| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Apple: iPhone 6 Bending 'Extremely Rare'
| | | Did you accidentally bend your iPhone 6 Plus? You're in the minority, according to Apple. Cupertino told CNBC that it has thus far only received nine complaints about bending iPhone 6 Plus devices. If you use the phone normally, bending is "extremely rare," Apple said, according to The Wall Street Journal. (PC Magazine)
Why This Is Important: Despite the social media craze caused by some users accidentally bending their new iPhones, Apple reports that they have received relatively few actual complaints.
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| | #2 | Amazon Takes A Big Step Toward Finally Making Its Own Deliveries
| | | This past Christmas, when delivery delays left many Santas empty-handed, Amazon's biggest vulnerability was exposed: It doesn't control the last, most important step. Amazon is brilliant at getting orders out its own doors, but with rare exceptions, it relies on third parties—mainly UPS and FedEx—to get those orders onto the doorsteps of customers. (Wired)
Why This Is Important: Amazon aims to improve delivery service this holiday season by cutting out the UPS and FedEx middlemen. At least 90 fulfillment centers have been set up by the e-tailer to greatly improve its sorting and shipping procedures.
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| | #3 | Surface Mini: The Obituary
| | | The story of the Surface mini is a bit unusual for Microsoft as it's the tale of a hardware product that made it all the way to the finish line, only to be killed right before its announcement. After spending time with the device, Neowin was told the story of the Surface mini, giving us a clearer understanding of the device, and why you can't buy one today. (Neowin)
Why This Is Important: Although thousands were reportedly manufactured, Nadella is said to have ultimately killed the Surface Mini because of functionality issues, and because of concern about its inability to compete with other low-priced tablets. |
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"With Amazon's growth into the sortation process in the US, they clearly are trying to further own the fulfillment process." -- ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo
| | | Blog Post of The Day | How To Roll Back iOS 8.0.1
By Adriana Lee
The first update to the week-old iOS 8, Apple's new operating system for iPhones and iPads, ended up crippling cellular reception and the Touch ID fingerprint scanner for many users—primarily those with the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Apple yanked the update pending a fix. In the meantime, you may be among those stuck with this dud of an update. But take heart: A few minutes with iTunes and you can revert your phone back to the previous version of iOS 8. Here's how. More » |
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