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New iPhone Article by Gizmodo
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Gizmodo, Engadget, MacRumors are three good places. AppleInsider usually doesn't do any kind of live coverage, they often post articles soon after the Keynote is over.
I run theiLife.com and we are planning to do AJAX based live coverage (like Macworld 2008). Feel free to check that out as well.
Sounds pretty unlikely to me. I expect it to be THICKER (but not enough to care) and get LESS battery life when on 3G (but more when set to EDGE possibly).
I find the "spy photos" with white backs (and the earlier one with a black back) pretty convincing in fact.
I find the "spy photos" with white backs (and the earlier one with a black back) pretty convincing in fact.
Concerning GPS
I'm sort of excited by the prospect of a bona fide GPS module inside the iPhone. I live in a relatively small town so having a standalone GPS for my day-to-day driving isn't very practical. An iPhone with GPS however would be ideal for those occasional road trips I'm forced to take - just mount it to third party windshield bracket when needed.
My concern is that it will come with the GPS module but to actually make use of it, you have to buy GPS software from a third party such as Garmin. My guess is they'd charge as much as they do for their conventional GPS modules to help stave off the cannibalization of their own products. No doubt they're worried about being pushed out of the market completely by Apple with this one.
What is the likelihood of GPS working out of the box (assuming there truly is GPS in the next revision)? I know Steve has a penchant for things that "just work" out of the box so I'd be pleased if this were the case. I know other phones that have GPS (like ones from Nextel) don't work out of the box and require the purchase of software
Would a likely scenario be integration with Google maps for a "poor man's GPS" (kind of like what they have now but which would automatically update your position but not dictate to you what turns are coming up)
I'm sort of excited by the prospect of a bona fide GPS module inside the iPhone. I live in a relatively small town so having a standalone GPS for my day-to-day driving isn't very practical. An iPhone with GPS however would be ideal for those occasional road trips I'm forced to take - just mount it to third party windshield bracket when needed.
My concern is that it will come with the GPS module but to actually make use of it, you have to buy GPS software from a third party such as Garmin. My guess is they'd charge as much as they do for their conventional GPS modules to help stave off the cannibalization of their own products. No doubt they're worried about being pushed out of the market completely by Apple with this one.
What is the likelihood of GPS working out of the box (assuming there truly is GPS in the next revision)? I know Steve has a penchant for things that "just work" out of the box so I'd be pleased if this were the case. I know other phones that have GPS (like ones from Nextel) don't work out of the box and require the purchase of software
Would a likely scenario be integration with Google maps for a "poor man's GPS" (kind of like what they have now but which would automatically update your position but not dictate to you what turns are coming up)
There is no GPS support in the iphone OS 2.0 betas so I am 97% certain the new iPhone won't have a GPS and it will continue to use the cellular and wifi technique which is faster and works indoors.
Wish list
In order of preference
1. 3G
2. iChat with videocamera in front
3. GPS
4. More storage
5. Thinner model
6. Additional apps: such as videorecording, etc... (I have these through jailbreak)
What does your wish list look like?
In order of preference
1. 3G
2. iChat with videocamera in front
3. GPS
4. More storage
5. Thinner model
6. Additional apps: such as videorecording, etc... (I have these through jailbreak)
What does your wish list look like?
Increasing battery life in a 2nd generation device is possible because the design teams have had a lot more time to refine and improve the design in the second generation version rather than just working to get the thing finished to get the 1st generation version completed and on store shelves.
but what about the actual plans?
I am so excited that the iphone is coming to Australia. But I don't want to pay $80 a month to use it. I have a prepaid which I use about once every two days, but want the iphone for internet. The plans in Australia are just soooo expensive, that would be the one thing that stops me from buying one.
I am so excited that the iphone is coming to Australia. But I don't want to pay $80 a month to use it. I have a prepaid which I use about once every two days, but want the iphone for internet. The plans in Australia are just soooo expensive, that would be the one thing that stops me from buying one.
Am I the only one that really doesn't care about GPS? I mean honestly I don't see a PRACTICAL use for it. I'm not going to be staring at my iPhone while driving, and it's certainly not going to top the features of a Garmin. Ok, geotargeting pictures or something, wonderful.
But the battery life is the issue. Thinner means smaller battery.
GPS and 3G mean larger drain on that battery.
It doesn't add up.
Actually, it's perfectly possible that the iPhone 2.0 could be 9mm and have these features as the Nokia E71 is 10mm thick, smaller form factor and has GPS, 3G etc.
So, yeah, could be.
So, yeah, could be.
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There was a 'screenshot' of the camera application asking to use the location, as well as a few mentions of GPS around the 2.0 OS, IIRC. Also, I think Apple wouldn't want to let the secret out via a software slip up. We don't know if Apple has distributed all of their code or not.
I know it's been said, but I feel that Apple would never make a THICKER iPhone. Apple has been known to sacrifice for looks. I could deff see them limiting battery life for the sole purpose of keeping it thin...
With the Rose rumour of 2 new iPhones, I think Gizmodo may have info for both phones...nano phone is thinner, fully featured bigger...
My concern is that it will come with the GPS module but to actually make use of it, you have to buy GPS software from a third party such as Garmin. My guess is they'd charge as much as they do for their conventional GPS modules to help stave off the cannibalization of their own products. No doubt they're worried about being pushed out of the market completely by Apple with this one.
What is the likelihood of GPS working out of the box (assuming there truly is GPS in the next revision)? I know Steve has a penchant for things that "just work" out of the box so I'd be pleased if this were the case. I know other phones that have GPS (like ones from Nextel) don't work out of the box and require the purchase of software
Would a likely scenario be integration with Google maps for a "poor man's GPS" (kind of like what they have now but which would automatically update your position but not dictate to you what turns are coming up)
Considering the nice integration with Google Maps in the current iPhone I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Google provide more integration with the new iPhone if it does include GPS. Even if Google doesn't do this themselves, now that there will be third party application support I'm sure somebody will do it sooner or later. It would just be too lucrative a thing to pass up. If Garmin were to charge even $100 for an iPhone app & maps there would be plenty of others willing to undercut their pricing using Google Maps virtually free of charge. Garmin & the other GPS vendors are likely scared to death that the iPhone will include GPS support for these very reasons.
A phone with no battery life is no good. Plain and simple. If they want the iPhone to bomb they will make it with less battery life that the first one. The "iPhone 1" barely lasts a day with wifi left on and moderate use.
On the other hand, the iPod touch is quite a bit thinner than it's same size memory iphone counterpart.
If you look at the tear-downs of both devices, the electronics take up the same amount of space more or less. It's at least conceivable to me that less chips, that consume less energy than the current ones could give a better battery life or that a more efficient battery could do the same job with less volume than last years.
Also, all the pics we have seen so far show a thinner iPhone.
It could well be thinner... in its width, or length but the depth could be thicker
i think it'll be opposite... it will be slightly wider so that they can make it thinner in depth