Tuesday 9 September 2014

Apple iPhone 6 announcement just hours away

Apple's big announcement later today (10 a.m., 09 September US PDT) is universally expected to include the iPhone 6. Both 4.7-inch & 5.5-inch models are expected.

On a personal note: the suggested relocation of the sleep/wake button from the top to the side will represent the loss of the only feature I miss from my iPhone 4.

All the hype:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/will-the-apple-iphone-6-be-a-crowdpleaser-or-a-flop-20140909-10ef4e.html

And a slightly different view:

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