Man waits outside Apple Store for 11 straight days because the iPhone 6 ‘brought sexy back’
Why in God’s name do people spend days on end sitting outside the Apple Store waiting for new iPhone models? Some researchers have suggested that it helps people make friends and boost self esteem, but one iPhone fan who spoke with Barron’s says that he’s been waiting outside an Apple Store in Manhattan for 11 straight days because the iPhone 6 “brought sexy back.”
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are now officially on sale – here’s where you can buy them!
Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines. The clock just struck 8:00 a.m. on the East Coast in the U.S. which means that as of this moment, Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are officially available to purchase. Well, the iPhone 6 is, at least… good luck finding an iPhone 6 Plus this morning.
BGR managed to beat the crowds and get our hands on the new iPhones before anyone else, and we gave the world an early hands-on look at the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Thursday afternoon. If you want your own 2014 iPhone model and you weren’t among the first to pre-order the handset, it’s time to put your game plan together.
Here’s everything you need to know…
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are now officially on sale – here’s where you can buy them!
Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines. The clock just struck 8:00 a.m. on the East Coast in the U.S. which means that as of this moment, Apple’s new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are officially available to purchase. Well, the iPhone 6 is, at least… good luck finding an iPhone 6 Plus this morning.
BGR managed to beat the crowds and get our hands on the new iPhones before anyone else, and we gave the world an early hands-on look at the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Thursday afternoon. If you want your own 2014 iPhone model and you weren’t among the first to pre-order the handset, it’s time to put your game plan together.
Here’s everything you need to know…
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DROP TEST VIDEOS: Can the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus survive accidental drops?
For many smartphone fans it’s iPhone 6 day today, whether they’re anxiously waiting for home deliveries of iPhone 6 and/or iPhone 6 Plus units, or whether they’re buying one in stores. However, before you open that precious iPhone 6 box, you should really watch these drop test videos, and see what happens when Apple’s 2014 iPhones touch the ground in such simulated accidents.
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Confirmed: Home Depot credit card hack significantly bigger than Target’s
Home Depot has just confirmed what was previously rumored, that its recently announced credit card data breach may be of bigger proportions than the attack suffered by Target late last year. Reuters reports that the retail chain announced that 56 million payment cards were compromised in the attack that lasted for a few months, much longer than the Target heist – the same hacker group is believed to be behind both attacks, and many similar others targeting payment terminals in U.S. stores.
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Ingenious homeless charity grabs spot at front of an iPhone 6 line, auctions it off to raise funds
If you’re already used to sleeping on the street, you might as well sleep outside the Apple Store for a few days leading up to the launch of the iPhone 6 — after all, somebody might pay you a hefty sum for your spot in line. 9to5Mac directs our attention to a charity based in the United Kingdom that has grabbed a spot near the front of an iPhone 6 line and that is now auctioning it off on eBay to raise funds to help combat youth homelessness.
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This awesome Apple Watch wireless charger concept has hidden powers
Apple is months away from releasing the new Apple Watch, so the device’s actual retail box is still a mystery. However, The Die Line features a concept from Design Packaging’s designer Evelio Mattos, who has come up with a clever retail box-wireless charger combination for the smartwatch that will also double as an iPhone dock that will be able to charge the watch and a smartphone at the same time.
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OnePlus One preorder program will launch near the end of October
There have been plenty of fantastic Android smartphones released over the last year, but none have generated quite as much excitement as the surprising OnePlus One. Seemingly from out of nowhere, OnePlus burst onto the scene with its new smartphone featuring a range of impressive specifications and an open source operating system. Obviously, Android users were champing at the bit to get their hands on the phone, but months later, the phone still isn’t available to the public.
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A surprisingly small number of people have installed iOS 8 so far
iOS 8 released with great fanfare on Wednesday but so far comparatively few people have downloaded it and installed it compared with last year’s big launch of iOS 7. 9to5Mac points us to new data from mobile marketing firm Fiksu showing that 18 hours after its release, iOS 8 is being adopted at a far slower pace than iOS 7 was over the same time period last year.
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A surprisingly small number of people have installed iOS 8 so far
iOS 8 released with great fanfare on Wednesday but so far comparatively few people have downloaded it and installed it compared with last year’s big launch of iOS 7. 9to5Mac points us to new data from mobile marketing firm Fiksu showing that 18 hours after its release, iOS 8 is being adopted at a far slower pace than iOS 7 was over the same time period last year.
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