Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Apple EVENT  - News of Cupertino  iPhone 4S Oct. 14, 2011 Update:


No, NO  iPHONE 5 


I have to admit, I miss the ambiance and stage presence of Steve Jobs. 
This was the first disappointment. The second, NO iPhone 5.  Apple has updated the
 iPhone 4  with an iPhone 4S -  describing it as the 'greatest phone ever'
so how could anything be better. hmmmm


I feel like we have been jilted and are being given the option to spend our hard earned money and contract upgrade option - on a "new and better" iphone (4)  Actually, it sounds like an advertisement for a new and improved CAMERA and Mobile device. The proposed hype about new camera cases and  "more than one phone option" really set the stage for a newly designed 5 model. They did promise a better antenna setup for better reception, a faster processor for data transmission, and a longer lasting battery. 


It's most unique feature is an app called  SIRI  ( no not as in the Tom Cruise family.)  Siri is a "personal assistant" that  may save money on traffic tickets and headsets. 


Siri, if it works like they say, we can "have our texts read aloud to us " and we can respond to them. I wonder if it will "understand" my Boston accent. 
However, the Apple commercial , did remind me of a Saturday Night Live skit with a guy running and talking to his phone. 
Granted there are some great new things about this phone, but I am still in shock of  "NO iPhone 5".  I somehow feel this is a marketing manuever- to sell more of one kind of phone and milk the model until it is "old". Makes me want to boycott this model - and wait for the iPhone 5. 


Good news!  Next week, we will all be able to download for "free" a new operating system that will have some really cool and useful features- iOS 5 and the iCloud. Hope they work on the first iPad and iPhone. 


Tim Cook- new Apple spokes person -introduced this Apple Event. 


The new operating system will feature new apps. It includes: Cards-yo that will help to  create greeting cards; Game Center, a new version of Safari and Story mode strips out everything but the text and images from Web based text,  and a Reading List feature to bookmark articles. Reminders and Synch with Exchange and iCloud - to name a few. 

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