Apple stretching itself thinner and thinner
So there it is then, after what seems like months and months of supposed sneak-peek previews, what we're being offered is exactly what the rumors suggested - a revolutionary new device that will transform our lives.
Well perhaps not. Just a bigger, admittedly better-looking version, of something many of us already have. The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 mini, or as Apple prefers to call them the 6 and the 6 Plus, aren't groundbreaking, but they are both bigger than their predecessors, and when you get one out of the box, - before you drop it, let your kid have a look at it, or spill things on it - your new badge of cool will certainly be good looking.
In a way the two new smartphones are the iPhone Air, but since calling them that wouldn't be enough to ship enough units, Apple wisely decided to go with the numerical sequencing, which implies you're getting something new, rather than just a stretched out make-over.