News From Apple's iPhone Event

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday October 4, 2011 @05:12AM from the lots-and-lots-of-flavorful-apples dept.

Apple is currently announcing various things about a new iPhone; the CNN Live has coverage as it is happening. Watch for updates as more information comes in. For those of you who like to read instead of watch, PC Magazine is^W was^W is running a live commentary stream (it broke and then unbroke). The New York Times also has a working live stream which seems more reliable. Update: 10/04 19:04 GMT by U L :Unexpectedly, Apple did not announce an iPhone 5, but rather an incremental update. CNet has a decent article about the features of the iPhone 4S. Additionally, all major carriers except T-Mobile will be getting the phone October 14th.

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Re:No iPhone 5, just iPhone 4s by shutdown+-p+now · 2011-10-04 06:50 · Score: 5, Informative

The good news is that the original iPhone 4 is now cheaper.
If you want new features this year, I think October 11 (Google/Samsung launch party) is the place to be.
Re:Pass the popcorn and chocolate rain by Scowler · 2011-10-04 07:15 · Score: 5, Interesting

It's pathetic, isn't it. In the Slashdot of old, there would be a lot of people dissecting the new features, especially Siri and the new camera, comparing those features to competitors (objectively), maybe explaining the prior art or comparative products that exist. There would still be a lot of criticism, but by and large most of it would be of the objective kind. The slashdot of now? A bitter cesspool of trollish negativity.