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Apple Announces iPhone 4
In a keynote presentation today at WWDC, Steve Jobs officially unveiled the iPhone 4. It's powered by an A4 chip, has a glass front and back, and has stainless steel around the edges, which turns out to be part of the antenna system. The new iPhone uses what Jobs called a "Retina display," running at 960x640, or 326 ppi. The battery is also bigger, with a corresponding increase in battery life. The iPhone 4 supports 802.11n, has two mics for noise cancellation, and a three-axis gyroscope, which allows rotation and precision that accelerometers can't match. The iPhone 4's camera is using a 5-megapixel backside illuminated sensor, which Jobs said does better at low-light photography. It also records 720p video at 30 frames per second, with tap-to-focus. In addition to this, they've created an iMovie app, which allows users to easily edit videos on their phone. Several live blogs of the event, with pictures, are available. The device ships in the US on June 24. Apple's product page has been updated with specs and a video. Read on for more details.
Update: 06/07 18:34 GMT by S : Steve's "One More Thing" this time around: FaceTime, live video chat from one iPhone 4 to another. It is Wi-Fi only at the moment, but they're working with carriers to expand that in the future. Jobs says the iPhone 4 OS is being renamed "iOS4," since it isn't just focused on phones anymore. The release candidate will be made available to developers today. He demonstrated multitasking, a unified email inbox, and folders for apps. In the App Store, you can expect to see an iPhone version of Netflix soon, as well as Guitar Hero and FarmVille. Jobs also announced that iBooks, the ebook application for the iPad, would be getting a few upgrades. Users will soon be able to make notes, and a bookmark button is on the way. It will put bookmarked pages into the book's table of contents. iBooks is also gaining support for viewing PDF files. On top of that, it won't be just for the iPad anymore; it's coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch as well, and it will sync between devices.
Update: 06/07 18:34 GMT by S : Steve's "One More Thing" this time around: FaceTime, live video chat from one iPhone 4 to another. It is Wi-Fi only at the moment, but they're working with carriers to expand that in the future. Jobs says the iPhone 4 OS is being renamed "iOS4," since it isn't just focused on phones anymore. The release candidate will be made available to developers today. He demonstrated multitasking, a unified email inbox, and folders for apps. In the App Store, you can expect to see an iPhone version of Netflix soon, as well as Guitar Hero and FarmVille. Jobs also announced that iBooks, the ebook application for the iPad, would be getting a few upgrades. Users will soon be able to make notes, and a bookmark button is on the way. It will put bookmarked pages into the book's table of contents. iBooks is also gaining support for viewing PDF files. On top of that, it won't be just for the iPad anymore; it's coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch as well, and it will sync between devices.
No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
Anything about this being the same as the Gizmodo prototype?
do to Apple's draconian policies
What are you going to do to Apple's draconian policies?
But they have good brands, so it is not a problem
11:25AM "So let me tell you some of the brands that will be advertising with us. Nissan, Citi, Unilever, AT&T, Chanel, GE, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, Geico, Campbells, Sears, JC Penny, Target, Best Buy, Direct TV, TBS, and Disney... those are some of the brands."
What would be interesting is Adblock Plus for the iPhone.
Heh! Odds of that being approved for the App Store are approximately 3,720 to 1.
Corporatism != Free Market
None of which would have happened had Android not shown up.
You're right! It's good for Android that Apple is around. :D
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
Integrated Air Defense System?
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
This is going to revolutionize the way we use iphones! Apple has done it again. All Hail Steve!
So wait, you mean its impossible to post an article and then have people post continuing updates in the thread? The mind reels.
Never tell me the odds!
Begun the phone wars have... again
Now you can switch your default search provider to Bing!
So Apple is out, as well as Sony.
I agree with your sentiment, I really do want some of these products, but I'm fed up with the companies that present them.
I'm in the market for several new products:
1. Smartphone
I want to ditch AT&T and would like something that is as flexible as my older generation jailbroken iPhone. (VNC, Strong developer base, etc)
2. eReader
Though eInk displays are pretty much all the same, anyone have any luck with an eReader that isn't Sony but lets you have flexibility with the device?
