The pricing for the new iPhone 4s is out
- 16GB: $199
- 32GB for $299
- 64GB for $399
- 16GB unlocked £499.00 in UK
- 32GB unlocked £599.00 in UK
- 64GB unlocked £699.00 in UK
Tag: iphone 5
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Update iPhone 4 to cost starting US $ 199 on contract – UK £499.00 for unlocked
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Breaking : Apple intros new iPhone 4s with A5 Chipset Retina display same design as the iPhone 4 (PR)
Apple has launched the all new iPhone 4s, with the same retina display, the same design, but with a faster chipset – the A5 .
On the back is also a new camera that sports an 8-megapixel camera with a backside illuminated CMOS sensor for better low-light performance.
The lens also now packs an IR filter and a new assembly for apertures down to f/2.4.
The 4S can record 1080p video and has a new image signal processor for image stabilization and facial recognition.
Battery Life :
- Eight hours of talk over 3G
- 14 hours of 2G,
- WiFi you’ll get a respectable nine hours of web
- video playback: 10 hours
- music : 40 hours.
Price : The 4S will come in both black and white- $199 for 16GB
- $299 for the 32GB
- new 64GB model at $399.
These are all contract prices we are trying to get sim free prices from UK
more developing on our live blog here.
[toggle title_open=”Press Release” title_closed=”Press Release” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Apple Launches iPhone 4S, iOS 5 & iCloud
iPhone 4S Features Dual-Core A5 Chip, All New Camera, Full 1080p HD Video Recording & Introduces SiriCUPERTINO, California-October 4, 2011-Apple® today announced iPhone® 4S, 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™, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features; and iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.
“iPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “While our competitors try to imitate iPhone with a checklist of features, only iPhone can deliver these breakthrough innovations that work seamlessly together.”
iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, which includes over 200 new features including Notification Center, an innovative way to easily view and manage notifications in one place without interruption and iMessage™, a new messaging service that lets you easily send text messages, photos and videos between all iOS 5 users. iOS 5 will also be available as a free software update for iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS customers allowing them to experience these amazing new features.*
iPhone 4S also introduces Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. Siri understands context allowing you to speak naturally when you ask it questions, for example, if you ask “Will I need an umbrella this weekend?” it understands you are looking for a weather forecast. Siri is also smart about using the personal information you allow it to access, for example, if you tell Siri “Remind me to call Mom when I get home” it can find “Mom” in your address book, or ask Siri “What’s the traffic like around here?” and it can figure out where “here” is based on your current location. Siri helps you make calls, send text messages or email, schedule meetings and reminders, make notes, search the Internet, find local businesses, get directions and more. You can also get answers, find facts and even perform complex calculations just by asking.
iCloud is a breakthrough set of free cloud services, including iTunes® in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that work seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices. When content changes on one device, all your other devices are updated automatically and wirelessly.
iPhone 4S includes an all new camera with the most advanced optics of any phone. The 8 megapixel sensor has 60 percent more pixels so you can take amazing high quality photos with more detail than ever. iPhone 4S includes a new custom lens, a larger f/2.4 aperture and an advanced hybrid IR filter that produce sharper, brighter and more accurate images. The Apple-designed image signal processor in the A5 dual-core chip is built for performance, and coupled with the features built into iOS 5, makes the camera one of the fastest on any phone. With iPhone 4S, the Camera app launches much faster and the shot to shot capability is twice as fast, so you’ll never miss another shot.
New features in the Camera and Photos apps give you instant access to the camera right from the lock screen, and you can also use the volume-up button to quickly snap a photo. Optional grid lines help line up your shot and a simple tap locks focus and exposure on one subject; and the new Photos app lets you crop, rotate, enhance and remove red-eye, and organize your photos into albums right on your device to share them on the go. New iOS 5 features include built-in Twitter integration and iMessage, so you can instantly share your photos via Twitter directly from the Photos app and send photos via iMessage to individuals or groups. And with iCloud’s innovative new Photo Stream service, a photo you take on your iPhone is sent to iCloud and automatically pushed to your iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. You can even view your Photo Stream album on your Apple TV®.
iPhone 4S can also now record video in full 1080p HD resolution and with the new video image stabilization feature, you can take richer, smoother videos. Other iPhone 4S video camera improvements include increased sensitivity, sharpness and an increased ability to capture video in low light conditions. With the new iMessage service in iOS 5, you can now instantly share videos with family and friends.
iPhone 4S has the same beautifully thin glass and stainless steel design that millions of customers around the world love, while being completely redesigned on the inside. Apple’s dual-core A5 chip delivers up to twice the processing power and up to seven times faster graphics than iPhone 4, all while maintaining incredible battery life-now up to 8 hours of 3G talk time.
