Apple never ceases to amaze me! They are the kings of PR. Whomever they hire to do their PR work should be commended. While on the heels of another announcement, the tension in the air is thicker than the Amanda Knox hearing. Will Steve Jobs make a curtain call?
After a long hour and ten minute wait, iPhone 4s. NO iPhone 5!!!
Here are some of the key features of the new phone that looks like it's predecessor the iPhone 4.
- iPhone 4S, the followup to the iPhone 4. Design is the same.
- Graphics "aren't even available on home gaming consoles."
- Dual-core CPU, twice as fast as the A4 for CPU tasks. Dual-core graphics, up to 7 times faster than the iPhone 4.
- iPhone 4S: Retina display, A5 chip. Glass on the back.
- AirPlay mirroring, a new feature that'll let you play games on your TV, via the iPhone. Wired or wireless.
- iPhone 4S 1080p shooting features video image stabilization, temporal noise reduction, both in real time.
- Video recording: iPhone 4S has 1080p video, for the first time.
- 1.1 seconds to take the first photo. 0.5 sections between em. Promises squirrel photos will be better.
- And Apple designed the ISP for fancy features like face detection and auto white balance. More point-and-shoot-like.
- Five lens elements. The iPhone 4 had four.
- Hybrid IR filter and f2.4 lens.
- Backside illumination. 73 percent more light from the better sensor. Better colors.
- 4S has 8MP camera, 3264x2448 pixels
- iPhone 4S has both GSM and CDMA compatibility, what Apple calls a "world phone."
- "This is what our competitors call 4G. We're not going to debate it."
- Faster downloads, up to 14.4Mbps over HSDPA.
- The wireless system. Now the phone can "intelligently switch between antennas for better call quality."
- iPhone 4S battery life: 8 hours of talk time. 14 of 2G talk time. 6 of 3G browsing. 9 for Wi-Fi browsing. 10 video. 40 music.
Apple just introduced "Siri" an assistant that lives in your phone. You can ask it all kinds of questions such as "What is the weather for later this evening?" "Wake me up tomorrow at 6 am" and it will set it all up for you. You can ask it, "What's the best Greek restaurant in Phoenix, AZ" and it will sort them by rating. And then show you on a map where they are!
Prices are as follows: iPhone 4S, $199/$299/$399, pre-order in US 10/7, available 10/14, worldwide in December.
That's it! No new announcement for an iPhone 5! hmmmm more to come.
Nicholas Nebelsky is Creative Director of Intense Media, LLC a software book publishing company based in Gilbert, AZ. To date, Intense Media has released two apps, 'Opening Rome,' and 'My Basketball Stats.' Both are available at the App Store on iTunes. Intense Media will also be releasing "Hippos Name" in early October, an iPad app and ebook around the same time. For more information, please visit his web site at http://www.intensemedia.com.
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