Posted on 09/09/2014 10:58:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, an update of its flagship smartphone with larger screens.
“Today we are launching the biggest advancement in the history of the iPhone,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the start of the company’s press event in Cupertino, Calif., where Apple is headquartered.
The iPhone 6 will feature a larger 4.7 inch retina HD screen, while the 5.5 inch iPhone 6 Plus model also will be offered. The full 1080p HD screen features no borders with glass that covers the entire surface and curves around the edges of the thinner device.
A new camera protrudes a bit out the back. While it has a new sensor, the camera is still 8 megapixels. However, the new camera does a better job of recognizing faces in scenes, and delivers better focus, especially in low light conditions, with the iPhone 6 including digital image stabilization, while the iPhone 6 Plus has optical image stabilization.
An improved video camera also enables slow motion video to be captured at 120 fps or 240 fps.
The iPhone 6 screen will boast over 1 million pixels, the iPhone 6 Plus over 2 million pixels.
The handsets, with faster Wi-Fi built in, also feature a new A8 chip, which makes graphics 84 times faster than the original iPhone. The devices also are 50% more energy efficient, although battery life remains about the same as the more recent iPhone5s. The iPhone 6 Plus, however, features a longer battery, given its larger size.
Still, the A8 chip marks an improvement over previous iPhones, given that it’s 25% faster when it comes to processing power and boasts 50% faster graphics.
Calls can now also be made via Wi-Fi when cell conditions are poor.
Pricing for the iPhone 6 starts at $199 and goes to $399. The iPhone 6 Plus will start at $299, with the highest priced at $499.
The devices, which become available Sept. 19, will come in gold, silver and space gray.
The iPhone 5 continues to perform well for Apple.
The smartphone, introduced in 2012, is still its most popular handset with a 27% share, followed closely by last year’s iPhone 5S, at 25%, according to research firm Localytics.
Yet the update to the iPhone, first launched in 2007, is important to Apple since it represents over half of the company’s revenue.
Analysts already anticipate that the new iPhone 6 models will sell more than 75 million handsets by the end of the year.
While the iPhone essentially created the smartphone revolution, Apple has faced some stiff competition recently from Samsung with its Galaxy line of devices. Amazon, however, has struggled with its Amazon Fire Phone, which the company recently discounted by $200 to 99 cents in order to boost sales.
Apple live streamed the reveal of its new devices and software here from the Flint Performing Arts Center in Cupertino, Calif.
“Today, we have some amazing products to share with you and we think at the end of the day you will agree that this too is a very key day for Apple,” Cook said.
Just about my favorite program for my Apple II. Inventoried everything I had on that database.
“I still have it and use it, after upgrading it with USB and CompactFlash cards that hold many thousands of programs now freely downloadable off the Internet. “
Are you posting from it? Just curious. What programs are you using ....
Yes, 1-2-3 killed Apple in the office. Our office standardized on 1-2-3, which was hilarious because it was inferior to others and quickly got obsolete by better programs. Even Supercalc was better, which I think came out before 1-2-3, features in Supercalc were incorporated into Excel years later. Those were crazy times.
I have a collection of watches, it’s the only jewelry I wear. I feel naked without wearing one. The Apple Watch sounds as if it will have some interesting and useful features. I have an iPhone. But, I’ll have to see this thing in person, not sure about it. I’m an Apple guy from way back, so I’m not opposed, I just don’t yet grasp the reason to shell out another $500 or more. Time will tell I guess, lol.
That would be funny if I were posting from it! But it's an antique. I bought a couple CompactFlash boards from R&D Automation, called CFFA3000. Allowed me to format cards and load them with programs off the Internet. Also has USB to connect USB sticks. Instant-on booting and running of any programs, mimics floppy discs and hard drives and can even format and copy to floppy discs (which are far too slow for my taste). I play with a number of arcade games and programs that I was fond of back in the 1980s, just for fun. I have a large collection of vintage machines, all working, for nostalgia sake (ick, even a couple early PCs with 5-1/4 floppies).
I don't. Practically everyone around me has one. If you need a watch, get it. I have no need for a wristwatch, same as I feel I don't need an iPhone.That may change in the near future. Primary reason is that I use a cellphone only for talking, nothing else, and using a Tracfone is super cheap, no subscription. No iPhone means can't get an Apple Watch. Will have to observe it in use on other people I know.
“Yes, 1-2-3 killed Apple in the office. Our office standardized on 1-2-3, which was hilarious because it was inferior to others and quickly got obsolete by better programs. Even Supercalc was better, which I think came out before 1-2-3, features in Supercalc were incorporated into Excel years later. Those were crazy times. “
But it was easy to use, had macros and it had GRAPHS!
” Our office standardized on 1-2-3, which was hilarious because it was inferior to others and quickly got obsolete by better programs. “
Quickly? It was the leading spreadsheet for over ten years.
If those watches of yours from the 70’s were better brand names in precious metals or even a quality dive watch in stainless, and you’ve kept them in excellent condition, you might just be shocked at what they’d fetch. Not just Rolex, Patek Phillipe or Piaget, either.
I remember all the wasted hours in meetings looking at graphs and pie charts, that people wasted hundreds of hours in making them. Little accountability of funds spent on acquiring software, hardware and training. Rinse and repeat for everything new that came along. And I'm talking about non-Apple stuff, primarily Intel/IBM/MS stuff. Just amazing seeing the craziness in the pursuit of better and faster technology, when you step back and view history. And it isn't over, by no means. Next up: programmable body parts! Why wear technology outside, when you can wear it inside! Bionic-man tech, inside your arm to analyze your golf or baseball bat swing, uploading to your iPhone21, stimulating the right muscles. Future will be interesting.
“I remember all the wasted hours in meetings looking at graphs and pie charts, that people wasted hundreds of hours in making them.”
Maybe but graphs were essential in analyzing data. I can’t even start to describe how much money and manpower 1-2-3 saved our company in the 1980’s.
LOL! No ... I'm fine with my Galaxy S4 for now.
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