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Apple to Hold iPhone Event on September 9
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Why is this a surprise ?! Lmao they do the same thing every year ... iOS only has a certain amount of betas . In order to maximize holiday quarter profits they start selling in September .
It's not rocket science .......
It's not rocket science .......
I wonder if it will be the best iphone they've ever created to date?
The fastest and the thinnest?
Ready for pocketgate: it won't fit in my pocket!
Pangu v2 for iOS 8 or evasi0n8 and sold!
The fastest and the thinnest?
Ready for pocketgate: it won't fit in my pocket!
Pangu v2 for iOS 8 or evasi0n8 and sold!
What I they can do (and have done) is not include the latest tech they have available. Like when the iPad Air didn't have TouchID, even though the iPhone 5S, which was released before the iPad, did. They use this trick so they can ''amaze us'' how they managed to put TouchID in the iPad Air successor.
You hit the nail on the head. I'm willing to bet that Apple has more technology available but will hold off implementing it until the next generation and later. That ensures that many folks will continue to upgrade every year, not due to need but do due want. It's a great marketing strategy. I usually upgrade every other cycle no matter how much Apple tries to convince me (through their keynotes and commercials) that I need the latest and greatest.
Yesterday at the mall I told my wife that I was waiting until both models are available so I can see them side by side before I decide which one to buy. Then she dropped the unanswerable question on me. "Why do you need a new phone, is there something wrong with the one you have?"
I was not prepared to answer with an appropriate reason, or at least one that she was willing to accept. She still uses her 6+ (?) year old, chipped cell phone. No data plan or text. She only uses a cell phone as a phone, imagine that. Maybe I'll wait for the 6s, ugh.
If the 5.5" exists, Apple won't be proving anything to anyone.
Those that said it didn't exist will simply have been wrong and those that said it did, will have been right.
FWIW, I still think a 5.5" is coming (alongside a 4.7").
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Thanks, I just checked my Amex card and discovered some benefits I didn't realise I had:
AMEX said:
Why thank you!
I didn't think a tongue-in-cheek icon would have been necessary
but obviously I was wrong.
No, WSJ and Bloomberg only use sources that they can verify or trust and therefore both have a near or completely perfect record with their "rumors". They would never rely on a rumorsite that aggregates news from other sources. You can bet that it will happen on the 9th. This is as close to an Apple confirmation as you can get, save from a "yep" from Jim Dalrymple.
I'm going to guess that you don't work in the media field, specifically journalism.
A "trusted source" is a legal loophole for releasing a story without a definitive confirmation from the subject of the story. It requires two sources who must be associated with the subject in some manor.
My sources in the past have included housekeepers, hookers, "neighbors" who lived two blocks away and a few taxi drivers.
"Reliable sources" are an inside joke in the media arena. And so are the people, audience and analysts who take the story for fact because of those two words.
From inside sources there will be a additionally 100$ price for both. 299$ for 4.7" and 399$ for the 5.5".
4.7"- 16Gb 299$
- 32Gb 349$
-64Gb 399$
-128Gb 449$
The main product will be more expansive thanks to the bigger and sapphire glass but the internal memory will be only 50$ extra thanks to the 2014 year and the ssd are less expensive now days.
Please don't ask me anything else
4.7"- 16Gb 299$
- 32Gb 349$
-64Gb 399$
-128Gb 449$
The main product will be more expansive thanks to the bigger and sapphire glass but the internal memory will be only 50$ extra thanks to the 2014 year and the ssd are less expensive now days.
Please don't ask me anything else
You hit the nail on the head. I'm willing to bet that Apple has more technology available but will hold off implementing it until the next generation and later. That ensures that many folks will continue to upgrade every year, not due to need but do due want. It's a great marketing strategy. I usually upgrade every other cycle no matter how much Apple tries to convince me (through their keynotes and commercials) that I need the latest and greatest.
Yesterday at the mall I told my wife that I was waiting until both models are available so I can see them side by side before I decide which one to buy. Then she dropped the unanswerable question on me. "Why do you need a new phone, is there something wrong with the one you have?"
Logic has absolutely nothing to do with getting a new phone, or a car for that matter!!
I'm all for a September 9th event, what's betting they will announce a 4.7" iPhone 6 and a 5.5" iPhone? Personally I think even if the 5.5" is delayed a little, they will announce both and just say the 5.5" will be available at a later date (maybe a few weeks later in October).
