Posted by: aggieman
on Jun 24, 2009
My relationship with my iPhone over the last two years draws a lot of similarities to my relationships with that of the opposite sex. I've been with the iPhone since June 29, 2007 but have had many affairs with other phones since only to come right back to it. Ok, that sounds bad, no I've never had an affair or cheated on my wife, but I'm so good at finding the slightest imperfection. Anyhow, as close to perfect as the iPhone has always been I've always found those slight and sometimes major imperfections that just drive me crazy. This has led me to many phones in the past two years beginning with the hideous AT&T Tilt. Following up the mistake that was the Tilt was the Nokia N95-3, then back to the iPhone, then the N95-4, back to the iPhone, Nokia E71, back to the iPhone, iPhone 3G, Nokia N85, G1, back to the iPhone 3G, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Storm, Xperia X1a, back to iPhone 3G. I still have the Blackberry Bold and use it as my workhorse, but all of the other phones have either been sold off or put into retirement.
Enter the Palm Pre. Wow. This phone has the most breathtaking UI I have ever seen. The screen is slightly smaller than the iPhone's but has the same pixel count making it look as crisp as any screen I've seen with the exception of the Bold. Multitasking (using the cards is awesome), full Facebook integration, free turn by turn navigation, a slide out keyboard that I really liked, nice camera with a flash, and a beautiful design. What was there not to like? I had a two week fling with the Pre where I was simply in love. The only things currently lacking from the Pre would be apps, video, an onscreen keyboard, and flash support. Flash support and apps are already certainties to come and on screen keyboard and video are highly likely to show up via an update. The browser was on par with the iPhone's and dare I say it, I actually enjoyed using it more than the iPhone's. Pages such as Myspace and Facebook update realtime in the browser and they support the full site including the IM feature of Facebook. Data speeds on Sprint were blazing fast. I constantly was showing 2.3 Mbps in speed tests. I still was uneasy about switching to a CDMA carrier however.
Posted by: fury
on Jun 21, 2009
I camped out for the 3G S launch so that I could be near the front of the line. The Apple employees greeted us at the store doors with fanfare and applause and made me feel like a desired, appreciated customer, and a part of something bigger than me, something to remember. Unfortunately, the iPhone 3G S comes cuffed to one of the dumbest companies on the planet, and that is souring my Apple.
The buying process was painless and amazingly flexible. I was just shy in the bank, so I paid for part of it with cash (they did that by using a gift card to do it). When I did the credit check at the reservation process beforehand, it informed me I would have to pay a $750 deposit on top of the $299 32-gig phone and a 2-year contract. I spoke with the representative who greeted me at the store to take my order, and asked if there was a way I didn't have to do a 2-year contract. No problem, just pay the full price for $747.93 after tax! That's a little easier to swallow than the $1,087.93 I'd have had to pay to do the 2-year agreement. So, that's what I did. But he didn't get the full story from AT&T. Neither did the AT&T employee I called before opening the phone in order to verify.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jun 9, 2009
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Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jun 8, 2009
Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, offering improved speed and performance, longer battery life, video recording, voice control and a 3 megapixel autofocus camera. The new iPhone 3G S will come in two models, 16GB and 32GB, priced at $199 and $299 respectively (with a 2-year agreement). Both models will be available in either black or white. The iPhone 3G S goes on sale on Friday, June 19th at Apple and AT&T locations. iPhone 3G S will come with Apple's new iPhone OS 3.0, which will be released on June 17th as a free upgrade to existing iPhone owners.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Jun 7, 2009
Tomorrow at 1pm EST, Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developer's Conference) will get underway and the prevailing thought is that Apple will use the event to introduce the next generation iPhone. Daring Fireball's Jon Gruber, typically someone whose connections within Apple run deep, predicts a significantly faster iPhone featuring twice the RAM, faster processors and twice the storage. Apple will reportedly bump the iPhone line from 8GB/16GB to 16GB/32GB. Expect both versions to come black and white, like the current generation. Some analysts point to current line then shifting down to a $99 price point. Gruber says the new iPhone is codenamed iPhone 3GS, but it's not clear it that will be the product name. The big selling point will be the video camera and we've already seen AT&T's support site including an iPhone Video, so that's yet another possible name. Whatever they call it, it's coming and it's likely coming tomorrow. Time to put all the Photoshop images to bed and find out what's really coming from Apple. Be sure to visit tomorrow for our "Not So Live, Live Blog" of WWDC 2009 featuring live chat, discussion and more.
