It's not "official" yet. Someone from Apple's PR dept probably "whispered" to some of the more important reporters so they could plan accordingly. Invite probably will come the week before Labor Day.
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Apple to Hold iPhone Event on September 9
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It's not "official" yet. Someone from Apple's PR dept probably "whispered" to some of the more important reporters so they could plan accordingly. Invite probably will come the week before Labor Day.
I don't think so. It will be interesting to see what happens to the iPhone 5C actually.
I believe we will get a 4,7" iPhone 6, the iPhone 5S will become the middle tier model and the 5C the free on contract model.
After having tested the HTC One M8 for a lot of weeks and months, I can tell that at least for me 5" is too big, 4.7" is ideal. It's big enough for everything you might want to do on a phone, but not very big so that you cannot use it with one hand most of the time.
I think so - but think 5C refresh.
I've put this out there in other threads, but I'll do so here as well:
September 9th:
iPhone Mini = 4" retread of the 5S
iPhone Air = 4.7" Flagship
iPhone Pro = 5.5" phablet
iOS 8
October Event:
iPad Mini refresh
iPad Air refresh
iWatch
OS X Yosemite
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Sign me up....because I want to walk around with a iPad Mini in my pocket.
4.7" = 7.9"
Try applying that logic to the bedroom.
"Hey honey, ya its about 8".....or less than 5"....whatever the same thing."
I don't know that it happens this year.....but it really needs to. We need to get rid of the numbering in the names.
iPhone Mini, Air, Pro - all updated annually.
iPad Mini, Air, Pro - all updated annually.
Macbook Air, Pro.
Mac Mini, iMac, Mac Pro.
Far cleaner. I still think Apple will want a phone that hits the "free on-contract/$350" price point so that's where the iPhone Color comes in.
"We redefined the millimeter together with any other unit, giving the user a fast and relentless way to switch between 4, 5.5 and 23 inch phones just by their mere desire. Innovating is removing century old traditions."
Apple won't rename products in retrospect. iPhone 5S will always be 5S. iPhone 6 might lose the number, but I doubt it.
Scratch iPhone "mini." iPhone C will be the budget model, at 16gb and 32gb to cover the 0$ and $99 on-contract prices, with 5S internals. That's why we haven't seen any leaks of some "retread" version.
Scratch iWatch - They won't release a new product category at an iPhone event.
Scratch Apple TV - There is nothing to show here.
Scratch iPad Pro 12" - Not coming. Not this year at least.
They don't have to - simply a "new" iPhone Mini (that is essentially a 5S internally but with a different outer casing).
Sound familiar?
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Calling it an "iPhone C" makes no sense.
Mini, Air, Pro. That's the naming convention. It's standard across Macs, Macbooks and iPads (pretty much). Should be the way iPhones are identified as well.
If you're interested, a Samsung launch event was announced y'day for Sept. 3, in Berlin -- the Note 4 will likely be introduced there.
God, Samsung announcements are train wrecks....at least that GS4 one was. I couldn't sit through it....
yes. But it is highly unlikely that Apple will drop the 5S after just one year.
Walt though he was hot stuff! When his contract was up for renew he is rumor to as for a big increase and was give a No! Walt is in his mid 60s. He and one of the female tech reporter started up this ReCode company.
In time this may work out for him. Always an Apple fanboy at WSJ.