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iPhone 6 Sales Crush Means Late-Night Waits For Some Early Adopters
Even after the months of hype and speculation, the behind-the-scenes development and manufacture, and then the announcement Tuesday, it seems Apple's servers weren't quite ready for the workout they got from would-be early adopters of its newest iPhone. Preorders through Verizon Wireless and AT&T largely started without a hitch at midnight, though some customers on Twitter have since complained about issues. Those problems were nothing compared to the issues experienced by Sprint and T-Mobile customers. The Sprint and T-Mobile sites were still down for many users nearly two hours after presales were slated to start. Access to Sprint's site faded in and out, while the T-Mobile site continued to display a form to register for a reminder for when the preorders began. Some people joked on Twitter that they "might as well wait for the iPhone 6S now." Apple's store itself was down for a few hours, too.
The ironic thing is that NFC isn't anything new. All my recent Android phones have had the ability to use NFC, and my HTC One M8 can use an app that sits on the SIM card, called ISIS (poor name, ironically) that can handle payments in a secure manner (the SIM card does all the processing, so even if the phone is compromised, the PIN used is not stored/used on the phone. Of course, I'm sure malware can log the PIN, but it is as secure as any other wallet mechanism.) My biggest beef about it is that you can only use it with Amex or a Wells Fargo credit card.
The reason why NFC payments have not taken off in the US is because there are many standards. PayPal has one. Google Wallet has one. The ideal would be to have a standard on one or two that all merchants can easily take. If the merchant has to buy new expensive equipment to handle it, they won't. Since Chip and PIN is coming in 2015, it would be nice to see at least 1-2 standard NFC payment mechanisms be commonplace as most card swipe machines will have to be replaced anyway.
To me, I don't see anything interesting about the 6 and 6+ that would make it worth jumping from an iPhone 5S or even an iPhone 5. The camera's update is a good one, but the new CPU doesn't mean much, and the growing form factor [1] isn't that attractive unless cargo pants became the rage.
[1]: Realistically, the growing form factor isn't due to consumer demand. It is due to needing more room for a bigger battery and surface area to disperse heat with the faster CPUs.
Incorrect.
Install itunes then Authorize the computer. then let it sync the phone. it does NOT "erase the whole phone" it simply will delete and reload all the music and videos all the photos, camera videos, and contact info remains intact.
Apps will be removed and reinstalled but the date for them will remain intact.
Read the instructions, you will find you do things right when you do that. Instead of just assuming and bumbling your way through as if you knew what you were doing.
There are three professions where being untruthful is the key to success: Lawyers, salespeople, and marketing. All three are hired to portray their client in the most favorable light possible, and the very best ones lie through their teeth. The worst of these three are the marketers because they have legions of psychologists and scientists trying to figure out the best way to lie to people.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!