iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Videos

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Videos

Finally, don’t miss the intro videos for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus:

Help Decide Which Size iPhone 6 to Buy with This Printable Guide

Deciding which size iPhone 6 to buy is no easy task, particularly if you’re going to pre-order this Friday and aren’t able to hold one of the devices in your hand before the big purchase. That’s where this little printable PDF file comes into play, which gives you an accurate idea of the physical size of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus against an existing iPhone 5 model.

Help Decide Which Size iPhone 6 to Buy with This Printable Guide

You’ll want to print this out to get the best idea, though loading it at full size on screen can also work to give a vaguer concept of size too. Either way, bbe sure to hold your iPhone 5 up to make sure that size is accurate. Whether you just look at it on screen or actually print it out as recommended, you’ll find that both models are certainly larger than existing iPhones, but really you should print it out if you’re going to use this to help guide your pre-order:

• Go here to load the iPhone 6 size file
• Print the file as usual (or use that cool print from desktop trick) – be sure the file is printed on 8.5″ x 11″ paper and it is set to 100% scale
• Grab some scissors and cut out the iPhone scale models and use your imagination

 

Help Decide Which Size iPhone 6 to Buy with This Printable Guide

You’ll find both sizes to be larger, where the iPhone 6 feels marginally bigger and mostly taller than iPhone 5 line, it’s the iPhone 6 Plus in particular that really stands out. With the Plus models larger screen and pixel dense display comes a stellar battery life, iPad-like landscape mode, and an optical image stabilization feature, making the larger physical size less of an issue if you find those features compelling, and I suspect the iPhone 6 Plus is going to be a very popular device, particular for those who want to merge an iPad and iPhone into a single carry-around item. On the other hand, if you’re more or less happy with the iPhone 5 lines size, you’ll find the standard iPhone 6 with 4.7″ display to be a notable upgrade on screen size and performance, while still being able to easily carry it in your pocket.

While I haven’t gotten my hands on a physical iPhone 6 yet (few have if you weren’t invited to the Apple press event), I’ve at least had the luxury of holding a third party cases built for the device, which offers a decent idea of what the phones will feel like. Of course, a case – even slim cases – add additional bulk to an iPhone, and if you like to use a cover or case on your iPhone you may want to consider that as well when you’re shopping and pre-ordering the iPhone. Otherwise, if you have enough patience to wait until you can use the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in person, you may want to do that before buying, as they certainly aren’t cheap purchases.

Heads up to AppleInsider for the PDF and iPhoneInCanada for the great find.

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus [Pictures & Videos]

As expected, Apple debuted two new iPhone 6 models today. The first, dubbed the iPhone 6, has a 4.7″ display, while the second, called iPhone 6 Plus, has a 5.5″ display. The internal components for both devices remain the same, making the screen size the differentiating factor between the two models.

iPhone 6 Tech Specs

Some technical specs for the new iPhone 6 models are as follows:

• A8 CPU with significantly better performance and energy efficiency
• iPhone 6 4.7″ screen: 1334×750 pixel display at 326 PPI
• iPhone 6 Plus 5.5″ screen: 1920×1080 display at 401 PPI
• Curved glass display
• Improved battery life, equal or better than iPhone 5S
• M8 Motion processor, will track fitness activity
• Barometer sensor included, senses air pressure to detect elevation
• 8MP iSight Camera with new flash and an improved sensor, 2.2 aperture, with optical image stabilization
• VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling
• Apple Pay wireless payments support
• Ships with iOS 8 pre-installed
• Release date set for September 19

Ok ok enough technical specs, what does it look like, right?

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Pictures

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

This is iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Here are some pictures of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, courtesy of Apple:

The iPhone 6 is set to be released on September 19, with pre-orders beginning on September 12. iOS 8 will arrive on September 17, but remember that it will ship preinstalled on iPhone 6.

