For the moment, iPhone 4.0 is available in The States, The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. Fans were brave enough to queue up for hours in front of iPhone 4.0 distributors to get Apple’s latest release. The company has already sold 1.7 million units in just 3 days. “It is the most successful launch in Apple’s history”, said Job Steves, Apple’s boss.

iPhone 4 features:

• Facetime announces the beginning of videophony on iPhone 4. Now it is possible to chat provided you have a Wifi connexion. iOS 4 is equipped with two cameras, one on the front and one on the back in order to show the person you are talking to what is facing you.
• iPhone 4 has a Retina screen with a resolution of 960 x 640 pixels, which is excellent for such a small device. The quality of the screen is really amazing!
• iOS 4 has a multitasking feature allowing you to switch from an application to another instantaneously, without weakening the battery nor performances.
• iPhone 4 is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera and a LED flash.
• iPhone 4.0 battery lasts longer as well as its life span. The device gets a gyroscope for a better control of movement.

What iPhone 4 first users say…

Hardly has it been released, iOS gets itself talked about and shows its first signs of weakness. First, users have complained about the fact that when you grip the Iphone 4, it loses signal. Steve Jobs’s answer “Avoid holding it this way” caused a huge number of funny videos posted on Youtube on the best way to hold your iPhone 4.

Moreover, there are problems of screen discoloration: yellow stains appear on the Iphone 4 Retina screen. Apple said that the product used to put together the different layers of the screen was still drying and that users had to wait for it to evaporate. Not too reassuring!

A bright future for iPhone 4

Apple stated it would replace all faulty devices without giving any specific date to users as iOS 4 is out of stock. iPhone 4 is likely to have a bright future if fans follow the crowd: 600 000 pre-orders on the opening day!

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iOS 4 comes with 1500 new API and 100 new functionalities. This will undoubtedly satisfy iPhone fans of previous versions.

Apple’s new operating system that equips iPhone OS 4 is not compatible with all products from Apple. If iOS works well with the iPhone 3GS, we can’t say the same for iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. Indeed, old devices are not compatible.

What does iOS 4 offer?

During the launch conference for iPhone OS 4, Steve Jobs, Apple’s boss, introduced 7 new features:

1. Multitasking: several applications can be used at the same time without affecting iPhone OS 4’s performances or battery.
2. Folders: they organize applications so that you can find them more easily. Each folder can contain 12 applications, thus making possible the installation of 2000 applications on iPhone 4 versus 180 for former versions.
3. Email: all your email accounts are grouped together. It is now easier to switch from an account to another.
4. iBooks: you can buy books on iPhone OS 4 through iBooks. Moreover, you can keep your reading simultaneously both on your iPhone 4.0 and iPad.
5. Business feature: professionals now have an access to data protection (encrypted emails), VPN support, management of mobile equipment,… You no longer need to plug your iPhone 4 in a computer to install a business application; you can do it via Wifi.
6. Game Center: Steve Jobs thinks of competing with Sony and Nintendo by making 50 000 games available from App Store. The company wants to build a social network for gamers. But today this is just a project under construction for Apple.
7. iAd: Apple wants to broadcast an ad every  3 minutes on some free applications. Think that Apple is likely to reach soon 100 million devices sold (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad), this means 1 billion ads shown per day. Another special feature is that ads are more interactive on iOS 4.

To date, Apple has sold 50 million iPhone and 35 millions iPad, totalizing 85 million mobile devices. Apple’s popularity rating is still growing as iPhone sales show: 1.7 million devices sold over the first 3 days. But when will Applemania stop?

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