As of yesterday, February 11th, you now have the right to unlock your phone, provided you meet some basic criteria. Read on for the relevant links.
iPhone
Apple’s product distortion field
Jason Snell, writing for Six Colors:
Even if iPhones do get replaced at a much faster pace than Macs and iPads, it’s undeniable that most iPhone users don’t have a Mac. Your average Apple customer is an iPhone user.
An excellent read.
Tim Cook on iPhone sales
A quick walkthrough of Apple’s numbers, plus some thoughts on Tim Cook’s respond to an analyst question on the iPhone
On the public nature of your personal iPhone contact info
Apple makes your contact info available via Siri, even on a locked screen.
Help return a lost iPhone with Siri
Good tip from OSXDaily.
Latest iPhone 6 to 6 Plus sales ratio numbers for China and the US
The latest numbers showing relative sales of the iPhone 6 versus the 6 Plus.
Apple devices and a constant for battery life
Jason Snell offers an interesting analysis on the daily battery expectancy for iOS devices.
iPhone separation anxiety
This study at the University of Missouri is making its way around the blogosphere. Not sure I agree with the science.
On the iOS storage lawsuit
There’s been a lot of discussion about the lawsuit alleging that Apple is somehow defrauding its customers by selling a 16 Gig phone, which yields about 12 Gigs of usable space.
Ad campaign filmed entirely on the iPhone 6 Plus
The iPhone 6 Plus slow motion feature was used to create the look for the ad campaign from luxury skincare brand Erno Laszlo.
Apple and IBM deliver first wave of apps from new partnership
The apps are vertical in nature, targeting specific industries such as travel, banking, and insurance. They are built with a combination of IBM’s vertical savvy and Apple design skills.
Three months with the iPhone 6 Plus
“Wow!”
That was my initial reaction to the iPhone 6 Plus when I held it after the event in Cupertino. It was so big—I was positive that I would opt for the more compact iPhone 6. I was wrong. […]
Austin Mann’s gift guide for iPhone photographers
An excellent, curated list of gifts for the iPhone photographer, put together by one of the best.
The Apple Watch and Moore’s Law
Jean-Louis Gassée, writing for Monday Note:
At the medium to low end, the impact of Moore’s law was nearly lethal. Smartphone cameras have become both so good and so convenient…that they have displaced almost all other consumer picture taking devices.
How will Moore’s Law affect the Apple Watch?
Future iPhone will protect itself from falls by shifting weight in mid-air
International Business Times:
A future iPhone could protect itself from falls by using the vibration motor to adjust its centre of gravity, meaning smashed screens may be a thing of the future-past.
MythBusters’ brilliant take on Gorilla Glass
Watch as MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on Gorilla Glass, the super strong glass that protects your mobile phone.
The true nature of the pixels on an iPhone 6 Plus
Ole Begemann used a closeup camera rig to take pictures of the iPhone 6 Plus screen doing its downsampling magic. Pretty pictures, and he published all his code on GitHub for folks who want to try this themselves.
V.ALRT is a panic button that automatically sends your location to up to 3 contacts
V.ALRT is a personal alert device that cause your phone to automatically dial or text message to three pre-selected contacts, sending your current location along with a canned message (such as “I’ve been in an accident”).
How to remotely disconnect your credit cards from a stolen, Apple Pay linked device
Lose your iPhone? Follow the link to learn how to unlink your credit cards from the device.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by the numbers
Interesting data from two different studies of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus buyers.
The real usable space of an iOS device
Kirk McElhearn did an experiment, doing a clean install iOS 8 on a 16 GB iPad mini (first generation). After the install (which includes Apple’s recommended apps), he’s left with just over 8 GB of usable space.
Apple and bent iPhones
Here’s one story of a bent iPhone and Apple’s response.
Apple VP Greg Joswiak talks about Apple, market share, and lessons learned
[VIDEO] Apple VP Greg Joswiak discusses market share and lessons learned with Walt Mossberg and Ina Fried at the Code/Mobile conference. Joswiak is certainly deft here, fielding questions both thoughtful and snarky. Worth watching.
Former Android VP calls iPhone 6 ‘the most beautiful smartphone ever built’
Bizarre to see the former Android VP cross over to Xiaomi and praise the iPhone 6.
Yosemite and iOS 8.1: What photographers need to know
A must read for photographers, but well worth your time, even if the most you do is take the occasional snapshot.
Apple will sell its billionth iOS device this quarter
I remember thinking, when the iPhone was first announced, what an accomplishment it would be if Apple could sell 10 million of them. A billion iOS devices is simply astonishing.
Chinese carrier offers pocket enlargement to iPhone 6 Plus customers
Yup, it’s China Unicom, the second largest mobile carrier in China. Because marketing.
What’s coming in today’s release of iOS 8.1
As detailed earlier today, Apple Pay is the biggest feature in today’s release of iOS 8.1. Along with Apple Pay and a variety of bug fixes, 8.1 will also bring 3 important new features.
On today’s release of Apple Pay
At last week’s event, Apple announced that iOS 8.1 would be released today. The iOS 8.1 feature with the biggest potential impact is, no doubt, Apple Pay.
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus heading for 36 more countries and territories
Apple’s Fastest-Ever iPhone Rollout Includes India, Mexico, South Korea & Thailand