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Videos

Finally, don’t miss the intro videos for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus:

By the way, don’t miss the new Apple Watch videos too… they’re pretty amazing.

iOS 7.0.5 Released for iPhone 5S & iPhone 5C with Minor Bug Fixes

Apple has released iOS 7.0.5 for select iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C models. The minor update includes bug fixes which are said to correct network provisioning for these two specific iPhone models that have been sold in China. In other words, if you don’t have an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C that is compatible with Chinese cellular networks, you won’t see this update available.

iOS 7.0.5 Released for iPhone 5S & iPhone 5C with Minor Bug Fixes

Though the update release notes specifically mention devices sold in China, many other users throughout the world have found the iOS 7.0.5 update available for their compatible iPhone models. Initial reports suggest that users based in the USA will not find the update for their devices.

As of writing, iOS 7.0.4 remains the most recent publicly available iOS version for other iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. iOS 7.1 remains under development and is currently limited to users registered in the iOS developer program through Apple. Users can always check for the newest version of iOS available by opening the Settings app on their devices, heading to “General” and choosing “Software Update”.

iOS 7.0.5 IPSW direct download links

Direct links to firmware files are available through Apple servers below.

• iOS 7.0.5 for iPhone 6,2 (iPhone 5S international model)
• iOS 7.0.5 for iPhone 5,4 (iPhone 5C international model)

These will only install on compatible devices and are not intended for every 5S or 5C device. IPSW is best used by advanced users, most individuals should update their iPhone through iTunes or OTA.

Online polls find many prefer iOS 7 icons over iOS 6

After Apple unveiled the new look of its iOS 7 mobile operating system earlier this month, many in the design world criticized the platform. But a series of online polls this week show many users like the icons featured in the upcoming operating system more than those in iOS 6.

A series of polls on Polar show many users prefer most of the icons found on Apple’s upcoming iOS 7. (Polar / June 25, 2013)

The polling service Polar is hosting a series of polls comparing icons on iOS 6 with their iOS 7 counterparts. In most of the polls, users are choosing the new operating system, and when votes from all of the polls are added up together, more go for iOS 7.

Out of the 289,000 votes cast so far, 66% favor iOS 7 icons, according to Polar. In total, 26 icons are compared, and iOS 7 icons win in 20 of the polls.

PHOTOS: The hidden gems of iOS 7

In the case of the iTunes, Weather, Compass, Phone apps and a few others, iOS 7 wins in a landslide.

“What this might tell us is that the new icons are an improvement on the old,” said Luke Wroblewski, chief executive of Polar’s parent company, Input Factory Inc. “But that’s only when you are comparing icon to icon, not when you are looking at [or using] the complete operating system.”

The testing is only, at this point, on individual icons.

Apple doesn’t plan to release iOS 7 to the public until this fall. For now, only developers have access to a beta version of the new operating system, so Apple still has time to make changes.

Given the voting in the poll, Apple should probably look at changing the icons of the Game Center, Safari and Camera apps, all of which had more votes for their iOS 6 versions than iOS 7.

iOS 7 Default Wallpapers for iPhone & iPod touch

The visually overhauled iOS 7 beta includes a handful of nice new default wallpapers, two of which are static (the left pink blue dots and galaxy image), and two are animated (the right two varieties of blue and purple vector bubbles). Obviously without iOS 7 you won’t be able to get the animated wallpapers, but you can get a static image of them and they still look pretty nice. These are all sized for the iPhone and iPod touch with 4″ displays at a 640×1136 resolution. They’ll look fine on the smaller 3.5″ displays too, but trying to size these up for an iPad or Mac just won’t look that great.

iOS 7 wall 1

iOS 7 wall 2

iOS 7 wall 3

iOS 7 wall 4

 

 

iOS 7 Release Date Scheduled for September?

Apple is intending to release it’s next-generation iOS 7 mobile operating system in September, with an initial preview release shown to developers this June at WWDC 2013, according to a series of new reports from Bloomberg and AllThingsDigital.

This release schedule is despite some internal delays, according to AllThingsD:

While the company still expects to release iOS 7 on time as soon as September, internal deadlines for submitting features for testing are being set later than past releases, people said.

