I finally got the "Longphone5" for the wife to use. Above you can see the new iPhone alongside the iPhone4s and the 3G iPhone. As you can see the iPhone5 appears about 1 icon longer. Interestingly enough I also noticed that the iPhone5 length is equal in length to the 4s with a Battz battery extender attached. Obviously the 4s becomes a little thicker with the battery as well. If the next generation battery extenders keep to the same format factor I have to wonder if the length will start … [Read more...]
SmarTone gets the iPhone 4S; Apple Online Store sells out in minutes
SmarTone (no longer SmarTone-Vodafone) has just started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S. Their servers are getting absolutely hammered at the moment, but I was able to order one for pick up which will hopefully be next week. As for price plans, they've introduced a nice "advise-and-consent" SMS if you go over your data allowance. Say you're on the 150MB (previously 100MB) and 500MB plans and you go over, SmarTone will SMS you to ask for your permission to top up. As for the top-up price, … [Read more...]
Confirmed: Hong Kong to get iPhone 4S on November 11
Hong Kong, are you waiting for the iPhone 4S? Of course you are. If you haven't snagged one at Sin Tat mall, then wait a little longer, because Apple has announced the iPhone 4S will land on our shores on Remembrance Day, November 11. What's more, you can actually pre-order starting this Friday, November 4! CUPERTINO, California—November 1, 2011—Apple® today announced that iPhone® 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, will be available in Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries on Friday, … [Read more...]
iPhone 4S coming to Hong Kong soon
UPDATE: iPhone 4S will launch in Hong Kong on November 11, 2011. The iPhone 4S has made it onto Apple Hong Kong's home page. No official date for the HK release has been announced, and unfortunately Siri's database does not include Hong Kong yet (Apple Daily, video in Chinese). … [Read more...]
Your iPhone 4 Case May Not Fit Your iPhone 4S
Apparently the new 4S might not fit into cases made for the iPhone 4. Take a look at this image: It looks like the mute switch and the buttons were moved a smidgen to accommodate the antenna designs. [via Gizmodo] … [Read more...]
iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours
The iPhone 4S has surpassed the iPhone 4 in pre-orders on the first day by approximately 400,000 units: CUPERTINO, California—October 10, 2011—Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new … [Read more...]
Hitler reacts to the iPhone 4S
Der Führer doesn't like the 4S either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxn6Ag0mmhs … [Read more...]