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  • Marc A. Price 3:53 pm on June 10, 2010 Permalink
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    Gizmodo Hating on Apple Again 

    Gizmodo just can’t stop themselves when it comes to iPhone/Apple hating. OK the new iPhone is made out of glass. Yep it will probably break if you drop it enough times. What does this tell you? Look after your phone dumbass, or buy one of these pig ugly indestructible phones. You know, the kind that you wouldn’t dream of stealing before they actually came out.

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    The iPhone is made of aluminosilicate glass. Apple says it’s “chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic” and it’s “ultradurable and more scratch resistant than ever.” Well, not enough to survive a 3.5-foot drop.

    [From First Broken iPhone 4 Shows New Glass Isn't That Resistant]

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  • Marc A. Price 1:33 pm on June 8, 2010 Permalink
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    iPhone 4 

    Gimme Gimme Gimme

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    As Steve Jobs would have it, the iPhone 4 unveiled Monday represents the biggest revision for the iPhone since the device’s original 2007 release. Looking back now, it’s tempting to lump the iPhone 3G and the 3GS into a single category. It’s not hard to see the latter as an incremental improvement on the former—the two had more in common than not, and the devices were almost exactly the same.

    [From Hands on with iPhone 4 | Phones | iPhone Central | Macworld]

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  • Marc A. Price 10:04 pm on June 9, 2008 Permalink
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    iPhone 3G announced 

    moz-screenshot.jpgAll things come to those that wait. I’m delighted to hear that the iPhone is finally coming to the Netherlands on 11th July 2008. Better still the price has come down by 50%. Happy days indeed. The new version does look kind of pretty with 3G into the package (although TUAW are reporting that it is not proper 3G).

    This does beg the question of what will happen to the iPod Touch. With the iPhone now down at the €200 mark does that mean a forthcoming price crash for its non communicative little brother?

    Did I mention that it was also available in white? Check it out here iPhone on Apple’s website

    In a keynote speech today, Steve Jobs announced the next version of the iPhone, complete with 3G networking, better battery life, a slimmer profile, and global positioning system support.

    The phone features a black plastic back, solid metal buttons, the same 3.5-inch LCD display, and a headphone jack mounted flush with the enclosure (which should make third-party headphone vendors happy).

    With GPS, the iPhone can be tracked across a Google map as a pulsating blue dot. The iPhone can still derive location data from cell phone towers and WiFi networks.

    In terms of battery life, the iPhone 3G offers five hours of 3G talk time, 5 – 6 hours of browsing time, seven hours of video time, or 300 hours of standby time.

    The new iPhone will be available in 70 countries over the next several months via a variety of carriers, including Canada, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and many others.

    The iPhone 3G will start $199 for an 8GB model. The 16GB model will sell for $299, and is available in a black or white backing. It will be available in all countries starting July 11. iPhone 3G announced – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

    In other news Steve Jobs also announced Mobile Me which is apparently a re-branding of the old .Mac service with a slight price reduction. They seemed to really be bigging this new version up. It boasts total syncing throughout all of your applications on you iPhone, Mac and even PC. I’m looking forward to hearing more about this little fella.

    I didn’t even get a chance to finish this post when the backlash appears to have started already. Engadget are griping about the size.
    More news on MacRumours and The UnOfficial Apple Weblog

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  • Marc A. Price 4:50 pm on June 9, 2008 Permalink
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    WWDC 2008 

    wwdc swagThings are starting to hot up in California as folk are getting ready for WWDC 2008. Mac Rumours are going to do live coverage through various media. A cool iPhone centric t-shirt is being given away (photo to the right) and that is really what all the fuss is about this year. Last year it was the launch of the iPhone, this year the iPhone is being replaced by a new version. The iPhone comes of age and will probably roll out to all of the other markets that were holding out for 3G. Fingers crossed that the Netherlands will follow. I need to get me hands on one of those gadgets. Anyway here is what Mac Rumours have to say:


    Apple is about to kick off the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference with their Keynote speech which takes place at 10am Pacific, June 9th, at Moscone West. We will provide live Keynote coverage at MacRumorsLive.com. We also have alternative coverage via SMS, Twitter, Spoiler Free. Also a reminder that iPhone users can visit MacRumorsLive and will be redirected to a specially formatted site.- Attendees have already moved indoors, and one covered banner has been spotted.
    – Apple Store Japan, Hong Kong, Australia Korea are down.
    – iPhone Dev Center is down.WWDC 2008 Keynote Coverage Live – Mac Rumors

    [Update: Apple Store Netherlands is also down. I'm hoping this is good news]

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