For me, it's ok. The only problem is the quick links when you double click the home button. I can't seem to figure out how to delete some if the apps off the list like you are able to in the previous version, so basically all apps I've recently opened will appear. It's like scrolling through the entire list of apps on the home pages anyway so there really is no point to the function.

If I understand correctly, you just need to flick up on whichever apps on the listing. That will truly close the app on your phone, and remove it from the listing.

Doesn't seem to work for me, but i did just find out that flicking left/right on the screen scrolls a page back/forward on a browser. Cool.

EDIT: NVM, got the swipe up thing to work. I was swiping up from the bottom of the screen, rather than swiping up from the app like I was suppose to.

I like IOS 7 pretty well thus far. I did notice the battery life getting sucked up faster, so took some of the measures to help with that (brightness seemed to be one of the biggies, also some setting on auto updates and locator services on apps).

The iMessage keeps screwing up for me. I've had to restart my phone a few times to get texts to work.

The war between Samsung and Apple just got real

http://news-hound.net/samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/?fb_comment_id=fbc_203813906435770_909299_248697621947398#f12b5705a9acca4

Brilliant! It is a hoax, however:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2012/aug/29/apple-samsung-trucks-nickels-fake

In terms of products, I've been an Apple guy for a while but I've always been impressed with Samsung, especially their Galaxy series. It'll probably be my next tablet purchase.

I can't stand mine, but I probably just have one of the worse Galaxy models.

I've been wanting an iPad since day one but have been holding off. My sons have Kindle Fire HDs and they are actually pretty awesome. They sorta inspired me to finally get an iPad - I think the day has come with the new iPad Air.

A $3k+ Apple iPhone 5s!

http://www.goldgenie.com/us/gold-iphone5s-edition.php

What does everyone think of the iPhone 6 Plus? I recently bought one for my wife, and boy is that an excessively large phone. It works great as a mini tablet, but it looks ridiculous as a phone. Less privacy in public for texting as well since it's so large.

Now the iPad Air 2 is amazing. Love the addition of Touch ID. Liking how thin it has become. I recently pulled out the 1st gen iPad to compare the size, and the first gen looks like a big block compared to the 6th gen/Air 2. Looking forward to the iPad Pro in the near future.

I NEED the iPad Pro to come out sooner rather than late in 2015. I am still using a 3.5 years old iPad 2 and that has recently been dragging pretty bad.

My wife snagged the iPhone 6 Plus as well, and so far doesn't regret the decision against the 6. We have some family and friends with a Note, so was already a bit adjusted to the ridiculous visual of holding such a device up to your ear to use as a phone.
I plan on getting the 6 Plus in early 2015 when work replaces my current 4s. I think it will be a nice benefit to have in the car for navigation and such.

I'm surprised you got 3+ years out of the iPad. I usually can only swing 2 years before an iOS update totally crashes it.

I'm probably running the equivalent of dial-up on my web browsing.

I too have the iPad 2 and ever since I downloaded the new operating system it really has turned into a turd!!! I'm not really a fan of the 6+. A couple of guys at work have one and it just looks ridiculous. IMO

I have both in my network...I will NEVER waste money on a mobile Apple product again. That being said, I thoroughly LOVE my macbook pro!! I run Yosemite and Windows 7 (via parallels) and it's flawless. Also, it stated 8gb ram was max, however 16gb is what I found in doing homework, to be it's max and it works great. I will be swapping the hdd for a ssd real soon with prices dropping like flies on them.

I had an imac, and while I likes it a lot, I stuck to my pc desktop. A few reasons for that:
1) upgrading all my software to Mac wasn't gonna be cheap
2) running windows in it and swapping everything over was still a pain in the ass
3) no option to run my logitech thx 5.1 system as they didn't have an optical input, and that's all the imac had as output, and the converters all had crap reviews or were stupid expensive.
4) my pc monitor was 6" bigger. and with it not being a Retina display or studio screen, no point in the conversion, although it would clear up lots of space in the office


I may however, consider a mac desktop rather than an imac down the road, but they are freaking expensive. Reliable, but then again, I am on 7 years on my amd based Dell, and it has never given me an ounce of crap. So it's still a toss up. I do know when I had the imac setup, I could power each one on at the same time (pc and imac), and the imac would be up and running in roughly 40 seconds whereas the dell was about 2 minutes...I also have way more connected to the dell, but still, that's a huge swing. They networked just fine, just permissions and such were different and a bit of getting used to for setting them up. Otherwise, all of my pcs and my macs ran on my network with no issues.

