Category Archives: Apple
The Big Reveal: iOS 6 Availability In Your Time Zone
Here’s something!
IPhoneInCanada.Ca has come across a chart via Fortune.Com that indicates when iOS 6 will be available for download in your time zone.
If all goes according to plan, this chart is “on the money” but who knows what Apple
will do at this point?
When I woke up this morning, the Software Update tab was missing in my Settings App. Then, it magically reappeared about 5 minutes later. I am sure it was just a case of the pre-update jitters, but let’s hope it’s still there come update time!
Once again, iOS 6 update will work with iPhone 3G/4/4S, iPod 4th generation and iPad 2/new iPad.
Naturally, if you are purchasing the iPhone 5 or new iPod Touch, these devices will already have iOS 6 in their system.
Do you have download fever? I sure do! Ninety minutes to go as of this writing!
The September 12th, 2012 Apple Event: Live Blog Via Mashable.Com
The Apple iPhone Event is finally here and so am I! So, I am going to be hanging out over at Mashable.Com, AllThingsD.Com and iMore.Com where their superb tech staff will be covering the entire proceedings from inside the Yerba Buena Center.
Last evening, the Wall Street Journal had this to say:
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek: “While there may be fewer surprises than there have been in prior years (as the number of leaks seem to be uncharacteristically high this time around), we still see numerous catalysts for the shares to perform well over the next couple months and the next year.”
Misek, who has a $900 price target on Apple, sees virtually no chance that the company will announce iTV at this event. But he does forecast several other events that may take place: “9/12 iPhone 5 announcement, 9/14 preordering starts, 9/21 retail sales start, 9/23 announcement of first weekend sales, 9/28 announcement of the first week’s sales, by 10/10 invitation for the iPad mini event, mid-Oct iPad mini announcement, 10/23 likely release of CQ3 earnings results, end-Oct iPad mini launch.”
Hmm – no mention of the iPad Mini at this event? I don’t know, that just seems weird and almost disappointing considering all the hype surrounding it. Mind you, we are only a month away from the proposed October date, so it’s close enough. But, a mention would be great. Something to tangibly anticipate and plan for as the holiday season approaches.
Live blog on the inside starting at 10:00 A.M. Pacific
The Eve Of Apple’s iPhone 5 Event: The Longest Twenty-Four Hours Ever.
Tick tock, tick tock! Anyone else looking at the clock today? Is it moving a tad slower than usual?
That’s because the mother of all tech events, the Apple iPhone 5 announcement, is just twenty-four hours away.
And the stories and the mania continue as, once again, everyone tries to predict just what Apple has in store, so to speak, for their avid consumers.
If I look at another mock-up video or read another article predicting what the new iPhone will resemble, not to mention the highly publicized refresh of the iPods and iPad, I think I may be straight-jacketed here. I just can’t take it anymore. Nun, uh!
However, one thing is certain. This iPhone and very possible multi-product event will break records in sales and create a fervor like never before.
The iPhone 5 was the last project with which the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, was intimately involved from start to finish. This fact alone will spur consumers to shell out money for this device.
It is an historically significant product and, even as time advances further exciting technological discoveries, this iPhone will never leave my house. It is steeped in history and memories that are irreplaceable.
Below, you will find links to important resource sites that will keep you informed of the September 12th event:
I hope to live blog as well as I usually just head on over to Mashable.Com and add information on GrannieTheGeek.Com via their excellent sources.
So, if for some reason you cannot access their busy site, then rest assured that Grannie The Geek has your little ‘ole back covered and will provide information as it is released.
Amazon Pushes The Right Consumer Buttons With The Release Of Their New Kindle Products
With the release of it’s new Kindle products this afternoon, Amazon proved why it has been such a strong and steady force in the technological realm.
And, it makes us wonder what Apple has in store for us on September 12th. Will it out-Amazon Amazon, especially with consumer-friendly prices?
The Mystery Of The Shadowy Number 5 In The Apple September 12th Invite
Earlier today, I wrote an article about the upcoming Apple Event on September 12th.
I mentioned that, perhaps, the shadowed reflection of the Number 5 in the media invite may not be referring to the new iPhone but rather to 5 new products.
It was just a theory but suddenly it has taken on a life of its own.
Now, it appears, that Apple may issue several new iPod products in addition to the iPhone. And, it doesn’t seem so far-fetched to think that the iPad Mini may make an appearance as well.
Personally, I found an October release for the iPad Mini a little late in the season. I don’t know about you, but I shop early and, when weighing in the supply and demand for these products, i want to make sure that my Apple gifts arrive early rather than late.
Early October would work but mid to late October would be dicey. Plus the competitors are releasing tablet products in September so why would Apple wait to release it’s new iPad Mini?
And we can’t forget the rumored refresh of the new iPad.
Yes, a 5 – product announcement at the September 12th Event seems even more plausible. An iPhone, a refresh of the new iPad, an iPad Mini and a couple of iPods. And, let’s throw in a new Apple TV as well – just for fun.
If I was a betting gal, I would place my bucks on 5 products. How about you?
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