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And that reminds me, although all this stuff sounds great for personal use, I really need to be able to make notes and edit spreadsheet/word processing docs directly please. Need to replace my iPaq!
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There's always one......
And that reminds me, although all this stuff sounds great for personal use, I really need to be able to make notes and edit spreadsheet/word processing docs directly please. Need to replace my iPaq!
8th August in the UK?
According to a article on Stuff.tv, the new iPhone could be released on 8th August 2008 on o2 in the UK. Thats AGES away!
http://stuff.tv/News/UK-3G-iPhone-in-August/10157/
According to a article on Stuff.tv, the new iPhone could be released on 8th August 2008 on o2 in the UK. Thats AGES away!
http://stuff.tv/News/UK-3G-iPhone-in-August/10157/
This has been discussed a lot. Seems like a strategy to fight unlocking phones from ATT. Allowing you to buy the iPhone at an amazingly attractive price (from Apple Store or ATT), IF you sign a contract and activate the phone (thru iTunes of course not in store). Then they'll send you a rebate. That could certainly be a big enough reason for Apple to allow something they've never done before.
Buy iPhone at full price at either Apple Store or ATT, activate it on iTunes and receive awesome rebate.
The process will probably be far more slick than this though.
That's based on what an o2 store employee said.. like they'd know anything at all. Nobody knows the official release dates *anywhere* yet - it's all speculation (as is the WWDC announcement, but I think there would be riots in the streets if they didn't announce there after all the expectation).
Releasing that late would mean we'd buy imports from other european countries (on sale in every poky mobile phone shop within days of course) that release before us. Or even from the US - although that's subject to import duty so not as good a place to buy from.
Several EU carriers have hinted at a late june/early july release date. Leaving the UK until months after that wouldn't make sense.
Battery won't suffer at all if you don't use the features like video conferencing or Wifi. The GPS receiver can be shut off for all but the short time you need it. If you are using it for some future driving directions app, It will be in you car charging most likely. And it looks like you can also shut off 3G and have the phone revert to GSM/EDGE for extended talk/data time.
Things that software can't bring to the original iPhone:
* Video conferencing (no front camera)
* Video recording (It looks like the camera/media hardware is literally incapable of recording video at a decent framerate and quality level)
* Video MMS (see above)
* GPS (cell tower triangulation / WifI tower is much too inaccurate for driving directions, etc. Also only works in certain locations.)
* 3G UMTS/HSPA data connection
I was thinking of not getting a 3G iPhone but if all of this comes true then I may reconsider... Ahh, who am I kidding, iPhone FTW!
In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user's image may be obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display.
yeah - Nokia sorted out battery life perfectly with my N95. In fact, I'm typing this on it now!! Problem is, if I actually USE the phone for anything it just eats the battery and shuts down without wa
Thats a good point.
Though my current mobile contract runs out on the 10th August - that would at least force me to wait out my contract
Yeah, standard phone features there. Of course the software implementing and joining them will be really amazing and intuitive, unlike on all the other phones that have implemented them (some for years).
Clearly the .Mac replacement service will incorporate blogging software at the very least.
Clearly the .Mac replacement service will incorporate blogging software at the very least.
My contract has expired ages ago
Orange Switzerland. Contract has expired ages ago, because I didn't purchase any new subsidized phone, I went for an iPhone unlocked. I only hope they will figure out a way to unlock 2.0 rapidly. So I can upgrade mine and then sell it and get a 2.0 3G iPhone basically for free (with subsidies).
A side note: personally I don't like the black design of the "rumored" iPhone I have seen in pics all over the web. Just plain ugly.
A second side note: I have to purchase a new notebook, so I hope the new MBPs don't take forever to be announced (how cool would it be if they were announced at WWDC). A Mac at the office broke, my colleague would happily take my MB C2D 2Ghz 2GB RAM (10.5.2), so I can finally purchase a 17" MBP (or even with a slightly bigger screen if it comes). But I really cannot wait much longer than next week. I'll just keep my fingers crossed...
Orange Switzerland. Contract has expired ages ago, because I didn't purchase any new subsidized phone, I went for an iPhone unlocked. I only hope they will figure out a way to unlock 2.0 rapidly. So I can upgrade mine and then sell it and get a 2.0 3G iPhone basically for free (with subsidies).
A side note: personally I don't like the black design of the "rumored" iPhone I have seen in pics all over the web. Just plain ugly.
A second side note: I have to purchase a new notebook, so I hope the new MBPs don't take forever to be announced (how cool would it be if they were announced at WWDC). A Mac at the office broke, my colleague would happily take my MB C2D 2Ghz 2GB RAM (10.5.2), so I can finally purchase a 17" MBP (or even with a slightly bigger screen if it comes). But I really cannot wait much longer than next week. I'll just keep my fingers crossed...
