iPhone 4 Available in Spain on July 28th?

Spanish carrier Movistar sent a tweet a few hours ago, saying that the iPhone 4 should be available in Spain on July 28th.

This is the original tweet.

Please remember that Spain is among those other countries that should get the iPhone by July, but Apple hasn’t officially confirmed the release date yet. Could this be it? We hope so.

[via iSpazio]

Apple to Sell 18 to 25 Million iPads in 2011?

The iPad is gaining such momentum that I can see it hitting the 18 Million mark (especially as the corporate world adopts the device), but 25 million might stretching it. All Things D is reporting that the iPad could become the new iPod, stating that Apple could sell 15 million units this year and 28 million next. This is considered as the best case scenario for Apple, but even I’m a little skeptical of estimated numbers.

[All Things D MediaMemo & Digital Daily via 9 to 5 Mac]

Rumor: Next-gen iPod touch to get iPhone 4 Features

Yes it’s just a rumor, but being stuck on a Verizon contract for the next two years I’m incredibly excited about this (and I’m placing bets that it will happen). The iPod touch you know and love is touted to get a major overhaul according to John Lewis from the Electricpig. He’s overheard some industry chatter that the iPod touch is going to get a 5MP camera, HD video, and…. FaceTime. Of course it’ll have the gyroscope as well, and probably that A4 processor. It might even be faster than the iPhone 4 as it’ll be touted for gaming.

Now if your jaw didn’t drop, there’s one more possibility that 9 to 5 Mac considers: 3G. If the iPod touch could have a 3G plan like the iPad, then that pretty settles it for me (though in all honesty it probably won’t happen). Besides, I’m still on the 1st Gen iPod touch (which is stuck at the 3.1.3 firmware, so Apple has pretty much dropped support for it), so you know I’m due for the latest and greatest non-phone pocket internet, fitness, gaming, and music device.

If it can be my camera and camcorder too, I’d be the happiest college kid ever until I can get my hands on the real deal. And Apple did say they were planning on some new camera devices this year – we’ve only got a few more months to wait folks until the required iPod unveilings.

Let us know what you’d like to see in a new iPod touch in the comments below!

[Electricpig via 9 to 5 Mac]

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.”