3. A non-rented media recorder
ie: Non-Tivo and non-TV company owned. Is MythTV really the only option right now?
4. Unicorns.
I mean, as long as I'm asking I might as well get it all out there.
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Don't. You know that euphoria you have when you're watching porn and then after you're done jacking off you feel guilty about it.
You're doing it wrong
Never tell me the odds!
6 to 1 that someone will.
This ain't rocket surgery.
Considering that I've seen an abbreviation for Special High Intensity Training, I'd say there's not much that isn't taken.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
"a 5-megapixel backside illuminated sensor"
Does that mean the sun shines out its backside?
Yeah, I'm not so sure about this whole mobile video conferencing. Now instead of the assholes with the earpieces, we're going to see people holding out their arms not paying attention to where they are walking and being even bigger douches. And this goes for Driod users with this features too.
"The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money" - Thatcher.
As I recall, this is the same man who declared the iPad having the ability to browse the web to be something unique that no other device on the market can do.
Palm trees and 8
My dad worked at Cornell University when they were trying to adopt NT. Apparently they had some laughs when deciding what to call the mailing list.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
magically impressive
On their specification Page.
UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
sonofabitch.
Geeks the word over experience a simultaneous nerdgasm
XML is a known as a key material required to create SMD: Software of Mass Destruction
So wait, you mean its impossible to post an article and then have people post continuing updates in the thread? The mind reels.
Go easy, man. Usually the complaint about Slashdot is that its news stories are days old. Give us time to adapt!
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
For anyone snarking on about ATT and FaceTime being WiFi only ... they can't manage to launch an updated website in time for an announcement which will pour millions of customers in to check their upgrade eligibility.
http://twitpic.com/1uu6gz
Apple's site is live with new iPhone 4 pages and info.
FWIW
We had a homebrew tool created by a guy in our department that we lovlingly named "FART" Forecast Analysis Review Tool.
"Action without philosophy is a lethal weapon; philosophy without action is worthless."
Think of all the poor dead sperm...
It would add a seam in the phone - a hole - an imperfection. Just like a replaceable battery.
From http://www.macrumorslive.com/
10:39 am Doing a live demo now.
10:39 am Firing up both phones.
10:40 am Zoomed in difference looking at home screen is remarkable. Apple had to get special projectors to show just how good this screen is.
10:40 am Loading up NY Times next.
10:41 am Loading slowly, "networks in here always unpredictable."
10:41 am Steve asks everyone to get off WiFi to help him out, audience laughs.
10:41 am NY Times still not loading on iPhone 4.
10:41 am Switching to backups.
10:42 am iPhone 4 now on AT&T, all kinds of error messages about not being connected to the internet popping up on iPhone 4.
10:42 am Steve goes back to showing photos.
10:43 am Difference is fairly amazing.
10:43 am iPhone 4 slowly barely loads NY Times.
10:43 am Steve apologizing again.
10:43 am Asks Scott for any suggestions.
10:44 am Someone shouts, "Try Verizon."
10:44 am Steve concludes demo.
Does anyone know what the "Retina display" means?
It means in Soviet Russia, iPhone 4 looks at you!
That explains why I'm holding down the fort by myself. The Macheads must be waiting in line at the iStore.
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
magically delicious
iPhone = Lucky Charm
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
Thank-you Mr. Jobs, now we won't just have to put up with people talking loudly into their cell phones, but we'll have to put up with iPhone users screaming into their speakerphones using "FaceTime" while mooching off a coffee shop's free wi-fi.
University of Minnesota, Morris has KUMM (89.7 FM).
No, you see, the turtleneck can be pulled up and around the phone, for an intimate, and muffled experience.
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Anyone who'd used Palm's devices before the iPhone would say that the iPhone was an evolutionary improvement that imitated most of the Palm features. An awful lot of Apple fans use the word "revolutionary" when they mean "I never owned a PDA/phone".