BladeoftheImmortal
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Sadly apples keyboard is one of the worst now.
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The iPhone is 10 years old
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What has really changed about computers since the mid 90s besides spec improvements?
There is no doubt the iphone change the way people use their phones and it is now seem as a basic necessity.Too bad it also brought out the worst in human behavior, lack of self awareness when walking and staring at the phone, the selfie culture, taking pictures/recording at the wrong place/time with a lack decency and conscience.
Been using their keyboard on ios11 with the iPad Pro. It's really good.
The iPhone 5c came in green.
I got the green one.
I loved that color.
But I had to go with Rose pink when I upgraded to a 6plus
I tried everything from iOS to Android to Windows Phone and now I'm back at iOS. Simply because of the polish. The special features of the Galaxy S4 were half assed like the eye scrolling thing. Then the browser became a chore and even after trying multiple browsers, none of those were stable at all. For the things I primarily do (browsing the web, writing whatsapp messages, todo lists, notes and some gaming) the iPhone is perfect and stable.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
i don't have ios11 on the 6s, yet. But I like Gboard a lot more than the English apple board (especially because of swype-typing which still hasn't been added on apple's keyboard).
The original iPhone. Ahhh.
I wanted one pretty badly but I remember trying to get one was pretty hard, o2 seemed to never have stock when I wanted one. And then the stocks dried up because of the 3G and that's when I got one, on iPhone 3G launch day.
I had a Nokia N95 before that iPhone and the leap was phenomenal.
I wanted one pretty badly but I remember trying to get one was pretty hard, o2 seemed to never have stock when I wanted one. And then the stocks dried up because of the 3G and that's when I got one, on iPhone 3G launch day.
I had a Nokia N95 before that iPhone and the leap was phenomenal.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I remember it making a splash, but it wasn't released outside of the US.
Next year is the real 10 year anniversary of the iPhone for most people around the world: the 3G. And also, the birth of the App Store was crucial.
Next year is the real 10 year anniversary of the iPhone for most people around the world: the 3G. And also, the birth of the App Store was crucial.
Benjamin1981
Member
I remember having to import the first iPhone from the US and having one of those sim adapter that tricked the iPhone into thinking i'm using a AT&T sim. Times have definitely changed for the better.
Dynamite Shikoku
Congratulations, you really deserve it!
Remember when fake beer was the best app
I remember an app where you made toast and put stuff on it.
Gonna post for old times' sake.
I never got an iPhone 1, but I would've loved one. It never came out here. But the 3G did, and I jumped on it. The notion of being on the internet everywhere was a game changer for me.
Hard to believe how much was missing back in the day too. The OG iPhone didn't even have GPS! (or cut an paste, or MMS, or 3G)
But man, before the iPhone, I was a huge cellphone nerd. Always browsing websites for the latest cool looking phone. After I got an iPhone, that habit become pointless, as I knew I'd be getting iPhones from then on.
I never got an iPhone 1, but I would've loved one. It never came out here. But the 3G did, and I jumped on it. The notion of being on the internet everywhere was a game changer for me.
Hard to believe how much was missing back in the day too. The OG iPhone didn't even have GPS! (or cut an paste, or MMS, or 3G)
But man, before the iPhone, I was a huge cellphone nerd. Always browsing websites for the latest cool looking phone. After I got an iPhone, that habit become pointless, as I knew I'd be getting iPhones from then on.
Anyone remember this? Actually shipped before the iPhone!
My mom had one
It had a bad screen and a physical keyboard
Unless I'm thinking of sommit else, yeah, it was pretty rough
NekoFever
Member
I still like to watch this occasionally. Stuff like the gasps when Jobs shows pinch to zoom show how revolutionary it was. All this stuff that seems obvious now and is completely taken for granted basically had to be invented from scratch.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
There's nothing wrong with selfies. People were taking selfies on flip phones.
jts
...hate me...
Anyone remember this? Actually shipped before the iPhone!
Can confidently say that that Android phone couldn't possible ship before the iPhone.
Mammoth Jones
Member
Exactly. And Android before iphone was blackberry through and through. I think the statement holds.
Man I wanted a Blackberry Bold so fucking bad before the iPhone came out. You could play BRICKBREAKER, man!!!! And send email!!
Pagusas
Elden Member
It wasn't invented from scratch. I highly suggest reading the book "The One Device". A great history of the iPhonen and how it came to be. In fact another companies multi-touch controllers are what basically formed the bases of the iPhone as we know it.
Problem with other phones wasn't the hardware. It was the shitty ass butt poop shit Symbian OS and other attempts.
