Apple “Let’s Talk iPhone” Event - Keynote Discussion (starts 6pm Irish time)

murpho999

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Not very funny making jokes about a man who is very sick.

Kensington wrote: »

Bad form tbh.

Oh lighten up people, it's only a joke........as if people here have never told a distasteful joke before about disasters etc.

maygitchell

Price anyone?

hoodwinked

murpho999 wrote: »

This Siri ap looks very impressive, once it can handle Irish accents.

Feck the irish accent, can it handle the cork one? :eek: *imagines siri exploding*


nah seriously i wonder if the three network are kicking themselves ill bet money they assumed people would be buying out ip4 contracts by now to buy the new iphone!

its good, but not good enough (so far) to upgrade from the ip4!

Inquitus

FearDark wrote: »

Really? Is anyone gonna use siri?

If it works 100% of the time and localises well to Ireland, then maybe but it seems keyed into the likes of Open Table etc. who are massive in the US but non existant here (4 restaurants last I looked)

Voice recognition is very hit and miss, requires the crunching to be done in the cloud, so requires a data connection, is no use for roaming etc etc.

I am highly sceptical, but lets see.

Still, Scott has to talk to the machine slowly, like you would to a child or a foreign language speaker.

edit: that implies it will not be great with accents etc.

Sad Professor

FearDark wrote: »

Really? Is anyone gonna use siri?

I'd imagine people who drive might find it very useful. Depends how well it works though.

Captain Chaos

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Siri is what skynet began as. we are all fooked.

It's the HAL 9000,

HAL, tell my where the fore told iP5 is, "I can't do that Dave".

Bluefoam

Wow, not what I was expecting at all. It looks like its behind the curve before it launches...

If they insist on launching a new phone after 18 months, they should launch something spectacular...

super_furry

Hahaha, Siri requires the iPhone 4S. Good luck iPhone 4 losers, you'll have to set your own alarms!

FearDark

maygitchell wrote: »

Price anyone?

Overpriced.

Darksaga87

Siri: Where the fúck is johns gaf? that bollix owes me money!!!

Omega28

so... give me 3 phones out there that are better than this phone?

murpho999

FearDark wrote: »

Really? Is anyone gonna use siri?

I like the idea of being able to speak your texts instead of typing.

jimmynokia

in all fairness its just a rehash of the iphone4

bytesize

Most of this is just software updates. And most of these updates are pure ripoff of other OS's innovations already available. I guess this is the year of Apple copying!

jimmynokia

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

so... give me 3 phones out there that are better than this phone?

galaxy S2 IS ONE ANYWAY

murpho999

hoodwinked wrote: »

Feck the irish accent, can it handle the cork one? :eek: *imagines siri exploding*


nah seriously i wonder if the three network are kicking themselves ill bet money they assumed people would be buying out ip4 contracts by now to buy the new iphone!

its good, but not good enough (so far) to upgrade from the ip4!

Why would people upgrade from 4 to this or even supposed 5? Do you change phones every year.

I'm a 3GS user and this will be a big step up.

Shane732

It can compose email which is handy...

Professey Chin

They can build in all the voice control they want but in general people wont use it past novelty cause you look like a gimp talking to your phone like that :pac:

RichieLawlor

Is it finished

Captain Chaos

jimmynokia wrote: »

galaxy S2 IS ONE ANYWAY

The HTC Sensation is another.

drunkmonkey

Dylanmc111 wrote: »

so... give me 3 phones out there that are better than this phone?

Blackberry 9900 - Real Keyboard
Xperia Play - Real Games
Galaxy S2 - Real Speed

Shane732

murpho999 wrote: »

Why would people upgrade from 4 to this or even supposed 5? Do you change phones every year.

I'm a 3GS user and this will be a big step up.

Yes I change my phone every year but I think I might be giving this one a miss.

Hogzy

Le King wrote: »

Markets knew the demand was there. While Apple are rolling out the new iPhone, Android phones will be advancing while this phone will cause a stagnation.

They failed to move the market at all. Nobody is impressed with this new iPhone. Hopefully Apple realise this sooner rather than later. Unit sales will tell there own story.

It was the exact same with the iPad 2. Everyone was expecting a retina display and yadayadayada. Stocks dropped by a few percent during the announcement but then sky rocketed over the coming weeks. I guarantee you stock will bounce up tomorrow.

Bluefoam

murpho999 wrote: »

FearDark wrote: »

Really? Is anyone gonna use siri?

I like the idea of being able to speak your texts instead of typing.

Then you should have bought an Android phone years ago...

jimmynokia

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The HTC Sensation is another.

Yeah had one only thing bad is battery life bit still up there

Wetbench4

Flash aaaahhh:D:D

thomasj

right so! have to say am disappointed seriously have to look back in androids direction

especially with their expected announcement of the nexus prime and ice cream sandwich next week

drunkmonkey

Hogzy wrote: »

It was the exact same with the iPad 2. Everyone was expecting a retina display and yadayadayada. Stocks dropped by a few percent during the announcement but then sky rocketed over the coming weeks. I guarantee you stock will bounce up tomorrow.

