tuaw.com— In a press release today, Apple has revealed a number of significant upgrades to both the iPhone's battery life and touch screen.
Jun 18, 2007View in Crawl 4
I broke my phone last week and long story short... I'll need a 12 or 18 month contract if I want to get another phone. Right now I'm using a Nokia 3300 which is 6 or 7 years old (I'm serious). Now.... do I wait for an iPhone release date in the UK or do I splash out a few hundred quid on a new phone now, knowing that I'll be kicking myself when everyone is getting their shiny new iPhones..... these hyped up stories are making it harder to decide!
Certainly not every phone, or even most phones, have an easily-accessable SIM slot. None of the phones I've had have had anything precisely "convenient;" my current one is "remove battery, unscrew four+ tiny screws and undo back plate," and none of the rest of the ones I've owned have had anything remotely as convenient as swapping the battery in general.So perhaps I'm overestimating the percentage of phones that need more work for SIM card access, but it's certainly not "LOL ALL TEH PHONES TAEK 101 CLASSZ0R!" For the most part, I assumed most parties don't really want the consumer easily free-swapping SIM cards, so I rather assumed they'd put an extra technical step in there so you're more apt to bring it to a store, instead. The fact that none of my phones DID just kinda made me expect it to find it most places.Meanwhile, I was more meaning to imply that people still swap their SIM cards, but they almost always do it through a cell provider location anyway, and they'll be the ones knowing how to properly open the phone (and retain your warranty.) People crack open their iPods too, but indeed no one expects you'll retain warranty. You do it if you know how, and are willing to risk it. Otherwise, it's still really no ISSUE to swap either the battery or the SIM card... You just don't do it yourself.
capabilityL gripes:1. No 3G - STILL VALID, with no remedy till at least version 2.2. No 3rd Party Apps/Office Apps - STILL VALID, any hope for a cure was slaughtered at WWDC.3. Pricey - STILL VALID, but may be remedied since no concrete info on price after contract has been released.1."According to an engineer who worked on the network/radio for the iPhone, there's a good reason Apple didn't have 3G in this iteration of the iPhone. He says less than 1% of AT&T customers have HSDPA capability—it's only available in a dozen or so markets. Plus, the engineer says the target users wouldn't know the difference anyway. Great confidence in the consumer, even if it's sorta true. But, and this is the most important point, Apple's already designed a 3G version that's "in the works" with the FCC. 3G lovers may want to hold out for iPhone version 2." ~Macworld2. Uh, did you see the WWDC keynote? Mr. Jobs devoted a whole section about how developers could use apps like Web 2.0 to create 3rd party apps for the iPhone. Theres been talk of porting MS Office (Mac version) to the iPhone as well. Since the iPhone is running a mobile version of OS X, all that would need to be done is to condense Office into a smooth-running program suite with a relatively small footprint when it comes to file size.3. As with every product, the price will drop the longer it is out on the market. Right now the iPhone seems vpriceyricy, but take a look at other smartphones. It costs $669.86... $69.86 more than the iPhone! And that's without tax.So, rest assured, with some time in the market, the iPhone will gain 3G capabilities eventually, 3rd party apps WILL be available, and the price will fall as the iPhone spends more time on the market, especially after initialital hype is over.June 29th: 10 days away.
sonycamJun 18, 2007
I broke my phone last week and long story short... I'll need a 12 or 18 month contract if I want to get another phone. Right now I'm using a Nokia 3300 which is 6 or 7 years old (I'm serious). Now.... do I wait for an iPhone release date in the UK or do I splash out a few hundred quid on a new phone now, knowing that I'll be kicking myself when everyone is getting their shiny new iPhones..... these hyped up stories are making it harder to decide!
xtraaJun 18, 2007
Lol. Go play on the Autobahn, Ballmer.
cthellisJun 19, 2007
Certainly not every phone, or even most phones, have an easily-accessable SIM slot. None of the phones I've had have had anything precisely "convenient;" my current one is "remove battery, unscrew four+ tiny screws and undo back plate," and none of the rest of the ones I've owned have had anything remotely as convenient as swapping the battery in general.So perhaps I'm overestimating the percentage of phones that need more work for SIM card access, but it's certainly not "LOL ALL TEH PHONES TAEK 101 CLASSZ0R!" For the most part, I assumed most parties don't really want the consumer easily free-swapping SIM cards, so I rather assumed they'd put an extra technical step in there so you're more apt to bring it to a store, instead. The fact that none of my phones DID just kinda made me expect it to find it most places.Meanwhile, I was more meaning to imply that people still swap their SIM cards, but they almost always do it through a cell provider location anyway, and they'll be the ones knowing how to properly open the phone (and retain your warranty.) People crack open their iPods too, but indeed no one expects you'll retain warranty. You do it if you know how, and are willing to risk it. Otherwise, it's still really no ISSUE to swap either the battery or the SIM card... You just don't do it yourself.
twicetoldcinemaJun 19, 2007
capabilityL gripes:1. No 3G - STILL VALID, with no remedy till at least version 2.2. No 3rd Party Apps/Office Apps - STILL VALID, any hope for a cure was slaughtered at WWDC.3. Pricey - STILL VALID, but may be remedied since no concrete info on price after contract has been released.1."According to an engineer who worked on the network/radio for the iPhone, there's a good reason Apple didn't have 3G in this iteration of the iPhone. He says less than 1% of AT&T customers have HSDPA capability—it's only available in a dozen or so markets. Plus, the engineer says the target users wouldn't know the difference anyway. Great confidence in the consumer, even if it's sorta true. But, and this is the most important point, Apple's already designed a 3G version that's "in the works" with the FCC. 3G lovers may want to hold out for iPhone version 2." ~Macworld2. Uh, did you see the WWDC keynote? Mr. Jobs devoted a whole section about how developers could use apps like Web 2.0 to create 3rd party apps for the iPhone. Theres been talk of porting MS Office (Mac version) to the iPhone as well. Since the iPhone is running a mobile version of OS X, all that would need to be done is to condense Office into a smooth-running program suite with a relatively small footprint when it comes to file size.3. As with every product, the price will drop the longer it is out on the market. Right now the iPhone seems vpriceyricy, but take a look at other smartphones. It costs $669.86... $69.86 more than the iPhone! And that's without tax.So, rest assured, with some time in the market, the iPhone will gain 3G capabilities eventually, 3rd party apps WILL be available, and the price will fall as the iPhone spends more time on the market, especially after initialital hype is over.June 29th: 10 days away.
vermifaxJun 21, 2007
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