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Apple Working on Cheaper, Smaller iPhone and MobileMe Overhaul
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I feel like they will still keep a paid version. Maybe for online storage/streaming?
Now that the iPhone 4 is out with it's 2X resolution screen, this seems doable!
Just halve the device dimensions and use the iPhone 3G screen resolution at the same dpi as the iPhone4 retina display, resulting in a phone like:
Height: 2.25 inches (57.6 mm)
Width: 1.155 inches (29.3 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 2.4 ounces (68.5 grams)
Resolution: 480x320 (326 dpi)
In Landscape the keyboard would be about the same size as the current iPhone in portrait. In Portrait mode we could get a class numeric keypad (1, 2ABC, 3DEF, etc).
Backwards compatibility continues to work as well by using the standard app assets (1X size).
Edit: Of course, in reality I think a 3/4 size phone would be much better, i mean... a 1" wide phone!
I think you'll find Haoshiro that you've got the Maths all wrong. Using your calculations the final phone will actually be 1/4 of the original size. If you think about it you could now fit 4 phones in the space or one current iPhone with your calculations. Just thought id say.
Since I have my iPad, I could see switching to the smaller iPhone now. I use to try and use my iPhone as a (poor) substitute to a laptop at times on trips. But now with my iPad, I don't use my iPhone in the same way. It would be nice for it to have most of the current iPhone features that I don't normally need now, but with a much smaller pocket size (as a guy - that makes for a nice feature - no "murse" here"). It would even serve as a legit "nano" replacement that way, much lighter for running with than an iPhone if you use it as an iPod too.
The person I replied to has got an iPad (and an iPhone) and just wants something that can do calls and texts.
I've got an iPhone, I'm well aware of what it can do.
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I think its probably true, but am surprised, and unhappy as a shareholder whose largest allocation is in AAPL... I hope it does not happen... Thats all I can say. I would get one as a "throw away" phone... Anyhow heres an excellent article from CNBC.com
http://classic.cnbc.com/id/41522249 cslled "Why the Cheaper Iphone Story does'nt make sense"... This has to be a very forced move for AAPL to make IMO but that's just me... They are incredible marketing geniuses and as long as the stock keeps appreciating in value then that's all I care about. Going to $450 by December
I think its probably true, but am surprised, and unhappy as a shareholder whose largest allocation is in AAPL... I hope it does not happen... Thats all I can say. I would get one as a "throw away" phone... Anyhow heres an excellent article from CNBC.com
http://classic.cnbc.com/id/41522249 cslled "Why the Cheaper Iphone Story does'nt make sense"... This has to be a very forced move for AAPL to make IMO but that's just me... They are incredible marketing geniuses and as long as the stock keeps appreciating in value then that's all I care about. Going to $450 by December
Free MobileMe? Fugettaboutit.
I could however see them cutting the price in half - $49 instead of $99. $99 for MobileMe's current offering is quite a ripoff.
I could however see them cutting the price in half - $49 instead of $99. $99 for MobileMe's current offering is quite a ripoff.
ever heard of a good ad blocker, havent seen any for years and i even went as far as getting "google analyse" blocker + i only rly use it within iMail anyway. see no advantage for "me" at all
As someone whom paid $600 for their iPhone 4 in the US, i can tell you that it is no walk in the park. The Jailbreak/unlocking process is a delicate situation at best. I may not have to pay $80-90/month for a contract, but I certainly don't get the whole experience on TMobile. No 3G, facetime, mms, visual voicemail, etc. Some of that can be fixed, but I don't *need* those features. We lag behind updates a lot sometimes. (I've been doing this since 1.0 iOS)
However, if you think you can get the phone on a discounted-rate and month-to-month contract with ATT/Verizon since you bought it the phone outright? Think again.
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The best revamp for MobileMe would be to make it a free service and then to restore Mac.com to a premium level service.
To me, having '@me.com' send the wrong message professionally. It implies that you think of yourself first...at the cost of the team effort. It was one of the stupidest things Apple Consumer Electronics has done in the last five years. It is disgraceful.
