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Apple has gone down market with the new cheaper iPhone SE launched today, although they won't admit it. The iPhone SE comes with a 4-inch screen, similar to what was found in the earlier devices like the iPhone5/5S. It comes with an A9 Chip, the same processor as the iPhone 6S. This means the smaller phone will just as powerful as the larger model. The battery life is expected to be better that the iPhone 6S given the smaller display size. The design is very similar to the iPhone 5/5s with flat sides, not the round edges found in the iPhone 6.The key feature missing will  be 3D touch and for most that will be no big deal. The new device will cost only US$399 for the 16GB model, the cheapest Apple has ever offered an iPhone to the market. The 64GB model will cost $499. The available colors are silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold. Users can begin ordering on March 24, 2016. The price is down market but the iPhone SE is representative of a quality Apple product. Smaller...

On December 5, 2015, Apple release another update for iOS devices.  This update went smoothly with no challenges. The major improvements are as follows. Apple Music improvements You can now create a new playlist when adding a song to a playlist Your most recently changed playlist is now listed at the top when adding songs to playlists A new Top Stories section in News so you can stay up to date with the most important news of the day (available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia) Mail Drop in Mail for sending large attachments iBooks now supports 3D Touch to peek and pop pages from the table of contents, your notes and bookmarks, or from search results inside a book iBooks now supports listening to an audiobook while you browse your library, read other books, or explore the iBooks Store iPhone support for the USB Camera Adapter to import photos and videos Improved stability of Safari Improved stability of Podcasts Fixing an issue that caused mail atta...

Yesterday,October 21, 2015, Apple released iOS 9.1 to fix issues that have affected the iOS 9+ series. " Slide to upgrade " was the major issue in iOS 9.0 affecting iPad, iPod and the iPhone but other issues remained. This release includes new features, improvements and fixes a number of bugs, including: Live Photos now intelligently senses when you raise or lower your iPhone, so that Live Photos will automatically not record these movements  Improved stability including CarPlay, Music, Photos, Safari, and Search  Improved performance while in Multitasking UI  Fixes an issue that could cause Calendar to become unresponsive in Month view  Resolves an issue that zoomed the content of some apps  Resolves an issue that could cause an incorrect unread mail count for POP mail accounts  Fixes an issue that prevented users from removing recent contacts from new mail or messages  Fixes an issue that caused some messages to not appear in Mail searc...

Apple has published a new guide to resolving the iOS 9 issues. The guide calls for updating to iTunes,Windows  and Mac software. Apple hopes this will resolve the update and restore errors in iTunes As a user attempting to use iTunes to update or restore iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you might see error code or alert message. Apple believes most of these errors happen because your computer has older versions of software or can’t connect to the server. Apple is asking you to get updated. Here are the suggestions to get by most update and restore errors The Steps  Update iTunes. Get the    latest version of iTunes   on your computer. Update your OS. Install available updates for your  OS X . If you have a PC, you can get PC software updates from Windows .  Check your computer’s security software. You might need to update, change, disable, or uninstall software that’s causing an issue. We suggest  temporarily  disabling ...

Apple seems to have a big problem on their hands. Owners of iPhone 6s, just delivered, are running into the "Slide to Upgrade", out of the box. Apple rolled out a fix for users who had active phones, phones in service. However, for users of a new device to be running into this problem is bad. Here are possible Solutions Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 to fix Slide to Upgrade and other bugs Solution to iOS9 "Slide to Upgrade" issue on iPad/iPhone Here are some comments. @kesatterwhite @TMobileHelp iPhone 6S rec'd today.  Dreaded "Slide to Upgrade" issue.  Update server via iTunes not available.  Now I have a $750 brick.:( @Cheneyparsons When you get your new iPhone 6s and it doesn't work. Just sticks on slide to upgrade before you even set it up  @Dembolicious Uh. #apple seems like their is a problem with my new phone. Can't slide to upgrade. #fail #supersadanddisappointed. Stayed home for this? Hopefully Apple sorts this out quickly.....

Apple has finally pushed out an iOS update, iOS 9.0.1, to address issues with the Setup Assistant app getting stuck on “Slide to Upgrade.” A new update, iOS 9.02, fixes that issue plus more. If your iOS 9 device is stuck on Slide to Upgrade, after you update to iOS 9 or restore from a backup, here is what to do: If you already updated to iOS 9 and stuck at Slide to Upgrade  Short Form You’ll need to  update  to  iOS 9.0.1   iOS 9.0.2 : Connect your iOS device to a computer. Then make sure that iTunes is open. ( n.b. Ensure you have the  latest version of iTunes ) While your device is connected,  press  and  hold the Sleep/Wake  and  Home buttons  until you see the  Connect to iTunes screen. When asked,  choose Update . Once the  update  is done, finish the onscreen steps to set up your device. If that fails time for the long form Long form You’ll need to update to  iOS ...

If your iPhone, IPad or iPod as been hit by the #slidetoupgrade bug you might first want to get back your pictures and videos. Here is the dummy's guide for people like me Disconnect the USB cable from your Phone  Plug the other end into your PC or Mac Hold down the sleep/wake button.  While doing this, connect the other end of USB cable to your Phone An iPhone/iPad drive should now show up Browse to it open the folders and you will have access to your images and videos Copy them to a safe place. A big lesson from all of this;  back up your phone , especially before any upgrade. A  Solution to iOS9 "Slide to Upgrade" issue on iPad/iPhone    can be found there.

A key part of resolving the "Slide to upgrade" issue is to identify the correct  IPSW   file   to download for the Apple device iPad/iPhone/iPod Identify the Product Type Method 1 You know your Device is e.g. iPhone 5c With you device connected to iTunes look under the telephone number Click the label, (it will change and show different things) until you see product type, note it e.g.  iPhone5,4 Method 2 Look at the back of your device e.g. iPhone 5c  Note the model number e.g. A1529 Visit this site, TheiPhoneWiki , and Find the model number e.g. using the A1529  Note the identifier under heading "variant/identifier" e.g. using the A1529 you would see iPhone5,4 Find the Download Go to ipws.me select device iPhone 5c. "in this case you will see two  iPhone 5c(GSM) iPhone 5c(global)" Check the versions and see which identify matches. in this case iphone 5c(GSM)  is iPhone5,3 iPhone 5c(global) is iPhone5,4 So the correc...

Please Note Apple's Official Fix now Available Apple has pushed out an iOS update to address issues users have experienced with the Setup Assistant app getting stuck on “Slide to Upgrade.”  Please read  Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 to fix Slide to Upgrade and other bugs The following is left as an example of what persons had to do before to get the iPad/iPhone/iPod working. It is preferable to use the official  Apple Fix above going forward. If it fails, try Method 2 below; it works. Method 1 (Apple's solution) If you don't have a backup I suggest you go to Method 2 but you will need steps 1 & 2 from below. Connect your iOS device to a computer (that you've previously synced) with iTunes. Then make sure iTunes is open.  (n.b. Ensure you have the  latest version of iTunes )  Select your device. If you don't see it listed, force restart your device by pressing and holding both the Sleep/Wake and Home button for at least 10 seconds , until you se...