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  • 764-htc-evo-first-4g-phone-very-sweet_tiny HTC EVO
    First 4G phone. Very sweet!
    about 1 month ago, Chris said:
    The phone looks like a freaking brick. Like Zach Morris pulling his cell phone out of a backpack big. Not for me, thank you.
  • 251-lady-gaga-hot-or-just-annoying_tiny Lady Gaga
    Hot or just annoying?
    about 1 month ago, Chris said:
    Agreed. Annoys me to no end! Though apparently A-Rod has a different take on her...
  • 786-skydiving-panorama-super-cool_tiny Skydiving Panorama
    Super Cool!
    about 1 month ago, Nate said:
    Go here to see the sweet panorama:

    http://gizmodo.com/5565224/this-amazing-skydiving-panorama-makes-me-want-to-jump
  • 785-world-cup-no-scoring-problems-with-the-ball_tiny World Cup - No Scoring...
    Problems with the ball...?
    about 1 month ago, Nate said:
    The top teams in the world are struggling big time to score... Is it the ball as some players are claiming? The vuvuzela's, altitude, cold, world cup jitters, or what's the deal?
  • 783-gulf-coast-spill-theres-some-oil-in-the-water_tiny Gulf Coast Spill
    There's some oil in the water
    about 1 month ago, Chris said:
    What they need is someone to plug the damn hole. Wonder why nobody has thought of that yet...
  • 783-gulf-coast-spill-theres-some-oil-in-the-water_tiny Gulf Coast Spill
    There's some oil in the water
    about 1 month ago, Nate said:
    This whole Gulf Coast oil spill makes no sense...how is it taking so long to fix the leak...!?
  • 783-gulf-coast-spill-theres-some-oil-in-the-water_tiny Gulf Coast Spill
    There's some oil in the water
    about 1 month ago, Chris said:
    So am I the only one who doesn't think more regulation will really do much? I mean, if losing billions of dollars doesn't provide enough incentive for a company to double-check their rigs, I'm not sure what punitive amount the government could enforce that would.
  • 776-iphone-4-this-thing-is-awesome_tiny iPhone 4
    This thing is awesome!
    about 1 month ago, Chris said:
    Eh, under-impressed.
  • 776-iphone-4-this-thing-is-awesome_tiny iPhone 4
    This thing is awesome!
    about 1 month ago, Nate said:
    * As we said, it's shockingly thin.
    * The screen is truly outrageous -- you basically cannot see pixels on it. We're not being hyperbolic when we say it's easily the best looking mobile phone screen we've ever laid eyes on.
    * The build quality is really solid. The home button feels much snappier, and on the whole it just feel like a tightly-packed device, but it's not heavy.
    * The side buttons are really nice and clicky.
    * iOS 4 is very familiar -- there's not a lot added to fit and finish.
  • 776-iphone-4-this-thing-is-awesome_tiny iPhone 4
    This thing is awesome!
    about 1 month ago, Nate said:
    The design

    The hardware design hasn't changed from the one we already knew about. It uses the same materials as the prototype: Black glass and stainless steel rim. It fits with the rest of the Apple product line, from the hard edges to the Dieter-Ramish utilitarianism of the iMac and the iPad.

    The size is smaller than the previous generation: 34% thinner than the iPhone 3GS. Although it is 3 grams heavier. According to Apple, it's the thinnest smartphone ever. It has split buttons for volume, unlike the current iPhone 3GS, all made in stainless steel.

    The stainless steel rim
    The stainless steel rim gives the structure to the iPhone, and acts as part of the antenna for 3G and Wi-Fi. In theory, this will greatly increase the reception abilities of the new iPhone 4.
    The hardware

    The new big brain
    It has an Apple A4 chip inside, just like the iPad. Inside the A4 there are a few interconnected chips: A Cortex-A8 main processor unit—the main brains—paired with a PowerVR SGX 535—which handles the high definition graphics of the new iPhone. These are directly connected with each other and two low-power 128MB DDR SDRAM chips. Since all these components are in the same chip, they can process things faster while consuming less battery than before.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide

    The A4 also consumes less power because its sub-components can be switched on and off when they are not needed, shaving watts whenever it's possible.

