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iPhone Gets Better Battery, Scratch Resistant Glass
Dekortage writes "Prior to its much-hyped launch on June 29, Apple has announced upgrades to its battery life (almost 40% more than originally announced) and scratch resistance (using "optical quality glass" rather than plastics). The announcement also includes a comparison chart pitting the iPhone against smartphones from Nokia, Samsung, Palm, and Blackberry."
Look.. This thing can have all the features in the world, but when it's revealed that it'll cost $800-$1000, who's going to actually buy one? The iPhone suffers from PS3-itis.
he press release is about the physical attributes of the iPhone, so the comparison charts deal strictly with physical attributes, not things like GPS.
Explain to me how Talk Time, Internet Use, Video Playback, and Audio Playback are physical attributes?
Finally, slimness is what consumers care about. If you want to make l x w x h comparisons, all that data is readily available.
When it's down to a few mm width really doesn't matter. And if the data is readily available, why didn't they include it? This IS a physical attributes comparison chart after all. H x L x W and weight are generally the most important attributes when describing the physical make up of a product.
Not going to go into a battle of product features, but my current phone does all of that, except it supports products that are installed on ~90% of the market, instead of ~5%. Not saying it isn't feature rich, but what you listed is nothing special (feature wise), except the bigger screen.
If you look back to the beginning, the whole REASON AJAX developed was so that you could update a small portion of a page without a whole refresh.
If you need lots of bandwidth for an AJAX application, you need to rethink what you are doing. AJAX is perfect in combination with a somewhat but not terribly fast connection like Edge, and it will also keep designers from building applications that essentially require WiFi or 3G to function, instead of the far more widespread coverage EDGE has.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
What's the big deal with iPhone? I see that it's new design ideas make it a cool gadget, but now it seems that slashdot is posting iPhone-related news every second day.
What about all the other cell phones? Motorola, Sony-Ericsson, Nokia, HTC, and the others are bringing dozens of devices out every year and some of them are really good ones. Apple has the best marketing department and slashdot seems be working together with them..
cargo pants, carpenter pants, and any other pants with random pockets are fucking retarded. buy regular pants.
crap.
I found the following upgrades here.
Upgrade 1 - Scratch resistant glass - $250
*Upgrade 1a - Warranty to replace the glass *when* you break it in the first 90 days - $95
Upgrade 2 - Extended battery - $500
*Upgrade 2a - Warranty to cover a retarded battery design that makes your phone explode in a fireball if you leave it in your pocket for too long.
Gah, apple sucks.
Put them in your purse, you mincing homo.
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