Jobs talks up Apple cell phone - Page 3

Originally Posted by maimezvous

Yet again, I agree. There is a lot these forums have to offer history. Why delete it? I'm sure it doesn't take up that much space, unless of course it requires a lot more work to keep up the temp. insanity forum and all it's threads.

Originally Posted by melgross

Is this something new. Which thread was deleted, and why bother? No matter how insane, I would think that just for historical reasons you would want to keep it, even if you lock it.

Originally Posted by audiopollution

For example:

"Steve Jobs to release iToupé"
"WWDC 2006 - AI UNOFFICIAL SUPER FAQ and PORN!"

Lundy's your man to ask if you have specific concerns about any threads which may have been deleted in the TI forum. 99% of them were moved to the correct forums. The remainder were soft-deleted and I can resurrect them if need be.

Originally Posted by Johnny Mozzarella

Apple has three models of iPod
shuffle - basic
nano - intermediate
video - advanced

I think the same type of line up should be there for cell phones
iPhone - basic candy bar phone (white chocolate)
iPhone flip - flip phone with more advanced features
iPhone Pro - Treo style smart phone

I doubt they will introduce all three at the same time.
I hope they make both of the more basic phones available first.
One size definitely does not fit all when it comes to phones.

Originally Posted by Johnny Mozzarella

If Disney and ESPN can create MVNO networks there is no reason why Apple can't do one and do it better.

Originally Posted by onlooker

I have been wrong before,

My 2¢

Originally Posted by hkbaq

bring it on jobs....we've been waiting for the last 2 years for this product

this would be a huge slap on Bill Softies Zune piece of "South Harmon Institute of Technology"

i want to stop seeing the chocolate comericals on this site....it blasmey.....please

Originally Posted by onlooker

I think Apple may have a cell phone in the pipes, but I'm doubting this particular product heavily. I have been wrong before, but an iPod with Phone capabilities? There is something very unappealing about the way that is presented.
Apple has a great rep now, they don't need to add a phone to the iPod, they can make a phone and market the phone on it's own, and then try a "one more thing" type of situation in the commercial advertisement to show that is has the-, /or some iPod features incorperated also. But slapping a Phone in an iPod seems like a shit way of making a product.

My 2¢

Originally Posted by Boukman

Here's how I see it: today, we are talking about a phone, but tomorrow, it will grow into an entirely new computing platform.

Not before today could we envision the convergence of the necessary technologies to make this happen :
- Fast low-power processors with 3d graphics embedded in them
- Lots of affordable flash memory for mass storage
- VGA resolution screens in small sizes
- New touchscreen technology that enable a new form of UI input and makes actual physical buttons almost irrelevant
- Next generation wireless standards to achieve broadband speeds anywhere one might go

What Apple needs to do now is to make the right stack of software to enable this new paradigm in computing. You have to remember that Apple is about making the computer personal. What is more personal than your mobile phone? Bring your music and videos, take pictures and show them on your phone, surf the web, edit your data. This is not about making a phone anymore, but rather about building a platform to enable people to do common tasks on their mobile. Maybe it would require a "dock" Ã* la iPod in order to do even more stuff on a big screen with a keyboard and mouse when one feels like it. Maybe it will need to be synchronised with some sort of "home server". Maybe everything will be backed up online on your .Mac account. I don't know. All I know is that people are now purchasing laptops instead of desktops computers, and in the future (5-10 years from now) their phone will do it all, given the right software.

Another advantage is that millions (if not billions) of people who have never used a computer before would suddenly be able to access more computing power than what we could imagine in a PC only a few years ago. This will enable them to do all the things we take for granted today with only one small integrated device.

Originally Posted by Boukman

Here's how I see it: today, we are talking about a phone, but tomorrow, it will grow into an entirely new computing platform.

Not before today could we envision the convergence of the necessary technologies to make this happen :
- Fast low-power processors with 3d graphics embedded in them
- Lots of affordable flash memory for mass storage
- VGA resolution screens in small sizes
- New touchscreen technology that enable a new form of UI input and makes actual physical buttons almost irrelevant
- Next generation wireless standards to achieve broadband speeds anywhere one might go

What Apple needs to do now is to make the right stack of software to enable this new paradigm in computing. You have to remember that Apple is about making the computer personal. What is more personal than your mobile phone? Bring your music and videos, take pictures and show them on your phone, surf the web, edit your data. This is not about making a phone anymore, but rather about building a platform to enable people to do common tasks on their mobile. Maybe it would require a "dock" Ã* la iPod in order to do even more stuff on a big screen with a keyboard and mouse when one feels like it. Maybe it will need to be synchronised with some sort of "home server". Maybe everything will be backed up online on your .Mac account. I don't know. All I know is that people are now purchasing laptops instead of desktops computers, and in the future (5-10 years from now) their phone will do it all, given the right software.

Another advantage is that millions (if not billions) of people who have never used a computer before would suddenly be able to access more computing power than what we could imagine in a PC only a few years ago. This will enable them to do all the things we take for granted today with only one small integrated device.