iMore has learned that Apple is planning the release of the iPhone 5S for this summer, currently for August. Next generation iPads, presumably the iPad 5 and potentially the iPad mini 2, may also debut as soon as this April.
Sources familiar with the plans have told iMore that the iPhone 5S does indeed have the same basic design as the iPhone 5, with a more advanced processor and an improved camera. With the iPhone 5, Apple reduced the thinness of the casing but managed to keep essentially the same, if not slightly better, overall quality. Given the dimensions, or lack-thereof, that in-and-of itself was a feat of engineering. With the iPhone 5S, the aim is to once again raise the bar in terms of iPhone optics, including a much better camera in essentially the same casing. No huge surprises there, given the past history of S-class iPhones.
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iPad はまだ確定はしていない
また次世代 iPad の発表が４月らしいということは、真剣に検討されている証拠だと思われるが、まだハッキリしたワケではない。iPad 5 で唯一変更されるのは筐体だが、そのリークはすでに始まっており、その意味では辻褄が合う。Retina iPad mini の登場にはまだ時間がかかりそうだ。
We’ve also been told an April-ish launch is getting serious consideration for the next-generation iPads, but we’re really not sure what to make of that yet. iPad 5 casings have already begun to leak — the only big redesign in the line — so that could make sense. Retina for the iPad mini, however, still doesn’t sound imminent.
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ミニの Retina 化はない
現行モデルより高額の iPad、あるいは現行モデルほどバッテリーの持ちがよくない iPad をアップルが出すことはない。したがって次の iPad mini の４月発表が確実なら、それは Retina 化以外のスペックの向上である可能性が大だ。詳細はもうすぐ分かると思う。
Apple is not going to release iPads that costs more or don’t get as good battery life as the current models. So, if the next iPad mini does end up getting slated for April, it could be a spec bump, or have something other than Retina as a differentiator. Hopefully we’ll know more soon.
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楽しいことになりそうだ
もし予定どおりに事が運ぶなら、今年の春と夏は楽しいことになりそうだ。
If these plans stick, we should be in for a fun spring and summer.
iMore has learned that Apple is planning to debut the new iPhone at a special event on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, with the release date to follow 9 days later on Friday, September 21. This information comes from sources who have proven accurate in the past.
iPad mini が９月１２日のイベントで発表される予定。新 iPod nano の発表も同じイベントになるだろう。iPad mini の発売日がいつになるかについてはまだ情報を得ていないが、iPhone 5 と同じになる可能性もある。また新 iPod touch も同日に登場しそうだが、こちらについての情報もまだない。
The iPad mini will be announced at the same September 12 event, as will the new iPod nano. We haven’t heard a release date for the iPad mini yet, but it could be the same as the iPhone 5. It seems likely the new iPod touch will make an appearance on September 12 as well, though we haven’t heard any specific information about that yet either.
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Rene Ritchie はこのほかにも iOS 6 や iPad mini の詳細について触れているが、この９月１２日が John Paczkowski［AllThingsD］や Dante D’Orazio［The Verge］の挙げている日とも一致していることが注目される。
Apple Retail Stores have replaced the iMacs that traditional served as their “kid’s table” with iPads. The tables, which had previously been decked out with a quartet of iMacs, now sport 4 iPads instead.
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すぐなじんだ３歳の息子
これまでの iMac に教育プログラムやゲームが入っていたように、iPad にも子供向けアプリが入っている。いつからこうなったのか知らないが、地元のアップルストアで修理済みの Mac をピックアップした際に気がついた。一緒につれていった３歳の息子は新しい環境にすぐなじんだ。家でやるのと同じようにプックアプリを立ち上げて遊び始める。息子にとっては iMac でマウスを使うのより iPad の方が簡単にアプリを探して遊べる。これは大成功だ。
Like the previous iMacs, which were set up with educational and game programs, the iPads had a variety of child-friendly apps. I’m not sure exactly when this happened, but I noticed it for the first time today when I visited my local store to pick up a repaired Mac. My 3 years godson, who was with me, took only a couple of moments to adjust. He launched a book app and began playing, just as he does at home. It was much easier for him to find an app and use the iPad than it had ever been to handle the iMac and mouse, so that was a huge win.
I’ll miss seeing those big screens around the kids table, but iPads are clearly Apple’s future, and nothing makes that clearer than how they’re deploying them for future generations of Apple customers.
Google’s latest ad wants you to store personal details about your child’s life, from birth, on their servers. Google wants your data so they can sell it (aggregated and anonymized, of course) to others to make money.
That’s not an Apple fanboy perspective, that’s a privacy fanboy perspective. And it’s not iPhone vs. Android either. iPhone users use tons of Google services, including Gmail, Maps, and Search, and YouTube built in, and Voice, Latitude, etc. available via apps. Given over a 100 million iOS devices, we’re a huge part of Google’s user base, and a valuable part. And for the record, I haven’t liked some of Apple’s recent ads either.
But I do think about how each company makes money and what they have to sell to make that money. Apple makes almost all their money selling hardware products — selling to you. Google makes almost all their money selling advertising — selling you. (Or in this case, your child. Seriously.)
How does the 2008 iPhone 3G work with the soon-to-debut iOS 4.2? When iOS 4 first came out back in June it was laggy and non-responsive and generally not a good experience for many iPhone 3G users. Apple promised a fix with iOS 4.1 in September but not everyone was thrilled with the results. Now it’s November and iOS 4.2 should become available this week. So, we took a look at iPhone 3G running the iOS 4.2 GM seed, which is usually binary-identical to the final release and… the results were pretty good.
iPhone 3G’s hardware isn’t as fast and it’s RAM is literally a quarter of iPhone 4’s but it did a decent job typing, scrolling, pinching, and zooming its way around iOS 4.2.
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