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Ten days ago, Apple opened up preorder sales on the iPhone 4S, and a week later it was in stores, ready to be scooped up by anyone willing to wait in line.
But now we’re three days out from the official launch day, and although the hype hasn’t really died down, we still know who’s an early adopter, who is waiting for other reasons or who doesn’t want one at all.
What side of the fence are you on? Let us know in the poll!
Ten days ago, Apple opened up preorder sales on the iPhone 4S, and a week later it was in stores, ready to be scooped up by anyone willing to wait in line.
But now we’re three days out from the official launch day, and although the hype hasn’t really died down, we still know who’s an early adopter, who is waiting for other reasons or who doesn’t want one at all.
What side of the fence are you on? Let us know in the poll!
The gray market in China is amazing. No sooner does a new Apple product appear on the scene in the US and Europe than buyers snap up a lot of the devices, and they magically appear on the gray market in China. Sure enough, the iPhone 4S is already selling in China — unofficially.
Computerworld is reporting that the iPhone 4S is now selling in Beijing at prices around US$2,000. One vendor, who was selling the devices in Beijing’s Zhongguancun electronics markets, was selling the 32 GB model for 13,000 yuan (about $2,043 as of this writing) and the 16 GB edition for about $1,729. The vendor noted that the phones came from Australia and the US — the former could explain why TUAW blogger Chris Rawson still doesn’t have his iPhone 4S in hand.
The phones are sold without a contract and are unlocked. Another vendor apparently had the 16 GB version available for “only” $1,391, and expected that the prices would fall by about $100 in the next week.
Why the tendency to pay through the nose for gray market Apple products in China? Apple usually doesn’t deliver the newest products in China for months, so consumers jump at any chance to get the latest and greatest. As we reported before, almost half of the iPad 2 sales in China have come from the gray market.
iPhone 4S selling for big bucks on Chinese gray market originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting TalkRoom. The developer describes TalkRoom as a 7-in-1 instant messenger. TalkRoom is your place to talk with MSN, AIM, Google Talk, Facebook, Yahoo and your ICQ accounts fully supported. Enable push notifications and stay in touch with all your friends 24/7. We put a built-in web browser right into TalkRoom so you can effortlessly browse while you chat.
Read on for more information and screenshots!
TalkRoom
Here are the top five features you can expect to see in the latest version:
Requirements: iOS 4.0+
Price: $3.99
Developer: lightroomapps.
Would you like to see us write a full review of TalkRoom? Have your say in our poll:
Would you like to see TalkRoom reviewed in-depth on AppStorm?
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the poll if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review! If you’re a developer and would like to have your app profiled, you can submit it here.
In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting TalkRoom. The developer describes TalkRoom as a 7-in-1 instant messenger. TalkRoom is your place to talk with MSN, AIM, Google Talk, Facebook, Yahoo and your ICQ accounts fully supported. Enable push notifications and stay in touch with all your friends 24/7. We put a built-in web browser right into TalkRoom so you can effortlessly browse while you chat.
Read on for more information and screenshots!
TalkRoom
Here are the top five features you can expect to see in the latest version:
Requirements: iOS 4.0+
Price: $3.99
Developer: lightroomapps.
Would you like to see us write a full review of TalkRoom? Have your say in our poll:
Would you like to see TalkRoom reviewed in-depth on AppStorm?
Quick Look posts are paid submissions offering only a brief overview of an app. Vote in the poll if you think this app is worth an in-depth AppStorm review! If you’re a developer and would like to have your app profiled, you can submit it here.
Those with a new iPhone 4S who want to install Google’s Voice app are out of luck for a while. Google was forced to pull the app after complaints about its stability arose. According to Google Voice Product Manager Vincent Paquet, there is a bug in the sign-in code that causes the app to crash immediately on opening. The bug only affects this most recent release and earlier versions of the app reportedly still work without error.
Google is fixing the error and will have a new version of the app available as soon as possible. As of the writing of this post, a Google search will pull up the information for the old version of the app. If you try to download this broken version via iTunes, you will receive an “The item you’ve requested is not currently available in the US store.” error.
Google has not provided a time frame for when its revised app will reappear. Hopefully, it can get a fast track through the approval process and return to the App Store very soon.
