News From Apple's iPhone Event 392
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.
shocked (Score:5, Insightful)
Live? (Score:3, Insightful)
Maybe we could wait until the announcement is finished for the story to get posted.
Re:Yawn! Who cares? (Score:3, Insightful)
Dr. Bob missed a perfect opportunity to inform us how chiropractic can cure the ills of carrying a giant chip on your shoulder.
Re:Wow (Score:2, Insightful)
Let's not forget about Engadget's liveblog [engadget.com] as well as the dozens that are out there. I really don't know why Apple just doesn't stream it live; the media can still do their live commentary on how awesome or boring something is.
Re:Live? (Score:3, Insightful)
The Apple fetishists are more than happy to see the reveal in slo-mo.
To me, Apple product announcements are like Hollywood movie trailers: There's no need to seek them out, they'll be shoved down your throat even if you try to avoid them.
Re:Who gives a hoot (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Yawn! Who cares? (Score:5, Insightful)
So, Slashdot brought you a story you wanted to read, which just happened to be created by the marketing department at Apple.
You complain about it, but here you are.
Re:Live? (Score:4, Insightful)
Why? We didn't come here for news, we're here to argue!
No iPhone 5, just iPhone 4s (Score:5, Insightful)
A year and a half later, all that they can offer is a slightly better camera, faster CPU, and universal (GSM+CDMA) mobile. :(
Most people including myself were hopefully for the thinner design, larger edge-to-edge 4 inch screen, metal back, NFC, 3D glassless display, 4G wireless data, etc. that were mentioned in the iPhone 5 rumours/hype. What a huge let down. No innovative must have features offer! Definitely not worth an update over the popular iPhone 4.
It also sucks that you still can't play video podcasts in the iPod Nano like you used to 2 generations ago!
In fact this entire iPhone+iPod refresh really is a big disappointment for me. I guess Apple does not think that hardware innovation is important anymore! What a great way to disappoint your fans, and have them look at other platforms that at least have some more frequent hardware improvements.
And... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Oh exploitable (Score:4, Insightful)
"The camera app is now accessible from the lock screen. Double-tap the home button and you can go directly to the camera app, no password or anything required."
Hmmmm......
what, does your nikon or canon require a password?
Re:Wow (Score:5, Insightful)
Oh and they tweaked the camera a bit...
This is a big deal. I've been using a Droid X since it came out and despite it having a dedicated camera button, when you go to take a picture, it takes friggin' forever to fire up. Being able to fire up the camera in 1.1 seconds is HUGE. Just think of all the opportunistic upskirts and nose picks you'll be able to automatically post to your Twitter account!
Re:Live? (Score:5, Insightful)
The Apple fetishists are more than happy to see the reveal in slo-mo.
The other half are the haters that need a few minutes to cook up a rationalization of why each new feature isn't really a big deal. "7x the processing power for a device whose major selling point is the App Store? Pftbt lame."
Re:Wow (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:And... (Score:2, Insightful)
misplaced? Android has had pretty much every technical feature before the iPhone.
so, no not misplaced.
http://techthirst.com/?p=414 [techthirst.com]