As for the mobile devices, piss on them. hardwired proprietary batteries suck, lack of support as they age, and the fact you can't simply drag n drop, add memory cards for storage, and so on. Now about that support...I have an ipod touch 3rd gen, been reliable except a pain to swap the battery (I just ordered my 2nd replacement today actually), and it is stuck at ios 5...I also have a 64gb ipad 1 and same thing. Why?? Because the geniuses at apple didn't support the a4 chipset past ios 5. Basically, when the iphone 4s and above came out, they got the a5 chipset and their backs were turned on the previous stuff. So, I can't even get the app to allow me to cast from either device to my chromecast because it's ios6 or up...

Also, after having my first and last iphone, the iphone 4, it was a real pain in the ass. It froze up a few times and it wouldn't go into dfu mode (hard recovery) at all, so restoring it was virtually impossible. The only way to fix it was to pull the battery...guess what??? geniuses again have them set so the "average" person can't do that. You are essentially forced to deal with the genius bar morons (excuse me if you are one of them, but it is what it is), pay a bunch of money for a "recovery", that in reality requires that tiny little tri wing screwdrive and 30 seconds of your time. Simply put, pull the screws, slide off the rear cover, the battery has a plug, pull it, wait a nickle or a dime, and put it back together. Phone worked fine and didn't need any recovery at all. Just had a brain fart, that would be costly at the apple store...They basically give your device a lifespan of about the average length of a cellular contract, or 2 years, then almost force you into a new device. Now if they actually made these devices more "user friendly", they would be damn hard to not buy, but swapping batteries is impossible for the average person, and hard for a more tech/mechanically inclined. You need good soldering equip to handle the hard wiring issues, and a bit of skill not to tear up the thin flat wiring in them.

I have migrated to a Samsung phone with zero regrets. It's fast, reliable, batteries can be swapped with a simple popping off of the rear cover, and so on. No complaints in a year so far. I am thoroughly impressed with my galaxy...even sitting next to a comparable iphone, my galaxy shreds it in speed and battery life, and it's thinner and lighter. All positives for me.

In the end, it all depends on what you want to do with them. If you are going to be doing things that mac simply outshines a pc for, then go mac...if not, weigh your options heavily. Software is much more expensive and they aren't as friendly to service and or upgrade as the pc's are.

My Droid Razr or whatever its called has done me good. 4+ years of service and one battery swap. Its starting to not be supported anymore so its locking up and stalling quite a bit now. I shouldnt say never but.... I will never willing buy an Apple phone, or anything else for that matter. The new Motorola Turbo has caught my eye but.. it has two points I dont like. No access to the battery as mentioned above and no expandable storage. Other than that the reviews look killer. I think Im making the plunge this weekend. Sorry Razr, our time together is done but I will always hold fond memories. 4+ years, one battery swap, never had a screen protector or case on it. Shows a few battle scars but still looks great.

Samsung has some great products (and equally big ass phones as well). My dad and cousin swear by their phones. I loved their Galaxy Tab S, the one with Super AMOLED. The hardware is superior to any tablet out there, the screen is amazing, and the size is great as well. I initially picked it over the Air 2 but soon changed my mind once I found out about the restrictions Android KitKat had on expandable memory/SD cards. I mean, expandable memory is great but is of very little use to me if I can't write directly to it. I hope they change this with the next OS (if they haven't already).

Samsung has some great products (and equally big ass phones as well). My dad and cousin swear by their phones. I loved their Galaxy Tab S, the one with Super AMOLED. The hardware is superior to any tablet out there, the screen is amazing, and the size is great as well. I initially picked it over the Air 2 but soon changed my mind once I found out about the restrictions Android KitKat had on expandable memory/SD cards. I mean, expandable memory is great but is of very little use to me if I can't write directly to it. I hope they change this with the next OS (if they haven't already). - Oak

That's why I haven't upgraded my os on mine. presently on 4.3 and won't think of an upgrade until that is addressed. Makes no sense to limit that, other than they are trying to force the user to subscribe to larger cloud storage, which I don't use at all anyway. I have my own server if I need space, forget paying someone else for it

Well I couldnt wait. Bought the Turbo today. Only one store in the whole area kept the 64 in stock so I went there. Everyone else had to order it. So far so good. Had a 20 minute wait till they could get to me and then had it out the door in less than 15 minutes.

Congrats on the Turbo. It's quite a machine, and of course the charging time is nothing short of amazing.

Thanks! Picked it up over 24 hours ago still have 48% battery, might charge it tomorrow.

I too have the iPad 2 and ever since I downloaded the new operating system it really has turned into a turd!!! - rich5150

They just released an update addressing this, btw.

I hope so, Ruben! It would be great if it runs a bit smoother so I can last until the larger iPad Pro / Plus comes out next year. Besides, I would be feeling very accomplished if I can squeeze out 4+ years from an iPad.

Interesting article on Steve Jobs' Seiko quartz watch (which recently sold for $42.5k):


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-quartz-seiko-worn-by-steve-jobs-in-that-iconic-picture-of-jobs-with-the-first-macintosh