There’s just no such thing as a bad day when Apple has a product unveiling. Ever.
Yesterday the iPhone 5 was announced to an enormous gathering of like-minded geeks & tech junkies consumers in San Francisco. Being the Mac-head that I am, this was the kind of day that fell into the “We must get a cake” category. As in, “How was your day, kids? A new iPhone was unveiled today. Here, have some cake.”
The kids love it when technology news makes Mummy happy.
The two big questions that were asked before the iPhone 5 was revealed today were; Why isn't it being called the iPhone 6? Because technically, it is the 6th generation. If you want to find out the answer, do a quick Google search and enjoy reading some crazy Mac forum threads. And then there's the question of; Why bring out a new version of the iPhone when the last two versions are still relatively new?
Comedian Ricky Gervais put that question out perfectly on Twitter:
And can I just say, I would pee my pants if I ever had a tweet with 7,549 RTs. Just sayin'.
Here’s a snapshot of the main updates to the new iPhone 5:
Want some more good news? Now that the iPhone5 is about to hit the market, supposedly you will be able to get the iPhone 4S for $99 and the iPhone 4 for free.
You can preorder the new iPhone 5 on September 14th, and they start shipping here in the Great White North on September 21st.
Yes. There could be a new iPhone in GigaMom’s hands by the end of the month. Pretty dang fast when you think about when the first iPhone was announced by Steve Jobs in January 2007—it was six months before they were available to order.
The only thing that makes me sad about the iPhone is that it’s pretty much pounding Canadian-based RIM Blackberry phones into a blackberry jam of sorts. I’m a proud Canadian and always support Canadian businesses whenever I can.
But in this case, I love Apples more than Blackberries.
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