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THE iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. These are likely what the next iPhones will be called come September 9 when Apple launches its event in San Francisco. In an article from tech website VentureBeat , the new set of iPhones "will be an upgrade from the existing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones. Apple’s challenge was to build into these devices an attractive-enough feature set to tempt current iPhone 6 owners, and owners of earlier iPhones, to upgrade." Here are the new features, according to VentureBeat : Force Touch The new iPhone 6S will get a front screen with Force Touch and haptic feedback. When you press harder on the screen, sensors in the screen detect the increased pressure by measuring the increased surface area occupied by the finger. The device then responds with haptic feedback — a tap — that gives you the illusion you’ve pressed down on a physical button. The point of Force Touch is to add a new type of navigation tool to the phone’s user interface. For instance, b...

Photo taken by Francis Olarte A pple's "Shot on iPhone 6" worldwide photo search have a Filipino photo in its gallery. The campaign picked photos snapped and edited from the iPhone 6 smartphone camera app, then posted them on ad billboards around the world including the United States, France, England, Singapore, and India. The photo, which was taken by Filipino blogger/photographer Francis Olarte, featured fishermen on boats in a Myanmar coast. His photo is now among the many photos featured worldwide via Apple billboards. "Shot on iPhone 6" is Apple's worldwide campaign for their smartphone cameras. Olarte's photo In an ANC interview, Olarte said Apple approached him after seeing his photo on Instagram, "... they saw my photo through the power of hashtag..." he added. Some of the photos featured in Apple's "World Gallery" have been filtered, enhanced or shared with apps such as Snapseed, VSCO Cam, Mextures, Fil...