Yeah and it so easy to tell people and they always get it right. Email accounts are unique and about an individual. Using your logic, a better one would be what? Name@proteam or name@Imateamplaya? Here's one - name@fandroid.com. Yup that fits.
MobileMe really should be free, or at least more of it.
As for an iPhone Nano I'd be interested in theory, but what would the difference be? Just making it smaller wouldn't make it cheaper! It would still have to have mobile internet for Safari and email or it really wouldn't be anything special. So what could it drop- GPS, gyroscope, camera? All seems a bit vague at the moment.
As for an iPhone Nano I'd be interested in theory, but what would the difference be? Just making it smaller wouldn't make it cheaper! It would still have to have mobile internet for Safari and email or it really wouldn't be anything special. So what could it drop- GPS, gyroscope, camera? All seems a bit vague at the moment.
MobileMe revamp: YES, THIS IS A MUST! MUST BE FREE TO COMPETE WITH GOOGLE'S FREE SERVICES Smaller iPhone?: WTF? NO WAY! THE IPHONE IS A PERFECT SIZE. MAKING IT THINNER HOWEVER, WOULD BE WELCOMED.. AND MAYBE TUCKING THE ANTENNA BACK INSIDE WOULD BE NICE TOO.. LOL
..mostly interested in iOS 5..
Who thinks Apple should build app switching/app freezing into the OS itself and not rely on developers to do it? OR instead make it mandatory for devs to put it in or risk their app being pulled?
Either way, I think the current way where Apple just simply hopes developers add multitasking support via fast app switching/app background freezing/auto resume (whatever you wanna call it) and some devs do and some devs don't, results in a sucky ass experience for customers.
Who thinks Apple should build app switching/app freezing into the OS itself and not rely on developers to do it? OR instead make it mandatory for devs to put it in or risk their app being pulled?
Either way, I think the current way where Apple just simply hopes developers add multitasking support via fast app switching/app background freezing/auto resume (whatever you wanna call it) and some devs do and some devs don't, results in a sucky ass experience for customers.
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A better one would be more neutral and not so self centered. Mac.com was perfect. Im glad I got the service before they changed it.
PCClone said:The best revamp for MobileMe would be to make it a free service and then to restore Mac.com to a premium level service.
To me, having '@me.com' send the wrong message professionally. It implies that you think of yourself first...at the cost of the team effort. It was one of the stupidest things Apple Consumer Electronics has done in the last five years. It is disgraceful.
Yeah and it so easy to tell people and they always get it right. Email accounts are unique and about an individual. Using your logic, a better one would be what? Name@proteam or name@Imateamplaya? Here's one - name@fandroid.com. Yup that fits.
A better one would be more neutral and not so self centered. Mac.com was perfect. Im glad I got the service before they changed it.
Im sure that it would be great to have a cheaper option, but why give people a reason to complain about an apple device that is inferior to the regular iPhone?
A smaller iPhone could be possible without actually changing the screen. Where the Home Button and earpiece is, could be shrunk down. I don't know what that means for the headphone jack and dock connector but it could happen? Also, Apple were testing gestures in the beta of iOS 4.3, maybe they plan to element hardware buttons completely?
Interesting... Perhaps the iPhone Nano will be one of the products showcased this summer while the iPhone 4 remains as the current standard iPhone for another year (possibly with slightly bumped specs).
And concerning the MobileMe, I hope these rumors really are true about it being free!
And concerning the MobileMe, I hope these rumors really are true about it being free!
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I would pay for a gmail, gcal, gdocs, flickr replacement that would let me put my media in the cloud 300 gb and counting.
Free is great too though.
I would pay for a gmail, gcal, gdocs, flickr replacement that would let me put my media in the cloud 300 gb and counting.
Free is great too though.
and our fingers will also shrink? i don't think so.
i think that the new iphone nano will be called iphone mini, and it will be an iphone with the basic functionallity like adress book, music, photos etc, but it won't run the normal iphone apps - simply because of the display, that will be one third smaller. and instead of the 4 x 4 icon matrix there will be a 3 x 3 icons matrix.
whoever wants "full" functionallity has to buy the "standard" iphone.