Iphone Event Tomorrow!

[ynrozturk]

What a dismal failure for Apple.

[demik]

64bit chip.

For Facebook posts and instagram uploads.  Their color choices are hideous too. Less pastel Apple!!

[kenmai9]

64 bit ?

[Tym]

Saw this leak when I woke up! Link HERE

Touch ID scanner, its a fingerprint scanner which they have already announced.

[ynrozturk]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

[demik]

Well you aren't their demographic.

[jwaz]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

[demik]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

[YoungMichael88]

Was anyone really expecting anything different from this "S" release than any previous "S" release? The "S" is their stepping stone phone and always has been. I'm going to buy the 64GB version and I'm actually pretty excited about the 64-bit processor and finger print sensor, slightly better battery and improved camera. If you were expecting anything different then you obviously don't know Apple.

[DamienG]

You're excited about a 64-bit processor? Why exactly?

[)amien

[jwaz]

You're excited about a 64-bit processor? Why exactly?

[)amien

Cause it's double 32

[YoungMichael88]

why shouldn't I be excited about a more powerful phone?

[baldgye]

Most of what I said wasn't an argument, it was a fact.

1. Android users have had that technology for years.
2. Apple has spent way too much time and money in lawsuits than in R&D.
3. Most Chinese people still won't be able to afford a $400 phone.
4. The Nexus 4 was $300 at launch, and it's even cheaper now. And it has a better CPU and better screen.

Those aren't arguments. Those are facts.

lulz they all seem like legit facts to me....

[Findecanor]

The "64-bit processor" has a new instruction set for "64-bit code". The new instructions are supposedly running faster than old code on the same CPU. That's basically it.

Other than that, I was pretty underwhelmed by the product announcements.

We had a spare silicone iphone case laying around at the office at work a couple of years ago. Dust stuck to it easily, it was disgusting.

[baldgye]

Not really sure what people expect, Apple is doing nothing new in making a faster better iPhone 5.... and hell if you want a cheap iPhone you now can get one that isn't 2 generations old.

Seems like a pretty good deal to me...

[demik]

I used to be an apple hater but then i didn't see any checks from anybody using Android so I stopped giving a ****.

[esoomenona]

I used to be an apple hater but then i didn't see any checks from anybody using Android so I stopped giving a ****.

"I feel like there's still Androids that owe me checks"

[DamienG]

The main advantage of a 64-bit processor is the ability to address more than 4GB of memory. In order to be able to do that pointers are twice as big. Which actually uses more memory (not twice as much a lot of memory usage is not pointers).

Basically it's of little use on an iPhone right now. Improved power consumption would have a been a better idea.

[)amien

[tipo33]

I am more disappointed about the European pricing.

[badcop]

iphone 5 user here and i'm pretty underwhelmed.  i've been eyeing the galaxy 4 for a few months now i think android is where i'm going to end up fairly soon.

[YoungMichael88]

The main advantage of a 64-bit processor is the ability to address more than 4GB of memory. In order to be able to do that pointers are twice as big. Which actually uses more memory (not twice as much a lot of memory usage is not pointers).

Basically it's of little use on an iPhone right now. Improved power consumption would have a been a better idea.

[)amien

I would imagine it would improve multi-tasking as well, no?

[baldgye]

I am more disappointed about the European pricing.

Why? You enjoy a higher standard of living

[tipo33]

I am more disappointed about the European pricing.

Why? You enjoy a higher standard of living

Something like that

[ynrozturk]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

Yes, it's absolutely hilarious.

Or maybe I'm a competitive gamer? No, that would never even cross your mind now, would it..

[Thimplum]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

Yes, it's absolutely hilarious.

Or maybe I'm a competitive gamer? No, that would never even cross your mind now, would it..

Razer BlackWidow? Competitive? lulz

[ynrozturk]

Unfortunately I live in a country where my only options for a local mech keyboard is Razer and Logitech. That's it. So I picked a TKL model, which is better than nothing. Importing a Filco or whatever would cost me around $400. Don't be so quick to judge. I am not as spoiled with options as a lot of people here are.

[KangarooZombies]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

Yes, it's absolutely hilarious.

Or maybe I'm a competitive gamer? No, that would never even cross your mind now, would it..

dude r u liek plat in league of legends?

pls teach me B)

how do i play games competitive like u

[ynrozturk]

EASY BRO LET ME SHOW U

[baldgye]

When ever I need to be competitive, I always go for Razer.

[Thimplum]

Ah...

If it's the only thing that you can get, that's ok. I had just read it as something like:

"I'm a great gamer. I've a razer blackwidow and it's the best board ever. It looks bad*** and it's got those hot **** macro keys. Sup."

[ynrozturk]

Ah...

If it's the only thing that you can get, that's ok. I had just read it as something like:

"I'm a great gamer. I've a razer blackwidow and it's the best board ever. It looks bad*** and it's got those hot **** macro keys. Sup."

Nope, it's all which is available to us unfortunately. A few months after I picked this up the Zowie board was available with Browns - I would have picked that up instead had I known it was going to be an option.

If I told you how much I'll be paying for a HHKB2 your heart would skip a beat I'm sure.

[demik]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

Yes, it's absolutely hilarious.

