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Today at 1pm, Apple will announce the new iteration of the iPhone, and there are already people line up outside the Fifth Avenue store. (Note that the release date might not be until September 20th or later.) Vice spoke to a few of them, and learned that they're "traveling to a friend's apartment nearby to shower and change, and to occupy their time, are seeking out romantic interests on Tinder." [Racked]