I can't believe it. Even told us the name of the new phone.
'iPhone Next iTeration'
I don't know about you but I like it.
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Verizon Executive Potentially Hints at iPhone Launch in Fourth Quarter 2012
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I can't believe it. Even told us the name of the new phone.
'iPhone Next iTeration'
I don't know about you but I like it.
Hmm you are wrong:
1. Do all the history of Apple products how they are amazing and how they are sold everywhere.
2. The status of the new iPad, sales numbers.... Blabla
3. Apple store keep to grow so new stuff/redesigned l&f...
4. Siri. What a great invention.... So now introducing SIRO, the same as Siri but with a sexy fireman voice for all the girls that are jealous of Siri...
5. iOS Map, amazing, now you can explode your monthly data plan just using a GPS..
6. FaceTime on 3G, not compatible with 4G...
7. What else ?
8. Ha yeah, THE NEW IPHONE,
8.1. its thinner
8.2. its got a longer battery
8.3. the prices
9. Bye, I'm going back to my desk to count all my money...
iPhone 3 > iPhone 3GS > iPhone 4 > iPhone 4S > iPhone 5. Makes perfect sense.
Maybe we can get a super cool name like the: "Mega iPhone Space Touch Extreme Prime"
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It Went: iPhone, iPhone 3G (Service Description), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (Was in fact the 4th iPhone), iPhone 4S (Naming mistake that led to all this confusion). Apple always knew the next one would be the iPhone 4G. They named the current model 4S to linger around the land of 4 and keep the 4 in the name because of all the 4G hype.
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It is the iPhone 4G.
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I am not any kind of MS Fan. But why hate the registry.
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We have already had 5 iPhones. The only iPhone that used its place in the list as the name was the iPhone 4. I doubt they will call the new one 5 or 6. 4G makes the most sense. Simply "iPhone" is next on my list.
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It Went: iPhone, iPhone 3G (Service Description), iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (Was in fact the 4th iPhone), iPhone 4S (Naming mistake that led to all this confusion). Apple always knew the next one would be the iPhone 4G. They named the current model 4S to linger around the land of 4 and keep the 4 in the name because of all the 4G hype.
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It is the iPhone 4G.
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I am not any kind of MS Fan. But why hate the registry.
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We have already had 5 iPhones. The only iPhone that used its place in the list as the name was the iPhone 4. I doubt they will call the new one 5 or 6. 4G makes the most sense. Simply "iPhone" is next on my list.
Wow, thanks Tim Cook for coming here and giving us that exclusive......
You can't say tht as a factual statement as you have as it's just a guess. I highly doubt they'll call it the 4G, but we'll see. In the meantime, majority of people online will continue to call it te iPhone 5 until apple announce otherwise. Deal with it and find something better to do than convince the Internet to change what they do....
It will either be called the iPhone 5, if Apple continues with the current naming system, or the new iPhone, if Apple switches to the same naming system as was introduced with the third generation iPad, and it'll be referred to either as that, or as the sixth generation iPhone.
Hm, if I look at the hardware restrictions / guidelines for Win8 phones I don't think there will be much fragmentation...if any...
...and why the hate for the Registry? It is a necessity for Win8 to make it backwards compatible with tons of Software...a thing that I personally like very much as it lets me use those Programs I spend hundreds of bucks on just a tidbit longer.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Desktop Windows 8 (in it's current state) is almost as messy as Vista was but hopefully they will come around with the next version like they did with Win7 (which I like using just as much as I like using OS X...thank god the downvote button is gone
)Only in certain countries? I very much doubt it, they had all sorts of issues calling the "New iPad" 4G, I doubt they would make that mistake with iPhone.
I agree with your thoughts about what could possibly happen. It's very refreshing to see that at least you won't be one of the lemmings, that flock to buy a new iPhone, no matter how bland.
Me? I'm with you. Not only will I _not_ be buying one, I'll be pretty disgusted with Apple. A company I've been extremely loyal to.
A company I used to enjoy spending vast sums of money on, as I bought their latest laptops, desktops & peripherals. A company whose become so focused on infiltrating everyone's mind as they become a slightly different version of Walmart, that they've drifted away from truly exciting products, as they perform their marketing "Magic" on the masses.
The new "iPad". New is not part of the model name. They use new only to denote it is new. Next year, it'll be The new "iPad" again.
Exactly. The last one was the same timing so this one is expected to be the same. it isn't like he said a particular month etc.
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I can tell you that that date won't be the product release for sure. MAYBE the announcement. And I can say this with 100% certainty.