Google pulls Voice app from App Store to address stability originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After waiting for months for the official announcement from Apple, we now have the iPhone 4S. And as of yesterday, it’s now available for purchase.
In my case, it took until after 4 PM yesterday to receive my preordered iPhone, and although I got it activated almost immediately (no small feat, from what I hear), it still took a little bit to get everything set up to my satisfaction.
So what’s it like to go hands-on with the new iPhone 4S? Here’s what I experienced.
When I first opened up the box, there wasn’t really a big surprise. It was what I already owned — an iPhone 4 — albeit with a few minor cosmetic differences. The buttons on the left of the phone were moved down a touch, and there were a few different breaks in the stainless steel band around the perimeter. Other than that, no major differences.
The iPhone 4S
But I knew that going into things, so that wasn’t a huge revelation. But with the first boot it just felt different. I’m not sure exactly how to quantify it, but the screen looked amazing like I had never touched it before. It was quick for sure, and just firing up a few apps here and there made it obvious that this wasn’t my old phone. I didn’t regret the decision to buy it at all.
The big game here is Siri, and out of the box I had a few issues with it. At the time my apps were still syncing via Wi-Fi, and I guess that soaked up enough of the connection that Siri just wasn’t able to function. What this tells me is that CDMA iPhone users such as Verizon and Sprint in the U.S., won’t be able to use Siri while they’re on the phone. I haven’t tested this theory yet, but I guess we’ll see how it goes once more people get their hands on it.
Gaming is a blast with the faster processor.
When I was able to get Siri working, it did have some hiccups for me. Yes, it worked well for the most part, but in a weird twist, I found myself saying “please” way too often. It also didn’t remember my father’s name right off the bat, and it wasn’t able to map out directions to my mom’s house.
But what was awesome was the dictation features added to email and texting. I held an entire conversation with my wife just dictating the whole thing, and she never caught on. It only had one mistake, and even then it was a quick correction. She probably wondered if my fingers were getting hot from typing so fast. Dictation really is a killer feature here, and I think it will get more attention as the days go on.
I remember owning an iPhone 3G, and when it came time to upgrade, I wasn’t really sure if the 3GS was worth the price. I mean, it was just a speed bump, right? Maybe so, but that speed made the phone fly compared to my wife’s iPhone 3G, and the same can be said for the iPhone 4S compared to the iPhone 4.
Ever open up the App Store to check for updates and wait what seems like forever just to have the screen load up? When I did that action last night, the App Store snapped alive, faster than I had ever seen it move before. In fact, everything I threw at it seemed to fly by pretty easily, without a single hiccup. This thing is definitely a speed demon, and I loved every minute of it.
I read the teardown on iFixit, and I remember reading that the vibration motor in the iPhone 4 on the AT&T model was different than the Verizon, and that for the iPhone 4S the Verizon vibration motor was used. Strangely enough, I noticed that difference almost right away. It wasn’t quite as jarring as my old iPhone 4, and yet it still was quite powerful.
Reminders is a quick and easy GTD app.
It’s the same phone, but it’s not. I bought the 64GB model, which meant that transferring my videos and apps took a long time to do. I tried at first to do it through restoring an iCloud backup, and although that worked for restoring most of the information, the apps themselves just started downloading later out of their own free will. It was taking forever, so I eventually restored by plugging it in to my laptop to get it going, and even then it took over an hour.
I love the camera, and it’s a noticeable difference from the iPhone 4′s model. I spent a good 30 minutes playing around with it, and between shooting video and taking lots of pictures of everything in sight, it just was a blast to use. You can use it in lower light conditions as well, which is particularly convenient when shooting indoors. This could very easily replace your point and shoot.
I plunked down the cash to make the purchase for two reasons. For one, I should really have one as the editor of this site, and it’s a business expense. For two, I wanted it, but I didn’t lust after it the way I did for the iPhone 4. It just wasn’t that sexy a sell out of the gate, so I wasn’t positive about it. But now that it’s in my hand, I can’t imagine thinking that it’s anything but the best phone I’ve ever used.
Right now, there are a few hiccups in the software here and there, but nothing that can’t be worked out. And time will tell if Siri becomes the next big thing or if it just kind of fizzles the way FaceTime does. But for right now, I’m very happy with my purchase, and I think that for those that haven’t pulled the trigger yet, you really should consider adding an iPhone 4S to your Apple family. It’s not just a minor upgrade, it’s a whole new phone.