Improving on the innovative stainless steel external, dual-antenna design of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S is the first phone to intelligently switch between two antennas to send and receive. iPhone 4S now supports twice the download speed with HSDPA of up to 14.4 Mbps and iPhone 4S is a world phone, so both CDMA and GSM customers can now roam internationally on GSM networks.**
Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model.*** iPhone 4S will be available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4S will be available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK on Friday, October 14 and customers can pre-order their iPhone 4S beginning Friday, October 7. iPhone 4 will also be available for just $99 (US) and iPhone 3GS will be available for free with a two year contract. Siri will be available in beta on iPhone 4S in English (localized for US, UK and Australia), French and German. iOS 5 software will be available on October 12 as a free software update via iTunes 10.5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch customers.iPhone 4S will roll out worldwide to 22 more countries by the end of October including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
*Some features may not be available on all products.
**Carrier roaming policies apply. HSDPA availability and network speeds are dependent on carrier networks.
***Qualified customers only. Requires a new two year rate plan, sold separately.[/toggle]
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Breaking : iOS 5 will be available to download on Oct 12th
Apple has just announced the official date of the iOS 5 release. The latest version of the Apple iOS firmware will hit downloads on the 12th of October 2011.
The iOS 5 will add over 200 new features most of which were covered in out edit here
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Breaking Apple Store Down – iPhone 5 is coming
Guess what folks, its just about an hour to the iPhone 5 announcement and the Apple store is down. The iPhone 5 is coming, be sure to check out the live blog at 10:30 pm for the latest updates from the Announcement.
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Apple – Sprint deal may mean a CDMA iPhone 5 for the US
A US $ 20 billion deal between Apple and telecom carrier Sprint, suggests that the 5th variant of the Jesus phone will be locked to a CDMA/EVDO exclusive in the US. The device proposed to be announced in half a day from now is expected to launch alongside two other devices.
A 20 billion dollar deal means over 30 million phones, for a company like sprint getting this exclusive deal could just make their futures perfect. The rumored deal is proposed to last up untill 2014. The remaining carriers will get the iPhone 4s and iPhone 4 8gb versions.
Alternatively a global version of the iPhone 5 will feature a HSPA + 4G chipset capable of the next-gen networks, there you can breathe again.
Either way we will cover the event for you guys in our liveblog.
Some solid rumors for the device include
- Larger 4-inch screen, higher resolution.
- 1GB of RAM.
- Slightly larger design overall, but thinner and with a larger battery.
- 32GB of storage minimum
- iPhone 5 exclusive software and APIs (Assistant).
- Dedicated Assistant button
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Apple Event for the iPhone 5 Launch Live !
Apple will Unveil the next iPhone tomorrow in their HQ in cupertino, this time in a small affair. Although we couldn’t be there covering it, we will bring you all the juicy bits from the launch here bit by bit.
So bookmark this page to get live updates, and even a live video feed if we can snag one.
Time: 10:00 PM Indian Standard Time on 4th October 2011
[liveblog]
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iPhone 5 will have 21 Mbps HSPA+ Capabilities, or so says China Unicom
Bells and whistles when there is news for the Apple iPhone launch, According to a presentation made by China Unicom to their employees, the upcoming iPhone 5 will HSPA+ capabilities. Something like this is usually highly unlikely coming from a company such as Apple. But its only a few days away, so we should be able to find out soon enough.
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Apple confirms Oct 4th Apple iPhone Event ! We will Cover it!
Boom shaka! You better believe that it isn’t true up untill Apple says it anyway. Its finally time to put an end to all speculation as Apple has begun sending invites to the Oct 4th quoting “Let’s Talk iPhone”.
This is also the first time iGyaan has received an official invite for an Apple event, at their HQ in Cupertino. Unfortunately we wont be visiting, but we will cover it here live all forms and streams.
Most people are expecting two versions of the iPhone this year. We wont know till Oct 4th, so let the rumor mill run in hyperdrive!
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Apple Event on October 4th, Tim Cook will Unveil the iPhone 5
According to industry reports the next generation of Apple iPhone is all set for launch on the 4th of the next month. The device will be unveiled by new Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook will be the main presenter at the event, with executives Phil Schiller, Scott Forstall and Eddy Cue playing supporting roles. This would also be the very first time that Cook has actually led an Apple event.
The iPhone 5 will go on sale within a few weeks from launch date. Stay tuned for more on this.
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iPhone 4s shows up on AT&T’s employee database
Not only is is an iPhone 4S but its a white iPhone 4S. Thats right a new SKU has been found on the AT&T employee database in the US. ATT&T is the primary partner since the initial launch of the iPhone back in 2007. An employee found the AT&T’s internal system, listing the “iPhone 4s White” along with the usual Apple devices.
The interesting part of this whole mystery is that a black version is nowhere to be found. Does that mean – Apple is taking out a Special edition iPhone 4 which will be available in white only. Or does it mean that the next budget iPhone 4 will also be available in white from launch.
Questions ….. questions….!
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Edit : Anticipation of the New iPhone 5/ 4s is higher than ever
What is pushing the iPhone to the top of the world?what causes the low supply and large demand? We say its basic rules of economics learnt in High School, to make the demand of a commodity more, the supply needs to be regulated. This time around anticipation of the next Gen. iPhone is higher than ever. With reports of a cheaper variant of the iPhone 4 looming, most users are delaying their cellphone purchases indefinitely.
