iPhone Hysteria

[legion]

Here are two recent articles that refer to that topic:

http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/21/google-23rds-of-our-mobile-search-comes-from-apples-ios/
http://www.asymco.com/2011/09/21/the-perils-of-possession-without-utilization/

The number of apps or the number of users means almost nothing if those apps or users aren't making anyone any money.

That second link just says Android users have better things to do with their time than stare at a little screen, like hooking up with the people they contacted on their phone in real life.

[Coligny]

That second link just says Android users have better things to do with their time than stare at a little screen, like hooking up with the people they contacted on their phone in real life.

So why do they have a smartphone to start with ?

(feeding the trull...)

[legion]

So why do they have a smartphone to start with ?

(feeding the trull...)

for whatever function they think they needed

it's basic segmentation

[nikoneko]

In the UK the rescue services are finding themselves quite busy retrieving hikers who thought they could use their smartphone GPS to negotiate the moors, then the battery ran out.

Totally off-topic now but yes, absolutely. In fact any kind of modern outdoor survival book or whatever you read these days makes this point over and over. Do not rely on GPS or expect your cell phone to work. Have a map and a compass and know how to use them. People are idiots and with the 'Yama Girl' boom here I'm surprised we don't see more incidents like that here.

[Coligny]

Totally off-topic now but yes, absolutely. In fact any kind of modern outdoor survival book or whatever you read these days makes this point over and over. Do not rely on GPS or expect your cell phone to work. Have a map and a compass and know how to use them. People are idiots and with the 'Yama Girl' boom here I'm surprised we don't see more incidents like that here.

So rekishiko is already dead... good...

As for them yam gurlz... whatever can improve Darwin's scorecard is totally okay in my book...

ANd I think I got me the storyline for my next "outdoor adventure super happy necrophiliac party" docudrama...

[Mike Oxlong]

As for them yam gurlz... whatever can improve Darwin's scorecard is totally okay in my book...

They usually seem to cause a lot of collateral damage by way of rescue parties that have to risk life & limb to bring these Darwin Award candidates back to the flock.

[Doctor Stop]

That second link just says Android users have better things to do with their time than stare at a little screen, like hooking up with the people they contacted on their phone in real life.

Since the second article deals with wifi use in airports and in-flight, that hooking up is probably limited to the number of blowjobs they can give each other in airport and airplane toilets.

[IparryU]

They usually seem to cause a lot of collateral damage by way of rescue parties that have to risk life & limb to bring these Darwin Award candidates back to the flock.

just amazing how many stupid people are out there... yah... lets go hiking for a day only using our smartphone/iphone's gps... wait... the battery life is only... 4 hours and we are going hiking for... a whole day... hmmm.... ya... so what time do we have to wake up?

[matsuki]

just amazing how many stupid people are out there... yah... lets go hiking for a day only using our smartphone/iphone's gps... wait... the battery life is only... 4 hours and we are going hiking for... a whole day... hmmm.... ya... so what time do we have to wake up?

They do have solar powered chargers nowadays but last I checked, most smartphones aren't waterproof (I know we have some that are) and there are a number of other ways for it to fail so yeah, reliance only on your cellphone for guidance is retarded.

[BigInJapan]

[Coligny]

Apple will launch its next-generation iPhone 5 in five initial markets on October 14th according to a new report from Macotakara.
The site, which has a mixed track record, reports that Apple will release the new device in the United States, the U.K., Germany, Japan and France on that date, with launches in additional markets to follow. [Cont.]

People still have money there ? I dun't think so...

[Mulboyne]

The new au catalogue has no entry for the iPhone but one small entry has slipped through the proofreaders. It appears at the foot of one of the pages:

[wagyl]

I think this needs context. I am not interested enough to go to the nearest au shop and look at the catalogue, but might this just be suggesting that an iPhone specific application will be launched on that date? Especially as the preceding footnote is referring to data charges being levied.

[BigInJapan]

[2triky]

Guess a new iphone 4s just popped up on the Apple Ginza store website, with a 10.04.2011 release date:

http://www.apple.com/jp/retail/ginza/

[2triky]

Guess a new iphone 4s just popped up on the Apple Ginza store website, with a 10.04.2011 release date:

http://www.apple.com/jp/retail/ginza/

EDIT. a 10.14.2011 release date

[Mulboyne]

Apple has confirmed KDDi will be handling the iPhone 4s along with Softbank.

[Coligny]

So all those chinese sit selling iphone 5 protectors shaped like some 3gs thngs were like totally wrong ?

[2triky]

So all those chinese sit selling iphone 5 protectors shaped like some 3gs thngs were like totally wrong ?

YUP. Worthless.

[BigInJapan]

Apple has confirmed KDDi will be handling the iPhone 4s along with Softbank.

(Reuters) - Japan's second-largest mobile carrier KDDI will sell Apple's new iPhone, the California-based company said, ending rival operator Softbank's highly profitable reign as the sole provider in Japan.

Shares in Softbank fell 2.8 percent in early trading, while KDDI fell 0.4 percent, compared with an almost flat Nikkei average.