After waiting for months for the official announcement from Apple, we now have the iPhone 4S. And as of yesterday, it’s now available for purchase.
In my case, it took until after 4 PM yesterday to receive my preordered iPhone, and although I got it activated almost immediately (no small feat, from what I hear), it still took a little bit to get everything set up to my satisfaction.
So what’s it like to go hands-on with the new iPhone 4S? Here’s what I experienced.
When I first opened up the box, there wasn’t really a big surprise. It was what I already owned — an iPhone 4 — albeit with a few minor cosmetic differences. The buttons on the left of the phone were moved down a touch, and there were a few different breaks in the stainless steel band around the perimeter. Other than that, no major differences.
The iPhone 4S
But I knew that going into things, so that wasn’t a huge revelation. But with the first boot it just felt different. I’m not sure exactly how to quantify it, but the screen looked amazing like I had never touched it before. It was quick for sure, and just firing up a few apps here and there made it obvious that this wasn’t my old phone. I didn’t regret the decision to buy it at all.
The big game here is Siri, and out of the box I had a few issues with it. At the time my apps were still syncing via Wi-Fi, and I guess that soaked up enough of the connection that Siri just wasn’t able to function. What this tells me is that CDMA iPhone users such as Verizon and Sprint in the U.S., won’t be able to use Siri while they’re on the phone. I haven’t tested this theory yet, but I guess we’ll see how it goes once more people get their hands on it.
Gaming is a blast with the faster processor.
When I was able to get Siri working, it did have some hiccups for me. Yes, it worked well for the most part, but in a weird twist, I found myself saying “please” way too often. It also didn’t remember my father’s name right off the bat, and it wasn’t able to map out directions to my mom’s house.
But what was awesome was the dictation features added to email and texting. I held an entire conversation with my wife just dictating the whole thing, and she never caught on. It only had one mistake, and even then it was a quick correction. She probably wondered if my fingers were getting hot from typing so fast. Dictation really is a killer feature here, and I think it will get more attention as the days go on.
I remember owning an iPhone 3G, and when it came time to upgrade, I wasn’t really sure if the 3GS was worth the price. I mean, it was just a speed bump, right? Maybe so, but that speed made the phone fly compared to my wife’s iPhone 3G, and the same can be said for the iPhone 4S compared to the iPhone 4.
Ever open up the App Store to check for updates and wait what seems like forever just to have the screen load up? When I did that action last night, the App Store snapped alive, faster than I had ever seen it move before. In fact, everything I threw at it seemed to fly by pretty easily, without a single hiccup. This thing is definitely a speed demon, and I loved every minute of it.
I read the teardown on iFixit, and I remember reading that the vibration motor in the iPhone 4 on the AT&T model was different than the Verizon, and that for the iPhone 4S the Verizon vibration motor was used. Strangely enough, I noticed that difference almost right away. It wasn’t quite as jarring as my old iPhone 4, and yet it still was quite powerful.
Reminders is a quick and easy GTD app.
It’s the same phone, but it’s not. I bought the 64GB model, which meant that transferring my videos and apps took a long time to do. I tried at first to do it through restoring an iCloud backup, and although that worked for restoring most of the information, the apps themselves just started downloading later out of their own free will. It was taking forever, so I eventually restored by plugging it in to my laptop to get it going, and even then it took over an hour.
I love the camera, and it’s a noticeable difference from the iPhone 4′s model. I spent a good 30 minutes playing around with it, and between shooting video and taking lots of pictures of everything in sight, it just was a blast to use. You can use it in lower light conditions as well, which is particularly convenient when shooting indoors. This could very easily replace your point and shoot.
I plunked down the cash to make the purchase for two reasons. For one, I should really have one as the editor of this site, and it’s a business expense. For two, I wanted it, but I didn’t lust after it the way I did for the iPhone 4. It just wasn’t that sexy a sell out of the gate, so I wasn’t positive about it. But now that it’s in my hand, I can’t imagine thinking that it’s anything but the best phone I’ve ever used.
Right now, there are a few hiccups in the software here and there, but nothing that can’t be worked out. And time will tell if Siri becomes the next big thing or if it just kind of fizzles the way FaceTime does. But for right now, I’m very happy with my purchase, and I think that for those that haven’t pulled the trigger yet, you really should consider adding an iPhone 4S to your Apple family. It’s not just a minor upgrade, it’s a whole new phone.
