If you're one of the many that have spent all morning sat hitting the refresh key in a pre-ordering frenzy, chances are you spied one seemingly glaring omission from Apple's online ordering system: there were no unlocked iPhone 4S handsets, at least in the U.S.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
Behind Mail, Mobile Safari is probably one of the most used apps on the iPhone. It's one of the joys of the iOS universe - a lightweight mobile browser that actually behaves like a proper, fully-fledged (bar Flash, obviously) desktop browser. Everyone loves it, and it works well. But it's missing one thing.
If there's one certainty about the release of a new iDevice, it's that Firemint will announce a new, shiny release of the ever-popular racing simulator, Real Racing 2.
It's all go right now in the world of Windows Phone and Xbox 360, and Microsoft's announcements just keep on coming.
During Apple's iPhone event, possibly the most awe-inspiring demonstration was that of the new Siri feature which is built into iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. Siri's features, which offer users the ability to almost have a conversation with the iPhone 4S, will be exclusive to Apple's new smartphone, with all current hardware left out in the cold.
Well, it's all go in the patent world again, with Samsung already throwing the toys out of the pram. The Korean giant is attempting to block sales of Apple's (very) recently announced iPhone 4S in both France and Italy.
One of Apple's key differentiators is AppleCare, which offers that added piece of mind when you attach it to your Apple branded bride and joy.
Did we all enjoy today's Apple event? We know we did. With Apple unveiling a whole new iPhone, refreshed iPods and more iCloud and iOS 5 info, it's been a rather eventful day so far.
Oh iCloud, we seem to have known all about you for so long, yet we barely know you. Apple's MobileMe replacement, and all-round data syncing system is finally out of beta, and ready for primetime (well almost, anyway).
Few could argue that Apple's failed attempt at making music social had much merit. Ping, for starters, was an awful name, and was a little too close to another semi-failed social app, Ping.fm. Of course, it was only the likes of us geeks that knew that, but that's besides the point.