(Fox Business) Apple iPhone 4S Fails to Wow Investors, Fans

Expectations were high at this critical juncture, when Android phones by Samsung Electronics and other rivals are closing in on Apple's lead and the important holiday shopping season gets started.

Investors and fans, looking to be blown away by some amazing surprise, sent the shares down as much as 5 percent before they recovered with the market to close down 0.6 percent.

Having the iPhone 4S available from au is a good thing, but I was seriously underwhelmed by the incremental "upgrade" from the iPhone 4.
When my 3GS contract runs out, I'll be looking seriously at an Android. The Galaxy SII is looking pretty good, with other Samsung and HTC models coming soon that have full HD displays.

[gaijinpunch]

A Bachelors in Japanese and 12 years of residence under my belt and there's a few things I don't understand:

-The fucked ATM system
-Why pubes are so fucking popular
-The telephone packages

I have an iPhone 4. My wife has an old turd, also from softbank. Both phones are in my name. If I get an iPhone 4s, can I give my wife my iPhone 4 and have her continue on the same contract? I think the iPhone gets some special SIM and maybe some other bullshit.

I know asking Softbank is the best but their documentation is clearly designed for Japanese to identify with: lines, arrows, charts, numbers... which could all be summed up in about 2 sentences, but the sales people can't even fucking do that.

[wagyl]

I have an iPhone 4. My wife has an old turd, also from softbank. Both phones are in my name. If I get an iPhone 4s, can I give my wife my iPhone 4 and have her continue on the same contract? I think the iPhone gets some special SIM and maybe some other bullshit.

Softbank have a iPhone specific phone plan: look at all those exciting (i)s.

[IparryU]

A Bachelors in Japanese and 12 years of residence under my belt and there's a few things I don't understand:

-The fucked ATM system
-Why pubes are so fucking popular
-The telephone packages

I have an iPhone 4. My wife has an old turd, also from softbank. Both phones are in my name. If I get an iPhone 4s, can I give my wife my iPhone 4 and have her continue on the same contract? I think the iPhone gets some special SIM and maybe some other bullshit.

I know asking Softbank is the best but their documentation is clearly designed for Japanese to identify with: lines, arrows, charts, numbers... which could all be summed up in about 2 sentences, but the sales people can't even fucking do that.

from my understanding about switching phones... you put your sim card in the new phone and go to softbank to have them get a new sim card for your wife to put in your old phone?
your sim => new phone
wify sim => convert to iphone sim done by softbank

i can be wrong, but i dont think that you need a new contract with SB to get an Iphone if you have a contract with them already...

[Coligny]

A Bachelors in Japanese and 12 years of residence under my belt and there's a few things I don't understand:

-The fucked ATM system
-Why pubes are so fucking popular
-The telephone packages

Google paipan... them things... they are starting to change...

(and th3 GIS fooking delivers...)

[2triky]

http://gizmodo.com/5846812/siri-sounds-like-ass-in-japan-literally

[2triky]

Steve Jobs has passed away.


See here: http://www.apple.com

[gaijinpunch]

Google paipan... them things... they are starting to change...

Now they have to learn to not just lay there in pornography.

your sim => new phone
wify sim => convert to iphone sim done by softbank

Word -- if this actually works, it'll probably be worthwhile for me to upgrade to a 4S. I looked at the Smartphone lineup on Softbank's page, but it's somewhat underwhelming... then again, I'm just looking at the cases.

Are none of them Android? At first glance, it seems like no. I couldn't imagine investing in another phone that wasn't Android or IOS, in the name of retaining data (easily) for a later phone.

The other caveat is that she wants oneseg. Might have to get her off that crazy idea.

EDIT: Maybe not;
http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/iphone/service/app/tv_battery/

[BigInJapan]

I looked at the Smartphone lineup on Softbank's page, but it's somewhat underwhelming... then again, I'm just looking at the cases.
Are none of them Android? At first glance, it seems like no.

Here is a simple intro of Softbank's fall/winter 2011 smartphone lineup on Tech Crunch (ENG). 8 out of 9 new models are Android.
You can see the complete Softbank smartphone lineup (JPN) here (goes back to falll/winter 2010).

[BigInJapan]

There does not seem to be any official info on the iPhone 4S payment plans on either the au or Softbank sites yet, so here is a translated version of the fee structure.



Softank is offering an incentive campaign to convince existing 3G/3GS users to switch to the iPhone 4S.
Campaign period is from Oct. 14 to Nov. 30 (iPhone 3GS or 3G customers only)

Upon switching to the iPhone 4S, the remainder of your subsidized payments for the existing 3G/3GS will be discounted as a monthly cash-back option.
If I understand it correctly, it means Softbank will absolve you of paying the remainder of your 3G/3GS contract as long as you switch to the iPhone 4S (16GB), or the iPhone 4 (16GB/8GB).
Are-Kore-Sore upgrade campaign (Japanese)

Softbank's iPhone 4S homepage
KDDI (au)'s iPhone 4S homepage

[Morgan285]

The company has launched iphone 4S instead of iphone 5. Above all steve has gone now, think iphone5 will only be launched next year only,