Other Sites
Apple's Simple, Versatile iPhone Changes The Game
The iPhone: Two Reviews, One Conclusion - It's A Glimpse Of The Future
First look at the iPhone: Tomorrow's technology today
Hands on: Five things I love, and three I don't, about the iPhone
"I Take the iPhone Home"
El Reg gets an iPhone
Apple Sells Tens of Thousand of iPhones the First Night
iPhone: One Buyer's Tale Of Woe
iPhones iPlenty: The Sell-out That Wasn't
The iPhone: Ten Things Apple Did Right, and Ten Things That Need Work
How Tough Is the iPhone?
Microsoft Solves iPhone E-Mail Flaw
iPhone: Hands-on First Impressions
But...
How The iPhone Will Change Computing
BMW To Announce iPhone Integration
The iPhone's Untapped Potential
Where'd Apple Get Its Juice? - How they made the iPhone battery last longer.
Apple's iPhone Isn't the Mobile Phone 'For the Rest of Us'
Top Executives Defend The Use Of A Slow Wireless Data Network For The iPhone
Gartner Reaps iPhone Backlash After Making Business Case
Apple the Wireless Carrier?
Jobs Hints At Wireless Music Downloads On The iPhone
The iPhone is our Paris Hilton
Five Reasons Not to Buy an iPhone
PC Mag: Any Phone Can Be an iPhone
eWEEK: FSF: The iPhone Will Betray You
eWEEK: Exchange Update Fixes Potential iPhone Mail Issues
eWEEK: Exchange Update Fixes Potential iPhone Mail Issues
eWEEK: Apple to Offer RSS Reader for iPhone?
Apple's Simple, Versatile iPhone Changes The Game
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Ryan KiMay says:
So ... is it all that?
After all the ink that's been spilled describing, previewing and hyping the Apple iPhone, does it deserve the attention? I'd have to say yes.
It has its flaws and omissions, but this is a device that will be defined by what it brings to the table, not what it leaves behind.
Will you want to buy it? Well, that's a personal question that has to do with your take on the value of technology. I would have loved it to be $100 cheaper. But let's be clear: This Internet, music and cellular device is a game-changer.
For the full report click here.
The iPhone: Two Reviews, One Conclusion - It's A Glimpse Of The Future
Computerworld's Ken Mingis says:
It's been almost six months since Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off the iPhone, which has been touted as a game-changing device for the mobile phone industry. Since then, the buzz machine has turned the iPhone into one of -- if not the -- must-have pieces of hardware for 2007.
With that in mind, Computerworld sent two of its writers out yesterday to join the huddled masses in line waiting for the official launch of the iPhone at 6 p.m. local time. Michael DeAgonia stood outside an AT&T store in Orlando, Fla. Seth Weintraub queued up outside the Apple Store in New York City.
They were among the first to buy iPhones and spent much of Friday night testing out the devices to see how well they deliver. Both stayed up late - DeAgonia finally called it a day at 5 a.m. - and wrote up their early experiences with the iPhone.
You can check it out at:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026020
First look at the iPhone: Tomorrow's technology today
Computerworld's Michael DeAgonia says:
I'm not ashamed to admit that the technology of Star Trek (especially The Next Generation) helped spark my interest and eventual career in IT. The gizmos and flashy technology always appealed to me, and I always found it fascinating that for the crew of the Enterprise, everything contained computers, yet most devices remained functionally similar to what we use today.
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs seems to feel the same way. When The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg in a recent interview with Jobs described the iPhone as actually a mobile computer with a phone in it, Jobs noted that lots of things have computers in them, but nobody calls them computers. A car is still a car, he said, yet cars have many computers in them. Suddenly I realize my Star Trek future had arrived, hundreds of years early.
Forget communicators and phasers. I have something better, and seemingly more advanced. I have an iPhone, the 8GB model that retails at a pricey $599. More about how it works -- and a couple of glitches...
