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Apple iPhone 4S reservation process

Cisco — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:59:43 +0000

So if you really want an iPhone 4S and don’t want to wait a couple of weeks to have it shipped to your door, then there is one more thing you can do.

You can make a reservation for next day pickup at your favourite Apple Store.

Here’s how:

First go to this link. But go there at 9:00 PM. Set your alarm and reminders.

Reserve an iPhone 4S Step 1

Just follow the steps.

Reserve Your iPhone 4S Step 2

Be sure to pay attention to What To Bring when you go to pickup your new iPhone 4S.

iPhone 4S available Oct 14th

Cisco — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:26:23 +0000

iPhone 4S Available Oct 14th

The wait is over and so is all of the speculating. There is no iPhone 5 announcement today. But…

If you want an iPhone 4 then this is the one to get and you can place your orders online right now.

Just go here.

It will ship with iOS 5 and the AI Software called SIRI.

Where were you when Nothing Happened today?

Cisco — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:55:06 +0000

Unbelievable; Apple hyped an iTunes announcement targeting today for the past few days.

Beatles On iTunes. Really?????

Everyone was hoping for ITunes in the Cloud. But what do we get instead?

You can buy the Beatles Music Catalog on iTunes. Yawn.

The Beatles simply aren’t relevant anymore. So what if a few people who are living in the past want to download this music from iTunes. It’s ridiculous.

Most likely these people will have bought these albums in all of the prior formats including:

45’s
LP’s
8 Track
Audio Cassette
Laser Disk
Mini Compact Disk
Compact Disk or CDs

Now the last one is the kicker.

Why not just stick your Beatle Music CDs into the CD Rom slot in your Mac or PC and Import your Beatles Albums into iTunes. Then you can sync to your iPod, iPad or iPhone. Why spend more money to download this from iTunes. It’s insane.

This is just being hyped because the only one who will really benefit is Apple.

They have had a long running intellectual property battle with the Beatles Related company of Apple Corps Ltd. And being able to bring all of that to and end while potentially making even more money, is big news for Apple Inc.

It’s in Apple’s best interest to get the News Press excited with Hype like “Where were you when you heard…” that we were going to make more money today?

5 to 7 days for delivery of iPhone 4 in the States. 3 Weeks in Canada.

Cisco — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:54:19 +0000

The supply situation for iPhone 4s in the US is improving.

American iPhone 4 shoppers can expect to get their new iPhone 4 in as little as 5 to 7 business days.

I’m sure that placing that order and waiting for over a week must feel like an eternity waiting in anticipation for the package to arrive by courier.

So things are improving in the States in contract to the situation in Canada.

The ETA from order to delivery of your new phone is 3 weeks.

And White iPhone 4s are still unavailable. Imagine the prestige of walking around with one of those.

Analyst had reported that production increases in August would yield to larger supplies by now and this is proving true.

iPhone 4s are reportedly being made at a rate of 90 per minute or 137,000 per day.

Amazon.com iPhone Widgets

iOS 4.1 released

Cisco — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:54:14 +0000

Apple’s recently released iOS 4.1. It has a number of bug fixes and some significant additions.

Those fixes include remedies for the proximity sensor issue which some iPhone 4 users have experienced.

There are also some fixes for Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance.

There are also brand new features like High Dynamic Range photos, a feature to insure that you don’t get washed out images from your iPhone 4 camera.

HD video uploads over WiFi allows you to upload your videos to your YouTube account with a new ‘Send to YouTube’ button.

You can rent TV shows through iTunes.

And last but not least is Game Center. it adds new capabilities for multiplayer gaming including the ability to challenge friends, keep track of scores and achievements, and the ability to find new games by looking at what your friends are playing.

Apple’s recently released iOS 4.1. It has a number of bug fixes and some significant additions. Those fixes include remedies for the proximity sensor issue which some iPhone 4 users have experienced.
There are also some fixes for Bluetooth, and iPhone 3G performance.
There are also brand new features like High Dynamic Range photos, a feature to insure that you don’t get washed out images from your iPhone 4 camera.HD video uploads over WiFi allows you to upload your videos to your YouTube account with a new ‘Send to YouTube’ button.
You can rent TV shows through iTunes.
And last but not least is Game Center. it adds new capabilities for multiplayer gaming including the ability to challenge friends, keep track of scores and achievements, and the ability to find new games by looking at what your friends are playing.

iOS 4.1 released

Apple Music Event announcements

Cisco — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:21:38 +0000

At Apple’s September music event, the company announced iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch and also previewed iOS 4.2 for iPad.

iTunes 10 and Ping were announced.

Ping is a social network for iTunes users to replace the need for Google Buzz and Twitter in our lives. It may also be a Pandora rival in that you can see music recommendations based on your listening and buying habits.

They announced the following hardware updates:

iPod Nano

iPod Touch

iPod Shuffle

Apple TV

iOS 4.1

All bugs have been fixed!

That includes the proximity sensor on the iPhone 4, Bluetooth bugs across the iPod touch and iPhone, and lastly the much talked about iPhone 3G performance issues have been fixed.

HDR

iOS 4.1 also provides a new feature called High Dynamic Range Photos (HDR).

HDR is a new camera-based feature where the device camera improves the colour range of the photos you take..

HD Video & Game Center

iOS 4.1 will give us HD video uploading over WiFi to YouTube for example and also the new Game Center.

Apple’s Game Center is like Microsoft’s Xbox Live where users can play multiplayer games and be matched against anyone of similar skill in a particular game.

