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9/27/11 at 12:37pm
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And remember this, kiddies... No matter what happens, you'll feel terribly let down, whine and cry about what it "shoulda been", and end up buying one anyway.

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post #122 of 189
9/27/11 at 12:41pm
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If it was made out of transparent aluminum, that would be COOL.
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post #123 of 189
9/27/11 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by poiboy005 View Post

Also, my take on the teaser image is...

first icon: day and date of event
second icon: local time (Pacific) of the event
third icon: the location (picture of 1 infinite loop, CA on the map)
fourth icon: iPhone missed call (missed the June announcement, pushed back to October)

The 1 on the phone icon is.. it'll be only on ONE carrier... Apple Wireless Network... After Apple puts Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and all the other smaller telecoms out of business with their awesome service... then when the other telecoms can no longer survive... they will be on sale and Apple will take over them all, combine all their spectrum, and create the Apple Super Wireless Network. Now everyone gets free mobile to mobile, no roaming charges, and would only have to pay for landline.
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post #124 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:04pm
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Originally Posted by iReality85 View Post

Hmm, iPhone 4S or iPhone 5?

Judging from past invitations, Apple loves hidden meanings. I'm seeing a lot of "4" references here.

- The 4th of October as a double entendre.

- 4 icons.

- The sum of all visible digits, divided by the number of icons:
4+10+280+1=295.
2+9+5=16.
16/4=4

Or, If you take the map icon as meaning 1 Infinite Loop:
4+10+1+1=16
16/4=4.


Ok, I'll put my tinfoil hat away!

what about all the other digits on the clock face?

4+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+280+1 = 363. (not sure where to go from there)

or 4+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+1+1 = 84 - clearly a reference to the 1984 Macintosh Commercial

or did you mean only the resulting time indicating by the clock hands: 10:00


now where did I put MY tin foil hat?
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post #125 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:07pm
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The 1 on the phone icon is.. it'll be only on ONE carrier... Apple Wireless Network... After Apple puts Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and all the other smaller telecoms out of business with their awesome service... then when the other telecoms can no longer survive... they will be on sale and Apple will take over them all, combine all their spectrum, and create the Apple Super Wireless Network. Now everyone gets free mobile to mobile, no roaming charges, and would only have to pay for landline.

Next stop, rule the world.
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post #126 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:20pm
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Next stop, rule the world.

Next stop, try to reach agreement with Mr.Putin re Apple Store in Kremiln
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post #127 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:25pm
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Next stop, try to reach agreement with Mr.Putin re Apple Store in Kremiln

Vodka and iPhones for everyone!
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post #128 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:30pm
Have all the previous iPhones been unveiled at WWDC? This would mark the first time that the iPhone had its (technically) own event and therefore it's own coded invite messages. Or did the invites for WWDC 2010 make major references to the '4'?

As an aside, if you're ever bored, look back a year ago at all the rumors, mockups, etc. of what the '4' was "going" to be. It'll give you some good laughs.
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post #129 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:31pm
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Vodka and iPhones for everyone!

And iVenik for iBanya for free for everyone!
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post #130 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by alcstarheel View Post

Have all the previous iPhones been unveiled at WWDC?

First one was MacWorld.

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As an aside, if you're ever bored, look back a year ago at all the rumors, mockups, etc. of what the '4' was "going" to be. It'll give you some good laughs.

Bunch of teardrops until we saw the actual thing on Gizmodo, if I remember correctly.
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post #131 of 189
9/27/11 at 1:37pm
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Introducing iPhone 4S, now with built in Pez dispenser!

Now that would be something.
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post #132 of 189
9/27/11 at 2:53pm
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With stiff competition from phones like the Galaxy S II, I don't think Apple can afford not to raise the bar again.

In which possible universe could iOS 5 not be considered to "raise the bar"?

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post #133 of 189
9/27/11 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by island hermit View Post

You left out the explanation for the period.

Ah, I was just about to get to the period.

As we all know, a period is how one ends a sentence. I just used one at the end of that last sentence. And that one. Also that one...

For the Apple invite, it signifies the end of Apple. You heard it here first! Apple is being bought by RIMM, makers of the BlackBerry, so they can start releasing their AppleBerry combination phone: the FruitFone!