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026018
Hands on: Five things I love, and three I don't, about the iPhone
Computerworld's Seth Weintraub reports:
Like many others in the U.S., I finally got my hands on the iPhone last night. While I agree with much of what's already been said about the iPhone, in the short time I've had it I tried to find some features, both positive and negative, that may have been missed so far. So if you're trying to decide whether to buy one, or whether to pick between the $499 version with 4GB of memory or the $599 model, with twice the standard RAM, this is for you.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9026019
"I Take the iPhone Home"
TIME's Lev Grossman says:
Somewhere in the unwritten amendments to the U.S. Constitution it is stipulated that every gadget reviewer is entitled to his or her personal iPhone quibble. Here's mine: when you're transferring content from your computer to the iPhone, you can't simply drag and drop tracks into the phone, in that richly satisfying way you did with your iPod. Moving music and video around is a matter of instructing iTunes to 'sync' the iPhone with one more playlists. The procedure feels clumsy and imprecise — you can't just spear a specific little chunk of content, like a canape with a toothpick, and chuck it into the device for later consumption.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1639068,00.html
El Reg gets an iPhone
The Register's Cade Metz reports:
No, Apple didn't send us an iPhone. Newsweek got one. And The Wall Street Journal. And The New York Times. But Jobs and Co. have a very different attitude towards El Reg. We weren't likely to get an official review unit even before our very own Ashlee Vance publicly questioned the sanity of the company's PR staff. We had to wait in line like everyone else.
Friday afternoon, I turned up at the downtown San Francisco Apple store just past 4pm West Coast time – nearly two hours before the cell phone/handheld PC/status symbol went on sale - and the line stretched up one block, across another, and down a third. No fewer than three hundred and fifty people were camped out on the sidewalk, including everyone from a twentysomething with a Mohican and a pinstriped suit to a seventy-year-old with an "I'm a Mac" T-shirt. That's three hundred and fifty people camped out for a retail product. Apple's customers are in worse shape than its PR staff.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/30/first_apple_iphone_review/
Apple Sells Tens of Thousand of iPhones the First Night
blogs.business2.com reports:
If the reports that Apple (AAPL) had 3 million iPhones stockpiled for opening night are anywhere close to the mark, there should be plenty left over for next week.
Apple and AT&T are not releasing sales figures, but piecing together eye-witness accounts from stores around the country and doing some quick back-of-the-envelope calculations, it's clear that Apple sold tens of thousands of iPhones - and perhaps as many as 200,000 - the first night, not millions.
For the full report visit here:
http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/06/apple-sells-100.html
iPhone: One Buyer's Tale Of Woe
CNNMoney.com's Abigail Heffernan reports:
Finally, the wait was over. The much-heralded iPhone was here.
People across the country diligently stood in line waiting for the "next coming" - the delivery of a magic device that would transport them to the next level of cool.
Me on the other hand, I was part of the lengthy list of "uncool" media people who weren't knighted with early access to the iPhone by the all-knowing, all-powerful Steve Jobs. Thus I was forced to send my husband, Tim, to our local AT&T store to brave the crowds for the next new gadget. What the heck, I figured, he likes that stuff anyway.
For the full report visit here:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/30/technology/iphone_tale/index.htm?section=money_technology
iPhones iPlenty: The Sell-out That Wasn't
Ars Technica's Ken Fisher reports:
Doesn't it seem like January 9th of this year was much, much more than just a half year ago? In the nearly six months since it was announced, the iPhone has dominated the technology press. Coverage online reached such a feverish pitch that smitten geeks felt like they had one option: brave the crowds and the lines on June 28... or give up any hopes of getting an iPhone anytime soon. It was sure to be a sellout.
Except it didn't happen this way; not exactly. There were lines and crowds - a mixture of eBayers, the techno chic and the techno geeks - but once the dust had settled, once the fog of war had cleared... there were still giant piles of iPhones left......
