*~*~* Yay, it's new iPhone day! *~*~*

[Bozza]

The world will largely come to a stop at 6pm this evening as Apple proudly show the world their new baby (even if that baby appears to be an iPhone 4S and not an iPhone 5).

How thoroughly exciting for us all.

 

[Common as Mook]

Bozza, please ensure the board is duly shut down so we can all pay attention to this massive announcement. Many Thanks

 

[Triggaaar]

I've been in a queue since 2pm yesterday. There aren't enough phones to meet demand, but the Apple staff here recon those of us in the front half of the queue will be fine. Fingers crossed.



Sent from my arse.

 

[Bozza]

Bozza, please ensure the board is duly shut down so we can all pay attention to this massive announcement. Many Thanks

No problem - will do.

(In all seriousness - I do need to do some hosting jiggery-pokery which will cause NSC downtime - it would seem sensible to try and do that this evening)

 

[Drumstick]

6pm right?

 

[public school boy]

Waste of money.

 

[Bozza]

6pm right?

Yep.

Very possibly streamed live to Apple devices at Apple.com, otherwise text/photo live blogging from engadget, techcrunch, mashable etc etc.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Will it come with a GOSBTS ringtone?

 

[Gazwag]

Gosh, loads of overnighters for the geeks and students who have been saving their grants, at the moment, first fifa now the iphone, is it a new harry potter book next week

 

[Rookie]

Hmmm iPhone 4S rather than 5? Would be disappointed with that but hopefully the new iOS gets released today or tomorrow

 

[Badger]

Does that mean anyone that owns an iPhone 4 will be rendered "completely out of touch with technology" at 6.01pm?

 

[Bozza]

Predictions:

- iPhone 4S (no iPhone 5 yet)
- Lots faster - borrowing the iPad 2 A5 chip
- More memory - 1gb from 512mb (they probably won't mention this though)
- Better camera - 8mp from 5mp
- Voice assistant thing - control many phone functions via voice.
- Lots more talk about iOS5 with launch date
- iPhone 4 to be new entry level phone (bye bye 3GS) with smaller 8gb capacity

 

[CheeseRolls]

"It's gorgeous truly a must have the screen is just breath taking and it literally blows away any phone you have ever encountered, yet simplicity is the key, you pick it up and immediately know how to use it"


Extracts from "I was a Millenium Apple Bore" Reminiscences from a turn of the century technology dullard with too much money and not enough imagination.

 

[Badger]

Predictions:

- iPhone 4S (no iPhone 5 yet)
- Lots faster - borrowing the iPad 2 A5 chip
- More memory - 1gb from 512mb (they probably won't mention this though)
- Better camera - 8mp from 5mp
- Voice assistant thing - control many phone functions via voice.
- Lots more talk about iOS5 with launch date
- iPhone 4 to be new entry level phone (bye bye 3GS) with smaller 8gb capacity

So no improvement on the actual "phoning people" part?

 

[Triggaaar]

So no improvement on the actual "phoning people" part?

Who wants to do that?

 

[Badger]

Who wants to do that?

Good point, in fact the phone part should be an optional app which Apple can re-launch as TalkTime.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Is NSC unavailable 18.00 - 22.00 ?

 

[Triggaaar]

Good point, in fact the phone part should be an optional app

Indeed. They should probably do away with the phone part, and maybe make it a little bigger. No point calling it an iPhone then, might as well change the name iScreen or something catchy.

 

[Bozza]

Is NSC unavailable 18.00 - 22.00 ?

Don't be ridiculous!

(These things normally only last 1-1.5 hours, so 18:00 - 19:30 is probably about as long as we'll be down for)

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

A new toy for you lot to play with for the next 6 months then bam. iPhone 5. Apple Is too predictable.