For budding moviemakers who want to shoot cinema-quality 1080p video, the Canon 5D Mark II digital SLR camera is a favorite. It’s a lot less expensive (starting at around US$2,400 for the body alone) than a Red Epic-M (rock-bottom price of about $43,000). Now Robino Films is showing that the 1080p, 30-frame-per-second video capabilities of the iPhone 4S might be a new and really inexpensive low-end video camera for the next Stanley Kubrick.
The filmmakers took a Canon 5D Mark II and an iPhone 4S, mounted them on a rig for simultaneous shooting and then put the resulting video side by side for your viewing pleasure. They made sure that they were matching the exposure, shutter speed, frame rate (30 fps) and picture style as much as possible.
The results are spectacular, at least for the iPhone 4S. The image is a bit warmer than what you see with the Canon footage, and of course you have no way to change lenses on the iPhone 4S (well, you do have those fun lenses from Photojojo…), but it’s a remarkable example of just how good the video capabilities of the 4S really are.
Bumping the video up to full-screen on a 27″ iMac, I could see the difference between the 21.1 Megapixel sensor on the Canon versus the 8 Megapixel sensor on the iPhone 4S — some details seemed a bit fuzzy on the iPhone footage. Also, the rolling shutter of the iPhone 4S causes the digital billboards in the Los Angeles footage to have scrolling black lines on it. For those of us who just want to shoot some amazing vacation footage without carrying around a bag full of equipment, the iPhone 4S can’t be beat.
iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison from Robino Films on Vimeo.
iPhone 4S video compared to Canon 5D MK II originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Welcome back to another update to the ELCImagePickerController. If you’re not familiar with this class I’d suggest you check out the following posts:
Cloning UIImagePickerController using the Assets Library Framework
Update: ELCImagePickerController
A lot has happened in the iOS world since the creation of this code. With the advent of every new version of iOS there are always exciting new features and bug fixes. Sometimes subtle code changes sneak into classes we’ve been using for a while though. These changes might create bug can be hard to find. Whenever I am debugging code on a new release, especially if it’s a beta release, I try to remember to consult the docs sooner than later. When we started to get reports of ELCImagePickerController not working in iOS 5, it was time to do some homework.
The problem seemed to be that the albums were coming up as empty, even when people had plenty of pictures to display. Someone in the community found a quick work around that if you don’t release the library object, then the code starts working again! Leaking memory like this is never the right answer, but it was a great starting spot to figure out the real problem.
The problem seemed to be arising here:
Commenting out the release fixed the problem? Very odd. I floundered around the code a bit before remembering to go to the documentation for this new (beta, at the time) version of iOS. Lo and behold!
The last sentence is key, “The lifetimes of objects you get back from a library instance are tied to the life of the library instance.” If we release our library instance right there we aren’t going to have access to any of the objects we get back from it anymore! This is new behavior in iOS 5. To adapt to it I just moved the library variable out to be an instance variable of the class and didn’t release it until dealloc is called.
Not such a hard fix once I knew what to look for, just have to remember that the documentation is there for a reason! Thanks to the community for the feedback that made tracking down this bug much easier.
As I was troubleshooting this control I kept running into the problem that my simulator didn’t have any pictures in it. If only there was a utility to populate the photo album for me. Maybe it could grab images of cute little kittens from the internet or something? Hmm. Stay tuned to iCodeBlog for more on this!
Welcome back to another update to the ELCImagePickerController. If you’re not familiar with this class I’d suggest you check out the following posts:
Cloning UIImagePickerController using the Assets Library Framework
Update: ELCImagePickerController
A lot has happened in the iOS world since the creation of this code. With the advent of every new version of iOS there are always exciting new features and bug fixes. Sometimes subtle code changes sneak into classes we’ve been using for a while though. These changes might create bug can be hard to find. Whenever I am debugging code on a new release, especially if it’s a beta release, I try to remember to consult the docs sooner than later. When we started to get reports of ELCImagePickerController not working in iOS 5, it was time to do some homework.