For the full report visit here:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070630-iphones-iplenty-the-sell-out-that-wasnt.html
A Look into iPhone's Future
newsfactor.com's Barry Levine says:
The iPhone has launched and Western Civilization is, more or less, still standing. As the dust settles and the frenzy quells, some are looking past the first-generation product to see what adjustments Apple will make for the iPhone's next of kin.
3G is one possibility. One of the criticisms of this 1.0 version is that it uses AT&T's slower EDGE network, rather than the faster-but-less-widely-available 3G. Apple and AT&T are trying to put their best face on this criticism. For instance, in an interview in Friday's San Francisco Chronicle, AT&T executive Fred Devereux said that the company has "optimized the EDGE network" so that "it works really well for that device."
For the full commentary visit here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20070630/tc_nf/53473
The iPhone: Ten Things Apple Did Right, and Ten Things That Need Work
PC World Editors say:
Here's our list of things Apple did right with the iPhone--and things that could use some work.
You can check it out at:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133638-c,iphone/article.html
How Tough Is the iPhone?
PC World's Eric Butterfield reports:
It would be a shame - after waiting hours in line and spending $500 to $600 on an iPhone - to lose it to a minor mishap. To see how well Apple's phone can stand up to abuse, we stressed it with increasingly rigorous scratch and drop tests, which we informally conducted in the PC World kitchen, hallway, and back alley.
To see how it did, check out our video.
You can check it out at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070630/tc_pcworld/133636
Microsoft Solves iPhone E-Mail Flaw
PC Advisor's Zoe Mutter reports:
An update to Exchange 2007 released by Microsoft should solve problems that may have prevented e-mail from Exchange Server 2007 from being received by Apple's iPhone.
For the full report visit here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070629/tc_pcworld/133600
iPhone: Hands-on First Impressions
PBCentral's Noah Kravitz reports:
Some Saturday morning errands took me past the AT&T Store in downtown Berkeley, CA, so I popped in to get my hands on an iPhone. I didn't buy one - though they did have "one eight gig model" in stock, according to the salesman behind the counter - but rather spent several minutes trying out one of the display models. What follows is in no way a review, but rather some first impressions based on about fifteen minutes of hands-on time with a display unit ... and six months' worth of hype overload before that.
For the full report visit here:
http://pbcentral.com/columns/hildreth_kravitz/30jun07.shtml
But...
Paul Thurrott says:
A friend recently commented to me that the Apple TV was the ultimate "now what?" device: You get it home, you set it up, you run it through its paces, and then you reach... now what? Once you get over what it is that it's doing - which happens pretty quickly unless you're a credit card-happy iTunes Store sicko - then there's not much there there. So to speak.
The iPhone is a bit different. Once you get over its very obvious and easily identifiable high points--that gorgeous screen, the cool scrolling lists, cover flow, and so on--you start finding problems. In fact, the more you use it, the more problems you find. In my mind, the iPhone, so far at least, is a "but..." device. Because every time you want to point out something positive, you have to amend a "but..." onto the end of it.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.internet-nexus.com/2007/06/but.htm
How The iPhone Will Change Computing
This is a computer, not a phone, says Fortune's David Kirkpatrick. Finally, we'll be able to surf the Web anywhere we want:
Two weeks ago, I asked Steve Jobs if he was surprised by the growing frenzy about his upcoming iPhone. (I happened to be talking to him in a social situation.) He told me he wasn't really surprised that the device has captured the world's imagination, because even two years ago, which was one year into the project, he and his colleagues realized this was what a phone had to eventually become. He did concede that he didn't necessarily expect the world to get it so fast, however.
As I wrote in January, I never before saw a technology announcement that immediately captured the imagination of everyone from my boss to my 14-year-old daughter -- both of whom immediately announced that they wanted an iPhone. And the much-noted frenzy has continued, culminating today in the phone's final release.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/29/magazines/fortune/iphone.fortune/index.htm?section=money_technology
BMW To Announce iPhone Integration
eftlanenews.com reports:
This afternoon, BMW will be the first automaker to announce a fully integrated system for Apple's brand-new iPhone.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-iphone-integration.html
The iPhone's Untapped Potential
technologyreview.com's Kate Greene says:
Apple's iPhone comes with sensors that can detect changes in the phone's position and environment. Researchers at other companies have been developing mobile-phone applications that can employ data collected by these sorts of sensors to infer a user's behavior.
