When Federico passed this application onto me, I was virtually told nothing about it. And without any precursor I sat looking at a rather drab icon on an iPad homescreen thinking, “This is going to be really lame.” Already I had judged a book by its cover, and that was a mistake. Terminology for the iPad is a dictionary, thesaurus, and all around word browser for the English language that’s become useful in my daily workflow.
Terminology, An App for the English Language
We All Screwed Up On The iPhone 4 Antenna
I’ve just finished watching today’s Apple press conference about the iPhone 4, and I can’t help but being totally surprised about the mess we created about this antenna issue.
After watching the cellphone videos Apple posted on the antenna page, I think we should all shut up for a second and think about the material we post on our blogs.
Hulu + First Impressions and Tests
Ever since Hulu announced its plans for Hulu +, a premium subscription service that gives you access to full HD content and mobile apps, we all applied for an invite. I know you did, and I did too. I still haven’t got mine.
But, my good friend Matthew Rex was able to get in and he posted some screenshots and impressions about the overall service and video quality. He’s got some interesting findings to share, too.
The iPhone 4 By the Numbers
I really appreciate Apple’s honesty when it came to this press conference, which was backed by real acquired data. TUAW and The Next Web have put Apple’s figures into perspective, so let’s review.
Apple’s Antenna Labs Get a Webpage, Too [And Video]
Following the official apple.com/antenna webpage, Apple has also introduced a section dedicated to its Antenna design and test labs.
Apple Launches “Antenna Performance” Webpage
Following today’s press conference over at Cupertino’s campus, Apple has just launched a new webpage: apple.com/antenna where they explain all the details regarding the signal degradation issues people have been recently reporting.
Apple July 16 Conference Available for Streaming
The press conference it’s over since a few minutes, yet it’s already available online for your streaming pleasure. This is the link to follow.
Expect it to drop on iTunes tomorrow.
Apple Plays the Antenna Song at Press Conference
Yes, folks: Apple started its special iPhone 4 conference by playing the satyrical Antenna Song by Jonathan Mann. Steve Jobs said he was browsing Youtube this morning and decided to use the song in the press conference.
Check out the video and lyrics after the break.
It’s Official: iPhone 4 Coming in 17 More Countries on July 30th
Telenor Denmark called it this morning. Steve Jobs has just announced that the iPhone 4 will be released in 17 more countries on July 30th. The white iPhone 4 will also ship by the end of July, but we don’t if these countries will actually get it.
The countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
We’ll keep you posted about offers and carrier plans.