My friends at Techradar and Tap! have been up all night covering the iPhone 5 announcement – literally all night in the case of Tap! – so if you want to know about the latest iteration of the iPhone then have I got links for you.
First up, Tap!’s very excellent iPhone guide [iTunes link], featuring some words from me; this one is for Newsstand, so it works on iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. It’s a wonderful publication, with some great design touches. The writing ain’t bad either.
Next, Techradar’s hands-on, me on the “meh” that greeted the iPhone 5 launch, and my esteemed colleague Gareth Beavis taking a very different view. There’s only one way to solve this. Fiiiiiiight!
Incidentally, I started a news roundup today with the phrase “what’s black and white and meh’d all over?” It’s all downhill from here.
Missed one: me on why leaks have taken all the fun out of Apple reveals:
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/leaks-have-taken-the-fun-out-of-apple-events-1096726
“Tim Cook could have taken the stage in front of a slide saying ‘What the internet said. Same prices. Ships on the 21st’ and then summoned the Foo Fighters, saving everyone a great deal of time and effort.”
And this from the man that disses unboxing videos :)
I already knew all I needed to know about the iPhone5 – the price tag confirmed what I already knew, so back to hacking JellyBean on to my 2½ year old HTC Desire (it’s on – some minor irritating issues thanks for asking but otherwise working well)
As I said, other phones are available :)
The daily mash was good on this today:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/iphone-5-not-as-good-as-first-phone-ever-made-2012091941628
“As praise is heaped upon the iPhone 5′s many intricate functions, Professor Henry Brubaker of the Institute for Studies claimed Apple’s efforts don’t amount to shit compared to Alexander Graham Bell’s.”