Crab Shaker
Doesn't pay his sources
What's the current battery life of the iPhone?
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Official Apple WWDC 2008 Thread (3G iPhone and...more?)
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Crab Shaker said:
Mine runs about 2 days on heavy-as-hell use. I charge it every night, though.
I've only run out of battery once, and that was because I made a weekend trip without charging it and was out in the country with my parents, where it was constantly searching for connection (will drain any phone pretty quick)
If you roam at all, even only for an hour or less not on a call, the battery goes to shit.
Mine lasts about two days if I don't charge it. That's a typical, single 5 min call each day, 15-20 minutes of wi-fi web surfing. I always leave wi-fi on but I leave bluetooth off. However, I never let mine get that low since I always leave it in the charging dock when at home.
Mine lasts about two days if I don't charge it. That's a typical, single 5 min call each day, 15-20 minutes of wi-fi web surfing. I always leave wi-fi on but I leave bluetooth off. However, I never let mine get that low since I always leave it in the charging dock when at home.
Tchu-Espresso
likes mayo on everthing and can't dance
Realistically, how small can Apple make the casing to the current 3.5 inch models? The form factor cant get too much smaller, especially the width. Shrinking the length would make it look too squarish.
jordan0386
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"Somewhere in this ginormous circle."
Iphone 2.0 will probably be the better buy over an Instinct, no?
Iphone 2.0 will probably be the better buy over an Instinct, no?
jordan0386 said:
possibly. (probably). depends if it has GPS with proper maps integration and if that's important to you. the 3G capability is for sure. that covers the two Instinct ads.
The big advantage over other smartphones will be the user interface, as always. the Achilles heel will be the lack of a physical keyboard, for those who can't get used to the touchscreen.
Kung Fu Jedi
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jordan0386 said:
On the technology side, we'll have to wait and see what Apple has up it's sleeve next week, and the Instinct is still a pretty big unknown. I haven't seen any reviews on it yet.
But, Gizmodo was reporting that the Instinct REQUIRED a $70/month data service.
aparisi2274
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Forbes takes rumor mongering to a new level by sending a reporter out to the West Coast Distribution center of Quanta Computers -- Apple's contract manufacturer.
Inspired by an earlier report from ImportGenius that quantities of new Apple products have been arriving at Quanta, Brian Caulfield set out to find out first hand. The end result was somewhat disappointing. Caulfield did see stacks of iMacs sitting in one parking lot at the facility, as well as stacks of plain brown boxes. These boxes may or may not have anything to do with Apple, of course
When Caulfield asked about the iPhone, he was unable to get much of a response:
When Caulfield asked about the iPhone, he was unable to get much of a response:
Are the new iPhones inside? "No, no," he said, before flashing a grin and heading back into the building. "If so, I'm not at liberty to discuss it."
Kung Fu Jedi
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I'll actually be glad when the announcements are finally made. The rampant speculation and rumors are crazy at this point. Felt the same way last year leading up to the launch.
Phoenix
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aparisi2274 said:
Forbes takes rumor mongering to a new level by sending a reporter out to the West Coast Distribution center of Quanta Computers -- Apple's contract manufacturer.
Inspired by an earlier report from ImportGenius that quantities of new Apple products have been arriving at Quanta, Brian Caulfield set out to find out first hand. The end result was somewhat disappointing. Caulfield did see stacks of iMacs sitting in one parking lot at the facility, as well as stacks of plain brown boxes. These boxes may or may not have anything to do with Apple, of course
When Caulfield asked about the iPhone, he was unable to get much of a response:
When Caulfield asked about the iPhone, he was unable to get much of a response:
Are the new iPhones inside? "No, no," he said, before flashing a grin and heading back into the building. "If so, I'm not at liberty to discuss it."
Who knows, maybe they aren't full of iPhones
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
Futureman said:
Not going to happen. At least not as you describe it. No slide out keyboard anyway.
Kung Fu Jedi
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kaching said:
Agreed. Navigation, surfing the web, reading e-mail, and typing are at least as important to me.
Gary Whitta
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So will people be camping Apple stores on Monday in anticipation of a possible iPhone2 release, or will there just be a mad rush if Jobs announces that they're available immediately?
aparisi2274
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Gary Whitta said:
if he says they are available Monday after 6pm, I will drive straight to my local Apple Store here on Staten Island, and get one.
How about this for some MEGA speculation...
OS X to be compatible with non-Mac computers?!?
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/06/lack-of-mac-branding-raises-questions/
OS X to be compatible with non-Mac computers?!?
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/06/lack-of-mac-branding-raises-questions/
Kung Fu Jedi
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I don't believe this speculation one bit, and I'll re-iterate what I said above. I can't wait for the Keynote to be over so we can be done with all this speculation and rumor mongering.
Well the OS X on any X86 machine is just listed as speculation on MacRumors and it's not even posted on their front page.
And what's this about wanting the keynote to be over so we can end the speculation? That's the best part! Plus, once the keynote is over, speculation for the next show and the next round of products begins!
And what's this about wanting the keynote to be over so we can end the speculation? That's the best part! Plus, once the keynote is over, speculation for the next show and the next round of products begins!
Kung Fu Jedi
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Futureman said:
The number of rumors and the amount of speculation is beyond ridiculous at this point though. I read a number of tech sites (I work IT) and the number of posts about the iPhone and other possible Apple products in the past few weeks has just been crazy. The fact that anyone in their right mind believes that Apple will release a version of OS X for non-Apple machines is testament to that.
