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New iPhone 4S features, Price, Release Date, and everything you need to know!

Hans — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:56:57 +0000

Today Apple announced a new iPhone, the iPhone 4S at their Let’s Talk iPhone keynote. It does not have a new design, but it has better and improved specs. If you do a lot of gaming on your iPhone, then this will really make a huge difference. According to Apple’s CEO Tim Cooke, the iPhone 4S “screams on games”.

iPhone 4S Features

iPhone 4S will ship with the newest iOS 5 software. It will be available on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in the US. Here are the key specs of the iPhone 4S:

Dual-Core A5 chip – Is up to two times more powerful and has up to seven times more powerful graphics.
8 Megapixels Camera with 1080p HD video recording, five-element lens, and face detection
Supports both GSM and CDMA
Siri - A voice assistent that allows you to use your voice to control your phone. With Siri you can make phone calls, send messages, schedule meetings, set reminders, and much more.
HSDPA support
8 Hours of talk time, 14 hours of 2G talk time, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 9 hours of WiFi browsing, 40 hours of music, and 10 hours of video

Check the iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 comparison page to compare both iPhones.

iPhone 4S Price

The iPhone 4S will be available in black and white. Below are the prices:

$199 for 16 GB iPhone 4S (with 2-year contract)
$299 for 32GB iPhone 4S (with 2-year contract)
$399 for 64GB iPhone 4S (with 2-year contract)

iPhone 4S Release Date

The iPhone 4S will be released to the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK on Friday, October 14. Customers can also pre-order iPhone 4S on October 7. By the end of October, iPhone 4S will roll out to 22 other countries including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

If you missed it, you can see the Apple Let’s Talk iPhone keynote video at http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/11piuhbvdlbkvoih10/event/index.html (requires QuickTime).

Use Your iPhone Without AT&T Service

Hans — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:04:33 +0000

Most of you here may already know this, but I’m writing this article because an Erik Lacitis from Seattle Times e-mailed us asking how to get service on an iPhone without an AT&T contract. He was specifically asking me this question because he wanted to find out how Harris-Moore (the Barefoot Bandit) could have gotten service on his iPhone without AT&T contract.

Want to use your iPhone without AT&T service in USA? Well you can, but the only service you can use it on is T-Mobile. You’ll need to first jailbreak your iPhone, and then install a free software unlock. Jailbreak sounds like something shady, but it isn’t. Jailbreak is the act of getting root access to your iPhone so you can modify any file on your phone (by default Apple doesn’t give full access because they don’t want people to mess with any files in the iPhone). In fact jailbreak was officially legalized on July 26.

To jailbreak, one can get the redsn0w 0.9.5 download from our jailbreak iOS 4.1 post. Once an iPhone is jailbroken, it can be unlocked using a software based unlock. It’s important to note that no software unlock is out for the new iPhone 4 yet, but the iPhone 3GS and previous generation iPhones can be jailbroken and unlocked. The iPhone Dev Team (creators of the most reliable jailbreaks and unlocks), have created a software unlock called ultrasn0w. Follow the below instructions to install ultrasn0w and unlock your iPhone to be used with T-Mobile:

1. Open Cydia

2. Add repo666.ultrasn0w.com to your sources

3. Install ultrasn0w, and reboot!

4. Now your iPhone should be unlocked. You can insert your T-Mobile sim in your iPhone and use your iPhone on T-Mobile.

HTC Aria Coming to AT&T On June 20

Hans — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:39:05 +0000

HTC Aria is AT&T’s latest Android phone that is launching on June 20. The HTC Aria is powered by Android 2.1 and includes HTC’s custom Sense UI.

The HTC Aria phone is 3.2 inches, has a capacitive touch screen, 5.0 mega-pixels camera, up to 6 hours talk time, and 115g weight. The price of the HTC Aria is $129.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year agreement with AT&T.

It seems like AT&T does not want to launch an Android phone more powerful than the iPhone 4, because their previous phone, the Motorola Backflip didn’t have really good specs. An article on Mashable says that AT&T may not want to release a powerful Android phone because it could ruin their relationship with Apple.

New Data Plans and Tethering Announced for AT&T Customers

Hans — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:51:22 +0000

AT&T made some huge changes this week. They announced new data plans and tethering. The new data plans are DataPlus ($15/month fee), DataPro ($25/month fee), and Tethering ($20/month fee, but also requires DataPro plan). Tethering, for those of you who don’t know what it is, simply allows a user to share their smartphone Internet connection with other devices like their desktop, laptop, or iPod touch.

The tethering option will work with all AT&T phones that support it, including the iPhone! iPhone users will need to wait until iPhone OS 4.0 to get the tethering feature. The tethering option is expensive, users will need to be subscribed to the DataPro plan which is $25/month and also pay an additional $20/month for tethering. This means that tethering will cost you at least $45 per month. I would recommend that you get a broadband card and use that to power your Internet connection rather than using the slow speed of AT&T’s 3G service. Sprint has the Overdrive which supports 4G, so that may be worth looking in to if you have 4G in your area and you need Internet on the go.

Not only did AT&T make changes to their data plans, but they also changed the Internet connection plan for the iPad 3G. Until recently, iPad 3G users had to pay $29.99/month for unlimited Internet connection, but now AT&T has removed that option for new iPad 3G customers. New iPad 3G customers will need to pay $25 per month for a 2 GB Internet connection. iPad 3G customers with the old plan can keep it.

