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Guest Post by CamMi Pham There is an old Asian tale about an old man who was dying. One day, he called all his sons to his bed, and told the eldest one to break some chopsticks. The son strained and strained but nothing happened to the bundle of chopsticks. Another son tried then another one, but nobody would be able to break them.
Image via CrunchBase So Apple just made it’s big announcement and I’m rather unimpressed. Will I buy the iPhone 4S? Probably! But I don’t feel this great pull. Usually I feel like, “I gotta have this NOW!”
Will You Be Buying An iPhone 4S? | Scraps of My Geek Life
iPhone 4S vs. the competition | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews
There was a lot of anticipation leading up to today's Apple iPhone 4S announcement , so much so that it practically took down the Internet . Whether you were happy with or disappointed by today's news, the fact is, the 4S is Apple's next iPhone , so what does this mean for you and for the competition? If you're a current iPhone 4 user, there's certainly a question of whether there's enough there to make it worth an upgrade . However, for those looking for their first smartphone or those simply looking to ditch their current handset, the new models and addition of Sprint as a carrier certainly opens the door to new customers. As my colleague at CNET News Roger Cheng points out, the addition of another carrier and price drops on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 present a threat to rival handset makers .
In retrospect, it shouldn't be a surprise that Apple released a half-step iPhone this week, instead of a revolutionary and redesigned iPhone 5 . Think about it--the real reason for the iPhone 4S is the same as for the iPhone 3GS : carrier contracts are two years long. The 4S isn't meant to be an upgrade for iPhone 4 users--it's a lure to get new iPhone users in the door, and you iPhone 4 folks will get your iPhone 5 upgrade just in time for a new contract.
The real reason there's no iPhone 5: The carriers | Molly Rants - CNET News
As expected, Apple introduced the iPhone 4S at its "Let's Talk iPhone " event on October 4. The news was underwhelming and disappointing to many who were also expecting an iPhone 5 . There's also the fact that the iPhone 4S looks almost identical to the iPhone 4. However, there's more than meets the eye, as Apple made a number of changes under the hood to improve on performance, including a faster processor, a more advanced camera, and a new antenna design. In addition, Apple expanded its family to include Sprint and a 64GB model (finally!).
iPhone 4S First Take | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews
(Credit: Getty) The headlines were flying fast and furious online, even before Apple's iPhone press event ended. With only an updated iPhone 4 , called the 4S, and no iPhone 5 , today's news was labeled a " big disappointment ," and it was said that the iPhone 4S " disappoints Apple fans (and Wall Street) ."
Stop whining, this *is* the iPhone 5 | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews
(Credit: CNET) Along with introducing the new iPhone 4S , Apple gave a brief look at iOS 5 at Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone " event ( full event and iPhone 4S coverage here ) this morning in Cupertino, Calif. Tim Cook opened the event, but he turned to Scott Forstall, Apple's senior vice president of iPhone software, to show off highlights of a promised 200 new features in iOS 5. Available for free, iOS 5 will be compatible with the iPhone 4S , the iPhone 4 , the iPhone 3GS , both versions of the iPad, and the third- and fourth-generation models of the iPod Touch . In today's event, we saw a recap of features originally debuted at WWDC including the new notification system, Twitter integration, and Reminders, but also some new features added to the list with Find My Friends, Cards, and Siri, a voice-controlled assistant that will only be available to iPhone 4S users. iOS 5 will officially become available over the air for free starting on October 12.
Apple takes baby steps with iOS 5 | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews
There are some experiences a mom never forgets. Most of the time these are moments where emotions have run high. Keenan’s first haircut was no different. My son had a lovely head of big curly brown locks. I loved them. I had always wanted curly hair.
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Steve Jobs, from his early days of tinkering with electronics to today's groundbreaking designs of the iPhone and iPad , never wavered from his vision. An iconoclast who changed the way we do everything, from how we listen to music and watch movies to how we teach our children, Jobs died today. He was 56. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple said in a statement . "The world is immeasurably better because of Steve." Jobs, an Apple co-founder and most recently chairman of the company, had been suffering from various health issues following the seventh anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004.
Apple co-founder, Chairman Steve Jobs dies | Apple - CNET News
Kids and young teens have become increasingly comfortable with downloadable digital content, as opposed to old-fashioned physical DVDs, CDs and video games on discs, suggests a new report from market tracking firm The NPD Group . Doug Powell sends some work e-mails while his 2-year-old daughter, Sorenne Powell, gets ready to play games on an iPad at their home in Manhattan, Kan. By Steve Hebert for USA TODAY For every dollar that children ages 2-14 spend on entertainment content, 79 cents is spent on physical forms, while 21 cents is digital, according to NPD's report Kids and Entertainment Content, 2011 Edition.
Study: Kids comfortable with digital downloads of music, movies and apps
New Balance Sports Earbuds With Pedometer & Heart Rate Monitor
New Balance Sports Earbuds combine several different tools that athletes use into one product, earbuds with a pedometer and one-touch heart rate monitor. New Balance Sports Earbuds As you can see in the picture below.PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, October 5, 2011 – According to the Q2 2011 Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report from leading market research company, The NPD Group, in addition to the $1.44 billion spent in the U.S. by consumers on new physical video and PC game software in the second quarter of 2011, the total consumer spend on content via other monetization methods, including used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full-game downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile games, is estimated at $1.74 billion. The total amount spent by consumers on hardware, content and accessories is estimated at $4.5 billion, an increase of 1 percent versus Q2 2010.
Market Research | Consumer Market Research - NPD - Research Shows Additional $1.74 Billion Spent On Video Game Content For Second Quarter 2011
Smartphones are an addiction for easily bored people. They tell you sports scores, weather, news, and let you play games — all while you’re waiting that interminable 15 minutes in a restaurant before you get your meal. The thing smartphones can’t do, I’m quickly learning, is download a lot of applications over a 3G network. That’s a job for Wi-Fi, an electronic ingredient that’s like the soy supplement to a smoothie. 3G—or 4G if you get it— is the fruit-and-nutrition smoothie foundation; soy bulks it up.
NPD Group Blog » Why not Wi-Fi for Mobile Phones
If you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter , then you know we were pretty excited about Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S yesterday. In fact, we weren't the only ones--the news actually crashed the Apple Store site yesterday! Sure, maybe it's not an iPhone 5 , but after hearing about all the cool features and upgrades to the inside of the phone, we've got seven big reasons that moms like us (and you!) will be marking our calendars for October 7 to pre-order the 4S. 1.
7 reasons the iPhone 4S is made for parents at Cool Mom Tech
Finally the Bay Area is showing signs of it's only other season: overcast, make you think it's gonna rain but not really weather. Yes, we Californians are true weather wimps. We complain when it is over 85 or under 70. It's just the way it is. The change in weather must have signaled my boss to change my *perfectly* balanced work-life. I've logged over 100 hours in the last three weeks for this one project.
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