After 18 months of anticipation, the iPhone 4S launched today, and buyers in Australia were the first in the world to get their hands on Apple’s latest smartphone. Giz gave you the chance to jump the queue last night, and early this morning I set off to photograph the launch as it happened. More »
Or… something. Technically, Vodafone’s not actually said what it’s opening up registration for, but Gus has noticed over at Lifehacker that it’s possible to register with Vodafone for… something. Given the general level of hype, it’s not a shocking idea to suggest this might be the iPhone 5. It leaves me wondering — what would your legal obligations for signing up for… something be, exactly? [Vodafone via Lifehacker]
If you forgot to pre-order your iPad nice and early before the shipping date got pushed back, there’s still hope that you can grab a device on Friday on launch day. Apple have confirmed to us that their Apple Stores will be selling iPads on Friday. Anyone planning on queuing up overnight? More »
Finally a large Australian bookstore is getting behind the ebook format (and hopefully not just leaving it to die). An invite just landed in my inbox announcing the launch of Borders’ eBooks and eReader offering, which is “set to change the way we read in Australia forever”. More »
I’m here at the National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour for the official launch of Microsoft’s new Windows 7 OS. There are lots of people, lots of PCs and lots of posters for Windows 7. We’ve just been let inside the theatre, and – battery life dependant – I’ll let you know what’s happening here in this post. UPDATE: It’s starting! More »
The little thing at the bottom of this image is the space shuttle Endeavour, which was supposed to launch today. That huge glowing thing is a lightning striking from the sky. Not surprisingly, the launch has been delayed: More »
It could be an innocent statement of fact, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse’s ‘admission’ that the company will have trouble meeting early demand for Palm Pres reeks of hypemongering. He’s not necessarily saying that there’s a Pre shortage, per se, but that demand will be super high—the exact thing you’d expect any CEO to say in the same situation.
Phone News is citing (without sharing) “internal memos circulating within Sprint Retail Stores” that suggest two potential launch windows for the Palm Pre, depending on shipping efficiencies. Sprint employees can also kiss May vacations goodbye.
