Tag Archives: iPhone

New Yorkers Line up For iPhone 6

ABC News reports on Twitter that iPhone 6 lines are blocks long at all five Manhattan Apple stores this morning.  Above is the four block-long line at Meatpacking District store, where fans have been camped out for days. Industry watchers estimate that as many as ten million phones will have been sold by Sunday. The first retail sale was made …

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iPhone 6 Line Begins In NYC

The iPhone 6 presumably doesn’t go on sale until September 19th, but a handful of folks have been in line outside the Manhattan flagship Apple store for several days. They’re being paid to be there. Joseph Cruz and Brian Ceballo arrived in front of Apple’s glass cube on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, August 31. They brought tarps, chairs, …

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New JMG Mobile Interface Launches

We launched a new mobile interface for JMG today. Don’t freak out if you don’t like it – just hit the “desktop” button at the top and you’ll be returned to the regular version. The new interface supports the following devices at this stage: iPad (Mobile Safari on iOS 5+, Chrome on iOS 5+) iPhone (Mobile Safari on iOS 5+, …

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The Robots Have A New Hat

Even diehard Apple fanboys should love this. Really cute. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

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The Voice Of Siri Comes Forward

CNN reports: Her name is Susan Bennett and she lives in suburban Atlanta. Apple won’t confirm it. But Bennett says she is Siri. Professionals who know her voice, have worked with her and represent her legally say she is Siri. And an audio-forensics expert with 30 years of experience has studied both voices and says he is “100%” certain the …

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Can A Penis Unlock An iPhone?

If it can be done with a cat’s paw and with a human nipple, why not see if it works with a penis? According to Manhunt, it does. All the usual “hey, this link might get you fired” warnings apply. Especially for the video. And the animated gif.

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Brawl At California Apple Store

There was a brawl outside a Pasadena Apple store yesterday after a man refused to pay dozens of homeless people the $40 he’d promised each of them for waiting in line for the new iPhone. Two people were already arrested for fighting in the long line outside the Pasadena store before dozens of people hired from a nearby homeless shelter …

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New Hat Fever In NYC

Mashable reports: Apple’s flagship store in New York City always attracts a big crowd on launch days, but the line for the new iPhones this year hit a new record. There were 1,417 people in line for the launch at the flagship store as of 8 a.m. ET Friday, according to Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, who has …

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Kitty Paws Can Unlock New iPhone

A product tester at Techcrunch added a cat as an authorized user for the new iPhone. The cat’s paw worked, and while it encountered more frequent failures than did a fingerprint, it was able to unlock the phone again repeatedly when positioned correctly on the sensor. Note that no other paw pads would unlock the device, and that cats essentially …

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First Ad For The New iPhone

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Wil Wheaton On New iPhone

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She’s Got A New Hat!

Here’s a live-stream of today’s iPhone announcement. UPDATE: The live-stream has concluded. Details about the new $99 phone are here.

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New App: Gay Haiku

Joel Derfner’s hit book is now an iPhone app.

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More Mildly Interesting Trivia

Just over 25% of all JMG readers access the site via mobile devices. That’s about five times the number of mobile readers as two years ago. Above is the breakdown of the ten most-popular brands. No surprises here. Interestingly, the Nook and the Kindle are far down the list at 52 and 67, respectively.  Google Analytics tracks 500 models of …

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Orthodox Rabbis: iPhones Aren’t Kosher

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Apple CEO: Sorry About That Map App

Apple CEO Tim Cook has posted an apology on the company’s home page: At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are …

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Photo Of The Day

Buzzfeed has posted a photo compilation of Apple employees around the world cheering for customers as they exit with their new iPhone. The above NYC employees don’t seem to notice that their customer’s t-shirt is advertising a website that specializes in buying yesterday’s now-useless model.

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NYPD At Apple Stores

Gothamist reports that the NYPD is working the massive lines outside today’s iPhone 5 launch at Manhattan’s Apple stores. The cops are there to help folks register their phones as part of a campaign to thwart the rash of robberies on the subway. Operation ID is provided to the public at no cost. Officers register the serial number of valuable …

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Fox News Discovers New iPhone Features

And this is their NYC flagship station.(Tipped by JMG reader Ralph)

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Banned iPhone 5 Promo

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