How to watch Apple’s iPhone 6 event live stream on Windows and Android

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Later today, Apple will unveil the iPhone 6 at a special event in Cupertino, California. Somewhat unusually for Apple, it will be broadcasting a live video stream of the event — but, for reasons we still can’t fathom, Apple restricts the official feed to people watching on an iOS or OS X device. Fortunately, if you’re a Windows (or Android) user, we have a couple of solutions for watching live video of Apple’s event.
Updated: Apple’s event has now finished. Read our stories about the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the Apple Watch, and Apple Pay.
11:47am: This post has been updated with (probably) the correct stream URL, but we will confirm that it works when the stream actually goes online.
12:49am: The correct network stream URL is: http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/14pijnadfpvkjnfvpijhabdfvpijbadfv09/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8 — this is confirmed to be working at the time of publishing. (I am watching it).

VLC

The one true video player, VLC, has a lot of features that you probably don’t know about — including the ability to open network streams, which is exactly how Apple is broadcasting the event (but only to people using Safari). A network stream is basically a real-time feed (video or audio) that’s being broadcast onto the internet — and if you have the right tool, you can tap into it.
If you don’t already have VLC for Windows, download it. (These instructions will also work for VLC for Android, but obviously the interface will look very different.)
Click Media > Open Network Stream. You will see a dialog that looks like this:

Copy and paste this URL into the network URL field: http://devimages.apple.com/iphone/samples/bipbop/gear1/prog_index.m3u8
If you’re using Firefox or Chrome, and you have VLC installed, you may also be able to just paste the URL straight into a browser tab. Your browser will recognize that it’s a network stream and load VLC as a plug-in.
If everything works as intended, you’ll hear an annoying bip-bop sound effect and some kind of TV test pattern:

Note: This is not the actual September 9 Apple event stream. We don’t yet know the URL for today’s event — but hopefully we’ll find out before the event and update this post.
Updated: This is the correct URL for today’s event: http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/14pijnadfpvkjnfvpijhabdfvpijbadfv09/m3u8/atv_mvp.m3u8 — but until the feed actually begins, we can’t confirm.

Alternatively, use a re-stream

The other option — and perhaps the only option if we can’t uncover the network stream URL for the event — is to watch one of the many re-streams that will pop up on Ustream. These re-streams take the official feed and re-upload it so that non-Apple/Safari users can enjoy it. The Live Tech Keynotes channel on Ustream is one of the best places to watch re-streams of Apple events – and it looks like they’re already all systems go for today’s iPhone 6 event (embedded below).

In the past, one other method has worked: If you install Safari and Quicktime for Windows, the official event stream might work. Since Safari for Windows hasn’t been updated for over two years, though, this method may not work any more.
Finally, you can always tune into our own live blog of Apple’s iPhone event. (And don’t forget, if you go down the VLC route, you will need to come back here to get an updated network stream URL!)

Amazon unveils high-res e-ink Kindle Voyage, new Fire tablet for Kids, updated HDX

Amazon, no doubt drowned by a deluge of Apple-related news, has released a flood of new Kindles. At the top end, there’s a brand new magnesium-body Kindle Voyage e-book reader and an updated Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. At the low end, there’s a new 6-inch Kindle Fire HD6 (just $100!) and a new $80 Kindle e-book reader with touch controls. And finally, in the middle, there’s the Kindle Fire HD Kids Edition — a ruggedized kid-proof tablet that comes in 6- and 7-inch flavors, costing $150 and $190 respectively.
According to early hands-on impressions, the Kindle Voyage (pictured top and below) is very slick indeed. The Voyage is essentially an upgrade to 2012′s Kindle Paperwhite, with the latest e-ink display technology (probably the E Ink Carta), a magnesium back, and a new page-turning method called PagePress. The Voyage’s display touts a resolution of 300 PPI (up from 167 PPI on your normal Kindle or 212 PPI on your Kindle Paperwhite), and significantly increased contrast. The screen is now flush with the bezel, too, which makes the device look very slick indeed. The front-lit screen now adapts to ambient lighting. With PagePress, you can now turn pages just by pushing down on the bezel — haptic feedback (a small buzz) will let you know that the page turn was successful. The whole thing, with the magnesium back, is very slim indeed — just 7.6mm — and it’s lighter than the Paperwhite too. The only problem is price: The Kindle Voyage starts at $200 for the WiFi model with Special Offers.

LATEST PHONE ON BOARD IPHONE 6

As millions of people get their hands on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Friday, many will no doubt be looking for new apps that take advantage of the new phones' capabilities.

Chief among them is a bigger screen. The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch display, while the 6 Plus checks in at a whopping 5.5 inches.

But they'll also have better graphics and faster processors, as well as features that give app developers freedoms they've never had before.

For the first time, Apple is letting developers create widgets, mini-programs that are often designed to be quick and easy to use. They can tinker with the iPhone's keyboard for the first time as well, giving iOS users access to some apps that Android users have enjoyed for the past couple of years.

Apple's iPhone 6 goes on sale, and the lines are insane

A slate of those keyboard tools are ready to go now. But the front-runners in categories from productivity tools to photography tools to games are also raring to go.

