Here’s a nice internet speed comparison video between the iPhone 4 and Motorola ATRIX 4G. Both devices use the same AT&T SIM. Would be interesting to know what happened to the upload speed on the Atrix 4G..
CNN wrote an interesting article on how bad the iPad 2′s camera really is. Apple only stated that it will come with a 720p capable rear-facing camera, but they didn’t tell what megapixel count it will have. CNN thinks that it will be 0.92-megapixels. The resolution it shoots stills at is in that case 1280×720.
It seems impossible for Apple to put a decent camera into anything but the iPhone, and despite many hopes, both cameras in the iPad 2 are about as rudimentary as you could get without having to load a roll of film in there.
In fact, the iPad 2′s camera has more in common with the low-res camera in the iPod Touch than it does to the rather excellent one in the iPhone 4.
It’s extremely likely that the iPad 2 and the iPod Touch share the exact same camera (although we won’t know for sure until iFixit tears one open to see). It seems that it will be fine for movies, and bad for photos.
The iPhone 4 comes with a rather excellent 5-megapixel camera. The newest generation of the iPod touch has a rear-facing camera that also takes 720p video at 30 frames per second, but still at a lousy resolution of 960×720, which is roughly 0.7-megapixels.
Consumer Reports conducted many tests on the Verizon iPhone 4, and concluded that they do not recommend the Verizon iPhone 4 to be bought. This is due to the same antenna issue that the ‘original’ iPhone 4 has. Apple didn’t fix the antenna issue with the new design seen on the Verizon iPhone 4.
To improve the reception, the CDMA iPhone 4 still needs a bumper or something to cover the antenna with.
Back in June 2010, when the iPhone 4 was sizzling new, Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President, received a gift from Steve Jobs himself during a visit to USA. The only problem was that the gifted iPhone 4 was locked to AT&T, so no luck on using it outside of USA, without jailbreaking and unlocking it first :)
This was disclosed earlier this week when Medvedev’s assistant posted the following tweet:
@babdima тот телефон был с прошивкой AT&T, здесь – не очень работает:)
Sorry for my poor Russian, had to do a little bit translate.google.com.
@ babdima that the phone was flashing with AT & T, here - not working:)
Not a biggie :)
German researchers have cracked the keychain file inside the iPhone. This basically means that passwords can be retrieved from a stolen iPhone. Passwords used in your Gmail, MS Exchange, LDAP, voicemail, VPN, WiFi and some apps can be retrieved.
Here’s what it does:
The attack works because the cryptographic key on current iOS devices is based on material available within the device and is independent of the passcode
If your iPhone is stolen, be sure to change your passwords everywhere!
Verizon just issued a press release that they broke the record of first day sales with yesterday’s CDMA iPhone 4 launch. Keep in mind that this was just for existing Verizon customers. Will be interesting to see how many they will sell when everyone will be able to make an order.
Here’s the Press Release:
Verizon Wireless has Record Sales on First Day of iPhone 4
Available to General Public on Feb. 10
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — At 8:10 p.m. EST yesterday, Verizon Wireless ceased online orders of iPhone 4 to existing customers and ended the most successful first day sales in the history of the company.
“This was an exciting day,” said Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer for Verizon Wireless. “In just our first two hours, we had already sold more phones than any first day launch in our history. And, when you consider these initial orders were placed between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., it is an incredible success story. It is gratifying to know that our customers responded so enthusiastically to this exclusive offer – designed to reward them for their loyalty.
“I am proud of our employees who worked tirelessly to strengthen and scale our systems, enabling unprecedented customer orders through our website. Overall, it was a very good day,” he added.
Mead also said customers will have another opportunity at being among the nation’s first to own an iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network.
“Yesterday’s launch set the pace for next week when we open up sales to everyone across America.”
The general market launch of the iPhone 4 on the Verizon Wireless network will occur on Feb. 10. The company will open its more than 2,000 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores at 7 a.m. It will also be available at all Apple store locations, Best Buy, select Wal-Mart stores, and online at www.verizonwireless.com and www.apple.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G network and largest and most reliable 3G network, and serves more than 94 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 82,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
