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NTT DoCoMo still wants the iPhone
If there’s one thing you have to love about the iPhone, is that thanks to Apple’s tight control over their device, the iPhone does not come loaded up with carrier bloatware that can be typically found on other handsets. However Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is attempting to persuade Apple to bend their rules just for them, but it’s precisely because of bloatware which is why NTT DoCoMo isn’t carrying the iPhone 4S.
NTT DoCoMo is one of the largest, if not the largest, carrier in Japan, holding about 50% of the cellphone market and boasting 60m subscribers. Their insistence on adding its i-mode and e-wallet features to all their phones, iPhone included, is why Apple and NTT DoCoMo have yet to reach some sort of agreement.
The carrier has also expressed concern about the massive volume of iPhones that they would have to commit to as well, and they are worried that not all customers may stick around on their network for the iPhone, especially since it is being offered on other Japanese carriers as well. Will NTT DoCoMo succeed? It seems highly unlikely that Apple will agree to bloatware being installed on their iPhones, and if they were to give in to NTT DoCoMo, it would set a precedent with all other carriers around the world, something which we think Apple would like to avoid.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.