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tliet's Avatar Picture tliet – December 16, 2007 10:22PM Reply Quote
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johnny k – October 04, 2011 02:05PM Reply Quote
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baha
2. iPhone 5 whatever that may be

Baha, I know you're you, but I heard a lot of people pre-disappointed that there would be only an iPhone 4S. And "whatever that may be" captures it perfectly for me - HOW do you determine when it's an iPhone 5? A name, a different physical design? The 4S has every significant upgrade people could want other than a larger screen. People used to complain that Apple was just skin deep; now it's that Apple isn't making shinier skins fast enough. Just go get a new case.

Jeff Cooper – October 04, 2011 02:15PM Reply Quote
Tony, I actually wonder how much life the 3GS has left. They have to support it through at least one more OS upgrade, I'd think, as it's still part of the lineup (albeit the "free" part).

Roger – October 04, 2011 02:35PM Reply Quote
Yeah, the motivation for my pending upgrade is similar -- the 3G was basically murdered by iOS 4.1.

Any movement or rumors on prepaid-plan US iPhones?

El Jeffe – October 04, 2011 03:10PM Reply Quote
What a journey.
If I could travel back through time, and have Apple invest/spend a bit of that warchest over the last decades, I would PLEAD with them to improve their synthetic voices/speech.
I am aghast at how robotic the voices STILL sound.
If it were physically possible for me to shake my head CLEAN OFF MY BODY, I would!
Apple's voices is their software division's PUCK MOUSE!

Tony Leggett (Moderator) – October 04, 2011 04:18PM Reply Quote
I think they should have called Siri Hal9000 - cue joke about "I'm sorry Dave, I cannot open the iPod bay doors"

bahamut – October 04, 2011 06:27PM Reply Quote
I guess you're right, Johnny K. In fact they probably should name the stupid thing iPhone 5 and be done with it. The nomenclature is half the problem.

I like the form factor. It's gorgeous. I hate that it breaks so easily. My front has missing pieces of glass. My back is a spiderweb.

Sadly, it's December before I get an upgrade. I'd buy the "No commitment" iPhone but that doesn't mean its unlocked. Fuckers.

tliet – October 04, 2011 07:22PM Reply Quote
Heh, everyone is 'disappointed' yet I see people all over the place commit themselves into buying one anyway, I'd say Apple is on the right track here. IMHO this update was to be expected; not enough to win over iPhone 4 users (they bought into expensive 2 year contracts anyway), but enough to get iPhone 3G(s) users to finally upgrade.

James DeBenedetti – October 04, 2011 08:07PM Reply Quote
The camera and A5 stomp my 3GS into the ground, and my father and MIL never can figure out their dumb phones, so it's an easy call for me.

John Willoughby – October 05, 2011 07:41AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
"Go ahead, ass me anything!"



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John Willoughby – October 05, 2011 08:47AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
"Don't be a Siri!"

ddt – October 05, 2011 09:09AM Reply Quote
What happens if you tell your iPhone 4S, "Siri rabbit"?

ddt

John Willoughby – October 05, 2011 11:12AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius

Roger – October 05, 2011 11:30AM Reply Quote
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"SkyNet is currently trending," said user @jasonpinter. "This is EXACTLY what Siri wants. Siri = Schwarzenegger Irradicating Redblooded Individuals."

I like "irradicating" -- must be a portmanteau of "irradiating" and "eradicating." An accidental stroke of malapropistic genius.

John Willoughby – October 05, 2011 01:56PM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Very apropos.

Dave Loudin – October 05, 2011 02:18PM Reply Quote
Found where it's at!
' ?

bahamut – October 05, 2011 03:15PM Reply Quote
Have you ever had Japanese ass? If you have, I think that you might understand how happy the term Siri may be … albeit dangerous. ;)

Tony Leggett (Moderator) – October 05, 2011 04:00PM Reply Quote
Just don't put that Siri near your chin...

Tony Leggett (Moderator) – October 06, 2011 12:41AM Reply Quote
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"Apple has continued to flagrantly violate our intellectual property rights and free-ride on our technology," the South Korean firm said in a statement. "We will steadfastly protect our intellectual property."

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/samsung-seeks-ban-on-iphone-4s-sales-20111006-1laca.html

Are they saying this with a straight face?

tliet – October 06, 2011 12:45AM Reply Quote
It's not the facts, it's how you interpret them?

bahamut – October 06, 2011 07:35AM Reply Quote
Actually starting to get excited about 4s. I don't have to buy all new accessories (car and bike mounts, etc)! Maybe I'll avoid the 5??

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