    Battery life
    The battery is 16% bigger than the current one. Coupled with the A4 processor and new display, it results in a longer battery life: Apple claims 40% more talk time. Here are their figures:

    • Talk over 3G: 7 hours.
    • Browsing over 3G: 6 hours.
    • Browsing over Wi-Fi: 10 hours.
    • Video: 10 hours.
    • Music: 40 hours.
    • Stand-by: 300 hours.

    The display
    The 3.5-inch screen has a resolution of 960?×?640 pixels. Apple calls is the Retina Display, and it has four times as many pixels as the current iPhone 3GS' display. The screen has 326 pixel per inch resolution, a higher definition than your typical magazine, a quality that shows in the screenshot.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide

    Apple claims that this IPS-based display—the same technology as used in the iPad—also has 800-to-1 contrast ratio which is four times better than the 3GS, with a higher viewing angle.

    The apps will take automatic advantage of the increased relative resolution, which mean they will be a lot sharper for text, 3D graphics, and vectorial art. However, developers will need to include higher resolution bitmap images to make the app look perfect.

    The main camera
    The new iPhone has a bigger sensor for the main camera. It's backlit and has bigger lenses too. Instead of having a higher resolution, however, the sensor maintains the same 5 megapixel count. They are bigger dots, however, so it has a higher ISO—or sensitivity to light. That means that you would be able to take better photos and video in low light conditions, and your pictures will look a lot better.

    The camera also has a LED-based flash, which works both for photographs and video.

    The video conferencing camera
    In the front, there's a video conference camera, with standard VGA resolution. This camera will be used with third-party applications, as well as Apple's own video conference solution.

    Gyroscope
    The new iPhone 4 has a gyroscope built-in. This means that it can track movement with a very high precision, much higher than the built-in accelerometers in the previous iPhones. It's 3-axis, so it's capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Couple with the accelerometer, you have 6-axis motion sensing.

    Other
    • Like the iPad 3GS, the new iPhone uses the new micro-SIM standard.
    • It has an additional microphone on the top used for noise cancelation.
    The software

    iOS4
    The new iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, a new moniker for the iPhone OS. The biggest new feature is, of course, selective multi-tasking, Apple's way to multitask some application features without consuming too many resources and battery power.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide

    The new iOS 4 supports Apple's Retina display using resolution independence. This means that applications will automatically get scaled for the new resolution, but looking sharper, not pixelated. That includes typography, 2D vector graphics, and 3D graphics. However, developers will have to include higher resolution images for buttons or other screen controls (something that many have already, since this was already exposed in the last WWDC).

    Video calling
    However, the biggest feature of the new iPhone 4 is probably video calling, thanks to its front camera. Apple calls it FaceTime, and it works iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi—at least for 2010. Apple claims that in the future it will be available over 3G.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide

    iMovie for iPhone
    The new iPhone 4 will be able to use a new editing software from Apple: iMovie for iPhone. It comes with 1,500 new features.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide

    The new iMovie for iPhone works on high definition 720p right. You can use it to cut the video clips, add automatic Ken Burns effects for still images and a music soundtrack taken from your iPhone's tunes. After you are done with your movie, you can export it to 360p, 520p, and 720p.

    It's a separate application, however, it doesn't come built-in with the iPhone 4.

    iBooks
    iBooks will also be available for the new iOS4. Apple claims that the new iPhone 4's 325 pixel-per-inch display will make the books perfectly readable. It will use the same controls as the iBooks application in the iPad.

    iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide
    Price and availability

    The Phone 4 will be available in black or white on June 24, and will cost $199 and $299 for 16 and 32GB.
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