iphone 4s

∞ Pangea updates games for AirPlay

Posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at 8:47 am.

Pangea Software has announced the release of updates to six of its iOS games to support AirPlay features in iOS 5. Bugdom 2, Cro Mag Rally, Nanosaur 2, Otto Matic, Quarters and Enigmo 2 now support the new capability. AirPlay … Continued

∞ Review: iPhone 4S

Posted on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 at 6:00 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Jim: I love you, Siri Siri: Impossible Jim: No really, I love you Siri: I hope you don’t say that to those other mobile phones, Jim Jim: No way, I only love you Siri Siri: You are the wind beneath … Continued

∞ iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million in 24 hours

Posted on Monday, October 10th, 2011 at 5:52 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple’s iPhone 4S has broken the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 set by the iPhone 4. According to Apple, the iPhone 4S has been pre-ordered over one million times in just 24 hours. “We are blown away with … Continued

∞ Disingenuous iPhone 4S rumors

Posted on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 at 1:40 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Shawn King for Stupid Apple Rumors: 9to5Mac says, “we knew going into the event today that it would only be the iPhone 4S.” That may be true. Going into the event, many of us had found out that there would … Continued

∞ Introducing GLaDOSiri

Posted on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 at 9:09 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Filmmaker Jeff Heimbuch was inspired to combine Siri, the new assistive voice technology in the iPhone 4S, with GLaDOS, the malevolent AI system featured in Valve Software’s Portal games. He mashed them up in this remix of Apple’s iPhone 4S … Continued

∞ LA Times gets stupid

Posted on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 2:07 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

As you can imagine things have been pretty busy this week, so I’m just getting caught up on all the stupid that went on during the release of the iPhone 4S. One piece in particular from the LA Times caught … Continued

∞ Sprint to offer unlimited data plan for iPhone

Posted on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 3:00 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

AllThingsD: “We will be offering the benefit of our unlimited plans that start at just $69.99,” said spokeswoman Michelle Leff Mermelstein. Sprint’s $69.99 plan includes unlimited data and 450 voice minutes as well as unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. Unlimited calling and … Continued

∞ Analysts temper iPhone 4S criticism with cautious optimism

Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 12:14 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

AllThingsD: Though it might seem more incremental upgrade than new iPhone, Wall Street analysts say Apple’s iPhone 4S isn’t nearly the disappointment that some claim. And while its unveiling without the simultaneous debut of the iPhone 5 caused investors some … Continued

∞ What's involved in engineering a new iPhone?

Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 11:14 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Dean Bubley’s Disruptive Wireless: What Apple has actually been doing is working on a new hardware platform which will probably endure for several generations of its devices. That has likely taken a *huge* amount of work: chipset and hardware level … Continued

∞ Samsung plans to seek ban on iPhone 4S in France, Italy

Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:59 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

GigaOM: Samsung revealed on Wednesday that it would try to stop the release of Apple’s new iPhone 4S in France and Italy with filings seeking injunctions on the new smartphone. Samsung’s complaints (via WSJ) will center on two instances of … Continued

∞ Siri is coming to Canada

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 3:06 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

After introducing the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, many of Apple’s Web sites around the world updated with information about Siri, Apple’s new voice assistant technology. One that was missing was Canada. Many have become concerned that Siri will not be … Continued

∞ Check your iPhone 4S upgrade eligibility with Apple

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 2:27 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

If you’re in the US and you use Verizon or AT&T for your cell phone carrier, you may be wondering if you’re eligible for an upgrade and how much it will cost to get a shiny new iPhone 4. Apple … Continued

∞ Apple posts 'Let's Talk iPhone' keynote stream

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 2:03 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

By now you’ve probably read coverage of Tuesday’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event at Apple’s Cupertino campus, where Tim Cook and company took the wraps off of the new iPhone 4S, refreshed iPod touch and iPod nano models, and put a … Continued

∞ Hands On with the iPhone 4S

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 12:50 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I just spent about 30 minutes with Apple’s iPhone 4S and thought I’d give you my initial thoughts. First the iPhone 4S is exactly the same size as the existing iPhone 4. I laid my iPhone on top of the … Continued

∞ iPhone 4S, with dual-core processor and Siri, coming Oct. 14

Posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 at 12:08 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Tuesday introduced the iPhone 4S. The new phone comes out on Friday, October 14, 2011 and will be available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models. Carrier-subsidized prices in the US are $199, $299 and $399 respectively. It comes … Continued