A complete guide to how everyone has made fun of Apple over ‘Bendgate’ this week
Earlier this week, some iPhone 6 Plus were unpleasantly surprised seeing their iPhone 6 Plus getting bent in pockets. Soon after that, more bending tests followed, revealing that the phablet is more susceptible to such accidents than the smaller iPhone 6, and that competing devices can’t be similarly bent. And when something like #Bendgate happens to a company like Apple, you can be almost certain that plenty of people will make fun of it online, including many of Apple’s competitors.
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Ballmer to toss out the Clippers’ iPads, replace them with the Surface
What, you didn’t think new Clippers owner and onetime Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would let his team use Apple products, did you? WPCentral points us to a new report from Reuters that explains how Ballmer plans to purge all remains of Apple and Google products from his organization and make sure everyone in the company is using Windows-based devices.
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The only phone more popular in Japan than the iPhone 5s is the iPhone 6
It’s never much of a shock any more when Apple’s latest iPhone dominates the sales charts in the days and weeks following its release. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were no exceptions, breaking sales records previously set by the iPhone 5s, but unlike the iPhone 5c, the 6 Plus doesn’t appear to be a clunker. In fact, Forbes is reporting that both phones struck a chord overseas where the iPhone 6 has taken Japan by storm.
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After a bad rollout for iOS 8.0.1, Apple has released iOS 8.0.2
Just a week after the launch of iOS 8, Apple pushed out an update that was meant to fix several minor bugs that had been discovered following its release. Unfortunately, many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users who downloaded iOS 8.0.1 soon discovered that the update included a few additional unwanted features: the inability to place phone calls or use Touch ID.
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After a bad rollout for iOS 8.0.1, Apple has released iOS 8.0.2
Just a week after the launch of iOS 8, Apple pushed out an update that was meant to fix several minor bugs that had been discovered following its release. Unfortunately, many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users who downloaded iOS 8.0.1 soon discovered that the update included a few additional unwanted features: the inability to place phone calls or use Touch ID.
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The Galaxy Note Edge might just be a limited edition marketing trick
Samsung’s bold Galaxy Note Edge was announced alongside the regular Galaxy Note 4 during the company’s September event, but the curved handset won’t be as widely available as the normal phablet version. Unsurprisingly, Samsung can’t mass produce enough units for a big launch, and ZDNet Korea reports that the South Korean giant has confirmed the Galaxy Note Edge will be a limited edition run.
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You may be able to waterproof your Apple Watch without Apple’s help
You should use the Apple Watch to keep track of your fitness activities… unless, that is, those fitness activities involve swimming. Although the Apple Watch is water resistant, it doesn’t come close to being waterproof and you probably shouldn’t even take a shower while wearing it, let alone submerse it underwater. However, The Unofficial Apple Weblog directs our attention to a company called Liquipel that plans to offer a special nano-coating that you’ll be able to put on the Apple Watch to make it waterproof.
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The iPhone 6 gets torched with thermite… and doesn’t explode
From reports of the iPhone 6 Plus bending in some users’ pockets to the disastrous rollout of iOS 8.0.1, Apple seems to be doing a decent enough job destroying its new smartphones on its own, but that hasn’t stopped Richard Ryan, the owner of YouTube channel RatedRR, from providing his own unique brand of assistance. First, he blended it. Next, he froze it in liquid nitrogen. He even shot it. Now, he’s ignited thermite above the iPhone 6 Plus to see how it stands up to the molten debris.
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FBI says Apple and Google’s new privacy features help people ‘place themselves above the law’
Just as the furor surrounding the NSA seemed to be quieting down, Apple picked up right where the government agency left off when iCloud was found to be the culprit in the case of the leaked celebrity photos early this month. The leak elicited a renewed demand for privacy, but as Apple, Google and others strengthen their security, the FBI is becoming increasingly concerned.
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Leaked pic may show us just how massive the Nexus 6 will really be
Google is expected to unveil the Motorola-manufactured Nexus 6 next month and we know from leaked specs that the device will likely feature a display in the range of 5.9 inches. Droid Life has posted a new picture that purportedly shows the new Nexus 6 next to LG’s G3 flagship phone and if the picture is genuine, then the Nexus 6 will be an absolutely massive phone.
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