Tech giant Apple plans on releasing the new iPhone 6. With a rumored release date scheduled for the fall of 2013, many fans are speculating about features of the new phone's OS, including the new "kill switch" feature.
The past week has been big for all of you who consider yourself part of the cult of Apple. A tech blog claims to have gotten their hands on the new 5S or 6 model and it was announced that the new devices would come loaded with a kill switch feature.
With tech theft on the rise, law enforcement officials have long called for a kill switch device to be installed, in the hopes that it would deter mobile theft.
The San Fransisco Chronicle reports that:
"The switch will enable a user to deactivate a stolen cell phone via a website. It will prevent a thief from erasing the owner's data from the phone, even if the SIM card - the integrated circuit that includes an owner's password and other identifying information - is removed, Apple said. Once a user throws the kill switch - or activation lock, as Apple calls it - only someone with the registered username and password will be able to unlock it or turn off a homing feature that allows the owner to find it via GPS."
On Friday, tech blog Techdy claim that they somehow acquired the body model of the new 5S, however, some analysts are claiming that is actually the model for the upcoming 6 series. The blog goes on to describe the unit in their possession.
“The budget iPhone will be made substantially from plastic (we can feel it’s actually polycarbonate material). It will have a 4" screen, like the iPhone 5, and interestingly, the budget iPhone actually has a shape that’s similar to Apple’s original iPod. When we hold the budget iPhone in our hands, the plastic chassis does not feel cheap at all. Unlike the plastic build quality of the Samsung Galaxy phones, the plastic material used on the budget iPhone feels more sturdy.”
Techdy continued about the new design:
"From the front, the budget iPhone looks almost identical to the iPhone 5. But if you look closer, the front glass of the budget iPhone sticks out a little. And the main differences are most obvious on the rear."
Techdy wouldn't specify on the release date of the product, however many agree that the phone will be released in the fall of this year. Some dissent does exist, though, in the blogging community. Some claim that the device won't be available for purchase in the U.S. until the first of the new year.
While many tech resources cannot agree upon an official release date, they do seem to agree upon which operating system will be loaded on the device. The majority of tech-review blogs, and more credible outlets, claim that the phone will be pre-loaded with iOS 7, Apple's newest venture into the world of mobile operating systems.
Not only will Apple be redesigning the appearance of icons (as verified by beta testers), it will also be incorporating some fancy new features to their apps. For example, Apple plans on utilizing a new "transparency" function. That means users can be engaged with one function and still view alerts and actions behind the app.
That's not the only new feature users have to look forward to. There is also Air Drop, an application that will allow users to share app data with other iPhone friends in the area. The method mirrors Samsung Galaxy users' ability to exchange data by "bumping" their phones together. With Apple's new system, however, users won't need to touch their phones in order to transfer info.
Another impressive feature will be the new "Control Center" function. The new addition will allow users to customize their device in a way they were never able to before. As Tech Radar reports:
"Control Center is one of the big ones; swiping up from anywhere on your iPhone or iPad will bring up the new hub for loads of control throughout the device. This means you can control music, screen brightness, turning off the radios and even flicking on the flashlight for when you need to stalk around a house in the dark."
Another important upgrade for the phone will be speed.
Reports recently circulated in South Korea which suggest that the phone will be much faster than its predecessors. Multiple media outlets are suggesting that the new phone will be capable of downloading data at a rate of 150Mbps. That is twice what the current LTE structure allows.
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