I've seen rumors over the past few days that have said that OS X 10.4 is scheduled for release on June 12th and includes support for a new device. We've also seen speculation about 10.6 being unveiled. Each of those, in and of themselves aren't awful, and may have some legitimacy to them, but when you combine it with the talk of the new iPhone, possibly two depending on who you believe, a host of possible upgrades to the iPhone OS, the plethora of alleged updates to the iPhone hardware, not to mention the possibility of a tablet of some type, which may or may not be powered by Atom, shows you how bad this has gotten.
Yes, some speculation is fun, but it's gotten out of control. And inevitably on Monday, someone will post in this thread about how they're "disappointed" by what Apple had to show, even though this is a developers conference and not generally intended to be a place to launch new hardware. The rampant speculation makes it impossible for expectations to be met, and these crazy rumors seem to get worse every day leading up to the event. Each successive event seems to get worse than the last one as well.
Just my take, and I'm an Apple fan, and enjoy their products. Just think that these things are getting overblown these days.
SuperPac
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Rewatching the iPhone Software Roadmap conference from a couple months back... the slide behind Steve towards the end says "Ships Late June" for the iPhone 2.0 software. LATE June. So maybe not available on Monday huh. Crapplecakes.
But seriously, in that vid...the AIM app and the enterprise email stuff...quite exciting. Can't wait to see what people've done in the last few months actually using the SDK.
But seriously, in that vid...the AIM app and the enterprise email stuff...quite exciting. Can't wait to see what people've done in the last few months actually using the SDK.
Tchu-Espresso
likes mayo on everthing and can't dance
MacTalk.com.au posts a photo of a box that was reportedly sent to Australian resellers yesterday. The boxes are sealed with a warning:
SUBJECT TO TERMS OF NDA
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY JUNE 10TH, 2008
June 10th (in Australia) is the day of the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote speech where Steve Jobs is expected to announce the 3G capable iPhone. MacTalk speculates that the box may actually contain a demo model of the 3G iPhone.
Our source believes that the iPhone contained within is for promotional purposes, ie. after it's official unveiling at WWDC next week, the iPhone will go on display with a sign saying 'look how cool I am - you can buy me on this date'.
Its sad that people go to these lengths to try fool people.
Phoenix
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The Black Brad Pitt said:
MacTalk.com.au posts a photo of a box that was reportedly sent to Australian resellers yesterday. The boxes are sealed with a warning:
SUBJECT TO TERMS OF NDA
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY JUNE 10TH, 2008
LOL, Apple has never in its existence under Jobs sent out a product with something so retarded as an "NDA please don't open" sticker on it. You'd have to be a complete moron to even assume that they would send out something like that considering Apple restricts everything to their events. Why the hell would they send out a device to a reviewer when they will be able to get the complete story on Monday as well as have the ability to control the flow of information. Even if you had iPhone, iTablet, OSX Intel in the box there isn't shit you could do with it since there isn't a person there to walk you through the product.
How lame and stupid :lol
Hold on to your panties. Could be fake (hell the pictures themselves show Photoshop), but they look sorta real.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/0...ck-video-chatting-check-and-check/#more-27751
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/06/0...ck-video-chatting-check-and-check/#more-27751
SuperPac
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Now that's a credible leak. :O
EDIT: There's a lot of strange inconsistencies in the images. The RED iPhone has no sleep/wake button. To me the speaker/mic/dock port at the bottom look like they're on the *back* of the phone which doesn't make much sense...
Plus why is the word "Exchange" bolded but "iChat. Now showing everywhere" has no bold and is in a smaller typeface.
EDIT x2: Also, why so many pictures of just ONE of the pages of what is obviously a multipage brochure? Is this tipster gonna do like, an update every couple hours with another page?
EDIT: There's a lot of strange inconsistencies in the images. The RED iPhone has no sleep/wake button. To me the speaker/mic/dock port at the bottom look like they're on the *back* of the phone which doesn't make much sense...
Plus why is the word "Exchange" bolded but "iChat. Now showing everywhere" has no bold and is in a smaller typeface.
EDIT x2: Also, why so many pictures of just ONE of the pages of what is obviously a multipage brochure? Is this tipster gonna do like, an update every couple hours with another page?
Futureman said:
I like how they ignore half of the facts in order to make their rumour work. Yeah, the Mac name is *probably* being dropped from Mac OS X and .Mac, but that's because the iPhone isn't a Mac and trying to get Windows iPhone users to shell out $99 for a web service that's named after a computer they don't even own is a tricky proposition.
If anything, it's probably more confirmation that Apple are planning to spin OS X out onto even more devices in the future than any indicator of OS X arriving on non-Apple hardware. Once again, the speculators can't see the wood for the trees.
those crunch gear leaks look plausible. of course, any good fake would. the previous leaked (or faked) case designs match up pretty well with these images, although these look a bit more svelte.
I also thought it was strange that the mic and speaker look to be on the back. i remember the ilounge case silhouette shots showing holes for much smaller speaker and mic holes on the bottom of this thinner bezel. if those are right, it would mean the crunch gear shots are using iphone 1 assets for a photoshop job.
heh, these leaks are fun
the engadget spec leak, while less sexy than these pics, is certainly promising with the GPS stuff in there. With GPS and the app store, i think there's bee some very cool stuff possible.
I also thought it was strange that the mic and speaker look to be on the back. i remember the ilounge case silhouette shots showing holes for much smaller speaker and mic holes on the bottom of this thinner bezel. if those are right, it would mean the crunch gear shots are using iphone 1 assets for a photoshop job.
heh, these leaks are fun
the engadget spec leak, while less sexy than these pics, is certainly promising with the GPS stuff in there. With GPS and the app store, i think there's bee some very cool stuff possible.