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Browsing Speed: iPhone 4 Vs. iPhone 3GS

Here’s an interesting video realized by Obama Pacman, showing how indeed the iPhone 4 is faster than 3GS when it comes to browser performances.

TUAW reports:

“The test was done using only mobile 3G with Wi-Fi turned off, and it shows a variety of sites using Safari in a head to head comparison. In almost all the tests, the iPhone 4 was much faster in Web browsing.

When you look under the hood at the iPhone 4’s 3G performance, the improved browsing speed is not much of a surprise; CNET benchmarked the 4 against the 3G (not the 3GS) and found dramatic improvement across the board. Even against the more recent 3GS, the iPhone 4 delivered stronger download performance in Andy Ihnatko and John Gruber’s tests.”

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No, iPhone 4 is Not Like Windows Vista

Sam Diaz (reiterating Adrian Kingsley-Hughes) on Seeking Alpha writes:

“As the iPhone 4 bashing continues, I can’t help but wonder if the folks in Cupertino are getting a little taste of what Redmond must have been feeling when everyone was bashing Windows Vista - stuck between a rock and a hard place because there’s really no quick answer to give iPhone owners. Well, nothing beyond 1) scale down to a previous version, 2) buy from a competitor or 3) wait for the next update.”

The difference is that people still didn’t want to buy Vista, even after the plethora of software updates that were supposed to make it better. It had a terrible stigma due to such an unsuccessful launch. Despite a minor antenna issue (that can be replicated in other phones), people want an iPhone 4. It’s sold over 1.5 million in the first three days alone without advertising, and it’s still selling. The well oiled machine of iOS 4 and the performance of the iPhone 4 is nothing like Vista and what PC manufacturers envisioned at the time. The comparison is really overblown, as is the negligible antenna issue. Vista ruined the PC experience. The iPhone 4 doesn’t ruin the iOS 4 experience.

[Seeking Alpha via ZDNet via MacDailyNews]

Note: MacDailyNews reports, “Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is a well-known anti-Apple scribbler who delights in overblowing any “issue,” real or concocted, and spinning against Apple.”

Youtube Mobile Gets HTML5 Update, Displays Higher Quality Video than Built in App

I’ll admit, I think Apple’s built in Youtube app is kind of wonky at times. Sometimes video doesn’t buffer even if it’s lower quality, or I get kicked out for some reason. But no matter, Safari never fails me! Youtube’s new mobile website displays higher resolution video than Apple’s built in application, and it works on everything from iPhones to Androids.

TechCrunch reports on (Youtube project manager) Andrey Doronichev’s explanation of the mobile youtube experience,

Most important, the video quality of the web application was leaps and bounds ahead of the iPhone app — Andrey explained that this was because the iPhone app still uses a video streaming format that was developed for Edge, not 3G. Video on the HTML5 app looked much better, and was snappier to boot.

Just visit m.youtube.com in your mobile browser to get hands on! Check out more at the source link below.

[via TechCrunch]

Task Aware, Location-Aware GTD for iPhone

How do you manage your tasks? How do you try to be productive while so many distractions are behind the corner on the internet? Checking out MacStories all day doesn’t help, but you have to do something to stay on top of your todo list. Let’s say you’re a hardcore GTD user, I bet you’re using some apps to create tasks, organize them, archive them. You’re keeping those tasks in the cloud, but while you wait for Omnifocus servers to refresh your inbox you’re already firing up Tweetie and faving some tweets.

I say, go out. Maybe you’ve got some tasks to complete while on the go, say buy some water or pre-order that shiny iPhone 4 at the nearest Apple Store. In that case, location-awareness could help you. And so you might want to check out Task Aware for iPhone.

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Concept: iPad Camera Case

So you want a camera on your iPad. I’m sorry folks, you’ll have to wait for a second version of the device. Maybe, or maybe not. Truth is, we don’t know what Steve is going to announce next year, and we certainly don’t want to start the rumor mill now.

But still, you can lay your eyes on this beautiful concept found on iPadevice: an iPad case with integrated camera and dock. Check out the images after the break. Most of all, let us know if a camera on the iPad is really that necessary.

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