Don’t ask how we know, but if you happen to be using a copy of Leopard you found on the internet, you’re probably having some trouble activating your iPhone. iTunes updates and installs to 7.3, but hangs on the first activation screen when the iPhone’s plugged in.
Anyone else have similar experiences? Similar to this theoretical person, that is. More »
All the people who camped out for over 24 hours—ahem Greg Packer—should feel really foolish right about now. As of 9:17 PM PDT (12:17 AM EDT), the San Francisco store has both 4GB and 8GB iPhones in stock. The New York 5th Avenue Store? The same. If you still want one, head on down and grab it. More »
newVideoPlayer("CNBC_iPhone_gawker.flv", 475, 376);You think CNBC’s not bitter because they didn’t get an iPhone? Think again. Watch as solemn TV news voiceover meets an impudent teenage girl whose parents won’t…uh…give her an iPhone. Yeah, we didn’t think that metaphor through. More »
Wirelessinfo knows what they’re talking about when it comes to cellphone calls. They’re the Mythbusters of cellphones, pulling out all sorts of scientific equipment to determine whether call quality is good—not just doing a “oh, this sounds good” test. Their results for the iPhone? Best they’ve seen.
It scores higher on the frequency response test compared to the BlackBerry 8800, Helio Ocean, LG Prada, Nokia N95 and the Treo 750. The audio quality is great as well, as is the send frequency response. The iPhone did have a bit of “side tone”, which is the amount that you hear yourself in a conversation.
Early reports/rumours are coming in that some iPhones are bricking during activation. [MacDailyNews] More »
newVideoPlayer("rumpshaker_gawker.flv", 475, 376); My first sixty seconds of iPhone typing were spent typing the lyrics to Rump Shaker. While listening to Rump Shaker. It’s not bad when you hunt and peck by index, but it’s terrible by thumbs. A minute later I found a typing method that gave me nearly 100% accuracy. More »
The crazy folks over at Think Secret took apart an iPhone. They’ve got 49 shots of the process, but we just wonder how many shots they’ll need to put the thing back together.
iPhone Takeapart [ThinkSecret] More »
Picture this. We’re heading in to buy our iPhones, and what do we see? A massive wall of Apple employees, clapping and cheering and offering high fives to all. It was a very surreal, and frankly scary experience. Remind us never, never to do that again, even if the Jesus Phone rises a second time. More »
newVideoPlayer("iPhoneAD1_gawker.flv", 475, 376);We were actually “surprised” that the video loaded as quickly as it did. We were in EDGE, so the quality was downgraded, but the experience was shockingly close to the Apple ad. Score one for the Jobs-man. Seriously, we were not expecting such an easy job. More »
Here’s a little demo of the iPhone camera feature. Say, who are those two lovely guys on the first photo? Working hard, from the looks of it! The iPhone zooms and slides easy, and the pinch, after you figure out which way you’re going, is nice and smooth. The gyroscope is great for landscapes and cool to boot, and the iris effect is just a nice touch. The only real complaint is that sliding often leaves smudges, which is distracting when you’re trying to look at photos. – Video by Nick McGlynn More »