There starting to Rally, must be the flash!!

jimmynokia

thomasj wrote: »

right so! have to say am disappointed seriously have to look back in androids direction

especially with their expected announcement of the nexus prime and ice cream sandwich next week

android rules

TheZohanS

One more thing...iPhone 5!

murpho999

Mega Chin wrote: »

They can build in all the voice control they want but in general people wont use it past novelty cause you look like a gimp talking to your phone like that :pac:

No more so than holding a phone conversation?

Groinshot

So it's now a Dual core processor, 8MP camera, no mention of memory in it yet.

Also, iOS 5 looks amazing. Don't know what people want. Noone said they were ever going to stick to their 12 month release cycle..

All I want is a release date and a price now! Will be a serious upgrade rom my 3G

super_furry

Captain Chaos wrote: »

The HTC Sensation is another.

Sensation XE and XL out by the end of the month with Beats audio and bundled Beats headsets. That's not to mention the Nexus Prime.

I know it's too early to criticise Apple, but this feels like a big mistep. Their new fine is behind the curve before it's released.

Darksaga87

Mega Chin wrote: »

They can build in all the voice control they want but in general people wont use it past novelty cause you look like a gimp talking to your phone like that :pac:

I wont even use the voice control on the IP now.

"call ..... mam"

"calling dominos..."

You cúnt.... :mad:

ironictoaster

How much does everyone expect the iPhone 4 will drop by?

FearDark

Love my galaxy S2, was kindof hoping this would blow me away today but meh, its still behind. Def keeping the S2 now, and by the time the IP5 comes out no doubt Samsung will have something better out... Apple fcuked up here today, 18 months wait for the fanboys to release a phone the IP4 should have been in the first place.

Compare an IP4's screen to the Galaxy's, for that one reason alone it shíts all over the iPhone. There are many other factors but for me thats the main one.

Paddy@CIRL

SIRI I AM DISAPPOINT.

InTheTrees

Shane732 wrote: »

Yes I change my phone every year but I think I might be giving this one a miss.

I've been on the iphone two year cycle... which this fits perfectly into. By the time my two year contract is up early next year the real iphone5 will be released.

This 4s release is just like the 3gs release.

Doylers

Hey, RAM ??? I didnt see anything mentioned about it

Dublinstiofán

The only thing that would make me buy it now is if its between €300 and €500 which is very unlikely.

And thats only because i'm phoneless, and its what i will spend on a device anyway.

Groinshot

FearDark wrote: »

Love my galaxy S2, was kindof hoping this would blow me away today but meh, its still behind. Def keeping the S2 now, and by the time the IP5 comes out no doubt Samsung will have something better out... Apple fcuked up here today, 18 months wait for the fanboys to release a phone the IP4 should have been in the first place.

Compare an IP4's screen to the Galaxy's, for that one reason alone it shíts all over the iPhone. There are many other factors but for me thats the main one.

Don;t forget the 520 euro price tag... ouch

drunkmonkey

ironictoaster wrote: »

How much does everyone expect the iPhone 4 will drop by?

3 upped the price, still cheaper than o2 and Voda but upped none the same, 8mp 16GB might come in at the 32GB 5mp price.

Captain Chaos

FearDark wrote: »

Love my galaxy S2, was kindof hoping this would blow me away today but meh, its still behind. Def keeping the S2 now, and by the time the IP5 comes out no doubt Samsung will have something better out... Apple fcuked up here today, 18 months wait for the fanboys to release a phone the IP4 should have been in the first place.

Compare an IP4's screen to the Galaxy's, for that one reason alone it shíts all over the iPhone. There are many other factors but for me thats the main one.

Sure the S3 will be out before the iP5. Apple will have to rely on software to try and keep up.

I can see why Apple started to sue Samsung now, they had nothing to fight the S2 head on so they tried to get it banned instead, and they did in a few countries.

jimmynokia

ANOTHER PHONE?

CivilServant

They better make the iphone 5 amazing because this certainly isn't worth the wait. It could be like the 3G to 3Gs upgrade path again. Make iOS run dog slow on the previous phone.

drunkmonkey

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

The only thing that would make me buy it now is if its between €300 and €500 which is very unlikely.

And thats only because i'm phoneless, and its what i will spend on a device anyway.

Spend less and play more http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056396186

Professey Chin

Doylers wrote: »

Hey, RAM ??? I didnt see anything mentioned about it

They never do. We never find out until the teardowns.
I think they fear RAM scares non techy people

TheZohanS

drunkmonkey wrote: »

3 upped the price, still cheaper than o2 and Voda but upped none the same, 8mp 16GB might come in at the 32GB 5mp price.

2:34PM Phil's back. Black and white versions 16GB: $199, 32GB for $299, 64GB for $399.

Danbo!

They've kept the 3gs, so chances of a 5 today are pretty much done.

Oafley Jones

Still selling the 3GS. 16GB on the 4 also for sale. They're all over the fuking shop on this one.