Brian Lam

How Long Does It Really Take To Browse NYTimes.com On EDGE?

[UPDATED: A few more trials yielded faster results]The Apple iPhone ad showing off Safari brags that it doesn’t have the Kinda-Sort-Looks-Like-the-Internet on board….just the Internet. But as you’ve heard for months, when using AT&T’s EDGE, it’s actually the real Internet, kind of slow. Watch. On WiFi things get considerably faster (10 seconds), but you can’t…

Businessweek and teardown experts Portelligent quote the hardware cost of the iPhone at $220. They’re following up iSuppli’s price teardown, and Semiconductor.com’s video. [Business Week] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-only-costs-250-to-make-rest-of-price-is-fanboy-229664

Root password has been cracked (“Alpine”); we’re on our way. [hackint0sh]

iPhone Battery Life Not Even Close to Rated Specs?

Take this with a grain of salt, until more tests come in. WirelessInfo, the site that does 15,000 word cellphone reviews just finished testing the iPhone’s battery life while talking and browsing, and it’s not looking even close to the rated specs, or the other phones in that battery life chart that Apple published. 4…

iPhone Ringtones Kind of Bother Me (Video)

Not only are we kept from using AAC or even nude MP3 files for ringtones, we’re stuck with a list of mostly bad ringtones. (I did find one I like, and it’s not the one from the Macworld Keynote.) We can’t even buy new ringtones, although iTunes 7.3 seems to have functionality for this hidden…

Is Anyone buying the 4GB iPhone?

I’ve never been into Video on iPods, but the iPhone’s screen is huge, prompting me to convert some DVDs and buy some TV shows on iTunes. I want video on this thing. And so, I find myself already filling up the 8GB model all the way. Especially when system files take up 700MB right off…

Cute Kid in iPhone Costume

I bumped into Leander from Cult of Mac on Friday’s launch, with the cutest thing ever — his kid dressed up as an iPhone. Some Macheads pointed out the icons were incorrect, missing YouTube. And people think we’re sick. Listen to Leander tell the kid to keep smiling for the cameras, or else there’ll be…

Gizmodo’s no-lifecam is online again, I’m filming some iPhone stuff live. [iPhone SF Campout Live Video] https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439

iPhone Firmware in the wild; so far, useless but it could lead to some nice hacks. [Engadget]

Semiconductor.com discovered that the iPhone’s CPU is the same as used in the HTC Titan yesterday, but the geeks dug up more detail. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/videos-of-the-iphones-guts-both-academic-and-destructi-273996

Videos of the iPhone’s Guts, Both Academic and Destructive

The first video includes an iPhone and a Hammer, and speaks for itself. The Second video shows the iPhone for more academic reasons.Not too surprisingly, the phone has components you’ve seen in other handsets. Namely: It has the same processor on the HTC Titan, Same sound quality and storage RAM as the iPod Nano. Balda…

Aha! The Trick to Typing On an iPhone

Minutes after the first time I typed on an iPhone, I realized a trick that bumped accuracy to almost 99%. Instead of hunting and pecking, I’ve been sliding into place, letting the popups tell me what letter I’m on before releasing the key and triggering the keystroke. It’s been good training. I’m still not typing…

LG Prada vs iPhone Comparisons Imminent, Stupid

Get ready for an onslaught of LG Prada vs iPhone comparisons. They’re both touch screens, but the only way an LG Prada phone can beat an iPhone is if the iPhone is a papercraft model. I’m not going to honor it by doing a side by side. My comparison last month, based off of previous…

Video of My First 60 Seconds Typing On iPhone (Subject: Rump Shaker)

My first sixty seconds of iPhone typing were spent typing the lyrics to Rump Shaker. While listening to Rump Shaker. It’s not bad when you hunt and peck by index, but it’s terrible by thumbs. A minute later I found a typing method that gave me nearly 100% accuracy. (Video to come.)

iPhone SF Campout Live (2:30PM PDT)

As you might have caught on our live camera, the store is closed to set up for the demo. Here are some shots of the scene, as it stands.

This is What an iPhone Extortionist Looks Like

Second in line in SF’s Apple Store, Mark wants $1500, no less, for his spot in line. This is not an Apple Fan. choice quote: “Game recognize Game, Blood!”

SF Apple Stores shutting down in a few minutes to setup for Easter Phone. Catch it live. [iPhone SF Campout Live Video] SF iPhone Line is a Friggin Circus (P.S. We’re live)

iPhone SF Campout Live (12:30PM PDT)

There are 150 people on line; most of the true iPhone fans are in the back. And the sun is terrible for LCD screens. I’m frying out here. [iPhone SF Campout Live Video by Justin.TV and Giz] https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-is-a-friggin-circus-p-s-were-live-273439

iPhone SF Campout Live (11:30AM PDT)

Hey. I’m back from my nap, and on the line again. And it feels like Summer. People are putting on sunscreen, which is not a typically necessary San Franciscan action. Things are going so well. Except those guys have started up the boomboxes again. I’m wearing one of our Limited Edition iPhone Launch T-Shirts, that…

iPhone SF Campout Live (8AM PDT)

I need a nap. Adrian the intern is manning our live Justin.TV camera, which has been chronicling the entirety of the SF iPhone campout since 6pm last night. I even had that thing on while I was sleeping. I’ll resume the Brian Lam Dog and Pony show sometime later. For now, I ZZZ. Video: [iPhone…