First Reviews of the 3G iPhone!!

Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhone, great reading....


1) David Pogue -

One year and 11 days ago, our nation was swept by iPhone Mania. TV news
coverage was relentless. Hard-core fans camped out to be the first in
line. Bloggers referred to Apple¹s new product as the ³Jesus phone.²

It was a stunning black slab of glass: a cellphone, a brilliant music
and video player and the best pocket Internet terminal the world had
ever seen. The huge, bright, touch-sensitive screen made it addictive
fun to rotate, page through or magnify your photos, videos and Web pages.

Today, the iPhone is in the hands of six million people. Clumsy
touch-screen lookalikes from rival phone makers line the shelves.

And Friday is the iPhone¹s second coming.

much more here:

http://snipurl.com/2vbkr [www_nytimes_com]



2) Walt Mossberg

Apple Inc.¹s iPhone has been the world¹s most influential smart phone
since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and
functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for
all its competitors. But that first iPhone had two big drawbacks: It was
expensive, and it couldn¹t access the fastest cellular-phone networks.

On Friday, Apple is launching a second-generation iPhone, called the
iPhone 3G, which addresses both of those problems, while retaining the
look and feel of the first model¹s hardware and software.

much more here:

http://snipurl.com/2vblo [wallstreet_journal_com]


all details here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone

In article <davmoy-79F964.22525308072008@news.qwest.net>, davmoy@world.com
says...
> Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon

Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?

In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:

> > Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
>
> Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?

proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.

Quick synopsis of the first 3 reviews:

David Pogue / NYTimes
- Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."
- Feels better in your hand due to the curved back
- "According to Apple, the iPhone¹s G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
example."
- No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
- "the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store

Walt Mossberg
- "it mostly keeps its promises."
- "more capable version of an already excellent device"
- Battery drained much more quickly using 3G, as expected
- Greatly improved audio, much louder speaker
- Data speeds 3-5x faster than original iPhone
- Better voice coverage with 3G. "At my neighborhood shopping center,
where the first iPhone got little or no AT&T service, the iPhone 3G
registered strong coverage."

Edward Baig / USA Today
- "iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait."
- Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing
- Supports PowerPoint attachments; mass move or delete multiple e-mail
messages
- 10-30 seconds to load popular websites on 3G.
- GPS was very accurate
- Speaker sounded better for both speakerphone and music.
- "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
older iPhone."

At 09 Jul 2008 00:02:33 -0600 David Moyer wrote:

> > > Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
> >
> > Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?
>
> proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.


If so, then they can read the groups relevant to the iPhone, rather than
have to deal with your pathetic, irrelevant, fanboi crossposting.

And "proly cuz"? Really? Your ridiculous posts betray your lack of
experience, but do you have to type like a 13 year-old IM-ing his
classmates?

At 09 Jul 2008 01:11:10 -0600 David Moyer wrote:
> Quick synopsis of the first 3 reviews:
>
> David Pogue / NYTimes
> - Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."
> - Feels better in your hand due to the curved back

> - "According to Apple, the iPhone¹s G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> example."

Huh? There are lipstick-sized bluetooth GPS modules on keychains. The
"antenna isn't too small," the software just isn't there.
> - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS

Oh well, there's always iPhone 3.0, right?

In article <g51pfo$k02$1@aioe.org>, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

> > - "According to Apple, the iPhone¹s G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> > emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> > example."
>
> Huh? There are lipstick-sized bluetooth GPS modules on keychains. The
> "antenna isn't too small," the software just isn't there.

yea, that one makes no sense.

> > - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
>
> Oh well, there's always iPhone 3.0, right?

third parties have already demoed voice dialing, video recording and
mms. perhaps bluetooth stereo could be added in firmware, although i
do not think it's at the top of the list.

In article <g51pfo$k02$1@aioe.org>,
Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

> > - "According to Apple, the iPhone¹s G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> > emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> > example."
>
> Huh? There are lipstick-sized bluetooth GPS modules on keychains. The
> "antenna isn't too small," the software just isn't there.
> > - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
>
> Oh well, there's always iPhone 3.0, right?

or, more likely, a simple update when the app is done. kinda like the
did with the itunes store. i guess google earth is coming too, that'll
be interesting with a multi-touch screen.

In article <g51op4$gqj$2@aioe.org>,
Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

> And "proly cuz"? Really? Your ridiculous posts betray your lack of
> experience, but do you have to type like a 13 year-old IM-ing his
> classmates?

it was sent from my blackberry, using its crappy keyboard :) jk, LOL!

also quite decent - a sneak peek into the 2.0 software:

I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded
with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell you is
that if I do reveal this information, homicidal ninjas will come to my
house and kill my family. Nevertheless, we do have one -- and we were
able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet interesting
changes. Here's a preview of some of the ways in which iPhone 2.0
differs from iPhone 1.0.

iPhone 2.0, of course, is the operating system that will come
preinstalled on iPhone 3G models when those start shipping on Friday,
July 11. iPhone 2.0 will also be available as a free software upgrade to
people who have first-generation iPhones.

In the photo of the iPhone home screen, above, you'll notice at least
two differences from the first-generation OS: there's a new Contacts
application (on the old phone, contacts were accessible only via the
"Phone" icon), and the long-awaited App Store is there (that's where
you'll buy new iPhone-native software and games).

And now, to the details...

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/0...ive-sneak.html