New iPhone 4G Confirmed to AT&T Employees

Hans — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:04:25 +0000

The new iPhone 4G has been confirmed to AT&T Employees, at least according to a post on Boy Genius Report. This comes as to no surprise to us because many pictures of the iPhone 4G have already leaked across the web. Boy Genius says that the iPhone 4G will be available to purchase in the earlier part of June, not late June or July.

The World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) starts in 11 days from now, to be exact it starts on June 7. Apple will be announcing the new iPhone 4G on that day and releasing the new iPhone OS 4.0 software. Doesn’t look like there will be much surprises, unless Apple releases a Verizon iPhone.

[via Boy Genius Report]

Verizon iPhone in 2012, HTC Evo 4G on Sprint, and Android beating iPhone

Hans — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:16:42 +0000

Last week a lot happened in the world of mobile phones. First, we learned that 2012 is the year that we could potentially see a Verizon iPhone. AT&T and Apple signed their exclusivity contract for 5 years, so Apple can’t offer the iPhone on any other carrier until 2012. If you were expecting there to be a Verizon iPhone launch this year, you’ll find yourself pretty disappointed.

The HTC Evo 4G phone is coming to Sprint this summer, most likely in June. Sprint held a contest where 10 lucky winners will be getting their HTC Evo 4G before launch date. The HTC Evo 4G has some great specs which include a 8.0 mega-pixel camera on the back and a 1.3 mega-pixel front facing camera.

We also learned through a research done by NPD, that Google’s Android operating system outsold Apple’s iPhone operating system in the first quarter of 2010. To be fair though, Google has been offering multiple Android phones on all the major carriers while Apple has been just restricting their iPhone to a single carrier, AT&T.

Verizon iPhone 4G not coming, instead buy HTC Droid Incredible

Hans — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:55:40 +0000

Apple and Verizon Wireless fans pining for a Verizon iPhone in 2010 won’t be getting one. Apple and AT&T both have a 5-year exclusive agreement.

Many users were hoping to see Apple launch their new iPhone on Verizon this year, but sorry to disappoint you all it’s not going to happen. In 2007, Apple and AT&T both signed an agreement that allows only AT&T to be the carrier that can offer Apple’s iPhone. This agreement ends in 5 years from 2007, which means that no carrier other than AT&T can offer the iPhone until 2012. During World Wide Developers Conference, we won’t see a Verizon iPhone.

If you are on Verizon Wireless and won’t be switching to HTC, the HTC Droid Incredible is the next best smartphone out there. In my opinion this is the best Android phone to date, and it’s also the best phone available on Verizon Wireless. If you are interested, you can Click here to buy HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon Wireless) for $149.99 from Amazon.

Sprint users can get the HTC Evo 4G in June, as that will be the next best Android phone. T-Mobile users should get the Nexus One from Google instead.

Verizon iPhone release date and iPhone 4G stolen prototype

Hans — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:42:23 +0000

The Wall Street Journal is confident about a Verizon iPhone coming this year, but there are a few pieces of evidence that indicate that a Verizon iPhone is not likely until 2011. First, the photo above is an iPhone 4G prototype with iPhone OS 4.0 software. This iPhone 4G was stolen from an Apple employee and sold to a popular tech news blog named Gizmodo. It has a micro-sim slot, which means that it’s not a Verizon iPhone. Now wait a minute, an article on the Wall Street Journal says that Apple is making two iPhones: One that is not a Verizon iPhone, and another that is.

If the Wall Street Journal’s prediction turns out to be true, then June will be one happy month for Verizon users. Why? Well, because Apple will be announcing the new iPhone in June. If you are planning on getting an iPhone 3GS, don’t get one yet and be sure to tell your friends too. It’s been confirmed that a new iPhone is coming this summer.

iPhone 3.1.2: Carrier update

Hans — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:26:37 +0000

The recently released iPhone 3.1.2 update also includes a carrier update for AT&T iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users. The carrier is updated to AT&T 5.6. The baseband/modem firmware for the iPhone 3.1.2 update still remains at 05.11.07 (which currenty cannot be unlocked).

How to update iPhone 3.1.2 carrier settings

1. Download and install the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware to your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS.

2. Once the iPhone 3.1.2 firmware is installed, iTunes will display a message saying: “An update to the carrier settings for your iPhone is available. Would you like to download it now?“. Click Download and Update.

3. Once you’ve clicked the download and update button, iTunes will automatically update your carrier settings and display the following message: “Your iPhone carrier settings were updated successfully“. That’s it, you’re done!

I’m not sure what is included in these new carrier settings. Last time Apple issued the carrier settings to enable MMS on AT&T, maybe these carrier settings will enable VoIP over 3G, now that AT&T is allowing Skype to use 3G. What do you think?

MMS for iPhone 3G: Picture messaging, and video messaging not working!

Hans — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:13:57 +0000

I installed the recent MMS update on my iPhone 3G some hours ago and it worked fine! I just tried it right now, and it looks like MMS/picture messaging does not work. Whenever I try to send an MMS message, I get the following error: “Your message was not sent. Tap Try Again to send this message.“. A red exclamation mark appears next to my message and photo that I’m trying to send.

I did a search on Twitter, and it appears that I’m not the only one who has this problem! Other people are having it too. If you are getting an error message, please let us know in the comments. I’m not surprised that AT&T is having these problems today, hopefully they get it fixed soon.