Also like how Steve went "WE CAN ADD NEW FEATURES BECAUSE YOU CANT GO CHANGE HARDWARE ON PHONES", forgetting the phone epoch is like ~2 years at most and they started arbitrarily locking software updates to.. you guessed it.. new hardware revisions.
And Steve wanted to try and run Apple only apps and everyone else was going to have to be Safari web applets.. the iPhone basically succeeded against the wishes of the company's CEO.
That's another one. "This isn't the baby internet, you can browse the real internet on this device"
*everyone eventually just makes mobile versions of sites all over again anyway and reinvents WAP*
Either way it's a neat device, and now it's pretty much a commodity expectation of phones. Interested to see where another company could take it.
Also like how Steve went "WE CAN ADD NEW FEATURES BECAUSE YOU CANT GO CHANGE HARDWARE ON PHONES", forgetting the phone epoch is like ~2 years at most and they started arbitrarily locking software updates to.. you guessed it.. new hardware revisions.
And Steve wanted to try and run Apple only apps and everyone else was going to have to be Safari web applets.. the iPhone basically succeeded against the wishes of the company's CEO.
That's another one. "This isn't the baby internet, you can browse the real internet on this device"
*everyone eventually just makes mobile versions of sites all over again anyway and reinvents WAP*
Either way it's a neat device, and now it's pretty much a commodity expectation of phones. Interested to see where another company could take it.
Its funny how just him scrolling in the iPod app had people literally oohing and aahing. Slide to unlock also got some funny reactions.
To be fair, the iPhone keyboard is still pretty terrible.
BLAUcopter
Gold Member
Respect.
Software improved greatly with those spec improvements.
For the longest time you had to upgrade after a few years to take advantage of the new software.
PCs have now hit a wall where you don't need to keep buying a new one or upgrade to take advantage of most software unless you are doing something very intensive like games or editing video.
Smartphones processing actually is advancing pretty quickly but things have slowed down because the software is not taking advantage of it yet. When you see the shit the Switch can do on similar hardware to a high end phone it makes you wonder what could be done on your smartphone if someone tried to take advantage of that power instead of developing for the lowest common denominator.
jts
...hate me...
Yes, but you posted a picture of an LG Prada 3.0 that came out in 2012 with Android hehe.
You meant that original LG Prada which is fair enough. I just didn't let it slide because of the post-iPhone Android look
Umm, older iPhones run like like shit on the newer software that runs iOS because it does more and more.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
iPhones killed the GPS device market.
I also think people have to recognize the iOS ecosystem and third parties for developing the "language" of phone usage as well. It was a third part Twitter app on iOS that "invented" the pull-down to update gesture, for instance (and hell, it was a third-party Twitter app that invented the term "tweets".)
And no one was sad.
I couldnt afford an iPhone but I had an iPod Touch 3 and I absolutely loved it. How I wish that was a phone and could send messages and stuff. Man, it was something else back then.
Last year I finally bought an iPhone (An SE) and I love it. Sure the impact is lessened years later and I already had an iPad and a Mac but there was something about the iPhone that always felt especial I guess. Its definetly a great phone even if Android its pretty great too these days. I guess years of brand exposure just cant be erased like that too.
I also love looking at the iPhone presentation from time to time. The amount of stuff that we take for granted that is shown and also the way the platform rapidly changed and how it impacted everyday life is pretty cool.
The idea that Steve Jobs wanted web apps to be the future is a funny one. Altought some argue that they will be the future still so you never know.
Last year I finally bought an iPhone (An SE) and I love it. Sure the impact is lessened years later and I already had an iPad and a Mac but there was something about the iPhone that always felt especial I guess. Its definetly a great phone even if Android its pretty great too these days. I guess years of brand exposure just cant be erased like that too.
I also love looking at the iPhone presentation from time to time. The amount of stuff that we take for granted that is shown and also the way the platform rapidly changed and how it impacted everyday life is pretty cool.
The idea that Steve Jobs wanted web apps to be the future is a funny one. Altought some argue that they will be the future still so you never know.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
...and I've been there since the start!
I had this beauty beforehand:
...so the form factor and touch-centric nature wasn't revolutionary but the software was absolutely astounding. Pinch-to-zoom was particularly incredible.
I had this beauty beforehand:
...so the form factor and touch-centric nature wasn't revolutionary but the software was absolutely astounding. Pinch-to-zoom was particularly incredible.
SuperPac
Member
I had 2-3 liveblogs open in a browser on that January Macworld day, refreshing like a madman. I remember thinking during the reveal oh crap if they allow apps on this thing - its going to be insane. Spent many lunches with co-workers talking about how cool it would be to have Skype or AIM with you on a cell phone (my flip phone at the time did AIM but
badly - I only used it once or twice when I absolutely had to).
