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why is this dude tac4 sucking me in like 2 different threads? chill bro, hop of the weenus
New iPhone 4 Verified: Vol.RIP Gray Powell UPDATE!: Gizmodo is being reckless now...
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according to NT:
buy an iPhone if you're a woman and want to video chat w/sparkles around your face
fapping on the bus > sex
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Originally Posted by KingRamey
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That was one of the reasons of getting the HD2, in hopes they can get Android up and running on this thing. Although it's gonna be awhile, it's something I'm willing to wait for.
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damn yuku
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[h1]http://gizmodo.com/5520772/its-not-about-the-iphone[/h1]
[h1]It's Not About the iPhone[/h1]
Amonth ago, the world saw Apple as equal parts North Pole andKGB—unpredictably innovative and notoriously secretive, they were aforce wielded by nothing less than magic. Then, an elf got loose.
Amonth ago, Cupertino was a sacred land of living hyperbole. Journeylong enough across its infinite loop, and you may run into Steve Jobs.Perpetually donning a black mock turtle—incidentally, the preferredcolor of magicians, assassins and melancholy artists alike—his brainwas sure to be full of secrets...secrets that would successfullyelevate mere bits of circuits and aluminum to cultural phenomena.
Jobs may have been an ordinary guy at one time in his life, but it'dbeen years, maybe decades, since anyone could view the man with mortalobjectivity. Some saw him as a genius and others, self-parody, butnobody just saw Steve for a long time.
Logic tells us that Steve Jobs (and designer sidekick Jonathan Ive)could never have dreamed up and built these new phones and computersalone, but beyond all the cars parked around the Cupertino campus,there was little public evidence to question this line of thinking andmillions in marketing to support it.
But in trust, the force of will of two men wasn't enough to keepApple's magical beans from spilling. In fact, an entire suboperation ofmoles at the Cupertino campus was committed solely to keeping employees "loyal" and quiet.
Engineer Gray Powellis one of the many hard-working people behind Apple's toys. His actionsweren't the cloak-and-dagger espionage anticipated by moles andsecurity guards.
Like me or you, he was out with some friends celebrating a birthdayat a bar. Like me or you, he forgot his phone when he left. Like me oryou, he was probably three sheets to the wind, failing to realize thetransgression until he woke with a headache.
In what many consider to be an incredible story about an incredibleinvention by an incredible company helmed by a few incredible people,the crux falls on the most normal protagonist possible. It wasn't someeccentric billionaire, chic designer, stuffy CEO or industrial spy thatfoiled Apple's Worldwide Loyalty Team and legacy of secrecy. Rather, itwas a dude who drinks beer. He dropped a phone, disguised in a rubberiPhone prosthetic cover that, honestly, resembled something out of Get Smart as much as it did James Bond.
And upon hearing the news—immediately following the gleeful buzz—we fell victim to a collective series of realizations:
An iPhone prototype was found at a bar -> an Apple engineer lostan iPhone at a bar -> the iPhone is built by people -> thesepeople like the same stuff I do -> Apple is just a group ofpeople...many of them dudes like me who drink beer -> anything madeby people cannot be magical
It's the potential of this same train of thought that keepspornography off the iPhone: Apple fears everyday flawed humanity mixingtoo deeply with their products, lest you realize the products were madefor humans by humans.
When The Today Show, Good Morning America, The View,the BBC, CNN—when any type of media outlet discusses the iPhone, it'snever about the iPhone. Little analysis goes into the potential UIrepercussions of a front-facing, motion-tracking-ready camera. Fewpeople mention that a 16% larger battery may be the tipping point ofrelying upon their iPhone through an active workday.
Nobody cares that the screen is 3mm shorter or that it celebratesclassic Dieter Rams design—not beyond the purpose of filling a bulletedlist, not beyond the purpose of proving to readership/viewership thatthey were actually discussing, well, something.
Nobody cares what they're seeing. They just care thatthey're seeing it. Since all of us saw our first few pictures of thenew iPhone, we realized a truth, whether we admitted it or not:
The iPhone hasn't been the interesting part for a long time. It's anice phone, but it's only made by humans, humans who drink beer andlose their phones, just like us. Humans who could never make magic,live up to their own marketing or, heck, even keep a decent secret.
It's always just been Apple. And now that we've garnered a peekinside, the once secret society of magicians, assassins and melancholyartists looks like any another tech company.
