The New iPhone

[HSVREDSLED]

I probably wouldn't have gone that far Davo, but you have expressed your point. I just dont get people camping out for something that will be a dime a dozen in about two weeks time. If there was a limited run of say 10000 worldwide and you had to camp out to get them, then yeah I can see the point. But todays I phone 5 will be tommorows paper weights.

[planetdavo]

You seem desperate to point that out. Why?

Do I? Maybe you are just having a bad night...

[planetdavo]

I probably wouldn't have gone that far Davo, but you have expressed your point. I just dont get people camping out for something that will be a dime a dozen in about two weeks time. If there was a limited run of say 10000 worldwide and you had to camp out to get them, then yeah I can see the point. But todays I phone 5 will be tommorows paper weights.

One day, maybe, these people might realise what they are doing. Hopefully before they drive into the back of the car in front, or get hit by a bus, or a train.
Besides being victims of their addiction, they are often simply blowing their money.
As they have a right to do, but don't get too precious if people point it out to them. Sometimes, the truth hurts, but you might learn from it.

[VRIIClubby]

Shows just how unhappy and lonely many people are these days doesn't it.

I think that's a pretty far fetched quote there Davo,

I mean, you may root chickens all night and think thats a life, and on the flipside of that they stop you from being lonely Just because you "think" it makes them loner's and unhappy emo like doesn't mean that they are, who are you to judge? after all refer back to the poor chickens Happiness abnd Loneliness is a state of mind,

being addicted to a piece of metal and spending $XX on it could be considered an addiction, does it mean this addiction is going to make you run little kiddies over in your piece of metal? You catching my drift?

maybe your stuck in the dark old ages, still watching BETA and waiting for a telex to come in? maybe your mrs is writing chain mail to send on to people, who knows, whatever makes you happy bud, as long as you dont hurt or offend anyone (to seriously) in the process you can keep on keeping on, but stating that these people have issues and are unhappy is just plain stupid and excuse me for saying, very SHALLOW....

I'd be more inclined to agree with this far more reasonable comment than making such an ill informed and factless comment;;;

I just dont get people camping out for something that will be a dime a dozen in about two weeks time. If there was a limited run of say 10000 worldwide and you had to camp out to get them, then yeah I can see the point. But todays I phone 5 will be tommorows paper weights.

[planetdavo]

The world existed before mobile phones and ipads were invented VRII. If you can't see just how addicted people are to an electronic life then you need to open your eyes a whole lot more. Many people in life these days are looking for a distraction from reality, and phones have become the item to do it. Bit sad really. The simple pleasures in life have been forgotten, and strangely, the current lives of many people are far more distant than in the past, even though we are supposedly more "connected"...

[Evman]

iOS6 has been jailbroken already according to Engadget. One thing I'm a little jealous of is the ease of jailbreaking an iPhone. Some Android phones are very easy to root, others are very difficult.

[bozodos]

Most of the early campers are representing businesses trying to the Apple style of marketing by getting exposure to the inevitable media circus.

Davo: Social networking and mobile computing means that I'm more connected to friends and family than I ever was in the past - I don't use electronic devices to replace human interaction, but to enhance it

[team illucid]

iOS6 has been jailbroken already according to Engadget. One thing I'm a little jealous of is the ease of jailbreaking an iPhone. Some Android phones are very easy to root, others are very difficult.

only on old phones. The injection attack works everytime because Apple are lazy and don't fix their software.
Windows 8 Tablet

[VRIIClubby]

The world existed before mobile phones and ipads were invented VRII. If you can't see just how addicted people are to an electronic life then you need to open your eyes a whole lot more. Many people in life these days are looking for a distraction from reality, and phones have become the item to do it. Bit sad really. The simple pleasures in life have been forgotten, and strangely, the current lives of many people are far more distant than in the past, even though we are supposedly more "connected"...

See, even there you are so far of the mark it ain't funny! Social Media isnt used by people (the vast majority) as a distraction from reality, thats the twats living in Halo and World of Warcraft, eating packets of chips and smashing energy drinks to be supreme leaders, now that IS a DISTRACTION FROM REALITY! You seem to be very confused with different realities?

My closest family member is 7 hours away...and it spreads out from there (immediate family - mother, father, brother and sister) and Social Media is USED to communicate with each other, for example, taking a video of my daughter making her first steps and sending it to her proud grandparents and aunties uncles who would not have previously had the ability to experience that moment with us..can u see that? Or are too blinded by false and blind impressions you seem to hold so dearly?

So to me, and I would have a stab in the dark here and say 95% of the people using these services are using them to share those simple pleasures in life with the ones closest to them (or the world in some cases lol) as this simple qoute states:

Davo: Social networking and mobile computing means that I'm more connected to friends and family than I ever was in the past - I don't use electronic devices to replace human interaction, but to enhance it

[OPTIMUS]

The world existed before mobile phones and ipads were invented VRII. If you can't see just how addicted people are to an electronic life then you need to open your eyes a whole lot more. Many people in life these days are looking for a distraction from reality, and phones have become the item to do it. Bit sad really. The simple pleasures in life have been forgotten, and strangely, the current lives of many people are far more distant than in the past, even though we are supposedly more "connected"...

i dont necessarily disagree with what Davo says its just the fact he took the high ground and the irony is he regularly gets caught up in back and forth arguments on this forum leads me to believe his life is no more exciting or socially active then an apple fanboy.

I agree people spend too much time on facebook and the like and share too much information about themselves. unfortuantely the internet is a rare place in todays society where you have the freedoms to do and say what you think, in a world of political correctness and where the criminal is treated like the victim its sometimes needed as an escape.

[bozodos]

a good point also Optimus, and something that many people who don't work in IT (and therefore lack the requisite paranoia about data retention and sharing on the internet) don't think about.

[mrtockley]

Mention the magic iPhone or Apple words and watch the haters come out. I'm sure Apple are very worried about a few bogan haters' opinions on a small Australian car forum. They must be madly taking notes on what to put in the next phone..

[NickS]

Sweet ... had an email waiting for me this morning, my iPhone 5 will be delivered today!

Now I just need to find out where I can buy a life, I searched the Apple Store and the App Store but they don't seem to sell them ... any ideas ???

[macca_779]

Sweet ... had an email waiting for me this morning, my iPhone 5 will be delivered today!

Now I just need to find out where I can buy a life, I searched the Apple Store and the App Store but they don't seem to sell them ... any ideas ???

Same. Mine says its sitting at my local TNT


iPhone 4

[C4B]

Sweet ... had an email waiting for me this morning, my iPhone 5 will be delivered today!

Now I just need to find out where I can buy a life, I searched the Apple Store and the App Store but they don't seem to sell them ... any ideas ???

No Nick, you've got it all wrong. Being a know it all on Internet forums means you have a life. You'll never cut it buying inferior tech gadgets you sheep ;-)

I got the same email by the way. TNT "oi oi oi"