Monday, June 7

Lovin' the new iPhone!

Steve Jobs, the god of all things Apple, unveiled the new iPhone 4 in his keynote address at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco this morning. And with that, I fell in love once again, and now begin my campaign for a new phone. What's so exciting? I (and the Tech guy from Yahoo!, whose text I copied and pasted here) WILL TELL YOU!!
1.) Netflix, at long last, is coming to the iPhone. It looks a lot like the iPad application, letting you stream video and manage your queue on your iPhone.
2.) Zynga's Farmville comes to the iPhone. Now 70 million players can plant and harvest no matter where they are. YAY!!
3.) The new phone has the thinner, squared-off design, redesigned buttons, a front-facing camera, a flash on the rear camera, a secondary microphone for noise cancellation, and improved antennas integrated right into the design. 26% thinner than the iPhone 3GS.
4.) With 326 pixels per inch, the phone has a better display than the human eye can even process (300 ppi, per Jobs). It's called a "retina display."
5.) As rumored, 960 x 640 pixels of resolution on the 3.5-inch display. That's unheard of on a cell phone and actually approaches what most smaller laptops have. 78% of the pixels that the iPad has.
6.) iPhone is now powered by Apple's A4 chip. Battery is bigger, and Jobs promises 40% more talk time than before. 32GB of storage standard. And support for 7.2Mbps networks.
7.) Camera is upgraded to 5 megapixels, with 5x digital zoom and a flash. Also records video in HD resolution (720p at 30 fps).
8.) iPhone OS gets a new name: iOS. iOS 4 adds 100 new features to the phone, including the long-awaited multitasking. Other new features included a unified inbox, threaded email, and folders that let you group apps together -- looks perfect for those of us with overstuffed screens.
9.) iBooks for the iPhone 4. It's an indicator of how seriously Apple is targeting books, including a dedicated iBooks store on the phone. Amazon and its Kindle are surely quaking in their boots.
10.) Pricing: $299 for 32GB, $199 for 16GB, with two-year contract. Black or white. Same as 3GS. Existing iPhone owners can upgrade up to six months early. On sale June 24.

Um. Did you see that? If I can upgrade up to six months early, that means that ON JUNE 24, I will be able to upgrade my current iPhone to the new iPhone!! SWEET!!

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