Apple releases iOS 8.0 beta 3 build 12S4318c, five weeks after WWDC 2014 Keynote.
Newly added in this build are:
- Migration to iCloud Drive
- Share Diagnostics & Usage with App Developers
iMovie 10.0.4 for OS X
Apple release iMovie 10.0.4 for OS X.
What’s New in Version 10.0.4
- Improves stability and resolves issues that could cause iMovie to quit unexpectedly
iOS 7.1.2
Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 build 11D257 (details)
This update contains bug fixes and security updates, including:
- Improves iBeacon connectivity and stability
- Fixes a bug with data transfer for some 3rd party accessories, including bar code scanners
- Corrects an issue with data protection class of Mail attachments
Apple Also release Apple TV Software 6.2
OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update
Apple releases OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update.
About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.4 Update
The OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update is recommended for all Mavericks users. It improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
This update:
- Fixes an issue that prevented some Macs from automatically connecting to known Wi-Fi networks
- Fixes issue causing the background or Apple logo to appear incorrectly on startup
- Improves the reliability of waking from sleep
- Includes Safari 7.0.5
Also available:
iPhone, Seven Years Ago.
iPhone went on sale on this date seven years ago (June 29, 2007) at 06:00 p.m. local time in the United States. It was an AT&T exclusive.
Pricing and Availability
iPhone goes on sale in the US on June 29, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. local time through Apple’s retail stores and AT&T’s select retail stores. Apple’s online store will be taking orders for iPhone beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. iPhone will be available in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US), and will work with either a PC or Mac®. Beginning June 30 and continuing through the summer, Apple Stores in the US will open early at 9:00 a.m. for iPhone sales. Customers can check iPhone availability at their local Apple retail store starting at 9:00 p.m. the night before at www.apple.com/retail.
The photo was taken on June 29, 2014.
Up to date, including the original iPhone, there are:
- iPhone 3G (2008)
- iPhone 3GS (2009)
- iPhone 4 (2010)
- iPhone 4S (2011)
- iPhone 5 (2012)
- iPhone 5c (2013)
- iPhone 5s (2013)
Apple is expected to release a new iteration of the iPhone sometimes in Fall 2014.
T-Mobile Test Drive: Day One
Received T-Mobile Test Drive kit on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, 2014.
The Test Drive Kit includes:
- Gold 64GB iPhone 5s with nano-SIM pre-installed
- Apple EarPod with mic and remote
- Apple 5 Watt USB Charger
- Apple Lightning Cable
- Manual
- Terms & Conditions booklet
I wonder what T-Mobile / Apple would do with the EarPod after it is being used. Remember, I have to return the Test Drive kit at after the seventh day.
T-Mobile Test Drive is free with no obligation to buy, but if the iPhone 5s comes back with a cracked screen, damaged screen display, water damage, active Find My iPhone feature, or can’t be powered on we have to charge a $100 damage fee. If you don’t return the device, we have to charge $699.99 plus applicable taxes.
A hold for $699.99 + taxes will be placed on your credit or debit card. The timing of releasing that hold will vary by credit card company. We won’t charge your card unless you fail to return the device.
Here’s the interesting part: a 64GB unlocked iPhone 5s retails for $849 + taxes at Apple Store. Should I choose to keep the 64GB iPhone 5s from the Test Drive kit, it would have cost me $699 + taxes. That is $150 cheaper than Apple Store price.
I already have an unlocked 64GB iPhone 5s, courtesy of firstnameatappledotcom. I don’t think I would want to buy one anytime soon.
For 24-hour period I used the iPhone 5s on T-Mobile network and performed Speed Test using Ookla SpeedTest.net app. Bear in mind, these tests were not done scientifically. In that 24-hour period I spent some times at the following locations in Southern California:
- Long Beach, Downtown and 2nd Street
- Fullerton and Placentia
- Costa Mesa and Newport Beach
I noticed that T-Mobile network performed exceptionally well in the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach area; 74.99 Mbps download and 25.43 Mbps upload peak test result. T-Mobile has the best network around my office desk, beating out AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. T-Mobile might have secretly installed a cell tower a few feet from me.
Somewhere in the Fullerton / Placentia area, Verizon seems to have the best network; beating T-Mobile and AT&T. Sorry for the slightly blurry picture, it’s the only one I have.
iPhone 5s on Verizon LTE network has an impressive 40.77 Mbps download speed compared to 13.48 Mbps and 9.92 Mbps for T-Mobile and AT&T, respectively.
In the Downtown Long Beach area, AT&T hits 8.88 Mbps download speed while T-Mobile hits 20.55 Mbps.
What do these all mean?
I can certainly say that I would not mind switching carrier. Six more days to go.
p.s. Here’s a 37-second video of one of the speed test I did.
OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 build 13E25
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 build 13E25 to developers on Wednesday, June 25, 2014.
