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Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

There are now rumours of a 4" screen on the new iphone. In order not to break existing apps or pixel density, here's what I think might happen:

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A software home button, multitasking and notifications area. Only certain apps/functions would be able to use this area (eg. video playing) - otherwise, all apps are restricted to the top portion, which is identical in size to the existing screen.
 
Anyone else starting to think the flood of crazy rumours might be more to do with Apple trying to keep people talking about them rather than all the shiny new devices coming out?
 
Crispy said:
There are now rumours of a 4" screen on the new iphone. In order not to break existing apps or pixel density, here's what I think might happen:

A software home button, multitasking and notifications area. Only certain apps/functions would be able to use this area (eg. video playing) - otherwise, all apps are restricted to the top portion, which is identical in size to the existing screen.
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Hmmm, that would work but it just seems a bit of a bodge to me, not very Apple...
 
Crispy said:
There are now rumours of a 4" screen on the new iphone. In order not to break existing apps or pixel density, here's what I think might happen:

21nfbkm.png


A software home button, multitasking and notifications area. Only certain apps/functions would be able to use this area (eg. video playing) - otherwise, all apps are restricted to the top portion, which is identical in size to the existing screen.
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That's a cool idea. Makes more sense than most of the rumours flying about. :D
 
Rather unamazingly, the 'smaller iPhone' rumour is now being put to bed.

Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal seemed pretty sure that an iPhone nano was inbound, but the New York Times' anonymous sources dispute that tale -- the paper writes that "Apple is not currently developing a smaller iPhone," and that the company is "not planning to introduce a smaller iPhone anytime soon." While the publication doesn't outright deny the existence of such a device at any point in the story, it does quote an anonymous Apple executive as saying that it doesn't make sense for the company to create multiple iPhone form factors at any given time, and an anonymous Apple engineer as saying that cheaper components, not a smaller size, would make for a cheaper overall price.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/17/nyt-apple-considering-a-cheaper-iphone-but-not-a-smaller-one-r/
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So there you have it. Another load of Apple nothing being endless regurgitated by the usual sites.
 
Yep the rumour now is it'll be cheaper, possibly through reduced components (smaller storage and/or low pixel count on the camera?)...wonder what the next rumours will be?
 
Kid_Eternity said:
Yep the rumour now is it'll be cheaper, possibly through reduced components (smaller storage and/or low pixel count on the camera?)...wonder what the next rumours will be?
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It's going to be powered by stars, be the size of a thimble but project apps on to the Moon.
 
Looks like the death grip issues that affected the iPhone 4 haven't been improved by the Verizon iPhone 4, despite it coming eight months after the original launch.

Bottom line: The Verizon iPhone 4 closely resembles the original AT&T iPhone 4 in many positive respects, including offering great multimedia functionality, a sharp screen, and the best MP3 player we've seen on a phone. Unfortunately, it also shares with its sibling the possibility of compromised performance in low-signal conditions when used without a bumper or case.

As noted earlier, there have not been widespread reports of reception difficulties with the Verizon iPhone 4, and Verizon's network, unlike AT&T's, has received above-average scores from our readers for the reliability of its voice service in the past. (Those scores reflect data gathered before the launch of the Verizon iPhone 4.) But given our findings, we believe the possibility exists for individual users to experience the problem since low signal conditions are unavoidable when using any cell-phone network.

For that reason, we are not including the Verizon iPhone 4 in our list of recommended smart phones, despite its high ranking in our Ratings. Although Apple no longer offers a free case to buyers of the iPhone 4, as it did for a time after the problem was first discovered on the AT&T version, the company has said in the past that it will consider requests for a free case from customers who buy the phone and subsequently experience reception problems.

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/el...ption-problems-consumer-reports-lab-test.html
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I thought the term jesus phone was a deliberate piss take term from day one, mocking the excessive praise and joy of the original iphone launch.
 
ChrisFilter said:
It was.
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Nope, it really wasn't. It was what hyperventilating fanboys were declaring the upcoming handset at the time.

The much anticipated Apple iPhone is scheduled to release on June 29th...
Bloggers have dubbed it the “Jesus phone;” some analysts have named it the “most anticipated consumer product in the history of time.” Though Apple is venturing into the competitive wireless market, investors are confident in the move.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19297486/ns/business-cnbc_tv/
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THE blogosphere had already christened the iPhone, an allegedly revolutionary handset made by Apple, the “Jesus phone” weeks before it went on sale. The actual launch day, June 29th, became known as “iDay” among Apple cultists.
http://www.economist.com/node/9443542?story_id=9443542
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Just because the name stuck and got widely reused in all sorts of contexts, does not mean the origins of the name was not taking the piss out of the hype, fervour etc, often in a self-mocking way by those who were keen on the phone but could recognise the absurdity of the hype and anticipation.

How can anyone possibly think the name is supposed to be serious.
 
elbows said:
Just because the name stuck and got widely reused in all sorts of contexts, does not mean the origins of the name was not taking the piss out of the hype, fervour etc, often in a self-mocking way by those who were keen on the phone but could recognise the absurdity of the hype and anticipation.
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I'm glad you can read everyone's minds on this, but Sunray got it right. Some people really did get that deluded. But it's not that important now.
 
I remember seeing some bloke on tv who had plastic surgery on his fingers to make it easier to type on the first iphone. That's dedication! Or psychosis.
 
I just wish people would stop using idiotic terms like 'death grip' tbh. They're as stupid as jesus phone (whatever it's varying contexts).
 
editor said:
Well it can kill the phone's data connection/call, so at least it makes some sort of sense.
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So reception disruption would be a better less stupid sounding term? The point is can't we discuss these products without all the infantile shite?
 
Kid_Eternity said:
So reception disruption would be a better less stupid sounding term? The point is can't we discuss these products without all the infantile shite?
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I didn't realise that the phrase 'death grip' to describe holding the phone in such a manner as to kill the signal was "infantile shite," to be honest. It seems quite an apt description to my eyes.
 
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