Availability

iOS 4.1 is available for iPhone and iPod touch as a free download next week.

iOS 4.2

During this morning’s event Apple also provided a sneak peek of iOS 4.2! There seems to be a trend there where the X.2 version is releaseed for the iPad.

iOS 4.2 is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad but the real focus is for iPad. Essentially, iOS 4.2 is bringing every single feature of iOS 4.1, such as folders and multitasking, to the iPad.

Printing

iOS 4.2 is also bringing wireless printing to the iPad in the form of Print Center. We’ll be able to view print jobs, cancel them, and reprioritize them right from the iPad.

AirPlay

For all three iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, iOS 4.2 is bringing a feature called AirPlay which is a renamed AirTunes feature but can now stream photos and videos along with audio to your AppleTV from any iOS device via WiFi.

Availability

iOS 4.2 is available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad as a free download in November 2010.

The new iPods can be pre-ordered today and will ship next week.

iPad shipping in 24 hours

Cisco — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:16:57 +0000

Apple has been successful in producing iPads in sufficient volume so that you can now expect yours to ship in 24 hours if you were to order one online today.

There are also good levels of inventory at BestBuy and FutureShop stores as well as at your local Apple Store. It would still be our recommendation that your buy the 64GB Wifi Only model if you already have an iPhone for this reason.

iPads shipping in 24 hours

Who is the better iPhone Carrier; Rogers or Bell?

Cisco — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:49 +0000

So if you were going to buy a new iPhone not having been with Rogers or Bell, who should you choose?

Right now in the United States they only have the choice of AT & T. Unless the iPhone is Jail Broken.

But in Canada you can get an iPhone from Rogers, Fido, Bell and Telus. its great for Canadians to have choice but who should you choose?

Rogers Bell or Telus iPhone?

Well do you care about voice calling more than you do about data?

Rogers has better voice quality. Bell has a faster Data Network.

You can select any 2 iPhones. 1 Rogers and 1 Bell and do the speedtest.net App test. Bell gets a faster result.

Select any 2 iPhones and have a conversation with either Carrier and Rogers sounds more clear. Bell has digital hiss and echo and pings.

The other point of note is that for out of plan minutes for local calling you have to pay $0.40 per minute with Bell but $0.35 with Rogers.

Telus and Fido are lower cost variants of Bell and Rogers respectively. Its arguable that they are the best deal since they leverage their big brothers networks.

HSPA Bell Coverage as shown by this really biased chart

The average cost of an iPhone contract with Rogers or Bell is $60.00 to $75.00 per month.

This includes, unlimited Texting, 6 GB of Data and between 150 to 250 minutes with Evenings and Weekends for free starting at 6:00 PM. Be sure to let me know if you have a better plan than that.

I’m curious to learn what your experience is so please post a comment below.

DigiTimes has 2 pieces of news related to Apple’s iOS platform.

Cisco — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:52:33 +0000

The first has to do with the iPhone coming to Verizon in January 2011.

The other reports that Apple may release a 7 inch iPad in 2011.

If Only We Had a Star Trek Time Travel Portal

DigiTimes says that Apple will refresh the iPad in the first quarter of 2011.

The new model will include a processor based on ARM’s Cortex-A9 chip, This will provide a performance upgrade from the current Apple A4 chip that is based on the Cortex-A8 design.

The report also claims that the new iPad will have the same amount of RAM as the iPhone 4 which has 512 MB of RAM, up from the 256 MB in the current iPad.

According to the report, the iPad will be available in both the existing 9.7-inch screen size and a smaller 7-inch size.

The smaller version will have the same 1024 x 768 resolution of the current iPad, resulting in an increase in pixel density to 183 pixels per inch from 132 pixels per inch. While not offering the same high resolution as the iPhone 4′s Retina display at 326 ppi, content on the smaller iPad would seem sharper and clearer than on the 9.7 inch version.
More memory and a faster processor couple with a smaller form factor and possibly a smaller batter or one the same size could mean that the new iPad mini could have less battery life.

Also the main selling point for the original iPad is the greater size of the screen that allows viewing more of the Web or what ever else you are looking at with less eye strain.

It will be interesting to see what develops in the first quarter of 2011.

Get an 8GB iPhone 3GS Now $49 On Contract from Telus

Cisco — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:09:23 +0000

Bell Telus iPhone 3GS

Telus is the first Canadian wireless carrier to reduce the 8GB iPhone 3GS to $49.00 on a 3-year voice and data plan contract.

The iPhone 4 roll out is in full motion with line ups 80 to 100 deep at the Apple Stores in the GTA every day since its release in Canada on July 30th.
So 16GB and 32GB iPhone 3GS are disappearing from sales floors, the 8GB iPhone 3GS comes in at the lowest price ever for a brand-new iPhone.

If you are looking for a deal and do not care much for the iPhone 4, then check out the iPhone 3GS from Telus:

iPhone 3GS 8GB Black (on contract): $49.00 (was $99.00; $50 price drop)
iPhone 3GS 8GB Black (without contract): $549.00 (locked to Telus)

All new iPhone 3GS units already have iOS 4.0 or 4.0.1 preloaded.

iOS 4.0 and 4.0.1 introduced multitasking and home and lock screen backgrounds which run slowly on a 3G iPhone.
The iPhone 3Gs is perfectly suited for the new iOS. 8 Gigabytes of data does not leave a lot of room to play though if you will be a heavy Apps and iPod user.

Users who purchase the 8GB iPhone 3GS outright (no contract) at $549 from an Apple Store will have the device unlocked. Users who purchase the 8GB iPhone 3GS on contract for $49 from an Apple Store will have the device locked to Telus (just as if you bought the device at Telus for $49).

Customers purchasing at an Apple Store also receive a Telus SIM card in store when buying on contract, or will get to choose any carrier SIM card if purchased outright.