First impressions on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

if you wanted a bigger iPhone, today's your lucky day. Apple's released a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and an even larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. The newest iPhones are thinner than ever and now have a seamless metal casing with some lines for the internal antennas. The iPhone 6, which is 4.7-inches feels good and is quite useful for one handed use. 

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Video: First look at the Apple Pay

Apple has put its prodigious talents into solving the antiquated payments systems we use today and develop a truly mobile, secure and easy mobile payments platform using the iPhone 6. Here's a short demo of how Apple Pay will work with a retailer. Apple Pay already has various banks, credit and debit companies onboard and more importantly, the retail infrastructure is buying into this new way of purchasing with mobile devices. Apple Pay uses the new NFC chip in the iPhone 6 as well as established features such as PassBook and the Touch ID to securely verify identity for payments.

TELUS opens up iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-order page

The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will come to Canada on Septemeber 19 with pre-orders starting on September 12. TELUS is the first Canadian carrier to confirm that they will be having the new devices.

Telus customers can now register at www.telus.com/preregister to be the first to be notified when the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are available for pre-order at TELUS. 

Apple releases iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Cupertino: Apple today launched the new iPhone 6 and the larger iPhone 6 Plus, the most innovative line of iPhones eaturing two new models with stunning 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays, and packed with innovative technologies in an all-new dramatically thin and seamless design. 

Featuring new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch Retina HD displays, and packed with innovative technologies in an all-new dramatically thin and seamless design. The new iPhones also pack new Apple A8 processors with M8 coprocessors that handle a variety of sensor calculations. NFC is included now for use in compatible ApplePay transactions plus the camera hardware and software has been upgraded to rival that of standalong camcorders or digital cameras. The larger iPhone 6 Plus also offers optical image stabilization allowing it to take better photos. The new iPhones are both expected to be available on September 19 although Canadian pricing and carrier information is expected to follow. 

iPhone 6 comes in gold, silver or space grey, and will be available in Canada for a suggested retail price of $749 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $859 (CAD) for the 64GB model and, for the first time, a new 128GB model for $969 (CAD). iPhone 6 Plus comes in gold, silver or space grey, and will be available in the Canada for a suggested retail price of $859 (CAD) for the 16GB model, $969 (CAD) for the 64GB model and $1079 (CAD) for the new 128GB model. Both models will be available from the Apple Online Store (www.apple.ca), Apple’s retail stores, and through Rogers, Bell, Telus, MTS and Sasktel, additional carriers and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Hit jump for the full press release and all the new specs.

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