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Yesterday afternoon, Apple announced its newest iPhone. With all the speculation surrounding the latest addition to Apple's premium series and the steady stream of new tech that has been flowing this past year expectations were high and Apple did not disappoint.....they really captured the SIZE of the expectations.
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Apple, once again, flopped. The iPhone 6 is bigger but certainly not better. It features a 5.5 inch screen to Samsungs 5.1 with the Galaxy S5 and HTC's 5 inch One M8. That's really the only good part, if you prefer size.
The pixels per inch are lower, it weights more, the chipset is okay, the storage is the same, the camera is dated and the price is still as high as the better smartphones. To sum it up its apparently 2012 as so many made clear on social media today.
It features only 401 ppi against Samsungs 432 ppi or HTC's 441 ppi and the iPhone 6 has the same 1920 x 1080 resolution has the other two competitive devices. It even weights in considerably higher 6.07 oz, which many argued was due to the aluminum body....except the HTC One M8 also features an aluminum body.
Probably the more shocking feature of the iPhone 6 is that it still only features an 8MP camera, while other have 13MP and 16MP. The competitors have literally doubled the megapixels.
The sad part is that the Nexus 4, a device made in 2012 by LG and Google, has better specs that the iPhone 6, a device made to lead apple into 2015.
The new iPhone 6 does feature iOS 8, and Apple's A8 processor (rivaling the Snapdragon 801). It was also announced along Apple's new smartwatch, which features a generic square design, but we will save that for another day.
entertainment × trailer
Activision and Sledgehammer Games have release the official campaign story trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. The story takes place with nations in peril following the first global terrorist attack, the world turns to the largest private military company on the planet, Atlas. Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey stars as Jonathan Irons, who has a plan to shape a chilling vision of the future of war. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is set for a November 4th release date, you can pre-order it now.
arts
Artist Damien Hirst's newest addition to his Head series is available to the public. The Magnificent Head is the latest head following Hypnotic, Hallucinatory, and Transcendent heads dating back to 2008. There are four different Magnificent Head's all hand signed and available online for £36,800 or approximately $62,000. There are 50 unique executions of the Hypnotic, Hallucinatory, and Transcendent Heads available starting at £18,400 or about $31,000.
lifestyle × tech
The now Apple owned Beats By Dre has hinted at a possible collaboration with Givenchy creative director, Riccardo Tisci. The headphones brand posted the picture above with the initials of Tisci and the number 17, his lucky number and the year he left home. Tisci is coming off a successful project with Nike, we will post more info as it emerges.
entertainment × featured
Quentin Tarantino announced that his latest western film "The Hateful Eight" was off after the script was leaked leaving many disappointed, he even told Deadline “I don’t know how these fucking agents work, but I’m not making this next. I’m going to publish it, and that’s it for now. I give it out to six people, and if I can’t trust them to that degree, then I have no desire to make it. I’ll publish it. I’m done. I’ll move on to the next thing. I’ve got 10 more where that came from.” After hearding that one would assume that the chances of the film being made were next to none, shortly after there were some rumors that Tarantino had reconsidered. It has been confirmed that "The Hateful Eight" will be released somewhere around December 2015. So far, the confirmed cast is as follows: Bruce Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Madsen, Kurt Russell, James Remar, Amber Tamblyn, Walton Goggins and Zoe Bell.
arts × featured
London graffiti legend King Robbo has died today after being taken off of life support. Robbo suffered a traumatic head injury back in 2011 and was put into a medically-induced coma. His supporters, Team Robbo, announced the news of his death today. King Robbo was among the first to rise to the tops of London's graffiti scene, getting his start in the 1980's. Robbo continued his work well through the 90's but then fell into a hiatus. In 2009 his work rose again when Banksy painted over an original piece from 1985, igniting a clash that lasted two years and captured the attention of graffiti lovers and the art world alike. When Robbo suffered his injury, the clash ended rather quickly and today Banksy posted the following on his website to pay homage to the legend:
“ROBBO WRH WD PFB – R.I.P.”
featured × interview × music
YG recently sat down with Montreality to talk about everything from his school life to Nate Dogg. He speaks about hip hops real home being the west coast, even saying that Tupac is still alive. Take a look at the in depth interview above, speacial thanks to Montreality.
music × review
#Based #Mariah #Carey #Cannabis #Boyz
fashion
PUMA has redone its Suede Classic+ with the new Ice "Red Scarlet" colorway. The new rendition takes the iconic silhouette all red, decked out from top to bottom in red suede. The classic also features a leather lining, gold stamped PUMA logo and a translucent red sole. The new PUMA Suede Classic+ Ice “Red Scarlet” is available now at atmos Tokyo.