Or maybe I'm a competitive gamer? No, that would never even cross your mind now, would it..

Sponsored? Or personal choice? As if hype isnt tagged on stuff directed at gamers.

Same **** Apple does. they have a demo that feels smart when they throw fancy words at them and obviously you aren't part of it so relax with the anger.

[DamienG]

I would imagine it would improve multi-tasking as well, no?

It's possible the chip has other improvements that might help with power and performance but they'd be unrelated to the 64-bit feature.

The iPhone 5S is reported as having 1GB of RAM. Even giving 1GB for the OS that's still only 50% usage of the addressable space. And of course unlike a PC you can't upgrade it.

Either they have other plans for this chip that requires the address space or they just figured do it now rather than in 24 months when they start shipping phones that need it.

[)amien

[ynrozturk]

He is also using quite hyped up gaming gear according to his sig. so that's funny.

Yes, it's absolutely hilarious.

Or maybe I'm a competitive gamer? No, that would never even cross your mind now, would it..

Sponsored? Or personal choice? As if hype isnt tagged on stuff directed at gamers.

Same **** Apple does. they have a demo that feels smart when they throw fancy words at them and obviously you aren't part of it so relax with the anger.

Read my above post. I always shy very very far away from things labelled like "for gamers" or "DJ headphones"

As for the Apple thing, I'm not angry at all. I just find it amusing that people go crazy over a phone and lines like "IT'S THE MOST INNOVATIVE DEVICE EVER" are just downright hilarious.

[Thimplum]

As for the Apple thing, I'm not angry at all. I just find it amusing that people go crazy over a phone and lines like "IT'S THE MOST INNOVATIVE DEVICE EVER" are just downright hilarious.

same

[hashbaz]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

[baldgye]

So anyone here going to upgrade to the newer phones or wait a year for the iPhone 6? ...it leave iOS all together??

[DamienG]

I'll no doubt be using iOS 7 on my iPad but will stick with the Nexus 4 for calls right now.

[)amien

[demik]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

Haters and fans, they both need to get a life.

[Lanx]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

[Tym]

Oi baldguy, I was quoting you this morning. Get a galaxy, I can't look at iPhone screens anymore they're too small.

[hashbaz]

Yep.  Now that I'm used to my S3, iPhones just look like cute little toys.

[Tym]

Wait a second,

iPhone 5c USA
$99  (=£62)

iPhone 5c UK
£469 (=$737)

Last time I checked $99 =/= $737

What am I missing ?

[vun]

Wait a second,

iPhone 5c USA
$99  (=£62)

iPhone 5c UK
£469 (=$737)

Last time I checked $99 =/= $737

What am I missing ?

plans?

[ynrozturk]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

[vun]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

Techno-illiterate people are still allowed to buy tech, heavens forbid that someone caters them.

[sth]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

whatever, dude.

[ynrozturk]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

Techno-illiterate people are still allowed to buy tech, heavens forbid that someone caters them.

Congrats on totally missing the point.

[sth]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

Techno-illiterate people are still allowed to buy tech, heavens forbid that someone caters them.

Congrats on totally missing the point.

whatever, dude.

[vun]

“The 5S is the most forward thinking of our devices; in fact, it might be the most forward-thinking device ever”

I'm sick and tired of Apple insulting our intelligence.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same anti/pro mac rhetoric as I've heard for the last decade plus. Clearly it isn't for you... why keep posting about it?

This. ^^

The only thing more annoying than Apple fanboys is Apple hateboys.

I disagree on a pure hatred level, apple fanbois are the worst in the world, this is coming from my background as a computer salesman (before apple stores came about 5 years ago). I mean it was 100% easy too to sift out a mac vs pc person. We sold pc's in the front of the store and macs in the back, but everyone came through the same door, we were all 100% correct when we said, you want a mac? go back there. (most of us pc sales weren't allowed and didn't ever want to deal with mac ppl, if i wanted to... i could sell a mac) damn mac fanboi's are the worst, at least back then in the early 2000's, if they looked weird or looked like a hippie or had more than 3 piercings, they loved macs. Everyone of them were stupid too, "i need a mac", i'd say "why?", they'd say "i need a mac". They didn't know! they were too dumb to know. why was a G4 better for video editing? maybe because for the extra $1000 price premium it was using scsi drives instead... NOPE, "it looks pretty"

I mean really, you could be a salesman/woman from Sephora (the makeup company) and you could sell a mac. It's sad too b/c you'd make 3x more selling a mac vs. a pc or laptop cuz you'd be selling a comparable 3k pc to a 6k mac, and the mac ppl would ALWAYS buy the extended warranty, they were mega dumb! "you have to protect your mac" But i couldn't deal with mac fanboi's, not at 21, i would have had to put on my stupid hat for too long just to talk to them.

That's pretty much been my experience with them as well. Most don't even know why they're buying a Macbook Pro, other than it looks "cool"

One of my old web developers insisted that his iPad Mini had a retina display. I showed him the spec sheet and he was like "No, this has a retina display" and I was like "Whatever, dude"

Techno-illiterate people are still allowed to buy tech, heavens forbid that someone caters them.

Congrats on totally missing the point.

Then please explain your point, because from what I could tell it's that you take issue with people buying apple because it looks cool. And if that's what they wanna do, I say let them.