Genius, Tim Cook. Pure genius.
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post #134 of 189
9/27/11 at 3:22pm
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Originally Posted by mtmw1863 View Post

4G is a dealbreaker for me. I really hope it has 4G but, from what I am reading, it may not have it.

4g phones don't exist yet. The lte phones that do exist however drain battery life in record time.
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post #135 of 189
9/27/11 at 3:25pm
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4g phones don't exist yet. The lte phones that do exist however drain battery life in record time.

I think there is a high probability of HSPA+ '4G', not so sure about LTE '4G', and definitely not the ITU-T defined LTE Advanced '4G' you seem to be referencing.
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post #136 of 189
9/27/11 at 3:57pm
I am for one am excited to see the announcement and see what comes out of it. At&t doesn't seem to be allowing people to upgrade early, so I cant until Nov. And unless an iphone 5 is released with a thinner wider screen with curved back, then I will probably wait for the next generation and be happy with ios5 and my iphone 4.
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post #137 of 189
9/27/11 at 4:07pm
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And unless an iphone 5 is released with a thinner wider screen with curved back, then I will probably wait for the next generation and be happy with ios5 and my iphone 4.

So this appeals to you more than actual new features? Your current phone too fat, skinny, and square for your tastes?
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post #138 of 189
9/27/11 at 4:36pm
After all these years with Verizon I can finally drop our two Treo BRICKS. Since being grandfathered into a data plan a month or so ago there's now no reason for me to continuing holding back and join the crowd. I hope the rumors are true as we'll be purchasing two right off the bat. Yay for me!! Yay for my wife!!
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post #139 of 189
9/27/11 at 4:42pm
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So this appeals to you more than actual new features? Your current phone too fat, skinny, and square for your tastes?

actually the glass on the back for me is very slippery that is why I use a case, but I would prefer not to. A metal back I'm sure would be easier to hold as well as the shape, and I personally wouldn't mind a slightly larger screen. But also new features are an obvious inclusion in the product, I do not feel my phone slow though by any means, the main feature I would find most useful would be an improved camera.
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post #140 of 189
9/27/11 at 5:16pm


When & What Time: Tuesday the 4th + 10:00 AM

Where & What: Cupertino Campus + 1 Phone

No iPhone 4S... only one phone. iPhone 5.

Right?

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post #141 of 189
9/27/11 at 5:19pm
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When & What Time: Tuesday the 4th + 10:00 AM

Where & What: Cupertino Campus + 1 Phone

No iPhone 4S... only one phone. iPhone 5.

Right?



And 1 could be meaning 1 world phone (CDMA & GSM).
Lets "Talk iPhone" could be meaning it has voice recognition feature.
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post #142 of 189
9/27/11 at 5:24pm
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And 1 could be meaning 1 world phone (CDMA & GSM).
Lets "Talk iPhone" could be meaning it has voice recognition feature.

That's a given at this point. Even though nothing is confirmed, we've known that since the Verizon iPhone was taken apart by iFixit.
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post #143 of 189
9/27/11 at 5:42pm
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So this appeals to you more than actual new features? Your current phone too fat, skinny, and square for your tastes?

God forbid one expresses their opinions based on their experiences with a device.
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post #144 of 189
9/27/11 at 6:18pm
BRING IT ON!!! Yeah!
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post #145 of 189
9/27/11 at 6:25pm
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Vodka and iPhones for everyone!

Some of my two favourite things in the world! Mmm Grey Goose and iPhone5 thanks. Now that's a Genius of a Bar. What a great way to buy an iPhone5 or just hang out at the Apple Stoer [sic].
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post #146 of 189
9/27/11 at 6:33pm
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And 1 could be meaning 1 world phone (CDMA & GSM).
Lets "Talk iPhone" could be meaning it has voice recognition feature.

No no no, it's 280 new features on 1 new iPhone. Who's going to be the lucky devil?
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post #147 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:15pm
How much do you think iPhone 4 16GB will cost after the iPhone 5 come out?
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post #148 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by DaniloGouveia View Post

How much do you think iPhone 4 16GB will cost after the iPhone 5 come out?

Provided it exists? $99.

