We’ve been eagerly waiting to see what Apple would do with Siri, which it bought in 2010, and now we know: it’s baked it right into iOS 5 on the new iPhone 4S, and based on the demonstration at today’s press conference, it looks set to usher voice control into the mainstream and then some. Make no mistake, this could change our understanding of how we control smartphones – and computers – for ever.
UPDATE 2: Vodafone’s registration sign up page is now live.
UPDATE: Network Three will also stock the iPhone 4S from day one, we’ve learned.
Not much to say here, other than we’ve confirmed with Vodafone that the iPhone 4S is on the way to the network. Expect it on 14 October, complete with killer Siri voice skills, a dual-core processor and eight megapixel camera capable of full HD video recording.
The iPhone 4S is here, and ready to dominate once more, a year and a half after the iPhone 4 Changed Everything Again. It’s not looking too different on the outside, but don’t judge a book by its front cover: inside, it’s packing iPad 2 power, and there’s an extra special feature Apple wants to shout about, literally. It’s called Siri, and it’s ultra intelligent voice control for the computer in your pocket.
The new iPod nano has just been announced, and well, it’s not changed a great deal from the little touchscreen watch we got last year. There have been software tweaks however, including larger icons a new Nike+ feature which requires no external gadgets, and Apple’s pushing the whole nano as watch thing hard with 16 new clock faces.
It’s out today, available in seven colours and two capacities, 8GB and 16GB. We’ll update with UK prices as soon as we get them.
Got an iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPad 2 or iPod touch 3G or 4G? Whip out your calendar and mark off 12 October: that’s the day that iOS 5 arrives, ready to download over the air. iCloud will also launch alongside it.
Why should you be excited? Because iOS 5 brings all sorts of goodies direct to your device, not least incremental updates and Wi-Fi syncing, and a Notification Centre that gets rid of those truly irritating pop up alerts once and for all. You can see a rundown of all the feature here. Take it from us, we’ve been using the beta for months now on our iPhone 4. As for that iPhone 4S? Expect details imminently…
It’s mere minutes away. We’re sandwiched in Apple’s UK iPhone 5 iPhone 4S launch event. There are fewer journos than ever here, which means fewer hands-on reports than ever before. We’ll be bringing you our first fingers-on impressions, just as soon as Apple dishes up the goods. Turns out Apple didn’t have samples for us to play with. For shame! We’re busy tracking them down, so stay tuned, and read on for the nitty gritty.
We’re just an hour away from the iPhone press conference at Apple’s California HQ, but already things seem to be happening behind the scenes on the company’s website.
For at least a few minutes this afternoon, the iPhone order page was completely broken, as you can see from our screenshot. Both the UK and US stores appear to be working again now, but it suggests Apple could bee preparing things for pre-order already. Last year, Apple opened pre-orders for the iPhone 4 a week after it was first announced.
Today’s the day we say hello to the iPhone 5. Or the iPhone 4S, or whatever it’s called: all signs point to a brand new iPhone being unveiled at Apple’s “Let’s Talk iPhone” event in San Francisco, kicking off at 6pm today UK time. So what can we expect? Here’s our guide to all the whispers and leaks so far.
