Apple’s up and down, AT&T is on and off. Best Buy is and isn’t. We’re talking timeouts, delays, fails and foibles, and for the few, the relieved — order confirmations that may or may not be honored. That’s right, if you’re reading this you might just have survived iPhone 4 pre-order day!
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Apple Online Canada has changed the date for iPhone 4 release from “July” to “soon”, while the Australian and New Zealand Apple Online Stores only show iPhone 3GS — no iPhone 4 in sight.
Thin, yes, but when you consider US sales of the iPad on April 3 were higher than expected to the degree all international iPad releases were pushed back a month, it’s not like it’s out of the realm of possibility. 600,000+ iPhone 4 pre-orders and US delivery dates getting pushed further and further back into July — yeah, it raises eyebrows.
Will a rush on stage 1 iPhone 4 release countries push back stage 2 countries? We’re hoping not, but we’re keeping both eyes fixed on those pages.
If you’re still waiting for iPhone 4 in your country, tell us what you see, and what you think.
Business Insider claims that AT&T is going to count Micro Cell usage against your data limits. Go ahead, curse like you’re in a Tarantino pic, we’ll wait…
Here’s the nut: AT&T will sell you an iPhone (or any phone) and sign you up to an expensive, tiered, capped, service contract even if they have lousy reception in your home or office. Then, if you want better reception, they’ll sell you a $150 Micro Cell dongle that attaches to your broadband cable or DSL modem (which you pay for) and route your calls over your ISP instead. Then, if the reports are correct, they’ll deduct the data you use over your wired network from your wireless plan. Use 1GB over Micro Cell, you only have 1GB left on your 2GB plan.
AT&T explains the practice by saying there is a cost to handle the data transmission once it hits AT&T’s network, after it goes through your broadband pipe. (Likewise, it charges you for the voice minutes that you use over the Micro-Cell. But that’s a different service.)
Perhaps this is true, that a cost exists, but there’s NO WAY that transmitting data over AT&T’s massive fiber network is nearly as expensive or laborious as transmitting data over its wireless network, which was the whole point for the wireless data caps and overage fees.
Apple is taking MobileMe’s web apps down for maintenance from 10pm to 12am PST tonight. MacRumors has heard this may just be to tweak the interface and add new functionality that:
will see the rolling out of several new enhancements, including an official launch of the redesigned Mail interface for MobileMe that has been available in beta form for the past month. Included in this rollout will be push functionality for the Web-based Mail client, providing real-time updating as messages arrive.
Apple is also reportedly removing the MobileMe “toolbar” for the various Web applications offered by the service, replacing the toolbar with a single “application switcher” icon that will allow users to switch between Web applications.
They’ve also heard a dedicated, universal iPhone and IPad app for Find My iPhone is on its way as well. That would be a first, since Apple hasn’t so far updated any of their existing iPhone apps for iPad.
The Case-Mate Gelli Checkmate Case for iPad is a beautiful way to add grip and color to your iPad. It is made with a soft silicone base that makes holding your iPad easy and much more secure.
The Case-Mate Gelli is easy to apply and remove from your iPad. The case is translucent so it allows the back of your iPad to still show through. The case also has a triangle pattern on it which gives the case a bit of style in comparison to a regular plain silicone case. The case is very easy to put on the iPad and has open spaces to allow for all the buttons and ports and controls. The case goes over the edges of the iPad so it will protect the iPad against minor impacts.
Case-Mate Gelli Checkmate Case is about 2 to 3 mm in thickness at it greatest points so it is still lightweight but also durable. This case is a nice silicone case as it has good grip but does not feel sticky as some other silicone cases can. I have been using this case for a week and I am quite happy with it. I would have liked if it came with a screen protector.
Apple has, with lightning quickness, posted videos from the WWDC sessions online for developers. And here’s the terrific part — they’ve made them available to ALL registered developers, not just those who bought expensive tickets to the event.
Terrific idea. If you’re a developer who couldn’t attend, you’d be crazy not to jump on this.
