Apple 9-9-14 Conference Thread (iPhone 6: 4.7" & 5.5", iWatch) Highlights in OP

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My first impressions is that this is the most beautiful piece of technology I've ever owned. :wow:

That screen >>> :ohlawd:

To think a few hours ago I was using that shyt 4S as my main phone. My God that thing looks like a complete joke, a toy phone now. :wow:

TouchID >>>>>>>>>>>>>

That camera looks amazing :damn:

I won't lie this thing is a handful but I'm sure I'll get used to it as time goes on. :obama:

@Hiphoplives4eva You got yours yet?
2 days max.
 

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‘WireLurker’ virus hits iPhones and iPads
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An internet security researcher has warned of a new computer virus targeting Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Macintosh computers, particularly in China. Hundreds of thousands of Apple customers may already be affected.

Silicon Valley-based Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday published a research paper warning that WireLurker, as it is calling the malicious software, “heralds a new era in malware attacking Apple’s desktop and mobile platforms”.

The infection follows a significant cyber attack against Apple’s iCloud network in China last month, just as its new iPhone 6 went on sale there.

WireLurker gets its name from its ability to cross from a Macintosh to one of Apple’s mobile devices via a USB cable. Apple’s desktop and laptop computers can be infected by apps downloaded from Maiyadi, a third-party alternative to Apple’s tightly controlled Mac App Store.

Once a Mac is infected, the malware can affect a connected iPhone or iPad. This involves a technique for installing apps outside the usual App Store that is usually reserved for companies which want to give employees bespoke software for internal use, known as “enterprise provisioning”.

More than 400 Mac apps have been infected and downloaded more than 350,000 times, Palo Alto said, making the virus the “biggest in scale we have ever seen” of its kind.

“WireLurker is capable of stealing a variety of information from the mobile devices it infects and regularly requests updates from the attackers command and control server,” said Claud Xiao, a Palo Alto researcher, in a blogpost. “This malware is under active development and its creator’s ultimate goal is not yet clear.”

Apple has made security and privacy one of the biggest selling points of its recent iOS 8 software update. The encryption used by its iMessage and FaceTime apps was rated above rivals from Google and Facebook in a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation this week, though has received criticism from law enforcement agencies and national security officials.

However, Apple faces a growing number of security challenges in China. Last month, chief executive Tim Cook met officials in Beijing to discuss data security, after hackers tried to intercept Apple customers’ usernames and passwords as they logged into its iCloud website.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment about WireLurker.

Last month, it issued a warning to customers that it was “aware of intermittent organised network attacks” to steal iCloud users’ personal data and said it was “deeply committed to protecting our customers’ privacy and security”.
 

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my family plan is makin my situation all kinds of complicated...

they say the ship date is Dec 4 - 11 :damn: and the way my account setup it will only ship to my ppl house (2-3hours away)

or I could wait a couple weeks to order to see if any phones become available for instore pickup in Orlando (goin to a Magic game so ill be out there for a few days)... I feel chances of a gold 64gb 6 plus chillin there til im able to make moves is slim to none tho.

help me out breh brehs :patrice:

edit: OR I could get a 6 in 7-10 bidness days...

Is the plus worth a month long wait ??? Need real answers. (Upgrading from a 4s btw)
 
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my family plan is makin my situation all kinds of complicated...

they say the ship date is Dec 4 - 11 :damn: and the way my account setup it will only ship to my ppl house (2-3hours away)

or I could wait a couple weeks to order to see if any phones become available for instore pickup in Orlando (goin to a Magic game so ill be out there for a few days)... I feel chances of a gold 64gb 6 plus chillin there til im able to make moves is slim to none tho.

help me out breh brehs :patrice:

edit: OR I could get a 6 in 7-10 bidness days...

Is the plus worth a month long wait ??? Need real answers. (Upgrading from a 4s btw)


Man I would just wait. fukk all that stress.
 

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my family plan is makin my situation all kinds of complicated...

they say the ship date is Dec 4 - 11 :damn: and the way my account setup it will only ship to my ppl house (2-3hours away)

or I could wait a couple weeks to order to see if any phones become available for instore pickup in Orlando (goin to a Magic game so ill be out there for a few days)... I feel chances of a gold 64gb 6 plus chillin there til im able to make moves is slim to none tho.

help me out breh brehs :patrice:

edit: OR I could get a 6 in 7-10 bidness days...

Is the plus worth a month long wait ??? Need real answers. (Upgrading from a 4s btw)
Get the 6 Plus

As long as you dont order a Space Grey model it shouldn't take that long.It took 10 days to get my Gold 64gig 6Plus

Sign up for UPS MyChoice or whatever its called

When your phone ships just sign in to UPS and change the shipping address or you can get them to hold it at your local ups location
 

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Got damn. So i've been using this phone for the past few days and i'm fukking impressed. This phone is damn near perfect. Light weight, beautiful screen, great camera, Feels awesome to touch, screen is hyper sensitive and accurate. Truly a marvelous device. Then the thing runs so amazing fluid. Android users really have no idea what they're missing out. Apps load in seconds. Graphical animations whip across the screen with no hesitation. Apps launch and close with ease. The phone is simply a joy to use.

However the phone is WAY too overpriced. I paid 1050 for mine. My surface pro 3 cost 1500. Not sure why these phones are approaching laptop prices...:snoop:
 
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