Over four million pre-orders placed 
for new iPhone versions, Apple reveals

Apple has revealed there were more than four million pre-orders of its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 24 hours, exceeding its initial pre-order supply.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Sep 2014, 18:36 BST

The company said the phones will be delivered to customers starting on Friday and throughout September, although many will not be delivered until October.

Phones will be available on a walk-in basis beginning on Friday at Apple shops.

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Both phones will also be available beginning on Friday from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and other carriers and other authorised Apple resellers.

The new phones announced last week have larger screens and faster performance, and come equipped with Apple Pay, a contactless payment service.

The new phones start at $199 (£539 in the UK) at most wireless providers with a two-year contact.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is to buy the maker of the popular game Minecraft for $2.5bn (£1.5bn).

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The technology giant said it will buy Stockholm-based games firm Mojang.

Minecraft, which lets users build and explore a virtual world, has been downloaded 100 million times on PC alone since its launch in 2009. It is the most popular online game on Xbox, and the top paid app for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system in the US.

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