TiPb first heard rumors that iPhone 4 would finally beef up onboard RAM to 512MB back in January and it looks like those rumors are now being confirmed via information given out during the WWDC Advanced Performance Optimization Session.
Why does RAM matter? Going from 256 to 512MB of RAM let the Palm Pre go from multitasking a handful of apps to well over 50. That’s why RAM matters.
The iPhone 3GS and iPad are snappy at 256MB. iPhone 4 at 512MB should — to quote Steve Jobs — should be a real screamer. Especially if iMovie is the kind of app we can expect to see more of. Glad Apple rose to the occasion.
Verizon has a teaser up for their new, big DROID X which is claiming a 4.3″, 720p display (which is usually 1280×720) — a significant challenge to the iPhone 4’s 3.5″ 960×640, LED IPS Retina Display.
It’s more pixels but it’s also a bigger display, so it could net out to the same pixel-per-inch count — somewhere above the magical 300 mark. It’s also teasing HDMI out.
Our good buddy George Ponder over at sibling site WMExperts tells us Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail, officially slated to get ActiveSync support sometime this summer, might just be already up and running:
Liveside.net is reporting some users are having success in syncing their Hotmail accounts through ActiveSync. Through trial and error, the server address has been identified as m.hotmail.com, SSL should be enabled, and you leave the domain blank. Obviously you enter in your username and password accordingly.
It’s not official, so it could break or just not work or stop working at any time, but if you’ve been dying to get Hotmail on your iPhone, especially push Hotmail, here’s your chance to taste test.
Digitimes is once again baiting links with CDMA (read Verizon) rumors, this time hot on the heels of the all new iPhone 4:
Pegatron [Technology] will also start shipping a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 to Apple in the fourth quarter and is currently using its plants in Shanghai, China to produce the products, the sources noted. The company is also working on gaining orders for MacBooks and iPads from Apple, added the sources.
This comes just in advance of June 24 Taiwan Stock Exchange listing, so forgive me if I take it with a huge grain of salt.
Again, there’s certainly a CMDA iPhone 4 in the Cupertino labs, but AT&T exclusivity has to run out and Verizon has to give up control to Apple and make the deal — which means it could happen at any time, or in a long time. And again, we expect it — and will believe it — only when Apple announces it. Same goes for iPhone 4 on Sprint, or Chinese CDMA.
Have to ask the question, though — if a Verizon iPhone 4 does land in 2010, who’ll be less happy, people with poor service who just re-upped with AT&T or people who gave up on iPhone and just bought Droid 2/Droid X?
We now return you to your regularly scheduled GSM/UTMS day…
TiPb’s done an iPhone 4 preview but I’m still curious — which iPhone 4 feature are you most looking forward to? Did Apple have you at FaceTime? Are you drooling over that massively dense Retina Display? Or is it the hot custom silicon in the Apple A4 chipset that gets you going? With over 600,000 pre-orders the first day, something sure is making Apple’s newest handset popular.
Check your answer in the poll above, then tell us why in the comments.
I had the pleasure a few months ago of doing some technical editing for Martin Trautschold and Gary Mazo’s new book, iPad Made Simple. It’s now available and here are the details:
iPad Made Simple explains all of the key features of the iPad, introduces what's new, and reveals dozens of time-saving shortcuts and techniques. The book has over 1,000 screen shots that are carefully annotated with step-by-step instructions. This book will teach you everything you need to know to get the most out of your new iPad. iPad Made Simple provides clear instructions on how to set up and use the iPad, illustrated explanations of all the key features, and hundreds of tips and tricks.
iPad Made Simple teaches readers how to master the new multi-touch display, buy books with iBooks, surf the web, organize and share photos and albums, and how to discover and download great Apps from the App Store. The book also tells users how to squeeze every ounce of power from Email, Calendar, Contacts, and iTunes as well as how to synchronize the iPad with an iPod touch, Windows, or Mac environment.
For any TiPb readers who might be interested in getting a copy of the eBook, perhaps for a friend or loved one so they stop bothering you for tech support, here’s a handy link with a hefty built in 50% discount code:
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