, but if the board decided to go with a bigger screen I don't think even Steve could stop it.

 

[FoRiZon]

Couple of points:
1. Does anyone feel the shill from the "first hand" reviews? Some are objective, but most are abnormally positive like it was the next big thing that has no flaws.

2. No one makes a joke about tall iphone? man.

3. Most of the "Apple Fanboy queuing" is now concentrated in Japan. Any indication?

4. Kinda hilarious how Iphone5 -> Iphone6 is the same as GT5 -> GT6

5. Whats your opinion about the U2 song? Is it any good?

 

[KM964]

I had issues on the Apple Store website as well as AT&T's site. Eventually, I preordered it on the Apple Store app on my iPhone.

iPhone 6, 64GB, gold. See you (hopefully) on the 19th.

 

[E28]

Couple of points:
1. Does anyone feel the shill from the "first hand" reviews? Some are objective, but most are abnormally positive like it was the next big thing that has no flaws.

About the reviews, at the moment, every single one of those reviews online are based on probably 5 minutes of actually using the new iPhone, during the event, where some of the journalists would have just been excited to use the thing.

I hope that when handsets actually get sent out to the press that we get some more balanced, thorough reviews.

 

[Robin]

Wow Phones4U has just gone into administration. Anyone who ordered an iPhone 6 with them could loose their money. Gosh how times have changed from when there were like 6 mobile phone shops on every high street.... to total market saturation and the closing of one of the biggest players.

 

[Grayfox]

I had issues on the Apple Store website as well as AT&T's site. Eventually, I preordered it on the Apple Store app on my iPhone.

iPhone 6, 64GB, gold. See you (hopefully) on the 19th.

Did you pay $5419.45 for the gold one?

Click Here

 

[Sprite]

Wow Phones4U has just gone into administration. Anyone who ordered an iPhone 6 with them could loose their money. Gosh how times have changed from when there were like 6 mobile phone shops on every high street.... to total market saturation and the closing of one of the biggest players.

It was a bit of a shock. I feel sorry for the 5500 people they employ. So close to Christmas it's going to hurt them.

Did you pay $5419.45 for the gold one?

Click Here

That's just insane and gaudy. I don't expect less though from people who buy gold plated hypercars. More money than taste and sense.

 

[Dan]

I'm glad Apple is now offering a way to actually get rid of Songs of Innocence.

https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/offerOptOut

 

[20832]

Apple’s iPhone 6 NFC chip is locked to Apple Pay

Apple’s move to integrate NFC in its latest iPhone 6 seemed like the perfect way to push the technology even further to the masses, but Apple’s implementation isn’t going to be as open as Android and Windows Phone equivalents. Following a report from Cult of Mac, Apple has confirmed to The Verge that its NFC chip in the iPhone 6 is restricted to Apple Pay, the company’s new mobile payments platform. That means pairing to Bluetooth speakers or exchanging contacts, URLs, and photos with a tap won’t work initially.

There’s still hope for the future though. Apple restricted its Touch ID fingerprint sensor in a similar way for the iPhone 5S, but the company has opened it up to third-party developers with iOS 8. While NFC is restricted to Apple Pay for the iPhone 6 right now, it’s possible, and likely, that Apple will extend this to developers in a future release of iOS. For now, you’ll have to pay for goods using Apple Pay if you want to experiment with NFC on the iPhone 6.

Source: theverge.com

 

[Grayfox]

Jailbreaking may fix that issue.

 

[Robin]

 

[Swagger897]

I still wonder how many jobs could be made in the US...

 

[Robin]

I still wonder how many jobs could be made in the US...

Apple have switched some production to the US but it tend to only be the very expensive stuff like the Mac Pro. Also they do the bare minimum to qualify for it being 'made in America'. Assembled in the USA literally means someone screwed 4 bolts into the 100% made in China item and put it in a box.

 

[Dan]

Hurray for slave labor at FOXCONN!

 

[KM964]

My phone shipped out today.

 

[Sprite]

My phone shipped out today.

Mine won't get to me until the end of the month.

 

[FoRiZon]

"Looking at the Verge Video Review, whose famous for Apple Shilling."

Wow, surprisingly thorough and neutral. Kudos.

Hurray for slave labor at FOXCONN!

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[20832]

So, apparently some people (emphasis on SOME) are experiencing some bugs and slowdowns with their 4S' every since they've put on iOS 8. Just going to hope that Apple is going to adress that, because most of my friends, who have an iPhone still use the 4S and not something like the 5(S) or 6.

 

[FoRiZon]

So, apparently some people (emphasis on SOME) are experiencing some bugs and slowdowns with their 4S' every since they've put on iOS 8. Just going to hope that Apple is going to adress that, because most of my friends, who have an iPhone still use the 4S and not something like the 5(S) or 6.

Apple.

Always do that at every opening os incarnation.

 

[Sprite]

So, apparently some people (emphasis on SOME) are experiencing some bugs and slowdowns with their 4S' every since they've put on iOS 8. Just going to hope that Apple is going to adress that, because most of my friends, who have an iPhone still use the 4S and not something like the 5(S) or 6.

There was an article on Ars recommending people don't upgrade on iPad 2 as it was slower and jerky operation. I upgraded my iPad Air this morning and all was fine. I probably wouldn't upgrade a 4S as I'd expect it to be a choppy experience.

 

[20832]

There was an article on Ars recommending people don't upgrade on iPad 2 as it was slower and jerky operation. I upgraded my iPad Air this morning and all was fine. I probably wouldn't upgrade a 4S as I'd expect it to be a choppy experience.

Yeah, but there must've been at least some testing and validation to confirm that the hardware of the 4S is sufficient for iOS 8. I think it's also in the interest in Apple to provide an update that works (especially after the desaster that was iOS 6) on all platform that are able to update to iOS 8. If the hardware isn't enough then sorry, then I'm not saying it will work. It was the same with Android 4.4, it was much more resource friendly so the Nexus 4 (and similar speced Moto G) can run it no problem, and people of the Note 2 and so on were left out because the hardware (apparently) wasn't enough.

Oh well, I couldn't care less to be honest, but it's just sad that the consumer is inactively forced to buy a newer device to get the full experience out of iOS8.