Rumors and Misdirections: Apple October 16, 2014 Special Event

Apple It's been way too long

On October 16, 2014 Apple will be announcing the followings:

  • OS X Yosemite release date
  • New iPad lineup
  • Apple Pay deployment
  • iOS 8.1

Apple is also rumored to announce:

  • New Macs
  • New Apple TV

This might be a misdirection from an Apple source, but it is too good to not mention:

  • New product with touch interface

There are a lot of cryptic information from firstnameatappledotcom to process, and some of them I won’t even mention here.

Mong Kok, Hong Kong: Democracy Protests and iPhone 6

Our correspondent has been spending the last two weeks in Hong Kong covering the Democracy Protests.

Democracy Protests in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

Protestors camping at the street of Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
(photo credit: Yogi)

While covering the protests, Yogi stumbled upon iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sold on the sidewalk Causeway Bay. An iPhone 6, presumably a 16GB model was sold for 6,500 HKD, roughly 830 USD.

iPhone 6 sold on sidewalk in Hong Kong

iOS 8: Wi-Fi Calls or iPhone Cellular Calls

iOS 8 brings two features that are mutually exclusive: Wi-Fi Calls and iPhone Cellular Calls.

Wi-Fi calling will be turned off to allow other devices to make and receive calls through your iPhone.

iPhone Cellular Calls or Wi-Fi Calling

Wi-Fi Calls is currently enabled on carriers that support the feature, such as T-Mobile USA.

T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calls e911 Address

iOS 8 also enables Cellular Calls handoff to OS X Yosemite and other iOS 8 devices.

Apple “It’s been way too long.” Special Event on October 16, 2014.

Apple It's been way too long

Apple has sent invites for October 16, 2014 special event subtitled: “It’s been way too long.” The event will be held in Apple HQ in Cupertino, California.

John Paczkowski first broke the news on Re/code (recode.net) five days before Apple officially sent out the invitations.

Apple is expected to unveil the next iteration of iPad along with the public release of OS X Yosemite on this special event.

Now, will Apple be live-streaming the event? The September 9, 2014 event live-stream practically impossible to watch.