Why? Because that day is already on the calendar as part of the whole Apple Camp thing. A good half the day will be devoted to that, if not the whole day and there's no way they could logistically do both. And that whole Camp thing doesn't end until that weekend so they wouldn't want it and iPhone crowds tramping around the store.
Announce it the 7th and release it the following week maybe.
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If Apple feels they have found the winning design they will keep it. They don't redesign just to do it. Be it phones, iPads, computers, software UIs etc.
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You're right, it isn't likely to be called the iPhone 6. But it won't be called the iPhone 5 because then folks will be all "that's dumb, it's the 6th phone not the first one"
The name will be the iPhone. Full Stop. Just like they did with the iPad. Tech material will call it the iPhone (6th Gen) or iPhone (2012) just like the retina iPad is referenced.
And folks will be confused regardless cause much of the work are basically tech idiots and no matter what you do they will be confused.
How is that so? iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS had the same design - besides, the leaked parts suggest that the next iPhone does not have the same design. It won't have a glass back, it will be taller, the headphone jack goes south (bottom), the dock connector is different, the screen ratio is different, the camera moved in the front, the metal finish is different... certainly not the same design.
Hm, if I look at the hardware restrictions / guidelines for Win8 phones I don't think there will be much fragmentation...if any...
...and why the hate for the Registry? It is a necessity for Win8 to make it backwards compatible with tons of Software...a thing that I personally like very much as it lets me use those Programs I spend hundreds of bucks on just a tidbit longer.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Desktop Windows 8 (in it's current state) is almost as messy as Vista was but hopefully they will come around with the next version like they did with Win7 (which I like using just as much as I like using OS X...thank god the downvote button is gone
Hate is a pretty strong word. I don't hate the registry, I just think it's a one stop shopping mall for any virus that comes along. It's time has long passed. Yes, they are keeping it alive for backwards compatibility reasons. They will have to "bite the bullet" at some point. I have a Mac Pro with 6 hard drives one of the drives is dedicated to Win 7. I seem to be using it less and less though. To each his own. Both systems will let you do whatever you need to do. So enjoy Win 8
There is always a way around it...
...see, the data plan restriction on Verizon was something, I was really struggling with having my Black iPhone 4 CDMA 32GB since launch on Verizon. Now, I can upgrade on October 10 for free. But ultimately, even with the new iPhone, I would loose my unlimited data. Darned! So, I dwelled on the fact that my current phone looses calls if they are longer, has sometimes problems with connecting to 3G (switch to airplane mode and back fixed it) and I thought, I better check on my ticket if they found out what is going wrong. Just in that moment, my phone showed a circle instead of 3G again. So, I punched a few # (the tech service wanted me to do that so they can check on the system the status at that time) and went to airplane mode and back, and sure enough: 4 bars 3G. So I callen VZN and after that nice lady checking, she said: "Well I guess it's your phone. It is still under warranty. But we don't have an iPhone 4 with 32GB. Would a refurb black iPhone 4S 32GB be okay? It's going out overnight. Due to the weekend, you will have it on Monday." There-ya-go! Unlimited data and upgrade. Now, I can dwell until March on if the next phone will be worth it to switch to T-Mobile or Sprint, depending on what reception they have here by then. Thank you Verizon.
...see, the data plan restriction on Verizon was something, I was really struggling with having my Black iPhone 4 CDMA 32GB since launch on Verizon. Now, I can upgrade on October 10 for free. But ultimately, even with the new iPhone, I would loose my unlimited data. Darned! So, I dwelled on the fact that my current phone looses calls if they are longer, has sometimes problems with connecting to 3G (switch to airplane mode and back fixed it) and I thought, I better check on my ticket if they found out what is going wrong. Just in that moment, my phone showed a circle instead of 3G again. So, I punched a few # (the tech service wanted me to do that so they can check on the system the status at that time) and went to airplane mode and back, and sure enough: 4 bars 3G. So I callen VZN and after that nice lady checking, she said: "Well I guess it's your phone. It is still under warranty. But we don't have an iPhone 4 with 32GB. Would a refurb black iPhone 4S 32GB be okay? It's going out overnight. Due to the weekend, you will have it on Monday." There-ya-go! Unlimited data and upgrade. Now, I can dwell until March on if the next phone will be worth it to switch to T-Mobile or Sprint, depending on what reception they have here by then. Thank you Verizon.
This is probably the least likely name out of the bunch given the legal issues that arose with their 4G marketing of the new iPad outside of the US (Europe/UK and Australia).
"The New iPhone"?