As for price points I think the price will be higher by about £50 ($100) for the iPhone 6. It's what they did with the iPhone 5.
As for price points I think the price will be higher by about £50 ($100) for the iPhone 6. It's what they did with the iPhone 5.
I'm aware of all these things even while I don't work in journalism or as a journalist.
The point that I made was that the WSJ has a perfect track record on these kinds of rumours, which clearly indicates that their sources can be trusted to be very close to the actual facts.
WSJ has since at least 2007 consistently increased their reporting close to Apple announcements with accurate reports on release dates, functionality and other product related news.
So, while I agree with your overall classification of rumors, we can be pretty sure that the 9th of september is now confirmed.
By the way.. I saw in your profile that you are in fact a journalist. Could you point me to some of your articles? Genuinely interested in your work!
Yesterday at the mall I told my wife that I was waiting until both models are available so I can see them side by side before I decide which one to buy. Then she dropped the unanswerable question on me. "Why do you need a new phone, is there something wrong with the one you have?"
I've promised to give my wife my old iPhone. She seems happy with that
Some of the leaks seem to show provision for new sensors/parts, so Apple could surprise us. I'm not sure what it could be apart from NFC, though (a meh for me!).
Gadgets and toys are rarely ordered based on need, but on desire.
My iPhone 4 still runs like a clockwork after 4 years of hardcore use, and I dont NEED a new phone at all... just like I dont NEED a new leather jacket, or a car. Guess what? I will be buying the new iPhone 5.5 the moment it's released, just because I simply DESIRE it
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Can someone explain the "This or that confirms Half-Life 3" joke?
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I'm hoping they'll come down a bit - All the Mac updates we've had recently have had a price cut.
While that would be good and i too would like to see a price drop or even prices kept at the same as the current 5S and 5C, i think that they will raise the price, mainly because of the rumoured sapphire glass and bigger screen, Apple will charge a premium for it. If there is a 5.5" iPhone, again i think Apple will charge a premium price point and if the 4.7" is the same price point as the current 5S, then the 5."5 iPhone 6 will probably be more expensive.
I could be wrong and this is only my opinion. Nothing is known 100% until Apple announce.
Ah, another one. "Inside sources". You really expect us to believe you?
So for the first time Apple will provide FOUR capacities to choose from will they?
And both models will have sapphire glass?
LOL.
I have had iPhones since Feb 2010 and have been on the 'S' cycle due to contracts etc.
But every iPhone event I get excited for (even if not planning on getting it), and this one is no exception. I have finally got onto the O2 Refresh programme for my 5S and I may actually upgrade to the 6
Very much looking forward to this event!!!
But every iPhone event I get excited for (even if not planning on getting it), and this one is no exception. I have finally got onto the O2 Refresh programme for my 5S and I may actually upgrade to the 6
Very much looking forward to this event!!!
When did Apple say there will be a 4.7 inch and a 5.5 inch iPhone 6?
When did Apple say it will have a Sapphire crystal screen?
Apple did not. It's still a rumour a this point.
Please say "Is rumoured to" instead of "will" please. People will think Apple said all this when Apple has not.
When did Apple say it will have a Sapphire crystal screen?
Apple did not. It's still a rumour a this point.
Please say "Is rumoured to" instead of "will" please. People will think Apple said all this when Apple has not.
In 2012 we got new iPods at the iPhone event. I wonder if the same will happen this year? My guess is the venue Apple choses will clue us in to how big this event is. If they use the small auditorium on campus then it's probably just a new iPhone and nothing else.
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Here's what Kara Swisher said on Twitter last night:
https://twitter.com/karaswisher/statuses/496787496093499392
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Here's what Kara Swisher said on Twitter last night:
https://twitter.com/karaswisher/statuses/496787496093499392
Gadgets and toys are rarely ordered based on need, but on desire.
My iPhone 4 still runs like a clockwork after 4 years of hardcore use, and I dont NEED a new phone at all... just like I dont NEED a new leather jacket, or a car. Guess what? I will be buying the new iPhone 5.5 the moment it's released, just because I simply DESIRE it
Well, you leave out economics. Sometimes the "cost of ownership" plays a factor in upgrading, be it a car or a phone. I could keep my car 4 years and trade or 6 years and trade. It's still costing me $550/mo either way, so upgrading every 4 makes economic sense. Same goes w/ the iPhone. Keep 2 years, unlock it, sell it for MORE than it's original subsidized cost. Use proceeds to buy upgraded phone. Use remainder to pay for a few months cell service.