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what's happening brian Tong here and welcome to the Apple by for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple let's get to it and this week it's all about the iphone 6 and it's not just rumors with made-up words this time around we have smartphone camera shots from factory workers that's slightly more legit so we start off with this one from Chinese microblogging site Weibo that appears to be a front panel from Apple's larger screen iPhone 6 now this panel has the same familiar cutouts from the previous iphone with spaces for the front-facing camera ambient light sensor gear speakers and home button and a noticeably thinner bezel which aligns with all the rumors we've been hearing up to this point now another photo on Weibo this time it's lower quality so it has more of that super secret you should not be taking a picture of this feel to it well this shows a straight on view side by side with an iPhone 5 or 5s turned on and based on the size it's believed to be the rumored 4.7 inch screen size but operation iphone 6 doesn't stop there after Japanese site Macotakara posted images from several booths at the recent Hong Kong electronics fair featuring iphone 6 machined mock-ups made of metal and iPhone 6 cases again these are not official but so far many of the leaks out of Asia have shared the same similar designs now if you're looking for some potential insight on the buttons of the next iPhone website nowhere else fr posted images of silicone cases that they claim 50 iphone 6 with the 4.7 inch screen perfectly look on the left edge and if these are believed to be legit apples abandon the circular buttons for the elongated buttons with rounded edges and the power standby button has been moved to the right side of the phone which makes more sense because it's a pain in the butt to have to reach the top on these larger screen phones at least if you have small hands which I do not now there are even more super super photos nowhere else fr also posted what they claim are the batteries for the iphone 6 and a production tray see I actually believe this photo is the most real out of them because it's the hardest to see and more from website Weibo this time it's the alleged manufacturing molds used for apple's next-gen phone and sketches of the chassis for the phone both of these are said to be coming from Foxconn and we've pretty much seen everything now I want to see the power cord for the assembly line machine seriously someone get me that and let me guess some of you are saying yourself so much for doubling down on secrecy Tim but we still don't know if it will come in gold I love gone I really do now you won't like this story according to the street insider jefferies analyst Peter Mesa says Apple has been negotiating with carriers on a possible 100 dollar increase for the iphone 6 carriers are initially resisting the push to move from the iphones 199 base price but that could change with consumer demand drawing for apple's next big screen phone and this could most likely be 2014's blockbuster handset in terms of sales now Peter me sec is also the guy who continued to push hard that we get the Apple TV TV in 2012 which yeah looks like it hasn't happened yet now don't do this Apple and I know you won't because you don't want a bad apple no you don't want that all right let's shift gears and we've talked about ibeacons and beacon technology in this show so we decided to check it out with the Golden State Warriors the first NBA arena using beacon technology and Kevin Cote their senior director of digital gave us the lowdown you know I wanted to kind of talk to you about beacons implementing them here at the part of the fan experience kind of talk to us about how that works and it really works with the Golden State Warriors app right sure yeah so so what it is it's about enabling our fans to use their mobile device as a companion to their experience here at the game and we believe the beacon technology is going to be something that continues to take off so we wanted to kind of be early adopters and it to really get our fans used to the technology we already do a lot here in the arena with phones whether it's Facebook chicken or this Instagram wall a variety of things to enhance their experience and the beacons are just another way to do that and then really what school at the app is not only is it done over a low frequency bluetooth but also in an inaudible sound at own right is sent throughout the arena right correct yeah it so it can be sent out via these beacons or even through our PA system in the in the bowl if we wish now does that mean you probably won't have like a dog day here at the arena just in case safe to say now tell us some of the stuff that will be delivered to your phone through the answer so right now when a fan comes to Oracle Arena they're greeted instantly as soon as they walk through the doors with welcome two warriors ground that's kind of what we call this place warriors ground and immediately they're served an opportunity to win a free doublet the first 50 fans do so can actually come right here to the Facebook table in addition to that Knights facebook giveaway to get that free item we've done a couple other things and enter two wins for VIP experiences so that's something you're getting right off the bat when you come in what we're going to do in the future is merchandise discounts at our team store we also have beacons upstairs in the upper level so through our app you can actually upgrade your seats moberly through your phone so we remind you that as soon as you hit the elevator I like that so if I'm kind of in the nosebleed yes I've got a little extra change I can use the app correct and move on down yep alright we remind you that through the beacon now we're here in the heart of the Silicon Valley you know we have this instagram wall behind us really the Warriors you know arena oracle arena is one of those places that can really leverage this technology are you guys really trying to be kind of one of those leaders in that space yeah we're trying to but we also have to be because we're in this space our fans expect to be able to use their phones they expect to have Wi-Fi they expect for us to enable them to enhance their experience through the phone and for the record I never get caught up with those Instagram wall thingies I mean some people are totally into themselves yeah you were actually in the video on the wall cool well onto the quick bites Apple announced their car play platform about a month ago but at the time you needed to buy a whole new car that would be carplay compatible well not anymore after Nikkei reports at Alpine will begin selling a standalone aftermarket console that supports car plate integration this year with a price point around 500 to 700 dollars and pioneer also announced that their killer line of NEX in dash multimedia receivers ranging in price from 702 fourteen hundred dollars are available to buy right now and will bring carplay functionality with a firmware update that will be made available in the early summer of 2014 and I know a lot of you outside the US and Australia are asking about when you'll get itunes radio in your country well there's still nothing there for my friends in Canada but the UK might be closed after reports that Apple's director of I adds Paul Wright has been visiting media marketing agencies to get the advertising units in place now it was confirmed by this tweet so cross your fingers in the UK because soon enough you too could be listening to free Bieber songs on iTunes all right let's get to be winners of our gelaskins giveaway contest from last week I asked you to send me your sad face pictures of yourself or pets or kids with your phone and our six iphone hardshell case winners go to my email friends Jonathan backed a angel roses who's really crying Abby Santa Maria ladarius dokes who needs to put some clothes on dude Michael sure who's very hungry and Peter Garcia who wears makeup now our six gift card winners go to my Twitter friends Benedict lybrand Oh super emo David Garcia jpa who used the cute kids pick on me because that worked who knows fake tears Lord Schneider and Marcus Somerville who actually scratched his phone taking this blurry pic and for the guy who sent me this random pic you're witty nothing all right congrats to all of you and we'll be in touch that's going to do for this week's show send us your emails to the Apple by to cnet com or tweet me at brian Tong thanks so much for watching I will catch you guys next time for another bite of the Apple