I see an 8GB iPhone 4 with GSM+CDMA at $99 equally likely.
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post #149 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:27pm
Interesting invite. It is an iPhone event primarily. iOS 5, iCloud, et al were already talked about. Though, the iPod older sibling should be a focal point of this event too - maybe at the end. Anyhow, I'm excited too.
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post #150 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:30pm
Remember when the report came out that Apple would be focusing on software-driven product refresh cycles rather than releasing new hardware each year?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...s_analyst.html

Yeah, this'll be an iPhone 4 case with some updated guts and a shiny new operating system. Curb your enthusiasm, guys.
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post #151 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:47pm
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Provided it exists? $99.

I see an 8GB iPhone 4 with GSM+CDMA at $99 equally likely.

What about for an unlocked iPhone 4?
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post #152 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:55pm
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What about for an unlocked iPhone 4?

At 8GB? $599. Or whatever the lowest-priced unlocked iPhone 4 is now. Think it might be $699. Whichever.
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post #153 of 189
9/27/11 at 7:58pm
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There are already Android ads that depict nearly the same functions. Apple will really need to show the world their system is easier and better than Google's.

No need to demonstrate that. It's already superior. They could introduce the same feature as Android and even that feature would be better designed. And the battery would last.
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post #154 of 189
9/27/11 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by guch20 View Post

Remember when the report came out that Apple would be focusing on software-driven product refresh cycles rather than releasing new hardware each year?

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...s_analyst.html

Yeah, this'll be an iPhone 4 case with some updated guts and a shiny new operating system. Curb your enthusiasm, guys.

Nah, it's not a risk Apple can take. Not after almost a year and a half. They gotta bring out something new, iPhone 4 design will be iPhone 4S as the cheaper one, iPhone 5 will be kick-ass.
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post #155 of 189
9/27/11 at 9:16pm
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About damn time. Fingers crossed that the new iPhone is everything it should be, and not just a 4s minor spec bump.

Should of course being defined as being what you want, so you are likely going to be disappointed


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"Sorry, I'm running late (by four months). Be there shortly."

Apple never swore that all phones would come out in June so we can't really say it is late. This could be when they planned to release it all along. And rather than it being delayed because of the verizon iPhone, maybe that release was moved up because they were changing up the time table
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post #156 of 189
9/27/11 at 9:48pm
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same here! i still dont have a "smart phone" and wont get one as long as they are going to charge me $400+ annually for a data plan i have no need for. sucks for me tho because i would love an iphone. i do need a new ipod nano and hope to see some upgrades on that

If you don't need a data plan, then you don't want a smartphone. Isn't an iPod Touch what you need? I don't understand why anyone would buy a smartphone without a data plan.
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post #157 of 189
9/27/11 at 10:01pm
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When & What Time: Tuesday the 4th + 10:00 AM

Where & What: Cupertino Campus + 1 Phone

No iPhone 4S... only one phone. iPhone 5.

Right?

Did anyone mention the fact that it shows a mechanical clock rather than a digital clock? Just saying...
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post #158 of 189
9/27/11 at 10:05pm
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If you don't need a data plan, then you don't want a smartphone. Isn't an iPod Touch what you need? I don't understand why anyone would buy a smartphone without a data plan.

Most likely to get an iPod that works as a phone. But you do lose a lot of functionality without the cellular network.
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9/27/11 at 10:54pm
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In which possible universe could iOS 5 not be considered to "raise the bar"?

</humor>

One where no one gives a damn about Twitter integration, i.e. The One Most People Live In. I've been using iOS 5 since beta 1, and while at first I thought it was a huge step forward, after playing with the latest Android build on a Galaxy S II, I learned it's just an attempt to catch up. iCloud is a great idea, but it's not a game-changer, and if the new hardware isn't as good if not better than what is currently on the market, there are going to be a lot of folks like me who jump ship. I like Apple products, hell I'm typing this up on a 2009 13" MBP, but I'm not a mindless slave to everything that comes out of the House Jobs Built like some of you are.
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9/27/11 at 10:59pm
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Should of course being defined as being what you want, so you are likely going to be disappointed




Apple never swore that all phones would come out in June so we can't really say it is late. This could be when they planned to release it all along. And rather than it being delayed because of the verizon iPhone, maybe that release was moved up because they were changing up the time table

"What I Want" is for the new model to be as good if not better than what the competition has had on the market for months. As long as that is the case, I won't be disappointed. If it's not, I won't be an iPhone user much longer.
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