iPhone 4S rumors/discussion/bashing

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Forstall is now introducing a new app called "Cards," which lets you send snail mail cards featuring photos from your iPhone/iPad. Apple mails them for you -- and sends you a push notification on your iPhone when it arrives.
A card mailed in the U.S. costs $2.99 -- and $4.99 to elsewhere in the world.

Interesting.
Oct 4, 2011 1:26pm
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dlazz;921717 wrote:Nothing interesting yet...just Apple thumping their chest.
What did you expect? That's how every event that any company puts on starts.
Oct 4, 2011 1:27pm
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MontyBrunswick

justincredible;921719 wrote:What did you expect? That's how every event that any company puts on starts.
That's true, but they're rehashing stuff that people already know. That cards thing looks ridiculously pointless.
Oct 4, 2011 1:29pm
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hoops23;921716 wrote:I found this kind of surprising...

“Every single quarter for 5 years the Mac has outgrown the PC market"

MacBook Pro and iMac are #1 selling notebook and desktop in the US.
Thats not good news for all the macs users who think they're invulnerable to viruses.
Oct 4, 2011 1:29pm
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dlazz;921720 wrote:That's true, but they're rehashing stuff that people already know. That cards thing looks ridiculously pointless.
Unless you're someone who likes to send cards. Then it would not be pointless.
Oct 4, 2011 1:32pm
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Notifications/location based reminders
iMessage
Twitter integration
Updated Photo app
Safari getting updated
Mail getting updated

Pretty much stuff we all knew so far...
Oct 4, 2011 1:32pm
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dlazz;921720 wrote:That's true, but they're rehashing stuff that people already know. That cards thing looks ridiculously pointless.

That's because 75% of their base is retarded and doesn't understand the technology they bought in the first place. It just looked cool.
Oct 4, 2011 1:32pm
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MontyBrunswick

ernest_t_bass;921725 wrote:Unless you're someone who likes to send cards. Then it would not be pointless.
People who send cards are typically soccer moms and old people, neither of which are tech savvy enough to figure out how to do it on an iPhone.
Oct 4, 2011 1:32pm
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dlazz;921720 wrote:That's true, but they're rehashing stuff that people already know. That cards thing looks ridiculously pointless.

I dunno man. I think I have seen the light.


Anyone want a lightly used, less than a month old Bionic? I must have an iphone!!!!!!
Oct 4, 2011 1:33pm
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ts1227;921728 wrote:That's because 75% of their base is retarded and doesn't understand the technology they bought in the first place. It just looked cool.
It seems like a chick thing. Chicks love to send cards. My wife is retarded for greeting cards.
Oct 4, 2011 1:33pm
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No longer need to hook-up iOS devices to a computer to set up any longer...
Updates come wireless now (finally)

iOS releases 10/12/11
Oct 4, 2011 1:34pm
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justincredible;921732 wrote:It seems like a chick thing. Chicks love to send cards. My wife is retarded for greeting cards.

I enjoy the cards she sends me very much.
Oct 4, 2011 1:34pm
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MontyBrunswick

justincredible;921732 wrote:My wife is retarded for greeting cards.
She's also retarded for my cock.

zing
Oct 4, 2011 1:35pm
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Talking iCloud now, which is what I was most interested in.
Oct 4, 2011 1:35pm
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hoops23;921733 wrote:No longer need to hook-up iOS devices to a computer to set up any longer...
Updates come wireless now (finally)

iOS releases 10/12/11
That should have happened a long time ago.
Oct 4, 2011 1:35pm
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Looks like iOS5 release date is Oct. 12.
Oct 4, 2011 1:35pm
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Hurp a durp... see I was beat to it.
Oct 4, 2011 1:36pm
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And iOS 5 will be available on devices going back to the 3GS
Oct 4, 2011 1:36pm
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MontyBrunswick

I anticipated them charging a menial fee for iOS5, something along the tune of $4.99.

Surprised it's free.
Oct 4, 2011 1:37pm
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dlazz;921742 wrote:I anticipated them charging a menial fee for iOS5, something along the tune of $4.99.

Surprised it's free.
Have they ever charged for a iOS software update?
Oct 4, 2011 1:38pm
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gorocks99;921741 wrote:And iOS 5 will be available on devices going back to the 3GS
Does this mean I can't get it on my Apple ][e?
Oct 4, 2011 1:38pm
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Jawbreaker;921743 wrote:Have they ever charged for a iOS software update?
Yeah, I think so. But I think only if you wanted to update an ipod touch.
Oct 4, 2011 1:39pm
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Jawbreaker;921743 wrote:Have they ever charged for a iOS software update?
Never for iPhone users.

iPod Touch users usually have to pay.
Oct 4, 2011 1:39pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jawbreaker;921743 wrote:Have they ever charged for a iOS software update?
They did in the past for iPod Touches. If you knew what you were doing, you could download the ipsw file from Apple and flash it via iTunes for free.
Oct 4, 2011 1:40pm
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Apple releasing their own version of Google Latitude
Oct 4, 2011 1:43pm