Apple will continue to do business—great business—following the leakof their most prized commodity, the next iPhone. But as Steve Jobsprepares for his next magic show, we'll never forget seeing thestrings. An unparalleled era of surprises has come to an end.
We've just lost one of our few self-indulgences of wonder. Christmas morning will never, ever be the same.
Gizmodo can seriously shut up about the story now...this solidifies how much they think they did something.
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The android port is really not what you think......well as long as you don't turn off or reset your phone.
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lets think this through..
Now wouldn't I know the chick that was slappin her tigolbitties for me on her Iphone 4 on a more personal level than a random skeezer webcam internet +#!. After all, I have HER NUMBER and I just videocalled her. Therefore if shes down to do that for me on the phone then shes down to smash. That was just getting me ready on the bus, as I was actually on the bus on the way to her crib.
*proceeds to play Daddy's Home*
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Originally Posted by MusicalExcellence
guilty much? i was talkin about shogun... dude acting like the phone is gonna suck cuz of an extra cam...Originally Posted by Jking0821
For this reason. No one said it makes the phone dumber or worse. We said it just isn't as revolutionary as people are making it out to be. It all started when like page 1 someone was like OMG FRONT FACING CAMERA YESSSS and Tac and myself were like ummm.. whats so great about it.Originally Posted by MrONegative
Originally Posted by OverGrinding
i hate dumb $+# people... how could not want an extra camera? if ur not gonna use it fine but dont act like they're $*%#+% the phone up by adding it
technology is the #*%% genius...
QFT
how the hell did this thread get outta hand like this?
Done talking about it but no need for people to be like "god you people are idiots" calm down kiddo
I'm a consumer, I can state what I like and what I don't like. I've had my 3G for 2 years now and was waiting for bigger improvements and a phone re-design. It's always interesting to see what features Apple adds and what are still missing. I'm glad that the regular cam is improved and now has a flash. You're the one getting mad for no reason.
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Pretty much.
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I don't know if anyone has heard yet but Adobe put out a press release today stating that flash 10.1 will not be coming to any iPhone. it will come to Android devices first, specifically the moto Droid and nexus one. I think without full flash support the iPhone will fall behind In sales and people will jump ship. having flash on smartphones will open the door for what they can do and iPhone won't be getting it. I read it on Droid-life.com
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A check your pm man, regarding the macbook
As for as the phone...this is very real, But im sure there will be some modifications added to the final product.
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why are people mad at gizmondo?
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Wish they came out for tmobile So i can use it on their cheaper plans
hella handsome
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gizmodo is playing themselves out
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Mobile Handsets
[h4]Police investigating lost iPhone prototype raid Gizmodo editor's home[/h4]
By Nilay Patel
Breaking News
The backstory of the lost fourth-gen iPhone prototype acquired by Gizmodo last week is certainly already the stuff of some legend, but hold on tight, because it just got even wilder: Giz editor Jason Chen's house was apparently raided by California's REACT computer crimes task force under the authority of a search warrant on Friday night and his computers and several other items were seized. That means a criminal investigation led by the San Mateo police and district attorney is almost certainly in full swing, which is, well, crazy. As you know, we published images of the iPhone prototype last Saturday, so we're tracking this story as closely as we know all of you are. For now hang tight and we'll share more info as we get it.
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Originally Posted by TacC4
according to NT:
buy an iPhone if you're a woman and want to video chat w/sparkles around your face
fapping on the bus > sex
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Originally Posted by one11archerave
Mobile Handsets
[h4]Police investigating lost iPhone prototype raid Gizmodo editor's home[/h4]
By Nilay Patel
Breaking News
The backstory of the lost fourth-gen iPhone prototype acquired by Gizmodo last week is certainly already the stuff of some legend, but hold on tight, because it just got even wilder: Giz editor Jason Chen's house was apparently raided by California's REACT computer crimes task force under the authority of a search warrant on Friday night and his computers and several other items were seized. That means a criminal investigation led by the San Mateo police and district attorney is almost certainly in full swing, which is, well, crazy. As you know, we published images of the iPhone prototype last Saturday, so we're tracking this story as closely as we know all of you are. For now hang tight and we'll share more info as we get it.
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Yes! Sue the guy and Gizmodo and put them out of business. What they did in regards to this iPhone story made me despise them even more.
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