The problem seemed to be that the albums were coming up as empty, even when people had plenty of pictures to display. Someone in the community found a quick work around that if you don’t release the library object, then the code starts working again! Leaking memory like this is never the right answer, but it was a great starting spot to figure out the real problem.
The problem seemed to be arising here:
Commenting out the release fixed the problem? Very odd. I floundered around the code a bit before remembering to go to the documentation for this new (beta, at the time) version of iOS. Lo and behold!
The last sentence is key, “The lifetimes of objects you get back from a library instance are tied to the life of the library instance.” If we release our library instance right there we aren’t going to have access to any of the objects we get back from it anymore! This is new behavior in iOS 5. To adapt to it I just moved the library variable out to be an instance variable of the class and didn’t release it until dealloc is called.
Not such a hard fix once I knew what to look for, just have to remember that the documentation is there for a reason! Thanks to the community for the feedback that made tracking down this bug much easier.
As I was troubleshooting this control I kept running into the problem that my simulator didn’t have any pictures in it. If only there was a utility to populate the photo album for me. Maybe it could grab images of cute little kittens from the internet or something? Hmm. Stay tuned to iCodeBlog for more on this!
Remember just about two weeks ago, when some naysayers were sure that the iPhone 4S wasn’t going to sell because it wasn’t a totally new design and wasn’t that different from the iPhone 4? As you learned on TUAW this morning, Apple sold four million of the new phones over the weekend. Federico Vittici over at MacStories.net created a nice visual representation of just how successful the launch of the iPhone 4S really was.
How good a weekend was it? The iPhone 4S sold more units during its launch — four million — than the previous device launches put together. Those kind of figures make me wonder if part of the “delay” in the launch of the iPhone 4S was due to Apple simply trying to manufacture enough of the devices to be able to meet demand for the first couple of months.
If the number of Siri-related tweets over the weekend is any indication, Apple has a real winner on its hands with the iPhone 4S.
A visual representation of iPhone launches originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After facing setbacks in Germany and Australia, Samsung is striking back at Apple by filing an injunction request for the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 and the iPad in Japan. Samsung filed the injunction based on one patent the company holds for HSPA connectivity and three it holds for UI design. The three UI patents cover the airplane icon for airplane mode, aspects of home screen customization and an on-phone method for browsing apps on sale.
Samsung also filed an injunction request in Australia claiming Apple’s iOS devices violate three patents it holds for WCDMA and HSPA connectivity. Australia is a hotbed of legal action between the technology giants. After several legal volleys and an attempt by Samsung to reach a compromise, Apple was recently granted an interim injunction against Samsung that bans the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country. This legal victory is a major setback for Samsung and could cause problems for other Android handset makers as the patents are broad and can extend to other devices.
Samsung seeks iPhone 4S sales ban in Japan, Australia originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Guy Kawasaki was an early Apple evangelist and helped market the Macintosh in 1984. As a result, he worked closely with Steve Jobs and experienced his leadership first-hand. To remember his former boss, Kawasaki compiled a list of the 12 qualities that set Steve apart from other CEOs.
Kawasaki paints a picture of a CEO that hires the best people, delivers products in a timely manner, intimately knows and designs his own products and listens to his own instincts, not that of experts. Kawasaki’s full list and details are on his blog and Google + page. It’s definitely worth a read. It’s not very long and it’s chock full of wisdom gleaned from one of the top visionaries of our generation.
Guy Kawasaki on what he learned from Steve Jobs originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple’s launch of the iPhone 4S, iCloud and iOS 5 has been wildly successful. The Cupertino company announced today that it has sold over four million iPhone 4S handsets in the first three days of sales. Says executive Phil Schiller, “[The] iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend — the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days.” That’s not too shabby for a device that launched in only seven countries and was considered a “missed opportunity” by many.
Apple also confirmed there are more than 25 million customers running iOS 5 on their devices and over 20 million who have signed up for iCloud.
“iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend-the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPhone 4S is a hit with customers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud, is the best iPhone ever.”
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 camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri[TM], an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model.* iPhone 4S is available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and select Best Buy, Target and Walmart stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4 is available for just $99 (US) and iPhone 3GS is available for free with a two year contract.
iPhone 4S will be available on October 28 in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
*Qualified customers only. Requires a new two year rate plan, sold separately.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
Apple sells four million iPhone 4S handsets in three days originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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