LOL sounds like the Androidbots are having a giggle at the Applebots
Posted on 09/09/2014 11:35:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Apple's new phone is bigger, faster, and promises more than ever before.
Apple has officially announced its latest iPhone model, the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 will be available in two different sizes, both bigger than Apple's earlier iPhones. Apple has been behind the curve of large-screened smartphones for a long itme, but it's catching up in a big way with the iPhone 6.
The smaller of the two new iPhone 6 models has a 4.7-inch display, which is still notably bigger than 4-inch screen on the iPhone 5 and 5S that preceded it. It has a new design that echoes the design of the iPad Air and iPad mini, with rounded sides. The glass front curves around the sides of the phone and Apple says the new screen has Retina HD resolution, with 1334 x 750 pixels providing 326 pixels per inch and a wider angle of view. The glass on the new display is "ion strengthened," which doesn't sound like it is sapphire, as rumored. The iPhone 6 measures 6.9mm thick, making it the thinnest device Apple has ever made. The power button has been moved to the side of the phone to make it easier to reach, even with the iPhone 6's larger display.
Inside, the iPhone 6 has a new A8 processor, which is 25 percent faster than the A7 that preceded it. It also has a 50 percent faster graphics chip. Apple says it is 13 percent smaller than the A7, and uses a 20nm manufacturing process. Like the A7, the A8 is also a 64-bit processor. Apple says it can perform better over a longer period of time than other processors, which slow down due to heat and other issues after running for a few minutes at a time. The A8 is accompanied by the M8 motion co-processor, a seoond-generation version of the M7 that debuted in the 5S. The M8 is capable of distinguishing between running and cycling, a level of sophistication that wasn't available on the M7. It can also measure elevation to track how many flights of stairs you climb.
Apple says the iPhone 6 will offer 14 hours of talk time, a 40 percent increase over the iPhone 5S. But web browsing time over 3G and LTE is still rated at 10 hours, and video playback time is 11 hours, only one hour longer than the 5S.
The iPhone 6 supports LTE advanced, with speeds up to 150Mbps. It covers more than 20 LTE bands, which Apple claims is more than any other smartphone. It also supports next-generation network technologies such as VoLTE and carrier aggregation. Apple says the Wi-Fi in the iPhone 6 is three times faster than the 5S, and it now supports 802.11ac networks. The iPhone 6 also supports Wi-Fi calling on T-Mobile in the US and EE in the UK.
The camera in the iPhone 6 maintains the 8 megapixel resolution of the 5S (and the 4S and 5 if you're keeping score), but Apple says it uses an all-new sensor with even larger pixels than before. It's paired with an f/2.2 aperture lens and dual-LED flash, like the iPhone 5S. The iPhone 6 uses digital image stabilization, though its larger sibling, the iPhone 6 Plus, has optical stabilization.
Apple says the camera has a new autofocus system that uses pixels on the image sensor to focus even faster than before. It's said to be twice as fast as the iPhone 5S when it comes to autofocus. Face detection is said to be faster and blink and smile detection is improved. The iPhone 6 also offers advanced processing algorithms to improve detail, contrast, and sharpness in the photos it captures. Panoramic pictures can now be up to 43 megapixels in size the iPhone 6 can take HDR photos in just one shot.
Video capabilities have been improved too: the iPhone 6 can shoot 1080p video at either 30 or 60 frames per second, and the slow motion feature now supports 120 or 240 frames per second.
The front-facing camera has a new sensor and brighter f/2.2 aperture. Apple says it lets in 81 percent more light than before.
An all-new feature in the iPhone 6 is support for Apple's new Pay mobile payments service. It uses an NFC chip in the top of the device to offer contactless payments at supported credit card terminals. Purchases are authenticated through the iPhone 6's TouchID sensor, and each iPhone 6 has a secure element built inside it to store sensitive credit card data. It supports American Express, MasterCard, and Visa, as well as the six largest banks in the US. Apple says 22,000 retailers will work with its Pay service, including Subway, McDonalds, Walgreens, Duane Reade, Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Staples, Whole Foods, and all of its own retail locations. Apps can also integrate Apple Pay into their apps for one-click purchases. It will be available in the US next month.
Unsurprisingly, the iPhone 6 will launch with iOS 8, which offers a number of improvements over iOS 7, including improved integration for third-party apps and Apple's new HealthKit service.
The iPhone 6 will come in three colors, gold, silver, and space grey, and will be available September 19th, with preorders starting on September 12th. It will start at $199 on-contract for a 16GB model, while 64GB and 128GB versions will be available for $299 and $399, respectively. Apple says the iPhone 6 will be available in 115 countries by the end of the year.
No sapphire screen because apple did not have enough children working in the sapphire mines of Burma
Is that what they're saying over on the DUmp?
Are they running out of Chinese slaves?
I dunno, I already have a little trouble holding my 5s. Bigger ones would really be awkward to hold or to carry on my person.
They addressed the stolen issue:
Go to Find My iPhone and stop all payments on that device. You can still use other devices to pay from those accounts but it shuts down that one iPhone.
Are they running out of Chinese slaves?
Nah, soon China will replace them with Chinese Slave Robots....
Slave Robots being a Redundant term: RUR....
Heh. Every time apple does a new release with all of the media hype I thing of the Attack of the Killer App episode of Futurama. MomCorp releases the EyePhone, the great killer app with all kinds of gotta have functions. It also contains the “Twit Worm” that Mom activates to control the hooked user brains. Then, a few weeks later Mom announces the new “Better” EyePhone2 and all of the drones line the streets to march into the store and get the upgrade. Mom looks down from her skyscraper perch and laughs, “Dumb Bastards”. Anything can go wrong and probably will.
I pay for everything ... car wash, dry cleaner, groceries, doctor, everything on one card, my Chase Amazon.
Then I pay it off every month.
They do a good job of analyzing your purchases at the end of the year.
Is that that little faggot bitch that runs Apple at bottom right?
Bet heshe’s the one who picked that FABULOUS pink flower as the screen image.
“RE: For instance, when I pay my rent to the landlord, I go to his house and pay it - in cash - personally. Once a month, on the 15th.
Does the Landlord give you a receipt?
How does the IRS know how much the Landlord is getting in income from the place since the transaction is in cash?”
I think you either forgot to put a sarcasm tag on your post or you forgot why cash is good for keeping the IRS Gestapo out of your business. ;)
The apple pay thing is just a copy of Verizon’s poorly named pay app: ISIS.
Did you notice the posters handle? Methinks his landlord doesn’t care what the IRS knows.
A percentage of every sale goes to the terrorists ISIS : )
I had a debit card for awhile but as one who keeps the checkbook balanced at all times, I had a problem keeping up with the balance. If I may ask, how do you keep your ckbook up to date? Do you have another way?
I have two accounts. One is the direct deposit and I write the rare check(s) on and the very, very occasional debit card. I have another account that I use only the debit card (have no checks for it at all) and all the automatic payments from, internet purchases, and transfer just enough money into it from account #1 as needed. That way the account that I use the card on never has that much money in it and there is no outside access to the main account.
The wife also has a separate account that is debit card only that we move money into as needed.
LOL sounds like the Androidbots are having a giggle at the Applebots
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