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Apple gives the Iphone 4 enough memory
SHINY TOY MAKER Apple appears to have finally worked out that its Iphone needs a bit more memory.
For ages there have been complaints that the Iphone's memory capacity was simply not up to scratch for what developers needed to do with it.
It has not been not helped by the fact that Apple keeps details of its specifications secret and we have to wait for the gadgets to come out to check them.
The original Iphone and Iphone 3G were provided with only 128MB of RAM, while the Iphone 3GS had 256MB of RAM. The Ipad contains 256MB of RAM.
Apple seems to have taken the view that if the thing was not multi-tasking then it did not need that much memory. In fact some of the more cynical have suggested that the reason that Jobs Mob did not bring in multi-tasking in the OS was because it did not want to splash out the additional few dollars on the extra RAM that would be needed.
But all that has changed now with the Iphone 4, which will have multi-tasking. More RAM also means that the Imovie app runs on the Iphone and not on the Ipad.
So far it is just a rumour. Digitimes reported that the Iphone 4 will have 512MB of RAM based on what equipment makers were telling it.
Macrumours suggests that with all the software that has been written for the Iphone 4 it seems likely that it will have 512MB.
Currently the average amount of RAM in mobile phones is about 288MB with a few smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S moving towards 512MB. Whether this will be enough for what developers want remains to be seen. µ
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Why would I buy an Ipad, that thing that looks like a drawing toy (only that it doesn't have those two dials)?
I mean, this new Iphony is actually a phone that does everything that that keyboardless-computer wannabe does, and better. And I can find some usefulness in a phone.
Oh, yes, I'll be missing that big screen that can't play Internet videos, what a shame.
Luckly Apple charges 10 times what would be fair for its products, which automatically makes me a non-Apple consumer.
"'Currently the average amount of RAM in mobile phones is about 288MB with a few smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S moving towards 512MB.'
Obviously excluding the HTC Desire which has 576Mb of RAM."
How did you made that conclusion? Average is calculated by summing bunch of numbers and then dividing the sum. If average is 288MB, it means that some have less than 288MB, some have more than 288MB and may very well include phones with 576MB of RAM. Your comment is actually hilarious.
Still, it's nice to see Farrell can even once write about Apple without article being complete bullshit.
Is that the best evidence you can come up with to support your bogus argument? Sheesh!!! Those links are over three years old! And three years in today's rapidly changing techonology environment is an eternity. I think it is in fact you that is really the INQ newbie.
Welcome to the Inquirer. Now would be a good time for you to go back to your Steve, Son of Satan, Jobs fanboi websites.
Have a nice day!
Are you new around here? Because the Inq only started using "IPhone" once it became clear that the phone was going to be a hit for Apple.
See:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1047203/iphone-expected-on-june-11th
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1003295/apple-iphone-tips-up-on-ebay
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1002013/apple-planning-iphone-shortage
Welcome to the site!
Are you new around here ? Because it's always been Iphone here.
It's called journalistic license. Some could even call it irony (Irony ?).
It would be good for you to come with some, from time to time.
...shit.
Obviously excluding the HTC Desire which has 576Mb of RAM.
Is it just me, or should it be iPhone, iPad, iStore etc?
Why do so many people get it wrong? It's like Facebook - they don't call themselves FaceBook! Why does everyone insist on getting it wrong?!
Funny that full-blown Photoshop CS5 will edit a few decent-sized images, with multiple layers, in under 512MB of space.
Of course, there's the OS and multitasking. But really, it's incredible that coding isn't more efficient.
And I'm sure I can be called on numerous technical points. But whatever... Suck it, nerds!