maybe we wil see something coming International CES, January 7-10 2010
it is less than a month till that!
Even if not, there are for sure some apple developers who are working on it, and can use it in the lab already.
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Sketchy Evidence of iPhone 3.1.3 and iPhone 4.0 OS
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maybe we wil see something coming International CES, January 7-10 2010
it is less than a month till that!
Even if not, there are for sure some apple developers who are working on it, and can use it in the lab already.
So, is this a right time to buy an iPhone?
I need one to replace my dead phone, but i don't want to have to sell it next month for the refreshed one, because i am sure i will want the new features, i might as well buy a cheap phone until this.
Suggestions?
I need one to replace my dead phone, but i don't want to have to sell it next month for the refreshed one, because i am sure i will want the new features, i might as well buy a cheap phone until this.
Suggestions?
Checking Google/TUAW/other should shed some light for comparison.
OS 3.0 beta was seen by at least March 2009, if not before.
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-3-0-beta-references-four-unknown-products/
1st spotting of the "iPhone 2,1" device occured in early October 2008
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/29/a-few-more-details-about-iphone-21/
Usage was picked up in mid December.
OS 3.0 beta was seen by at least March 2009, if not before.
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/03/19/iphone-os-3-0-beta-references-four-unknown-products/
1st spotting of the "iPhone 2,1" device occured in early October 2008
https://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/29/a-few-more-details-about-iphone-21/
Usage was picked up in mid December.
Well duh, who'd'a'thunk'it that apple is going to release an iPhone OS 4 at some point in the future.
Which makes faking a UA to say so a tempting thing to do. Or it could be real. Who knows. Or cares.
Which makes faking a UA to say so a tempting thing to do. Or it could be real. Who knows. Or cares.
That may be true, but leaks dont matter. Shipping products matter, and Apple are way ahead of the curve on that front.
Whether this is real or not, I say a 4.0 release with new hardware this summer makes perfect sense. 1.0 sw = iPhone, 2.0 sw = iPhone 3G, 3.0 sw = iPhone 3G S, 4.0 sw = iPhone 4G (whatever it'll be called).
This just in....Apple will release new products
Word around the web is Apple will release new products, they may even update their software. I'll go so far as to say a new iPhone will be released this summer along with new iPods next fall.
Please, such a none story.
Word around the web is Apple will release new products, they may even update their software. I'll go so far as to say a new iPhone will be released this summer along with new iPods next fall.
Please, such a none story.
BoyGenius is not a credible source of information.
This is the blog that claimed that Apple would deep discount (like 30%) tons of products on Black Friday, which made zero sense from Apple's retail strategy. Like usual, Apple's Black Friday discounts were a modest 8-10% on select items.
My guess is that BoyGenius posted a bogus server log. They are charlatans.
This is the blog that claimed that Apple would deep discount (like 30%) tons of products on Black Friday, which made zero sense from Apple's retail strategy. Like usual, Apple's Black Friday discounts were a modest 8-10% on select items.
My guess is that BoyGenius posted a bogus server log. They are charlatans.
Sketchy info is good. This site was built on sketchy info. Roll in the muck, people. Don't be hatas.
As for the possible reality, why should Apple be secretive or ashamed of such info getting out? "O NO! THEY'LL NO WEER MAKING NEW IPHONEZ!" Yeah. right. Apple doesn't care if people know that: it's obvious.
If they are already testing a 4.0, it might be a significant leap they are already working out. Again, get real people, Apple is already working 5+ years ahead, like any real forward technology development company. What you will see in 1 or 2 years is already in some form and working, somewhere in this world.
They don't create something and next month it is on the shelves.
...that being said, you'll now see tons of editing to those tags.
As for the possible reality, why should Apple be secretive or ashamed of such info getting out? "O NO! THEY'LL NO WEER MAKING NEW IPHONEZ!" Yeah. right. Apple doesn't care if people know that: it's obvious.
If they are already testing a 4.0, it might be a significant leap they are already working out. Again, get real people, Apple is already working 5+ years ahead, like any real forward technology development company. What you will see in 1 or 2 years is already in some form and working, somewhere in this world.
They don't create something and next month it is on the shelves.
...that being said, you'll now see tons of editing to those tags.
Yeah lets boycott every rumor site that ever got something wrong.... oh wait, remember the ipod touch camera rumors every Mac rumor site (including this one) got wrong, guess you have to stop reading this site too! Pity!
I hope the 4.0 release will unlock the iPhone once and for all.
