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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
A post-doctoral biochemistry fellow at a leading American university has told Wired that Apple likely missed the iPhone 4's reception issues due to cleanliness.
Take a look at this email sent to Steve Jobs and a couple other Apple employees. The biochemist suggests that when engineers washed their hands before touching devices they stripped off their natural hand electrolytes and therefore didn't experience the reception issues now widely reported.
Apparently Apple can fix these issues at minimal cost by placing an electrically insulating organic hydrophobic layer atop the bare metal. This could even be performed at the Apple Store or via a simple self application kit sent to customers. |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
A few former Apple employees have responded to a Quora question that asks, "What's the internal culture of Apple like?"
The answers are definitely interesting and including this comment by Chad Little on Corporate Culture.
Apple is a pretty divided mix of typical corporate red tape and politics mixed in with startup level urgency when the direction comes from Steve. If you have a project that Steve is not involved in, it will take months of meetings to move things forward. If Steve wants it done, it's done faster than anyone thinks is humanly possible. The best way to get any cross departmental work done was to say its for Steve and you'd probably have it the same day.
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Sunday, 04 July 2010 |
The iPhone 4 will be on sale later this month in Australia through all major mobile carriers and of course, through Apple. If you purchase outright through Apple, you will be buying the iPhone unlocked (officially) which means you can place any SIM card inside and it will work without any problems (and without the worry about jailbreaking > unlocking > prevented from upgrading firmware). So, how much is it going to cost Australians to buy the iPhone 4 outright? We've done the maths, and we think we've got it.
US and Japanese pricing will not be taken into consideration here. This is because every iPhone 4 purchase requires new two-year service contract. Simply, the iPhones sold in the US and Japan do not cost $199/$299 outright.
Let's start off with converting the current outright pricing from the countries which offer it already. Obviously, every country has different taxes, import duties and goods and services taxes. We've seen with past product releases that converting the price of one country to another doesn't reflect its final price.
Currency Conversion
- United Kingdom: £499 [16GB] > $900AUD [16GB] / £599 [32GB] > $1080AUD [32GB]
- France: 629€ [16GB] > $936AUD [16GB] / $739€ [32GB] > $1100AUD [32GB]
Apple recently introduced an 8GB iPhone 3GS. Since Australia already has this iPhone offered outright, this will also act as a useful guide to where the new iPhone 4s will fit in.
8GB iPhone 3GS Comparison
- United Kingdom: £419 > $756AUD
- France: 519€ > $770AUD
- Australia: $719AUD
We can also analyse the price points in the iPhone 3GS release.
iPhone 3GS Price Points
- Australia: $719 [8GB] / $879 [16GB] / $1049 [32GB]
- United Kingdom: £342 [8GB] > $697AUD / £440 [16GB] > $896AUD / £538 [32GB] > $1094AUD {Conversion prices as of 12 June 2009}
Lastly, we can compare iPad pricing.
iPad Pricing Comparison
- In the UK, the 32GB and 64GB iPad (Wifi only) is the same price as the 16GB and 32GB iPhone 4 respectively.
- In France, the 16GB iPhone4 is cheaper than the 64GB iPad and the 32GB iPhone4 is more expensive.
- In both countries, the 64GB iPad is the same price as the 32GB iPad with 3G. In Australia, the 3G version is $49 more expensive.
- In both countries, the 32GB iPhone4 is cheaper than the 64GB iPad with 3G.
- In Australia, the 64GB iPad with 3G sells for $1,049.
Our Prediction
We are confident that the 32GB iPhone4 price will fit in the price range between the 32GB and 64GB iPad with 3G price range ($928 - $1049). This is reflected worldwide in all Apple Stores and it is likely the Australian Apple Store will follow suit. That means it will be cheaper than the 32GB iPhone 3GS when it was released last year (< $1049).
Examining the 3GS release prices, the Australian pricing reflects the current 8GB iPhone 3GS prices. Using this as a guide, the $AUD price is lower in both instances. So we predict the prices for the iPhone 4 unlocked and sold outright through Apple will be:
iPhone 4 16GB: $849
iPhone 4 32GB: $1019
However, since January, the $AUD has been dropping slowly behind the $US ($0.91 to now $0.83 monthly average). This will mean a higher price for Australians at this current time and add an element of unpredictability to estimating the prices. This may add up to $30 on the outright prices. Let us know on Twitter ( @AusiPhoneiPad) or through e-mail what you think!
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 |
The iPhone 4 release in Australia is in less than a month away! Which Friday will the iPhone be released on? How much will it cost? Will the white iPhone be available? We're here to answer as many questions as we can and provide you with all the information you will need. To ensure you are kept up to date, simply follow us on Twitter (@AusiPhoneiPad) to make sure you don't miss the announcements! If you have any questions or tips, shoot us an e-mail or send as a tweet.
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Friday, 02 July 2010 |
Thanks to those who tipped us by email and on Twitter!
Overnight, the Apple Store updated their iPhone page to replace the existing 3GS with the iPhone 4, to be released in Australia in late July. While no pricing information has been released, many have speculated the low $1K mark when comparing postpaid prices paid in the UK in its release last month. Surprisingly, the 16GB and 32GB iPhone 3GS have been removed temporarily while the 8GB is still available for $719 with an estimated ship of 1-3 business days.
Worldwide delays in manufacturing the white iPhone 4 have raised concerns about whether it will be available at the second worldwide launch of the iPhone (Australia, Canada, New Zealand). Steve Jobs has confirmed the iPhone 4 will be released in late July and there will be no changes in pushing dates back. It is now only a question of whether all models and colours will be available. |
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Friday, 02 July 2010 |
Three's old plans (left) compared to the new (right)
Three have upgraded their caps today to add great value to all caps above $29. Three's 'free stuff' now includes a social networking pack (Facebook, Myspace). With the increase in mobile internet use, it's no surprise that mobile internet quota is now included from the $29 cap, where previously it costed $2 per MB. The $49 Cap saw the biggest increase in data allowance, from 50MB to 500MB. The $69 cap jumped from 100MB to 750MB and the $79 cap increased its data from 250MB to 1GB. Combine these plans with tethering on your iPhone and it might be more cost-effective. Apart from data, all plans above $29 saw an increase in number of calls and SMS apart from the $39 cap which stands at $250 credit per month.
And Three's unlimited caps have also increased in value (who knew you could add more value to 'unlimited'). A $79 unlimited cap has been added as the baseline cap, with unlimited calls/SMS + 1GB data allowance. The current $99 and $119 cap now include voicemail &13/18 numbers and standard National SMS/MMS sent to personal mobile numbers. The $119 also includes $50 IDD credit. Check out the new caps on the Three website. |
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