[MyAppleMenu] Sep 12, 2014

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*** iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Already Selling Out, 5.5 Inch Model Quoting 3-4 Weeks Shipping ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/09/12/iphone-6-and-6-plus-already-selling-out-5-5-inch-model-particularly-constrained/>
Benjamin Mayo, 9 To 5 Mac

> Both AT&T and Verizon are quoting three week shipping delays for the Plus, meaning customers buying now won’t get their phones until around the 7th of October. At the time of writing, the iPhone 6 is still available. At Apple’s own store, it seems like the 64 GB iPhone 6 Plus and the 128 GB iPhone 6 Plus is now also unavailable. However, the exact nature of supply is unclear due to the ongoing website issues.



*** Apple Drives The Internet Insane With Failed iPhone 6 Pre-orders ***
<http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6139369/apple-iphone-6-pre-order-fail>
Tom Warren, The Verge

> Apple’s online store in the US was down for two hours and 25 minutes, leaving customers who stayed up late rather frustrated. Online Apple Stores outside the US appear to have been unaffected by the troubles.



*** Yahoo News Digest Goes Universal For iPad With New Katie Couric Video Show ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/09/yahoo-news-digest-goes-universal-for-ipad-with-new-katie-couric-video-show>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** It’s Not About Time ***
<http://www.economist.com/news/business/21616975-traditional-watchmakers-are-confident-they-can-see-apples-new-bauble-its-not-about-time>
The Economist

> Smartwatches are a mere “information tool” that say “nothing special” about the wearer, says Jean-Claude Biver, chairman of Hublot, a Swiss brand owned by LVMH, a big luxury group. They become obsolete as soon as the technology advances. Swiss watchmakers, on the other hand, are selling “eternity in a box.”



*** Will Stores Warm Up To Apple Pay? ***
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/will-stores-warm-up-to-apple-pay-1410392952>
Daisuke Wakabayashi and Greg Bensinger, Wall Street Journal

> Apple Inc. has lined up an impressive list of banks and credit-card issuers to support its new mobile-payment service. Now all it needs is more merchants, and customers.



*** Reluctant Reformation ***
<http://www.economist.com/news/business/21616967-apple-becoming-very-different-company-and-not-just-because-its-newly-unveiled>
The Economist

> Umberto Eco, an Italian novelist, once compared Apple’s platform to Catholicism and Microsoft’s to Protestantism. The Macintosh, he wrote, “tells the faithful how they must proceed, step by step”. By contrast, Windows “allows free interpretation of scripture...and takes for granted the idea that not all can achieve salvation.” This still rings true today, but Apple is clearly going through a Reformation.



*** Eulogy For The iPod Classic ***
<http://tidbits.com/article/15065?rss=&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=tidbits>
Josh Centers, TidBITS



*** Tim Cook Tells USA TODAY: 'This Is Epic' ***
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/09/09/tim-cook-interview-usa-today/15312749/>
Marco della Cava, USA Today

> "We didn't make the first mp3, smartphone or tablet. But you can say we made the first modern mp3, smartphone and tablet," he says. "And I think now we're making the first modern smartwatch. So I think that from that point of view, history is repeating itself. When people look at this (Apple Watch), it's kind of hard to buy anything else. It all of a sudden defines the category."
> Apple's new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus both feature larger screens reminiscent of competitors' devices. By design, says Cook. "It's an incredible opportunity for us to switch people from Android to iOS. So yes, this is epic. It is epic," he says.



*** iPwned: How Easy Is It To Mine Apple Services, Devices For Data? ***
<http://arstechnica.com/features/2014/09/ipwned-mining-iphones-icloud-for-personal-data-is-terrifying-simple/>
Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica

> As things stand right now, a determined attacker will still find plenty of ways to get to iPhone data. They need to gain physical access to the device, or harvest or crack credentials to do so. But there are ways to do this that won't alert the victim. The weakest links are components of the iCloud service.



*** TuneMob Syncs Multiple Devices To Play Surround Sound Music ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/09/11/tunemob-syncs-multiple-devices-to-play-surround-sound-music/>
George Tinari, TUAW



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*** Staging Shakespeare In A Pit, And Other Dubious Calls ***
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/books/the-emerald-light-in-the-air-stories-by-donald-antrim.html?partner=rss&emc=rss>
Dwight Garner, New York Times

> Here, too, the mood is a bit more restrained, as if a yoga instructor had begun to teach Mr. Antrim how to breathe. I will not accuse him of mellowing. If his plotting is less berserk, his prose is as exacting as ever.



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