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Apple Announces 'Let Us Loop You In' Event For March 21st (theverge.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The official Apple Events page has been updated in advance of the newly announced media event. Invitations were sent out earlier Thursday inviting members of the press to "let us loop you in." The event will be streamed using Apple's HTTP Live Streaming technology and will require an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 7.0 or later. The company is expected to announce a new, smaller iPhone SE, that will be the same size as the iPhone 5 but with improved specs like a A9 processor and 8-megapixel rear camera. In addition, Apple is expected to announce a new, smaller iPad Pro. It is rumored to feature a 9.7" display and a Smart Connector to support Smart Keyboard -- it may even be compatible with the Apple Pencil. We can expect some kind of update for the Apple Watch, most likely new Apple Watch bands. A black version of the Milanese Loop may be in the works to match the Space Black Apple Watch. Of course, Apple will talk encryption as the event is scheduled one day before the next hearing between Apple and the FBI on March 22. Apple may surprise us with new MacBooks or OS X updates but we will most likely have to wait until Apple's developer conference in June.
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The event can also be streamed from second-, third- and fourth-generation Apple TV set-top boxes. On a Mac, users must be running Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X 10.8.5 or later, and PC users must use the Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10.
In any case Pen support for the regular iPad would be nice, but unless there's some surprise addition this looks like another boring event. Apple has been busy this past year with the MacBook, Watch, iPad Pro, Apple TV, etc, but right now their entire product lineup is either too old or too new to tempt me.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
When are they going to finally come out with that line of footwear I've been hearing so much about (the iShoe)? I'm starting to think it's just vaporware.
Woww.... Apple you rocked as always. I wanted to be a part of this event.
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2 mac pro that isn't a garbage can (and garbage design, frankly)
3 mac mini with quad core, actually capable of ooomph and a couple drives, the mini old server format.
What I'm going to get is another shitty iphone.
sigh
Apple may surprise us with new MacBooks
That, or they may continue to make good money with 3 year old CPUs.
Except for the iMac, virtually the entire Mac lineup gets the advice: "don't buy" because they're all based on Intel's previous gen chips (Haswell). Skylake is nowhere in sight currently: http://buyersguide.macrumors.c... Now I have to admit, the MacBook Pro series only uses Intel's high-end integrated GPU, so they've actually been waiting on Intel the whole time. But still.
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The actual announcement is: "Let Us Lock You In"
FTFY
Consumers get to save $50 for a slightly smaller phone. It'll go over as well as the iPhone 5c
You do realize that for some folks, even the 4.7" iPhone6 and 6s are too big?
Not everyone wants a large phone or phablet.
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Apple Butt Plug.
I'll take that over an Android "Share Plan".
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You do realize that for some folks, even the 4.7" Phone6 and 6s are too big? Not everyone wants a large phone or phablet.
This. The iPhone 4 (that I had, broken now) is:
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
iPhone 5:
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
iPhone 6:
138.1 x 67.0 x 6.9 mm
Even the Xperia Z5 Compact, pretty much the only other "mini flagship" is up to:
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm
It's getting thinner, fine... but it's getting taller and wider because obviously with more space you can put in more CPU, more GPU, more RAM, more cameras, more battery, more misc chips like touch id etc. but I liked how pocket friendly it was. If Apple pulls of a high quality "mini" phone they might at least get one sale and that's me. It's pretty clear the mainstream market is more willing to compromise on size than me though.
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Agree 100%.
I got a 6S 6 months ago because my battery life on my 4 was getting short enough that it was starting to bug me.
I hate my 6S. It still feels awkward in my hands and it's tall enough that it's fallen out of my shirt pocket a number of times when I bend over to pick up my pants in the bathroom. (Obviously I'm doing it wrong!)
Wish I had waited a bit longer to get the smaller one, but the rumor on a smaller iPhone has been floating for more than a year, so I didn't think it likely until recently.
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People disliked the 5c because of its reduced memory and bargain-basement look & feel, not because of its size; the similarly sized 5 / 5s sold well enough.
I recently switched from a 5S to a 6S, but I find it a bit too big and too thin for my taste. If Apple bring back a 4" model into their lineup with full specs, fingerprint scanner, the works, having the form factor of the 5s, then that might very well be my next phone.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
Same here. I have had generations of phones. The 6S is the first phone I've had which requires being placed on a shelf, TP dispenser, or otherwise held, otherwise when using a restroom stall, it will just fall out of the trousers. Every generation before that (3, 4, 4S, 5, 5S), not an issue.
Some people just like large phones or phablets. I prefer a smaller phone, especially when using a more protective case like an Otterbox Defender, because if I'm out camping or doing some maintenance on a vehicle, I don't have to worry about something happening to the phone.
Its only pocket friendly because your pockets are too small. I'm not a big fan of the whole skinny jean hip-huggers so tight they cut the circulation off to your balls and raise your voice an octave.