The iPhone since its launch in 2007 has been the number one smartphone in terms of market share in sales. This has happened not only due to innovations in technology but also because of the fact that Apple is extremely smart when it comes to marketing the device. The first true capacitive touch phone, with the first true capacitive input OS. The first app store that revolutionized apps on a mobile platform. Everything along the smartphone business, Apple has changed the way we use our devices. Today companies like Micromax, Videocon and other budget phone manufacturers are eating off the profits of the Apple name.
Micromax even launched an AD-Campaign for the A70 stating “I can afford this Phone – emphasis on iPhone”. People often take the iPhone as a flagship and compare other devices with that. Sure there are hardcore Android fans and I am one of them, in-fact i love all OS types. For the sake of iGyaan I need to possess flagship devices from all platforms, yet if given the choice i will always choose my iPhone.
Over 90% of the total questions we receive at iGyaan ask us to compare simple Android phones with the fluidity of the iPhone, The answer always has been till now – no other device can match the responsiveness of the iPhone. Yes it crashes, yes you hate it, yes its closed, yes “Bharat is an ex-Apple man”, But it doesn’t change the fact that not only does the iPhone have the best resolution display till date, unmatched by any manufacturer,it also has the most fluid OS in the world. This device is meant to be touched and it only relies on that. No matter what hardware you stuff behind the touchscreen of the device, 2x Quad core processors for all we care, untill you iron out the lag between screen swipes, we prefer iPhones.
Apple is also a brand of the youth, it has always been. PCs have been boring for a very long time, since the beginning of computer time. Apple has been always loved by the youth, creative people, writers, artists, web designers, graphic artists and all new forms of young professionals love Apple and the ease of use of the OS and all the softwares around it. All non tech related ads have people using Apple computers in them, this is nothing but passive marketing for Apple and most non technologically sound people love it(that includes more than 90% of the global pop FYI) .
Not to forget the constant mis-marketing by websites like iGyaa ( if only Apple paid us a dollar for every-time we wrote their name on our website) feeds to the brains of technology loving people young and old alike (yes you reading this). People are constantly being hypnotized to believe that the iPhone is mother-ship and every thing else is nothing in-front of it. Althought that is so not the case.
So why is the iPhone now the most sought after phone? Despite its high price and low tech specs, most will still prefer it over their juiced up Android device. If an iPhone 4 was to be available at say 19 Thousand Indian rupees / 350-400 US$, you will see the likes of eBay and craigslist full of second hand Android phones and Blackberries. The new iPhone 5 in recent surveys has been on more than 30% peoples waitlist, that is more than 3 times of the next best OS = Android which stacks in at a mere 9.4% in the list of “My next phone”.
The iPhone 5 is coming and people are waiting for it anxiously, so are we. The device whether a major change or minor, will cause people to queue up and wait outside stores for weeks. It will also cause some people to sell their kidneys and some to be highly disappointed with its not so impressive upgrades. The only question that now remains is
HAVE YOU DELAYED YOU NEXT SMARTPHONE PURCHASE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEXT IPHONE?
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Leaked Case Mate Images confirm iPhone 5 design, just before they pull them
If one thing is for sure, all other speculation can be put to rest when CaseMate “accidentally” leaks the iPhone 5 design. In an attempt to gather eyeballs (we believe ) the accessory manufacturer updated its website with a series of new cases. The link was soon after replaced with an announcement stating :
The wait is almost over as the next generation iPhone 5 / iPhone 4S will be released in the coming weeks. The new iPhone promises more technology than ever, all in the palm of your hand. The guessing game continues whether Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 or the iPhone 4S. Case-Mate will be ready with a collection of iPhone 5 cases / iPhone 4S cases to protect your new iPhone in your own personal style.
But that didn’t happen before people could grab the images off the website. The new design is identical to the rumors from before, a thin tapered device with now what appears to be an aluminum back.
Casemate is one of the better known manufacturers, so these image only add confirmation if anything to the upcoming device from Cupertino.
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iPhone 5 production begins without iOS 5
Now that the iPhone 5 is set to launch soon , Apple’s manufacturing partners have reportedly begun assembling the iPhone 5 according to a new report from Macotakara.
Foxconn, who handle 85% of iPhone 5 production, and Pegatron, which has picked up a contract for the remaining 15%, have begin manufacturing parts for the expected jesus phone. Citing information from an anonymous source, the report also notes that finished devices are not yet being packaged, as the release build of iOS 5 has not yet been finalized.
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iPhone 5 up for pre-order at Deutsche Telekom
Apple is yet to announce the device of the year, but Deutsche Telekom has started to allow subscribers to reserve an iPhone 5 , even though they have no information on pricing or specifications. Apple is expected to launch a fifth-generation iPhone and an updated fourth-generation model end September or early next month.
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Leaked : iPhone 5 launch is 1st week of October
Thanks to a leaked image of a Best Buy staff memo, it has been made clear that Preorders of the iPhone 5 will begin soon enough. The memo explained that the iPhone 5 Launch will happen in the 1st week of October and Sprint (US) is getting the iPhone as-well. That means unlocked CDMA /GSM variant or Dual band iPhones from the US. Either way, if the launch is happening during the 1st week of next month, Apple should be prepping a press invite as you read this.
