Apple announcing new iPhones

[brooklynite]

thinner case

extended battery life

health condition monitoring

wifi phone calls

[NightWatcher]

1. I hear this one makes fresh salsa.

Oh wait, it doesn't. I'm not updating my 4s until they find a way to have it make fresh salsa with warm tortilla chips.

[Dreamer Tatum]

3. There are now something like 10 different sizes on which you can have the same user experience.

Which doesn't really seem to merit all the hullabaloo, but whatever. Apple could stick a logo on
piece of driftwood and its slaves would buy.

[NightWatcher]

6. we prefer the term "friends of the orchard"

I'll get the 6 when it goes on sale for the 7, but not one of those big ones. That would stretch out the pocket in my skinny jeans.

[onyourleft]

27. Perhaps a new...

...industry for someone, bigger pockets. I know mine aren't deep enough.

I really like your term.

[yeoman6987]

30. I still have the IPhone 4

Yes I suppose it is considered a dinosaur now but it still works well and I am happy with it. Oh sure I will upgrade to another IPhone someday but not today for sure. I am just not one of those who needs to have the latest and greatest every time.

[brooklynite]

2. Orders start Friday - delivery starts 9/19

[tridim]

4. Buy BUY BUY!

That's a gooooood consumer.

[Rex]

5. Well, nothing can be worse than Windows 8.

[tabbycat31]

7. Samsung had wifi calling as of last year

My Galaxy 4 has it and it's a lifesaver in dead zones.

[SomethingFishy]

8. I switched from iPhone to Galaxy..

and there is no going back. Like my Galaxy way better...

[hlthe2b]

11. But isn't that what Skype is for?

[Xithras]

17. Different purpose.

WiFi calling allows your phone to work even when you have no signal. Where I work, for example, my office is deep in the bowels of a heavy steel and concrete building that succeeds in blocking all cell signals unless you seek out a window. My Android devices have supported WiFi calling for years, which allows T-Mobile (my phone provider) to route calls to my phone over wifi. When the phone can't find a cell signal, it seeks out available wifi networks and uses them to connect to T-Mobiles network instead. The integration is seamless. Unless I look at my phone and check the icon, there's no way to tell whether a call is being routed over the conventional LTE network, or local wifi.

Skype allows you to communicate over wifi instead of using your cell providers network. Wifi calling allows you to use wifi AS your cell providers network.

[tabbycat31]

20. Skype is primarily video chatting

Wifi calling is just placing a phone call over the Wifi network (as opposed to say the Sprint network).

ETA to Skype, the other person also has to have it. For a wifi call, all the other person needs is a phone number (cell or landline).

[hlthe2b]

22. I use Skype all the time (here and overseas) to make free wifi telephone calls... n/t

I can see there are areas where wifi calling and Skype clearly do not overlap, though, as per your edit.

[tabbycat31]

25. I've only used Skype once

And that was a video call (it was a job interview and I had to download the software for it). I'm not too crazy about video calls in general.

Wifi calls on a Galaxy (can't speak to any other phones) don't count against your minutes (moot point for me since I have unlimited).

[Xithras]

15. My HTC Amaze had it in 2011.

And my current G3 had it last year as well.

[NightWatcher]

9. You can also get an iWatch to pair to your iPhone

so you can look at your wrist to see what time it is when it's too hard to look at the phone...THAT'S ALREADY IN YOUR HAND!!!

http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/09/technology/mobile/apple-iphone-iwatch-event/index.html

[hlthe2b]

10. Am I the only one that does NOT want a bigger phone?

Geez... Just going up the very slight increase in size from iphone 4 to iphone 5s was more than enough for me (though the thinner size made it worth it)...

Heavens... why not just carry a tablet type computer--ipad or ipad mini for ex, if screen size is that important?

The new features are nice, I suppose, but I always adopt well after the "kinks" have been id'd and fixed, so... very happy with my iphone 5s and will stay that way for some time to come.

[Warren DeMontague]

13. No, I feel the same way.

I keep mine in my pocket, mostly, and it's bad enough that Siri wants to talk to me every time I go to tie my shoes.

Literally.

[Warren DeMontague]

12. Wait... Am I supposed to squeal with ecstasy, or grind my teeth with spittle-inducing rage?

Please, TELL ME WHAT TEAM I AM ON!!!!!!

[tularetom]

14. Here's another opinion

[brooklynite]

16. Apple announces Apple Watch

regular, sports and fashion lines

[NightWatcher]

21. I love their slogan for the iWatch "Never drop your iPhone in the toilet again"

[hlthe2b]

24. Oh, come now...

LOL

[NightWatcher]

26. and not a minute too soon. I was starting to feel silly

[hlthe2b]

29. I can't imagine why...

[a kennedy]

18. gonna be the wave of the future, wearable phones, just like Dick Tracy..... for real

[Xithras]

19. Yep. Provides a great way around anti-texting laws.

Put the text messages, Facebook, Twitter, and other resources on the watch, and you eliminate the legal and criminal liability associated with using your phone while driving. I suspect that capability alone will drive adoption of the watch.

[Initech]

23. Nice to see big screens finally come to the iPhone.

Still doesn't ever want to make me but a smart watch, though. That and Google Glass are two pieces of technology I just refuse to own.

[SummerSnow]

28. Is this the one that gives you pedicures?