In all seriousness, I understand how pockets shrink the smaller you are and you can't expect a 110b 5'1'' woman to wear baggy enough clothes to store a phablet in their pocket. However, while phones have gotten bigger, they've also gotten much thinner and many have tapered edges. My 5.7'' screen phone fits fine in my front pocket because of this, while my droid 1 from like 5 years ago was a bulky mess at half the size because of its thickness and sharp edges.
Didn't Intel say they're going for SLOWER CPUs? AFAIK 4790K is the fastest single thread x86 CPU and it is quite a few years old (it is also considerably more expensive now than it was when launched!!!).
I know, sure it isn't really the same with portables and there are energy efficiency improvements but still the point is that 3 years old CPUs aren't what they used to be so to speak :-)
I got a 6S 6 months ago because my battery life on my 4 was getting short enough that it was starting to bug me.
So you are a victim of Apple's non-replaceable battery scheme?
Consumers get to save $50 for a slightly smaller phone. It'll go over as well as the iPhone 5c
You mean the phone that outsold almost every other phone model at the time? Yeah, it's gonna be just as unsuccessful.
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I have seen very few 5C in the wild. Are you sure ?
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Its only pocket friendly because your pockets are too small. I'm not a big fan of the whole skinny jean hip-huggers so tight they cut the circulation off to your balls and raise your voice an octave.
In all seriousness, I understand how pockets shrink the smaller you are and you can't expect a 110b 5'1'' woman to wear baggy enough clothes to store a phablet in their pocket. However, while phones have gotten bigger, they've also gotten much thinner and many have tapered edges. My 5.7'' screen phone fits fine in my front pocket because of this, while my droid 1 from like 5 years ago was a bulky mess at half the size because of its thickness and sharp edges.
I'm a huge fan of skinny hip-huggers on hot looking gals everywhere, so consequently I'm supporting the appropriate sizing for the new iPhone.
Women, feel free to put on you hip huggers!
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I can attest to this. My boss has complained quite bitterly about the iPhones 5 and 6 being too big. He wishes he could keep using his 4S, although apparently it's too slow and buggy on iOS 9 to be usable anymore.
Well, step up and shake my hand.
After years of being stranded on Gingerbread, with no further updates, my wife and I switched to iPhones at the beginning of this year. I've been very happy with the change. Pleasant little surprises have revealed themselves every other week or so, like when I called my wife's phone for a test, and her iPad rang and she was able to answer from there.
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I do in fact know where you are coming from. I did say not exclusively true or something similar. In my case I switched from Android to a Blackberry Classic. In fact, that was last week. I thought I knew perfectly well what I was buying into, but I keep running into these little but totally awesome functions. Your calling me out is fair. There is a difference between playing around with devices, and digging in deep because you actually own one of any given platform for the first time. I didn't really think my way through that part of the post. But I am surprised at being currently down modded. I think there is a lot of truth in that we need detailed comparison reviews of mobile OS platforms. When I say detailed I really mean that, not superficial glances. I've never seen such an article. A friend of mine is still rocking an S4, with a fully up to date OS and it is plenty fast. Operationally you could barely tell the difference between it and the most recent model Nexus I gave up for my BlackBerry Classic, with the exception of 3d Mark, and I only know one or two people who use their phones for intensive 3d. In that area as long as I can play Sonic Dash and Open Arena I'm good.
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About the most complicated thing I think I've run on my iPhone is Hearthstone, although I may have tried Goat Simulator once.
Most non-technophiles are probably reluctant to move off a platform they are familiar with, especially something that they may need to depend on working, like a phone.
The techies that write up the reviews seem to use something for just a week or two before writing about the experience, probably due to deadlines set by their editors. Hence the reason that it's hard to find good side-by-side comparisons.
Even my wife, who has plenty of experience with her iPad, groaned when I first mentioned moving to iPhones. She didn't want to have to learn how to use a new phone. What finally convinced her was discovering that her calendar was no longer synching.
Now I'm reading about how hard it is to reliably wipe a phone, especially an older Android model. I'm considering feeding our old phones into a wood chipper :)
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As far as your old phone goes, I maintain a collection of old phones including a rather pathetic LG running 2.2.1. The hardware always seemed like too much too waste. Although I never knew what I might use them for. I recently had some, let's just say people trouble. In fact pretty recently. I looked into it and found software for all of them lets me run video surveillance. I have five old phones and they are all running lower power mode video surveillance indoors and outdoors. I was even able to toss my two old Windows Phones into the mix. So it might be worth the trouble of wiping. Even a very old phone is some mighty powerful hardware when put to the right task.
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http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/03/22/apples-iphone-5c-failure-flop-outsold-blackberry-windows-phone-and-every-android-flagship-in-q4
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