Apple is known for its innovative gadget design, and with the release of the iPhone today, it continues to live up to its hype. But while people are fawning over features like the smart, multitouch screen and the advanced Web browser, there is important technology under the hood that will likely go underappreciated. The iPhone has tiny, powerful sensors--an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, and an infrared sensor--that are able to pick up cues from the environment and adjust the phone's functions accordingly. Apple has decided to use these sensors for detecting when to convert the screen view from portrait to landscape, for adjusting the brightness of the screen based on the brightness of the environment, and for disabling the touch screen when a person holds the phone to her ear.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18990/
Where'd Apple Get Its Juice? - How they made the iPhone battery last longer.
Slate's David Sessions reports:
Apple announced on Monday that its much-anticipated iPhone will offer eight hours of talk time rather than the previously announced five. On Wednesday, Jack Shafer mocked journalists for lavishing attention on this tiny morsel of news. Even so, that clever bit of Apple PR got Explainer wondering: How do you make a battery last longer?
Tweak the hardware. Cell phone batteries are often as large as the gadget's casing can accommodate, and there are no surprise technologies that can make a standard battery retain its juice longer. Instead, manufacturers concentrate on power management.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.slate.com/id/2168708/nav/tap3/
Apple's iPhone Isn't the Mobile Phone 'For the Rest of Us'
Low End Mac says:
Bong! . . .. . . Welcome to Macintosh!
Over the years, there have been many revolutionary, breakthrough products.
What defined them as being revolutionary, breakthrough products? Innovation was one factor. Others include seizing an opportunity to reach the masses, not being afraid to try something different, and good old fashioned being at the right place at the right time with the right product.
When you think of the computer industry, you naturally think of Apple in regards to great products and innovation. They've had numerous successes - and numerous failures. Their most recent success? The iPod. The iPod was successful in part due to the points mentioned above.
World, Meet iPhone...
Is the iPhone revolutionary? Absolutely.
Will it have an impact on the cell phone market due to its innovation? Most definitely.
Will it reach out and grab the masses? Nope, nada, not gonna happen - at least not with the rules as Apple has set.
It's a shame, because the iPhone definitely has the potential to change the world, or at least change the way we look at cell phones.
This is vaguely reminiscent to what Apple thought the Lisa (and later the Macintosh) would accomplish when it entered the market in 1983. It had enormous potential to completely reach out and grab the masses.
Why didn't it? Too restrictive, very little software, and $10,000 price, to name a few things.
Fast forward to the iPhone. Again: too restrictive, very little software, and it commands too much of a premium price-wise, to name a few things.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://lowendmac.com/thomas/07/0629.html
Top Executives Defend The Use Of A Slow Wireless Data Network For The iPhone
The New York Times' John Markoff reports:
On the eve of the Apple iPhone's sale, the two top executives of Apple and AT&T defended their decision to rely upon AT&T's slow Edge wireless data network, rather than a faster network that is less widely available.
Early reviews of the iPhone, while positive, have faulted the slower network because it will limit the palm-size wireless computer's greatest strength - making the Internet easily accessible on the go.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/29/business/apple.php
Gartner Reaps iPhone Backlash After Making Business Case
The Register's Guy Kewney reports:
Analyst firm Gartner stuck its neck out in a raw bid for fame this week by writing to every comment-writer and saying: "Quote us!" - and then going on to slam the iPhone for not being a business tool.
Quoting Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney saying: "This is basically a cellular iPod with some other capabilities, and it's important that it be recognized as such," IDG writer Seth Weintraub listed a few points to show that this isn't even right.
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/29/gartner_iphone_backlash/
Apple the Wireless Carrier?