The deadline shifts are said to be a result of redesigning significant interface elements of iOS. Both reports suggest that iOS 7 is a major overhaul that will focus on a more flat design, much of which is directed at removing interface elements that have come to be known as ‘skeumorphic’ by design, that is, onscreen interface elements that are intended to look like realistic images. Prominent examples of skeumorphism are the green felt tables of Game Center, wooden bookshelf design of Newsstand and iBooks, and the ruled writing paper like styling of the Notes app. The intention is to design that “favors simplicity over flash” according to AllThingsDigital. A side effect of this major iOS overhaul is that Apple is apparently pulling engineers off of the OS X team to work on iOS 7. Apple has done this in the past, which led to delayed releases of prior Mac OS X versions, and this may indicate that OS X 10.9 could be released later than originally expected as well.

ios 7 logo

There has been open speculation that the WWDC 2013 logo offers some indication of the new ‘flat’ interface. AllThingsD seems to go further with that theory by drafting the mock-up iOS 7 logo seen at the top of this post, which appears based based upon the WWDC hints. Otherwise, not much is known about the interface changes, though the well-connected folks at 9to5mac reported earlier in the week that iOS 7′s interface will be “very, very flat”, citing their own sources that offered comparisons to the Microsoft Windows Metro interface that appears in Windows 8 and Windows Phone OS.

Though many people have speculated that iOS 7 would be out sometime in the summer of 2013, these are the first set of release date rumors reported by traditionally reliable sources. It’s important to note that both Bloomberg and AllThingsDigital phrase the expected schedule the same, stating the public release of iOS 7 could be “as soon as September”, indicating there is a chance the release schedule could slip further out into the Fall. Nonetheless, a public unveiling at WWDC should offer a clear look at the interface changes that we can all expect to see later on our iPhones, iPads, and iPods.

WWDC is scheduled from June 10-14.

iPhone Configuration Utility 3.6 for Windows

About iPhone Configuration Utility 3.6 for Windows

 

iPhone Configuration Utility lets you easily create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information including console logs.

Configuration profiles are XML files that contain device security policies, VPN configuration information, Wi-Fi settings, APN settings, Exchange account settings, mail settings, and certificates that permit iPhone and iPod touch to work with your enterprise systems.

 

 

Apple delays iTunes 11 till end of November

Apple will be delaying the launch of a much-anticipated refresh to iTunes by a month. It had earlier announced that iTunes 11 will be released in October but that has been pushed to November-end. “The new iTunes is taking longer than expected and we wanted to take a little extra time to get it right. We look forward to releasing this new version of iTunes with its dramatically simpler and cleaner interface, and seamless integration with iCloud before the end of November,” Apple spokesperson, spokesman Tom Neumayr told All Things D.

iTunes-11-delayed

We are not sure whether this delay is due to the top management change at Apple that were announced yesterday or simply a learning from the Maps situation, when Apple released a software that wasn’t even close to ready for primetime. The iTunes refresh is supposed to make the aging sync and media player software simple and intuitive to use. When Apple had introduced iTunes, it was only supposed to be a music player software but now also does movies, TV shows, books, apps apart from being the sync software for all iOS devices including iPods, iPhones and iPads. Needless to say it has become a bloated piece of software, which is at the top of almost every iTunes user’s list of major irritants.

The refreshed iTunes aims to solve that problem by making the interface simple and cleaner. iTunes 11 is expected to offer a simpler library view with content segregated according to type and bring an expanded view when one clicks on an album so that the user can continue to browse other albums without having to go back. It will also bring a MiniPlayer that provides easy access to next tracks queued in the playlist along with a search option to add new tracks. The iTunes Store will also get a UI refresh. It will also play better with iCloud providing users access to any new content bought across all devices and the option to download the content for offline use.

While no one would be pleased by the delay (unless you are Google, Microsoft, Nokia or Samsung), we prefer having the delay than using a half-baked product.