![]() Holding his breath, Jobs tries to test out another Internet application. It’s been renamed iOS4 and he shows of the new metallic logo. Jobs announces a new version of the iPhone’s operating system, which he largely announced a few months ago. Some people reluctantly turn off their computers. We have two choices - turn off all the stuff and we see the demos, or I don’t show you the demos. ‘We figured out there are 570 Wi-Fi base stations operating in this room. Jobs says everyone was running around backstage to figure out the Internet problem. Update on the Internet connection problem The very impressive demo is a short touristy movie that was recorded, edited and rendered right on the phone. ‘You can record video and edit it right on the phone, and then with a few taps, send it to MobileMe or send it to YouTube.’Īpple then shows a demo of a new built-in iMovie app that allows for rather sophisticated video editing on the phone. It can record high-definition video, with a ‘tap to focus’ effect. Jobs shows off the new iPhone’s 5-megapixel camera, to oohs and aahs from the audience. ‘These phones are getting more and more intelligent about the world around them,’ he said. He gets about eight or nine pieces out before the stack collapses. After each removal, he turns a few steps himself, looking for a new piece to remove. As he rotates around himself (as in, turning in a circle), the Jenga stack rotates. Jobs plays a game of Jenga as the audience watches. It can sense pitch, roll, and yaw - with the accelerometer, that means the new phone can sense six different axes of motion. The iPhone 4 will have a built-in Gyroscope, a much more precise motion sensor that can sense the phone’s position around three difference axes. ‘Scott, you got any suggestions?’ he says, seeking help from Scott Forstall, Apple’s vice president of iPhone software. ‘Boy, I’m sorry guys, I don’t know what’s going on,’ Jobs said. He’s unable to load the New York Times’ Web page - an odd, unscripted blooper that’s rare for Apple. Jobs runs into a major problem when a display of the new phone’s resolution fails because of a poor Internet connection. He calls it ‘the best window on the planet.’ Its 3.5-inch display features 960 x 640 pixels - 78% of the pixels of the much larger iPad, he says. the phone’s new ‘retina display,’ which boasts a resolution four times higher than that of previous versions. He calls it the ‘thinnest smart phone on the planet,’ noting that the iPhone 4 is 24% thinner than its predecessor. Jobs shows photos of the phone, familiar from the leak. It’s beyond a doubt the most precise things and one of the most beautiful things we’ve ever made.’ ‘It’s one of the most beautiful designs you’ve ever seen. ‘Stop me if you’ve already seen this,’ he said, referring to the leak of the phone by Gizmodo. He followed that comment with what he called his ‘favorite stat of the whole show,’ which is that Apple has paid out $1 billion to its app developers. Jobs said the company crossed 5 billion downloads. Marc Pincus, the CEO of Zynga, came to the stage to announce an iPad version of Farmville, which is played by 35 million people every day, largely on Facebook. The Netflix iPhone app will be available starting this summer. ‘It’s been a tremendous success for us,’ Hastings said. Hastings said the Netflix app for iPad has been among the most popular apps in Apple’s App Store, and No. Jobs also invited Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to the stage to announce a new, free Netflix application for the iPhone.
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