You can pre-order your iPhone 6 from Sept 12

[SINGAPORE] Apple's new iPhone 6 will be available in Singapore from September 19, the global launch date for the phone. The Apple website for Singapore says that pre-orders will start from Sept 12.

One of the new features of the iPhone 6 models is that it supports what is known as voice over LTE (long term evolution) or VoLTE for short. VoLTE allows voice calls to go through an LTE or 4G network which is exclusively meant for data. Most phones today connect to the 4G network for data and use the older 3G network for voice.

Since VoLTE allows phones to use the 4G data network, calls go through as data packets. As a result, it's possible for a VoLTE-enabled phone to seamlessly transfer a voice call to a local WiFi network when the mobile signal is weak and then re-transfer it back to the mobile network when the signal gets stronger. Internet-based calls similar to the type of service that Skype offers are also possible. Of course, all these can only happen if the carrier supports the service.