It’s Lightening!

What is the definition of “lighten”?

light·en
/ˈlītn/Submit
verb
1. make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.
“efforts to lighten the burden of regulation”
synonyms:    make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease; alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage
“lightening the burden of taxation”

or

light·en·ing
/ˈlītn-iNG,ˈlītniNG/
noun
1. a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

Great to know this cable will lighten your iPhone 5.

Lightening Cable

Nine Millions

From Apple PR:

First Weekend iPhone Sales Top Nine Million, Sets New Record

CUPERTINO, California―September 23, 2013―Apple® today announced it has sold a record-breaking nine million new iPhone® 5s and iPhone 5c models, just three days after the launch of the new iPhones on September 20. In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history. Both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are available in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK. Demand for iPhone 5s has exceeded the initial supply, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks.

Apple sells 9 million iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c

One week ago Apple stock took a beating because Apple did not announce the iPhone 5c first weekend pre-order number. On Monday, Apple stock gained 23.23 points after the announcement.

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Apple Retail Store are sold out of Gold iPhone 5s, while the Silver and Space Gray model can be relatively found in stores.

 

iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Go on Sale

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When the clock struck midnight Pacific Daylight Time, both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c went on sale. Within minutes United States Apple Store Online quoting 7-to-10 days shipping time for the contract-free T-Mobile iPhone 5s. The same went for Gold iPhone 5s. Twenty-two hours later, US Apple Store Online is quoting October shipping time for all iPhone 5s.

Surveying three Apple Stores in Southern California, almost all iPhone 5s were sold by 20:00 hours. The leftovers were 16 GB and 32 GB iPhone 5s for Verizon and Sprint; mostly Sprint.

Meanwhile, Apple Store have plenty of iPhone 5c stock. Late shoppers at Apple Store South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, California were looking to buy some iPhone 5c.

According to Apple Store employees, they were expecting some iPhone 5s shipment on Saturday.

September 20, 2013 is a huge day for iPhone 5s. It was not made available for pre-order on September 12, 2013 like iPhone 5c, the colorful-polycarbonate sibling.

Apple is likely to announce its first week launch number of both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c together this Monday, if not sooner.