I do not understand why Apple is locking the iPhone to a provider. If the requirement for a purchase of an iPhone is an immediate activation with the exclusive provider (AT&T in the US), why does it matter if the iPhone is locked or unlocked? The new owner is still bound by the AT&T contract whether or not he/she is going to use the device on the AT&T network. To me, AT&T should have absolutely no objections to Apple selling unlocked iPhones. With every other phone, AT&T gives (or sells) you an unlock code so that you can use a SIM card from another provider. Whereas this does not seem to make much of a difference as long as the phone is used in the US (since if you are paying AT&T why not use AT&T?), it makes a huge difference when traveling internationally. Few people would consider paying AT&T roaming charges anyway. So, if you own a locked iPhone, chances are you are going to buy a cheap pre-paid phone in the country you are traveling to instead of using your iPhone and roam via AT&T on a local provider.
Personally, I am about to go on a trip to Europe, and I would love to take my iPhone 3GS with me and use it there with a local SIM card. Because this is a 3GS, I am apprehensive about jailbreaking it with Pwnage Tool 3.1.4 and then unlocking it with blacksn0w. Why do we have to jump through all of these hoops to be able to use the basic GSM functionality of swapping SIM cards?
Steve Jobs, please stop being so stubborn and listen to your customers. Unlocking our iPhones is not going to damage either Apple interests or AT&T interests. Both companies would be making just as much money. In fact, this may help AT&T resolve its network issues. If some iPhone users decide to buy a pre-pay SIM card from T-Mobile and use it in place of the AT&T's SIM card, then AT&T will have fewer subscribers using their network but will still be collecting monthly fees from these subscribers for the length of the contract term.
Even though I disagree with the Apple's policy of rejecting some very useful applications, I can understand why they are doing this. To me, I would love to be able to use some of the apps available on Cydia, but I can live without them. I would not jailbreak the phone if it was unlocked. Being able to swap SIM cards is more important to me than running unapproved apps. However, if Apple continues to be so stubborn with not unlocking iPhones, I would eventually have to jailbreak so that I can unlock my 3GS. Once I jailbreak, of course I am going to use unapproved apps (such as tethering, etc.)
Another thing that this new update needs to have is the repeated notifications of missed calls, voice mail messages, and SMS messages. Come on, Apple! Every cheapo phone on the market has this functionality. Do I really have to jailbreak my iPhone 3GS just to get the app that reminds me that I missed the call? This is starting to get ridiculous. The other day I drove 20 minutes home from the gym just to find out that my wife had called me while I was at the gym and left me a message asking me to buy something at a store next door to the gym on the way back home. So, I had to turn around and drive 20 minutes back to where I had just come from. If my iPhone had repeated notifications of missed calls and voice mails, I would have gotten her message as I was walking toward my car parked next to the gym (like I used to get with my old Motorola 385). So, I would not have wasted 40 minutes of my life and all of that extra gas to make an unnecessary trip. Steve Jobs, don't you hate it that the lack of repeating notifications gives so much grief to your customers?
I do not understand why Apple is locking the iPhone to a provider. If the requirement for a purchase of an iPhone is an immediate activation with the exclusive provider (AT&T in the US), why does it matter if the iPhone is locked or unlocked? The new owner is still bound by the AT&T contract whether or not he/she is going to use the device on the AT&T network. To me, AT&T should have absolutely no objections to Apple selling unlocked iPhones. With every other phone, AT&T gives (or sells) you an unlock code so that you can use a SIM card from another provider. Whereas this does not seem to make much of a difference as long as the phone is used in the US (since if you are paying AT&T why not use AT&T?), it makes a huge difference when traveling internationally. Few people would consider paying AT&T roaming charges anyway. So, if you own a locked iPhone, chances are you are going to buy a cheap pre-paid phone in the country you are traveling to instead of using your iPhone and roam via AT&T on a local provider.
Personally, I am about to go on a trip to Europe, and I would love to take my iPhone 3GS with me and use it there with a local SIM card. Because this is a 3GS, I am apprehensive about jailbreaking it with Pwnage Tool 3.1.4 and then unlocking it with blacksn0w. Why do we have to jump through all of these hoops to be able to use the basic GSM functionality of swapping SIM cards?
Steve Jobs, please stop being so stubborn and listen to your customers. Unlocking our iPhones is not going to damage either Apple interests or AT&T interests. Both companies would be making just as much money. In fact, this may help AT&T resolve its network issues. If some iPhone users decide to buy a pre-pay SIM card from T-Mobile and use it in place of the AT&T's SIM card, then AT&T will have fewer subscribers using their network but will still be collecting monthly fees from these subscribers for the length of the contract term.
Even though I disagree with the Apple's policy of rejecting some very useful applications, I can understand why they are doing this. To me, I would love to be able to use some of the apps available on Cydia, but I can live without them. I would not jailbreak the phone if it was unlocked. Being able to swap SIM cards is more important to me than running unapproved apps. However, if Apple continues to be so stubborn with not unlocking iPhones, I would eventually have to jailbreak so that I can unlock my 3GS. Once I jailbreak, of course I am going to use unapproved apps (such as tethering, etc.)
