TT Jul 31, 2014 comment

http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/180606/Apple_Store_coming_to_Franklin_Park

"hopefully, something faster than the snail like speed of my current 4S with 3G"

A fun conspiracy theory from a Jul 27, 2014 NY Times story

I often grumble to my graduate students that every time a new iPhone comes out, my existing iPhone seems to slow down.

Laura Trucco, a Ph.D. student in economics at Harvard, followed a hunch. She wanted to see whether my experience was unique.

When people become frustrated with a slow phone, she reasoned, they search Google to figure out what to do about it. So, in theory, data on how often people search for “iPhone slow,” as provided by Google Trends, can measure the frustration globally.

The charts show the results, which are, to say the least, striking. In the top chart, there are six distinct spikes, and they correspond to releases of new iPhones.

At a minimum, this shows that my experience is not unique. Yet that’s all it shows: People suddenly feel that their phone is slowing down. It doesn’t show that our iPhones actually became slower.

Wouldn’t many business owners love to make their old product less useful whenever they released a newer one? When you sell the device and control the operating system, that’s an option [through software updates].

"Unless, of course, our mayor and city council find a way to screw it up - food truck style."

No problems will occur unless the mayor and city council learn that iPhones are assembled in China.

Jul 31, 2014 MacRumors story :

Apple may be planning to launch the iPhone 6 on Tuesday, October 14.

Apple is also said to planning a media event for Tuesday, September 16.

... a report last week claimed that Apple is planning a mid-September event for the iPhone 6 and iOS 8, which would be followed by an October event showcasing the iWatch, OS X Yosemite, new iPads, and new Macs.

It is unknown if an October release for the iPhone 6 would include both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch version, as recent rumors have pointed toward several production issues plaguing the larger model.

It is possible that the 5.5-inch may launch later in the year or in 2015 after Apple can produce enough devices.

In addition to a larger screen, both versions of the iPhone 6 are expected to feature a thinner profile, a faster A8 processor, and an improved camera.

"4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 mockups compared to iPhone 5s"

What will the iWatch look like? People enjoy designing concept images.

"iWatch concept by Todd Hamilton"

"Traditional watch-style iWatch concept by Gábor Balogh"

My main news app on the iPhone is Circa, and it should transition well to the iWatch.

But really, as long as Yo works on the iWatch, that's all that matters.

---

forgot to add this video link to the one iWatch concept image.

http://vimeo.com/84381995