On launch day, I stupidly lined up at an AT&T store thinking that that would be the best place to get an iPhone. Of course, the store employees wouldnt disclose whether they had any or how many they had and when they opened the answer was 10 and they would allow people in line to place orders for the device to be delivered. Meanwhile, Apple Stores were like limit 2 per person and they werent all running out on day one. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of a business trip and couldn't also go to an Apple store after waiting at AT&T so long. They did that thing where it went on sale at 5-6 pm local time too, right? So, I didn't have an OG phone at launch.
I ordered a 4GB because that was shipping from AT&T faster than the other one. Got it delivered then took it to an Apple Store and exchanged it for an 8GB. Jumped from Sprint to AT&T and have not looked back. Ive been day one for every iPhone model after that point - spent many hours in line at Apple Stores for the 3G, 3GS and 4 before I decided never again and just ordered online. It is the computer I use the most personally and for work. I will always want a faster, better model with a better camera.
While I had a Nexus One and Nexus 7 over the last 10 years my daily driver has always been an iOS device.
Back in the early 2000s I was invited by Sprint to an event at E3 showing off flip phone games. Maybe people dont remember but back then, when you downloaded Pac-Man, Tetris or Brickbreaker on your flip phone, you paid a monthly subscription to have it on your phone bill. (Same with ringtones from carrier ringtone stores.) If Apple hadnt been able to disrupt that particular market in the way that they did with the app store, wed still be in that model Im sure. To me thats maybe the biggest thing that Apple has accomplished in the US is breaking the carrier monopoly and BS from being pre-installed on devices. Though, Android still has that problem to an extent.
On launch day, I stupidly lined up at an AT&T store thinking that that would be the best place to get an iPhone. Of course, the store employees wouldnt disclose whether they had any or how many they had and when they opened the answer was 10 and they would allow people in line to place orders for the device to be delivered. Meanwhile, Apple Stores were like limit 2 per person and they werent all running out on day one. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of a business trip and couldn't also go to an Apple store after waiting at AT&T so long. They did that thing where it went on sale at 5-6 pm local time too, right? So, I didn't have an OG phone at launch.
I ordered a 4GB because that was shipping from AT&T faster than the other one. Got it delivered then took it to an Apple Store and exchanged it for an 8GB. Jumped from Sprint to AT&T and have not looked back. Ive been day one for every iPhone model after that point - spent many hours in line at Apple Stores for the 3G, 3GS and 4 before I decided never again and just ordered online. It is the computer I use the most personally and for work. I will always want a faster, better model with a better camera.
While I had a Nexus One and Nexus 7 over the last 10 years my daily driver has always been an iOS device.
Back in the early 2000s I was invited by Sprint to an event at E3 showing off flip phone games. Maybe people dont remember but back then, when you downloaded Pac-Man, Tetris or Brickbreaker on your flip phone, you paid a monthly subscription to have it on your phone bill. (Same with ringtones from carrier ringtone stores.) If Apple hadnt been able to disrupt that particular market in the way that they did with the app store, wed still be in that model Im sure. To me thats maybe the biggest thing that Apple has accomplished in the US is breaking the carrier monopoly and BS from being pre-installed on devices. Though, Android still has that problem to an extent.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Wasn't the LG Chocolate before the Pradabingbadaboom?
LG Electronics has stated the iPhone's design and concept was copied from the first LG Prada, the KE850. Woo-Young Kwak, head of LG Mobile Handset R&D Center, said at a press conference, ”We consider that Apple copied the Prada phone after the design was unveiled when it was presented in the iF Design Award and won the prize in September 2006. We take that to mean Apple stole our idea."[9] The KE850 received a 2007 iF product design award,[10] where entries had to be shipped by September 2006.
Sounds like LG was salty-as-fuck that they got so completely upstaged by the iPhone.
Looking at old videos of the LG Prada though, it was kinda crummy. LG was on the verge of launching a $600 phone where the OS runs at like 15 frames per second, you have to use a T9 interface to type, and web pages are rendered as text-only reformatted mobile garbage. They must have shit their pants at the iPhone unveiling.......the seamless software keyboard, the smooth OS performance, websites looking like real websites, and a music player with more features than "Play/Pause/Skip".
Sounds like LG was salty-as-fuck that they got so completely upstaged by the iPhone.
Looking at old videos of the LG Prada though, it was kinda crummy. LG was on the verge of launching a $600 phone where the OS runs at like 15 frames per second, you have to use a T9 interface to type, and web pages are rendered as text-only reformatted mobile garbage. They must have shit their pants at the iPhone unveiling.......the seamless software keyboard, the smooth OS performance, websites looking like real websites, and a music player with more features than "Play/Pause/Skip".