Apple has just published the opening weekend sales numbers for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and has set a new record, with 10 million iPhones being sold, collectively.
Along with all the excitement of iOS 8 landing last week, there was a tinge of ire caused by a few very vocal people that mistakenly believed that the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system had deleted the majority of their photos. The confusion came from the removal of the Camera Roll from Apple's Photos app, with it being replaced by the rather ominously named 'Recently Added.'
We do enjoy a nice iPhone wallpaper here at RP, and that's exactly what the 'Stainless Steel Apple Logo Wallpapers' are. They're free, and you're going to want to download them!
We're just a day and a few hours into the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus lifecycle life, but already there's one question that is on everyone's lips: just which of Apple's two new phones is proving the most popular amongst buyers?
Apple's iOS 8 is out into the wild, and many of you will have already picked up the update, but while some of the new features are fairly obvious, you mightn't have picked up on some of the neat quirks that are concealed beneath the surface. Thus, we've compiled a list of a few great hidden iOS 8 features, and if you want to make the most out of your iOS device's latest update, be sure to join us after the leap.
Investing an an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus will be an expensive gig, whether you decide to pay for the handset fully up front, or split the cost over a contract with one of the many carriers that offer them. With the price of a 128GB iPhone 6 Plus running up a bill of almost $1,000 unlocked, it's reasonable to suggest that a sizeable portion of iPhone 6 buyers will want to keep their device beyond the one-year shelf life, which also coincides with the duration of the manufacturer warranty. After that year is up, there's a good chance that you might have to pay for repairs, and now, Apple has divulged the price list for out-of-warranty iPhone 6 and 6 Plus repairs.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have finally been released, but while the rush of sales may greatly increase Apple's bank balance, market share and ecosystem, there are also some benefits to be had by those rivaling the Cupertino company. Given Apple's plans to roll out iCloud Drive completely along with OS X 10.10 Yosemite in the near future, the battle of the cloud storage services has well and truly commenced, and as new iPhone owners await iCloud Drive's big launch, fierce rival Microsoft has sniffed an opportunity to point consumers in the direction of OneDrive. In what the Xbox maker describes as "a limited time offer" - one that will end before October's iCloud Drive formal rollout - iPhone users can enjoy 30GB of storage for free, with 15GB of basic space allied to 15 GB "camera roll bonus."
The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are well and truly here, and judging by the long lines seen across the world today outside numerous stores, Apple has yet another hit on their hands. But there are still a few lingering questions regarding the device which are begging to be answered, and the one that tops our list is: is the T-Mobile iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus - available on the Apple Store - fully carrier unlocked?
Battery retention is a crucially important factor in owning a mobile device, and although the capacity of a battery plays a significant role in determining how long your smartphone or tablet will be able to play games, surf the Web or make calls, it's not the only consideration that should be made. As well as the efficiency of the processor, software can also be optimized for better battery performance, and given that Apple has just bumped its software version from iOS 7.1.2, we'd expect that battery has also improved, right?
Although the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are fairly similar for the most part, there are a number of subtle differences. The display size discrepancy is the most obvious, but it's hard to base a purchasing decision on this factor alone given the number of perks iPhone 6 Plus owners will be able to laud over their iPhone 6-wielding buddies. The rear-facing cameras of each boast 8-megapixel sensors, but critically, the 6 Plus offers optical image stabilization, or OIS, and with both handsets having just gone on sale, we can now get our first proper look at the point-and-shoot experiences of each.