Another thing that this new update needs to have is the repeated notifications of missed calls, voice mail messages, and SMS messages. Come on, Apple! Every cheapo phone on the market has this functionality. Do I really have to jailbreak my iPhone 3GS just to get the app that reminds me that I missed the call? This is starting to get ridiculous. The other day I drove 20 minutes home from the gym just to find out that my wife had called me while I was at the gym and left me a message asking me to buy something at a store next door to the gym on the way back home. So, I had to turn around and drive 20 minutes back to where I had just come from. If my iPhone had repeated notifications of missed calls and voice mails, I would have gotten her message as I was walking toward my car parked next to the gym (like I used to get with my old Motorola 385). So, I would not have wasted 40 minutes of my life and all of that extra gas to make an unnecessary trip. Steve Jobs, don't you hate it that the lack of repeating notifications gives so much grief to your customers?
Ya a bit early, but I am already excited for 4.0!
The iPhone rules but it does need some good stuff to keep leading the way:
-Organization (stacks)
-Widgets
-New notifications
-Info screen
-Something we never saw coming that makes our jaws drop!
-Usual refinements and so on
I have a feeling we might see that all and more thanks to the Tablet running a new hybrid version of iPhone OS which will benefit the iPhone as well! Just hope it doesn't delay release.
Can't wait!
The iPhone rules but it does need some good stuff to keep leading the way:
-Organization (stacks)
-Widgets
-New notifications
-Info screen
-Something we never saw coming that makes our jaws drop!
-Usual refinements and so on
I have a feeling we might see that all and more thanks to the Tablet running a new hybrid version of iPhone OS which will benefit the iPhone as well! Just hope it doesn't delay release.
Can't wait!
Flash Player !!!!!!!!!
(now we will able to see the other 20% of the websites on the web that we currently cannot see on our iPhones)
(now we will able to see the other 20% of the websites on the web that we currently cannot see on our iPhones)
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Carrier lock is not stipulated by Apple; it is a stipulation by the carrier.
There are countries where carrier lock is not practiced because there are multiple carriers and/or carrier locking is illegal (Belgium I believe is one such country).
Apple's contract with AT&T says that the iPhones sold in the United States will be locked to AT&T. Apple would probably rather sell unlocked phones.
This. People need to take a chill pill.
And even if 4.0 is around, it's not going to be in the near future. As many others have stated, 4.0 will most likely be released with the next genereation iPhone.
Flash Player !!!!!!!!!
(now we will able to see the other 20% of the websites on the web that we currently cannot see on our iPhones)
20% is a big stretch
February Launch of 4.0
Seems too soon, but a "friend" in a programming shop for the iPhone suggested that 4.0 would be out around February/March to compete with some of the features of the Pre and new Google phone offering. He was spot on with his date for the latest 3.x release, so we'll see. My personal hunch is the usual summer roll-out with the next generation iPhone.
Seems too soon, but a "friend" in a programming shop for the iPhone suggested that 4.0 would be out around February/March to compete with some of the features of the Pre and new Google phone offering. He was spot on with his date for the latest 3.x release, so we'll see. My personal hunch is the usual summer roll-out with the next generation iPhone.
I honestly think that Apple will make allot of features that are seen on these other phones . E.G.- stacks (Being able to see your contact with all of their social networking status updates right on the contact). Better handling of information on the lock screen *Which can be cumbersome when you are trying to find out information and not have to totally unlock your iPhone*
Also , more feature sets added to the current set of functionality from The iPhone interface. There is still allot that can be opened on the new 3GS iPhone which we have not seen ( 1080 ppi ) . There are some underlined enhancements that I think are in the wings for the current 3GS as well as the 3G. Apple has never made a product (Here lately) that was not future proof , with only the need of a *software* update.
I expect big things in the near future...
Whats even more funny is the fact that the supposed 4G iphone pictures that were/are floating around on some rumor sites is the same one that was posted here last year... Could it be?
Again.. Only time will tell!
Also , more feature sets added to the current set of functionality from The iPhone interface. There is still allot that can be opened on the new 3GS iPhone which we have not seen ( 1080 ppi ) . There are some underlined enhancements that I think are in the wings for the current 3GS as well as the 3G. Apple has never made a product (Here lately) that was not future proof , with only the need of a *software* update.
I expect big things in the near future...
Whats even more funny is the fact that the supposed 4G iphone pictures that were/are floating around on some rumor sites is the same one that was posted here last year... Could it be?
Again.. Only time will tell!