Tuesday Lunchtime News

[bennyling]

First people wanted a bigger iPhone. Now people want a smaller iPhone. Business Insider reports one analyst saying that Apple considered making a four-inch version of the iPhone 6, but scrapped the idea after realising they would be cannibalising sales of the iPhone 6. Reuters reports police shutting down a massive iPhone counterfeiting operation in Beijing, busting a factory that…

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Originally published at: http://appletalk.com.au/2015/07/tuesday-lunchtime-news280715/

[alfrsr]

@bennyling

Ahead of rumours of the ipad mini’s demise, the latest rumour claims there will be at least one more iPad mini. The fourth generation iPad mini is said to be a smaller version of the iPad Air 2, featuring the same 8-megapixel rear camera and the same display with anti-reflective coating.

So pretty much what the iPad mini 3 should’ve been

[tcn33]

@bennyling

Over at the Loop, Dave Mark says that he’s tried using Spotify as an alternative to Apple Music. While there are distinct home field advantages to Apple Music, Spotify is comparable in many of the streaming-related areas — and if that’s all you care about, Spotify may end up being the better choice.

There’s a whole article in cherry-picking the best bits of different streaming services to create the one to rule them all. There are quite a few bits of Spotify and Rdio I’d like to have in Apple Music.