The iPhone 4 was launched today to eager, eager crowds. But how does Apple’s new smartphone compare against other phones that want a piece of the action? BillShrink has taken a look at the total cost and features from each of the current top phones of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon.
And, as it turns out, the iPhone has the cheapest costs over a two year period.
Although Apple’s iPhone might be the cheapest under contract, it’s important to note that AT&T is the only provider in the chart above the restricts data. All the other providers have an option for unlimited data. AT&T provides 250MB for $19 and 2GB for $25. Want tethering? That’s an additional $20 per month.
After nearly three weeks of waiting, everyone gets the result we they were looking for with Opera – Apple approves Opera Mini to go on sale (for free) on the App Store. While the app is not on sale at the time of this writing, you should be able to see it within 24 hours, depending on the market that you have an iTunes account on. Original iPhone owners can also feel a little happier today, since the browser, when tested under EDGE connections, outpaced Safari by more than 6x.
Opera Mini isn’t a Safari based browser, like all the others on the App Store, which explains why people believed that it would get denied from the App Store. The app was first demoed at Mobile World Congress 2010, and then officially submitted the app to Apple in the wee hours of March 23. Most skeptics (me included) wondered if it will ever be approved, and so far it has. It doesn’t mean, however, that the app will remain approved for the weeks and months to come.
Update: Based on reports flying in from various places, those in Australia and the UK should be able to already download and use Opera Mini. Still not out for the United States. Video and more pictures after the break.
Update 2: It’s in the United States App Store, and from initial review, kicks Mobile Safari out of the playing field. Whether you have your iPhone handy or not, download it now.
Apple is rumored to be making a 27 inch counterpart to it’s 24″ LED display for Macs. After the 27″ iMac debuted last year (to many, many problems), everyone knew that a standalone version as a monitor would be a dream come true. If AppleInsider is correct, it’s codenamed K59 internally, and will be launched come June as a big brother to the current 24″ display. Impulse buy, anyone?
Over at Geekbench, an interesting benchmark recently popped up for an unreleased MacBook Pro (model 6,1) running a dual core Core i7 humming along at 2.66Ghz. Interesting? So is the operating system, which isn’t the current build of Snow Leopard, 10C540. Other results worthy enough to mention are that it’s running 4GB RAM and a final score of 5260, which makes current generation MacBook Pros seem like slugs – ranging in scores from 3500 to 4200 on the Geekbench tests. But are these authentic?
Considering that the security over at the Apple campus is so tight, we doubt that these are genuine results, and could’ve been done with some intricate hackintosh or that someone would’ve been dumb enough to post their results online for the whole world to see. But until they’re released, you can dream into the stars with Apple rumors, no?
Apple Insider has recently learned that among those leaked pictures of the iPad at Engadget (the ones we decided not to repost), there was also a fourth generation iPhone prototype sitting there, but the news of the iPad completely engulfed any sign that it was a prototype. Looking closer, it appears it is a prototype since the bezel that surrounds the phone is replaced by some kind of black plastic. And if history has anything to show, it will announced at WWDC 2010.
Those 27″ failing iMacs just got an update today that is supposedly supposed to fix the screen flickering that have plagued a majority of the users. Apple has even gone as far as to stop production of the iMacs while a fix is to be found. This follows another update that was supposed to fix screen flickering, but didn’t. So what’s new? This one is supposed to work.
In addition, there’s a iTunes update which makes sure that iTunes actually remembers your password when you told it to. The update also fixes a bunch of other sync and performance related issues, like recognizing your iPod when you connect it. In any light, both updates welcome several fixes to both the iMac and iTunes and can be downloaded right now.
Sure, you followed our links to liveblogs of the Apple tablet on the sidebar, but still rather see it yourself? The full Stevenote, complete with all wholesome iPad goodness, is now available for the masses to enjoy. However, still no sign of any commercials for the tablet.
The most anticipated product for seven years – it’s here. More pictures, speculation and others from us below.
At first glance, the iPad (before you had a chance to see anything about it), you think “Holy cow, this will revolutionize everything” or “This is sexy!” Both might be true, but at it’s heart, it is just a 10″ iPod touch give or take 3G support. Internet on the tablet is remarkable, the iPod app is a significant improvement, you can have a wallpaper as your home screen background, and watch HD YouTube videos. But is that it? No. It also features Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11n out of the box support, a ebook reader, iPhone app compatibility, LED screen, Google Street View, 1Ghz Apple A4 processor, among others. What missing really take away from the device, however. No camera, multi-tasking, flash, or other stuff really take away from it.
But why should I go on any farther?
The pricing starts at $499 for a WiFi only 16GB version and goes to $829 for a unlocked 3G + WiFi capable 64GB version of the tablet, meaning you can pop in your SIM and start surfing the internets. In addition, AT&T will offer a no contract $20 per month internet service for the iPad.
I have no clue if this is the real deal, but it meets every rumor of the Apple Tablet, and it does look like an iPhone on steroids. This is probably not the tablet you’ll see in 14 hour’s time – but it does intensify your need for it, doesn’t it?
I so do hope these are the real thing. I guessed somewhat right for the Nexus One.
Update: As much as I wished, no. But it was close.
See that? That’s the invitation sent by Apple an hour ago to some in the press and for an event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco at 10AM. We can’t be there this time, but we’ll link to a liveblog for your reference the day before.
Most predict that it will finally be the launch of the rumored Apple tablet, but there’s a chance it might be 22″ touchscreen iMacs, or another iPhone – it’s all shrouded in mystery.
Update: Looking at this closer, the border looks kind of like a tablet, and the paint is not finger-painting, it’s spray-paint with an Apple logo at the center. It looks like it’s the back of the Apple tablet, which would be in several colors – meaning customizing it might be huge. Does that mean the end of jailbreaking?
The iPhone 4 was launched today to eager, eager crowds. But how does Apple’s new smartphone compare against other phones that want a piece of the action? BillShrink has taken a look at the total cost and features from each of the current top phones of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon.