Why did this have to be revealed
I've been needing an iPhone for almost 2 years now, and I have been so excited for the new one, the only new feature that i really care about is Stereo Bluetooth. This new information has given me the highest of expectations, and has made the next 3 days exponentially more unbearable than if hadn't known all of these things. That being said, this is Awesome!!!!!!! for months we've been drooling and analyzing blurry photos, case designs with a bigger slot suggesting a front facing camera is the farthest we've come. and now This?! This is like the holy grail of leaked information, except a video of the actual 3G iPhone of course, quite an amazing day on macrumors if you ask me!
I've been needing an iPhone for almost 2 years now, and I have been so excited for the new one, the only new feature that i really care about is Stereo Bluetooth. This new information has given me the highest of expectations, and has made the next 3 days exponentially more unbearable than if hadn't known all of these things. That being said, this is Awesome!!!!!!! for months we've been drooling and analyzing blurry photos, case designs with a bigger slot suggesting a front facing camera is the farthest we've come. and now This?! This is like the holy grail of leaked information, except a video of the actual 3G iPhone of course, quite an amazing day on macrumors if you ask me!
Microsoft Iphone - err sorry ShmiPhone
Having seen the patents flowing out of Apple, do Microsoft have any equivalents (I can't be arsed to sift through the website - maybe someone has already!)
Just thinking about that wonderful device that Steve Billballgates showed us last week - basically a big iphone running Windows...
"...and boy have we patented it.."
Having seen the patents flowing out of Apple, do Microsoft have any equivalents (I can't be arsed to sift through the website - maybe someone has already!)
Just thinking about that wonderful device that Steve Billballgates showed us last week - basically a big iphone running Windows...
"...and boy have we patented it.."
Actually, it wasn't even the colonies. It was British soldiers during the war of 1812 after we burned down Canada's parliament buildings.
You won't like us when we're angry, Canada.
We'll take hockey fans and leave the rest!Interesting story
from: http://www.idealschina.com/Insider/
Steve's new iPhone 3G is Black and White
by Insider 4/30/2008 10:09:48 AM
Total views: 90,024
Seeing and handling a hot, new product months before its release can really get the adrenaline going. I just saw and held the newest version of the iPhone.
These new iPhones are being assembled just minutes from my office. As there had been quite a bit of activity there these past few weeks, I knew something big was cooking. Playing investigator reporter, I searched on line and found this in a Business Week article - "With less than two months to go before Steve Jobs takes the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, where he's expected to unveil a new iPhone, ...." One can only conclude, iPhone is definitely coming this summer.
A few days ago, two businessmen made an appointment to visit me at my factory. They were coming in with the new, top secret iPhone which is supposed to be released this summer. When they arrived, they immediately started talking about my factory making silicone and crystal iPod and iPhone cases. One of the men reached into his pocket and showed me an iPhone shell. It looked exactly like my iPhone, but when I turned it over, I noticed that the metal backing had been replaced by a white plastic back. They told me there would be two models - one with the white back and one with a black back. The first production would be apparently 20,000,000 plus units. That's double from their first iPhone. This newer iPhone seems thinner and the back is slightly concave.
I was also informed that as well as the iPhone, a new Nano and Touch would be released at the same time. I will keep you posted.
from: http://www.idealschina.com/Insider/
Steve's new iPhone 3G is Black and White
by Insider 4/30/2008 10:09:48 AM
Total views: 90,024
Seeing and handling a hot, new product months before its release can really get the adrenaline going. I just saw and held the newest version of the iPhone.
These new iPhones are being assembled just minutes from my office. As there had been quite a bit of activity there these past few weeks, I knew something big was cooking. Playing investigator reporter, I searched on line and found this in a Business Week article - "With less than two months to go before Steve Jobs takes the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, where he's expected to unveil a new iPhone, ...." One can only conclude, iPhone is definitely coming this summer.
A few days ago, two businessmen made an appointment to visit me at my factory. They were coming in with the new, top secret iPhone which is supposed to be released this summer. When they arrived, they immediately started talking about my factory making silicone and crystal iPod and iPhone cases. One of the men reached into his pocket and showed me an iPhone shell. It looked exactly like my iPhone, but when I turned it over, I noticed that the metal backing had been replaced by a white plastic back. They told me there would be two models - one with the white back and one with a black back. The first production would be apparently 20,000,000 plus units. That's double from their first iPhone. This newer iPhone seems thinner and the back is slightly concave.
I was also informed that as well as the iPhone, a new Nano and Touch would be released at the same time. I will keep you posted.
I really can't see them using plastic. It may look like plastic, but actually using it just seems so busch league.
I think that site is probably just fishing for hits...
I call BS on this guy. Although I do believe the pictures we've been seeing are accurate, for shape/size, we can't tell what the material is, but guaranteed it won't be crappy plastic.
