Archive for October, 2011
iPhone 4S and IOS5 the best just got better
So many in the industry were wondering what happened to the iPhone 5? Apple have just launched the iPhone 4S – and looking at the specs – it won’t disappoint despite the rather lacklustre new name. In the same way as the iPad 2 spruced up iPad, the A5 processor (the same one used in the iPad 2) is fitted to the new iPhone 4s – which means the already spiffy iPhone gets twice the processor power and up to 7 times the graphics power. Better, they’ve improved the main camera with an 8mpx camera!
Many of the other features are actually IOS features which means they’ll be available to existing iPhone customers when the IOS 5 release comes out – latest theories suggest the 12th of October and I’ve blocked the day out – 200 new features many of which are REALLY useful and this will be available for free to update existing iPhones and iPads.
Apple just seem to be doing everything right at the minute – they’ve now made their new MAC operating system downloadable and the price is something like $29 for the upgrade… meanwhile IOS updates remain free and the new phone will be at a lower price point – which means any advantage the Android models had in that area or indeed in superior performance just went out of the window.
So if you’re planning a new phone the choice is simple… black – or white – and if you already have an iPhone or iPad (or both) – it’s looking like the 12th is the day to watch. To check if the upgrade is available just plug your phone or iPad into your PC running iTunes and lookout for the upgrade message. This is probably the last time you’ll have to do this as the upgrade to IOS5 will mean no more need to sync with your PC.
All exciting stuff and I could write about this for hours – but it’s a lot simpler to just go to the APPLE website – they do a far better job. As anyone with an iPhone or iPad will tell you – we already have the best…and it’s about to get a lot better.