Here's a look at some must-have apps for the new phones.

How to install iOS 8

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iOS 8 has been released by Apple. While the upgrade went smoothly for many people, no major update is ever completely flawless – and iOS 8 is no exception. In this case, many users with a 16GB iPhone or iPad are having problems installing iOS 8 because they don’t have enough free space — it can require up to 5.7GB! For others, the download of iOS 8 is just going very slowly.
If you’re running into the free space issue while trying to download iOS 8, or you’re looking for an alternative, faster route of downloading iOS 8, read on!

Backup and making enough free space

The update to iOS 8 is available for most iDevices released in the last three years, including the iPhone 4S and later, the iPad 2 and later, and all permutations of the iPad Mini.
Before you update any iPhone or iPad, you should update your version of iTunes to the latest version and then back up your device. For Mac users, open iTunes, then click iTunes > Check for Updates. Windows users, open iTunes, then click Help > Check for Updates. To back up your iPhone or iPad, click File > Devices > Back Up.
If you want to perform an over-the-air update directly to your iPhone or iPad, you will need up to 5.7GB of free space on your device to install iOS 8. Needless to say, if you have a 16GB iPhone or iPad, you may not have enough free space. You can either try to clear some free space by deleting photos and apps — or, alternatively, just plug the device into your Mac or PC and perform the update through iTunes. Upgrading to iOS 8 through iTunes removes the 5.7GB free space requirement.

How to officially update to iOS 8

The official update process is very simple. If you wish, you can update to iOS 8 directly from your iPhone or iPad by visiting Settings > General > Software Update. Alternatively, plug your iPhone or iPad into your computer, open up iTunes, navigate to the Summary tab for your device, and then click Update. It will either tell you that no updates are available (in which case, try again later), or the download will begin.
The download might be quite slow initially as Apple’s servers get hammered. (This can be a good reason to download an unofficial version using the links below, rather than wait for the real thing, which may take hours to download.)
Once you have iOS 8 installed, skip ahead to the end of the story to discover more about your new operating system.

Download iOS 8 unofficially

An alternative route, if you’re struggling with the official iOS 8 download, is to download the appropriate Gold Master (GM) of iOS 8 for your device. These files are legitimate versions of iOS 8 that were released over the last few weeks to developers and beta testers — and were then redistributed unofficially to the public.

• iPhone 4S (Models A1431 & A1387)
• iPhone 5 (GSM, Model A1428)
• iPhone 5 (CDMA, Model A1429)
• iPhone 5S (GSM)
• iPhone 5S (CDMA)
• iPhone 5C (GSM)
• iPhone 5C (CDMA)
• iPad 2 (WiFi)
• iPad 2 (Rev. A)
• iPad 2 (WiFi + GSM, Model A1396) – no download available currently
• iPad 2 (WiFi + CDMA, Model A1397)
• iPad 3 (WiFi, Model A1416)
• iPad 3 (WiFi + GSM, Model A1430)
• iPad 3 (WiFi + CDMA, Model A1403)
• iPad 4 (WiFi, Model A1458)
• iPad 4 (WiFi + GSM, Model A1459)
• iPad 4 (WiFi + CDMA, Model A1460)
• iPad Mini (WiFi, Model A1432)
• iPad Mini (WiFi + GSM, Model A1454)
• iPad Mini (WiFi + CDMA, Model A1455)
• iPad Air (Wi-Fi, Model A1474)
• iPad Air (Wi-Fi + GSM)
• iPad Air (Wi-Fi + CDMA)
• iPad Mini with Retina (Wi-Fi, Model A1489)
• iPad Mini with Retina (Wi-Fi + GSM)
• iPad Mini with Retina (Wi-Fi + CDMA)
• iPod Touch (Fifth-generation)

If the link for your device doesn’t work, Lifehacker is doing a good job of locating new links that still work. Bear in mind that these links aren’t official, and I haven’t personally tested all of them. They should be completely fine, but if you’re at all concerned just use the official iOS 8 upgrade process. Once you have your iOS 8 GM, follow these steps:

• Extract the downloaded file and make sure you have a file that ends in .ispw — something like: iPad2,1_7.0.4_11B554a_Restore.ipsw. Windows users might need to use a utility like 7zip to extract the file.
• Open up iTunes and connect your iPhone or iPad. Go to the Summary tab.
• Hold down the Option key (OS X) or Shift (Windows) and click the Restore button. Locate the .ipsw file that you extracted.
• Sit back and pray that the update completes.

Bear in mind that if the upgrade process fails, you may have to enter DFU mode and restore your device from a backup. Most modern iDevices (iPhone 5, 5S, 5C, the iPad Air, iPad Mini) should have no problems at all, though.

iPhone: iOS 8

Enjoy iOS 8

If everything goes to plan, you should now be looking at iOS 8 on your iPhone or iPad! Hooray! For the most part, iOS 8 looks a lot like iOS 7 — but there are plenty of tweaks and new features that you’ll discover after a little poking around. To get you started, read our featured story about some of the better new features, and some of the hidden gems in iOS 8. After that, it’s a good idea to check out how iOS 8 compares to Google’s upcoming Android L.

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