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In Pocomoke City, Maryland, the Pocomoke High School freshman class received brand new iPad minis to use through the rest of high school, Delmarva Now reported. The school is still adjusting to the new technology, and students weren't allowed to bring them out of the classroom until finally the school permitted them in October.

The madness around the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus release is still buzzing through the air and with millions of people already buying the new smartphone, some are wondering what new apps are available on the device. Apple recently released its new iOS 8 software for its iPhones, and there are plenty of new apps that will benefit from the larger screen sizes. Here are three new apps for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus:

Even though larger smartphones or "phablets" have been around for a little while, once Apple launched the new and bigger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, fashion designers started to think about their pocket sizes, Mashable reported.

A Nielsen Digital Consumer Report revealed in 2013, at least 65 percent of all U.S. citizens had a smartphone device, which is a massive hike from the 44 percent recorded in 2011. With the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus recently being released and recording it's largest first weekend sales ever, smartphone usage is likely not receding anytime soon.

While "bendgate" continues to sweep the Internet because of bending iPhone 6 Plus devices, Apple recently stated it has had only nine complaints about the new phone, the Guardian reported. When considering there have only been nine complaints about bending phones and Apple broke its release-day record with 10 million units sold, the problem might be much smaller than initially thought.

After a video was released by a Square Space blogger on the ease of bending a new iPhone 6 Plus - which received more than 22 million views in two days - the Internet quickly lost its mind, and virtually every major news source began reporting on "bendgate" and "bendhazi" as these phrases quickly took over Twitter.

As the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released just days ago, many customers are putting them through the rough and tough life that smartphones encounter each day by its owners. However, some iPhone buyers are finding the durability of their devices might not be as strong as they think.

On Sept. 19, Apple released its highly-anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in stores, and numerous new videos quickly surfaced of drop tests to see the durability of the smartphone, CNET reported.

When traveling abroad, there are a lot of ways a smartphone can be stolen, lost, hacked or damaged. Anything from flights to cruises increase the risk of a broken device while on vacation or a business trip, and most people would admit, without their phone, they're a little helpless.