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iPhone 4: FaceTime demo FAIL
Posted:
June 9, 2010
By: ccsoya
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It’s doesn’t happen often so we all might as well savour it while it’s still fresh.
When Steve steps up to any stage, the atmosphere is usually electrifying. We haven’t had the privilege to watch his presentations live but from the many videos and live blog feeds that we’ve seen it’s very easy to get engrossed in what he’s talking about.
At WWDC10 however something very rare happened. Steve’s usually very slick presso hit a snag when he wanted to demo what was arguably one of the most important features of the iPhone 4 – FaceTime video calling.
The funny thing about FaceTime is that it currently runs exclusively on WiFi. That means with the iPhone 4, you can only make video calls if there’s a WiFi hotspot around. On top of that, you’ll need two iPhone 4 to make the call, one on the caller side and one on the receiver side.
In a day and age where 3G networks can support video calls just fine we can’t really understand why Apple would want to implement its version in such a different manner.
Well, we can only understand why when we make a FaceTime call of our own. So for now we’ll leave you with a video documenting Apple’s foul up during the FaceTime video call demo.
Jump to take a look. It’s an invaluable lesson on how to take control of a situation and maintain flow. Top stuff Jobs!
Steve’s WWDC10 keynote is now up on Apple.com
Posted:
June 9, 2010
By: ccsoya
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If you’ve missed all the action at the WWDC10 keynote two nights back, we’re just letting you know that Apple has just uploaded the full video on its website along with two other video about the iPhone 4.
Hop on over to the links to take a look.
WWDC10 keynote address
iPhone 4 design video
FaceTime demo video
UPDATE: Apple introduces iPhone 4. Could be in Malaysia as early as August
Posted:
June 8, 2010
By: ccsoya
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(Update 1157hrs 08062010) Maxis confirms that it will be launching the iPhone 4 “in coming months”. We’re predicting it could be as early as August.
It’s been a long wait but it’s well worth it. Fresh from the WWDC10 keynote, Steve Jobs finally announced the latest iPhone. Readers, here are the details of the iPhone 4.
The name
After months of speculation, it turns out most of us were dead wrong as to what the new iPhone will be called. Well maybe those who banked on the new iPhone to be called iPhone 4G can argue that they we’re very close to nailing it.
Now we all know that the new iPhone is not called the much expected iPhone HD nor is it the iPhone 4G, its simply called the iPhone 4. We like this name, its simple and elegant, rolls of the tongue nicely too. We can get use to saying iPhone 4 all day long.
The built and construction
From the keynote, we saw the iPhone 4 has excellent built quality and engineering. We’d go as far as saying that the iPhone could probably be the most advanced smartphone (soon to be) available to date.
It is, at the very least, a smartphone built like no other. Nothing in the market today and perhaps in the near future can come close to the level of engineering design on par with the iPhone 4.