Travels etc.

I like the words "budget" and "cheaper" in the new iPhone 5C with starting price at A$739. High-end iPhone 5S with starting price A$869 is the same "budget" then. Are you serious? :)

Today have got a hold of iWork for iCloud beta . I use MS SkyDrive and Docs for Facebook for online documents editing at the moment. So I decided to give iWorks for iCloud a quick try. Started with Numbers:  Browser is not fully supported: Checked, need Chrome 27 for full support I guess: However it still works: Tried to "Share", but received a message that iCloud Mail isn't set up: Does it mean that I can only share the link in an email? Tried uploading the working Excel spreadsheet: Drag-n-dropped: Here we go: Looks mostly fine, but got some formatting issue: Then tried Pages: Same message about the browser: $525,000?! Nice and clean interface: Tried some typing and found some minor issues: Have just installed Google Chrome 27 . Going to use iWorks for iCloud for some time to try it's features. Looks nice.

The queue @Telstra shop in North Sydney this morning for iPhone 5 : Aussies snare world's first iPhone 5  :)

After iPhone 5 demo last week  there were some skeptical reviews and comments about the phone itself and about Apple . Despite of any reviews the iPhone 5 was sold out moments after it became available for pre-ordering and Apple shares are growing to records high : Apple Loop: iPhone 5 Pre-Order Sell Out, Trade-in Fever and Lightning Strike (Forbes) iPhone 5 pre-order shipping dates pushed back, likely due to demand (CNN Tech) iPhone 5 pre-orders push Apple shares to record high (The Times Of India) iPhone 5: Australian buying guide (CRN) iPhone 5 Pre-Order Sells Out 20X Faster Than 4 And 4S, Further Highlighting Apple’s Dominance (TechCrunch)  

One of the most expected events in the world was the Apple presentation 12/09/2012. Here are some links to the presentation reports: Apple's next-generation iPhone liveblog! Join Us Live At 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific For Apple’s iPhone Announcement Apple September 2012 event: "It's almost here" Liveblog: Apple Announces iPhone 5 Live blog Apple iPhone 5 event The official information about the iPhone: http://www.apple.com/iphone/ And some articles after the presentation: iPhone 5 hands-on! iPhone 5 preview The iPhone 5 Is Completely Amazing and Utterly Boring Apple unveils iPhone 5 It looks good. I didn't have an iPhone 4S so I think number 5 would be a good choice. Need to check though if LTE there will be supported in Australia.