iPhone 4 Archive

The big news in the Apple blog crowd this week was the Steve Jobs announcement that current customers will receive a free bumper guard for their iPhone 4 devices. I like Om’s take on the press briefing – a look at lessons from Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

But what if the press briefing didn’t go so well? Guhmshoo takes a look at the setup Apple staffers created for Jobs just in case panic and mayhem were to break out at Apple’s HQ.

Apparently there are lots of issues with cell phone reception with the new iPhone 4. Interestingly I’ve never had any reception issues with my Samsung Ace winmo phone from the mid-2000′s. I know one reporter based in San Francisco noted last night that he wasn’t able to Tweet nearly all day on his new iPhone 4 – I hope he made it through the day ok!

If you are one of the people that are having cell phone reception issues with the new iPhone 4, there’s a brand new product that just hit the market that will solve the issues for good. It’s stylish, comes in 5 colors and is available in two sizes. And the best part is that it can be used by righties and lefties! It’s the iSpoon!

The iSpoon was developed by German entrepreneur PinkBlob. As you can see in the product example photos below, the iSpoon’s most popular color is the company’s signature pink. The design was crafted to be ergonomic to allow for multiple hours of iPhone 4 enjoyment. The concave design at the connection point offers maximum airflow to make sure you can use the device until the battery runs out. And it’s perfect for the new video service that’s built into the iPhone 4.

So what are you waiting for? Order an iSpoon in your favorite color and size today!

This week cartoon artist Guhmshoo took a look at two popular trends: Twitter’s new downtime due to soccer/football and the apparent issue with pre-ordering an iPhone4. I like the sarcasm noted in both cartoons displayed below.

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Editor’s note: there has been a good discussion this afternoon about the new iPhone 4 and how it compares to Android and other mobile devices on the NY Tech Meetup mailing list. Jonathan Hirschman put together the below list of game changers coming out of the Jobs keynote today announcing the iPhone 4. Jonathan does note that he is currently an Android fanboy.

So many game changers with today’s iPhone 4 announcement. Here’s my list of game changers:

* Almost every other upcoming or current phone is now a generation behind.

* The traditional computer/OS combo has become, again, a bit less relevant. Also interesting is that this eroded relevancy is not because of anything happening in the cloud.

* 300 DPI resolution is now the new standard for many display devices, just like Apple set it for print devices with the original LaserWriter. Notebooks, desktop monitors, phones – it’ll be demanded by consumers in short order.

* Apple now has erected toll-booths on all digital consumables across the board – apps, books, music, movies, TV, ads. They’re feature complete in this regard. And then they’ll bring out an iOS based streaming TV box, too… holy crap.

Apple is now truly the Apple Broadcast Network (I saw this moniker for the first time here)

Simply put: anyone else selling digital consumables should be very nervous about now. They are going to see much of their revenue siphoned off quite shortly. Some familiar brands are going to be roadkill. Having a client on the Apple device will not help, not if the prices are the same.

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