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As leaks pointed out earilier it's now official
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/apple-wants-to-talk-iphone-on-october-4th/
Looks like WP7 Mango is starting to roll out at the same time - good competition.
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WP7?
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WP7?
Windows Phone 7
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Rumors saying iPhone will have 1GB of RAM, 8MP camera, and sophisticated voice control called Assistant.
iOS 5 to launch October 12th and the iPhones October 14th. But nothing is sure until it's announced next Tuesday. 
http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/26/the-new-iphone/
http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/apple/iphone/rumors-iphone-54s-to-arrive-1014-ios-5-on-1012/
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I fail to see Microsoft do anything with it's mobile phone OS that is noteworthy.
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Assistant sounds pretty cool. I like using the Google App's voice feature to search for stuff. It is surprisingly accurate.
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Sorry, I need 20 Posts. 
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Leak from China says HSPA+ 21mbps speeds, and the rendering from what cases that will fit the new phone make it looks very svelt!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/29/iphone-5-to-have-21mbps-hspa-data-china-unicom-says-so/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/29/iphone-5-cases-and-realistic-unibody-dummy-show-off-incredible-s/
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From those cases you can definitely see the screen size is going to be larger. Probably still not as large as I'd like, but it's an improvement. But guess Apple has to be conservative since it's one model that has to appeal to as many people.
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From those cases you can definitely see the screen size is going to be larger. Probably still not as large as I'd like, but it's an improvement. But guess Apple has to be conservative since it's one model that has to appeal to as many people.
Appears that way, but then again that assumes the screen will go to the very edge of the case.
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Make it too thin and people with tight jeans will start breaking their phones when they sit down... 
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I fail to see Microsoft do anything with it's mobile phone OS that is noteworthy.
Because it isn't heralded by champagne falling from the heavens, which was poured from Steve Jobs' Rectum.
WP7 Mango has bing integration into it that makes the way Google uses its own search engine on Android appear counter-intuitive.
It is really something else.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20113964-52/some-apple-stores-temporarily-closed-reasons-unknown/
Some curious temporary Apple Store closures in California. 3 stores have closed for the week and reopening next week around the Apple announcement on Oct 4th. One store reopens on the 4th, the other on the 5th, and the third on the 6th. Weird, especially because they completely covered up all the glass so you can't even see inside.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/01/iphone-5-appears-temporarily-on-cincinnati-bell-website/
Looks like a 4 inch screen on the iPhone 5.
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$420 - $640 for A CELL PHONE? wtf
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$420 - $640 for A CELL PHONE? wtf
First it is Apple. Second with carriers subsidizing phone costs there is little pressure on prices keeping them at higher levels.
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itunes was updated was a phone called iphone 4s , then quickly removed.
Who knows if that was just a mistake of the name, or a mistake it was put in itunes database.
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$420 - $640 for A CELL PHONE? wtf
That is the price range for pretty much all high end smart phones.
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$420 - $640 for A CELL PHONE? wtf
They all supplement your cost when you purchase a 2 year plan.
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$420 - $640 for A CELL PHONE? wtf
They all supplement your cost when you purchase a 2 year plan.
my guess is that the people buying these phones get the new one every year, so how does that work? i dont know anyone who keeps a smart phone for the full 2yrs.
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You resell your old phone on ebay, and extend your plan another 2 years, lol.
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ok so iphone1 comes out. buy it w/2-yr plan.
iphone2 is out a year later. buy it. you have 1yr on ur current plan and now extend for 2yrs = 3yrs
iphone3 ... 4yrs plan
iphone4 ... 5yrs plan
iphone5 ... 6yrs plan
do people really have contracts that long? sounds ridiculous!
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ok so iphone1 comes out. buy it w/2-yr plan.
iphone2 is out a year later. buy it. you have 1yr on ur current plan and now extend for 2yrs = 3yrs
iphone3 ... 4yrs plan
iphone4 ... 5yrs plan
iphone5 ... 6yrs plan
do people really have contracts that long? sounds ridiculous!
I don't think the majority of people upgrade every year.
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ok so iphone1 comes out. buy it w/2-yr plan.
iphone2 is out a year later. buy it. you have 1yr on ur current plan and now extend for 2yrs = 3yrs
iphone3 ... 4yrs plan
iphone4 ... 5yrs plan
iphone5 ... 6yrs plan
do people really have contracts that long? sounds ridiculous!
They don't keep adding years to your contract each time you do an early upgrade. You just start over with a new 2 year contract, so you'll never be on a contract longer than 2 years. Though in reality they almost never let you do an upgrade on contract after only 12 months, you normally have to wait 20 to 22 months.
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I was getting upgrade offers from AT&T at about 6 months into my contract. I do have an old mans flip phone though which could explain why they would want to get me into a more profitable phone class.
Edit: Weird extra characters.
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