TheStreet.com's Mark DeCambre reports:
Apple's partnership with carrier AT&T to launch the iPhone is expected to be a game-changer in the cellular phone business - along with having the potential to generate gobs of cash for both sides.
The debut has been preceded by critical praise, and the prospect of a mammoth launch is likely sending shivers down the spines of competing wireless carriers such as Sprint and Verizon. But maybe AT&T should watch its back, too.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs plays a take-no-prisoners (or business partners) game, and there's little doubt that the company has it in mind to take a bite out of the wireless business in much the same way it took on the media player space with iTunes.
So don't be surprised if Apple launches its own competing wireless platform or decides to create a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) -- essentially piggybacking off an existing service provider and branding it as its own.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.thestreet.com/s/apple-the-wireless-carrier/newsanalysis/techgames/10365520.html?puc=_dm
Jobs Hints At Wireless Music Downloads On The iPhone
News.com's Kent German reports:
From the moment Apple announced its iPhone at Macworld 2007, a few common criticisms of the device have been reported again and again. Among them is a lack of 3G support, no capability for wireless music downloads from iTunes, and a convoluted compatibility with corporate e-mail system. The first reviews of the iPhone have reflected these concerns, but up until now, Apple hasn't addressed them directly.
What it lacks it soon could have.
For the full report visit here:
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9737137-7.html
The iPhone is our Paris Hilton
thebrowser.blogs.fortune.com's Stephanie Mehta says:
The news value of the product launch doesn't merit all the coverage it is getting - but yet, everytime The Browser writes about the iPhone, we get tons of reader feedback.....
And like Paris Hilton, the iPhone won't go away....
For the full report click here.
Five Reasons Not to Buy an iPhone
TheStreet,com's Brett Arends says:
There is much to admire about the new iPhone. The hardware looks beautiful and the product is apparently smooth and easy to use. It's a terrific achievement for Steve Jobs and the Apple team. So give them their moment in the sun.
But beyond all the iHype and iMania, let's get one thing clear. The iPhone isn't the future. It isn't a revolutionary mobile device ushering in a new era.
At its heart, this fancy-looking new product is very old fashioned. The reason: It tries to keep Apple and AT&T in control instead of you.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.thestreet.com/s/five-reasons-not-to-buy-an-iphone/newsanalysis/techgames/10365549.html
PC Mag: Any Phone Can Be an iPhone
"Do you have iPhone envy? Are you looking at your current phone and thinking: "I wish I could have an iPhone. Those iPhones, I've heard, are darn pretty hot." Fortunately, there's software that can enable many phones with some, if not all, of the features that Steve Jobs has shown on his fancy magic slab. And all of this comes at a fraction of the price of the iPhone."
To read more, go to:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2152125,00.asp
eWEEK: FSF: The iPhone Will Betray You
"The Free Software Foundation and its supporters describe the iPhone as a product crippled with proprietary software and digital restrictions."
To read more, go to:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2152552,00.asp
eWEEK: Exchange Update Fixes Potential iPhone Mail Issues
"Microsoft has just released an update to Exchange 2007 that should fix issues that could have prevented Apple's new iPhone from receiving mail from Exchange Server 2007."
To read more, go to:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2152500,00.asp
eWEEK: Exchange Update Fixes Potential iPhone Mail Issues
"Microsoft has just released an update to Exchange 2007 that should fix issues that could have prevented Apple's new iPhone from receiving mail from Exchange Server 2007."
To read more, go to:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2152500,00.asp
eWEEK: Apple to Offer RSS Reader for iPhone?
"Apple will be offering an RSS application on Safari for the iPhone, said some who have seen a new page on Apple's own site. The page initially showed a screenshot of what appears to be an RSS list on an iPhone, but that image has since been replaced with an iPhone showing its main screen."
To read more, go to:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2152051,00.asp
Digg this
del.icio.us
Charles W. Moore
Tags: iPhone ď iPhone News ď
