Was the White iPhone 4 a Joke?
I was talking to a friend the other day and he asked a good question: "What the hell happened to the white iPhone? Was that just a big joke?" Seems like it was. I mean back in July Apple said "“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
Now, I'm not a phone manufacturer, but how in the world is making something white more difficult than black? I mean they made the iPhone 3GS in white no problem. They have white iPods, white MacBooks, plenty of white going on at Apple, just no white iPhone 4. My iPhone 4 screen is smashed and I'm scared to buy a new one because they'll probably release the white one the day after. Come on Apple!
I mean, am I missing something here? Any guesses as to why this illusive white iPhone 4 seems to be just a dream?
What I’ve Been Up To
As I'm sure you've noticed I haven't posted in a long time and I wanted to give you an update about what I've been up to. It's been a pretty busy summer for me and some really cool things are going on and coming up.
First, I love the iPhone 4. It was definitely worth the nine hour wait in line at my local Apple Store. With that being said, I did smash the screen last weekend. For those of you who know me I'm sure this really isn't very surprising. I've had 12 iPhones and seem to break them almost immediately after buying them. Luckily this time it's still usable (minus the occasional shards of glass in my fingers) and I'm going to try and go in and beg for a replacement. It's worked before!
Second, I am with a new company, StudentCity. Here's a little information about them:
At StudentCity, we're dedicated to helping you celebrate your college years through travel. In fact, it's all we do. We specialize in providing you with The Ultimate Spring Break Experience with all-inclusive packages, ultra-exclusive incentives, flexible payment plans and more at the lowest prices. And we're with you every step of the way. From the planning stage to the travel stage and beyond, our team of travel professionals will do everything we can to ensure you have an unforgettable Spring Break vacation experience.
It's a very cool company to work for. It's also a bit of a change for me too. Instead of doing development I am doing internet marketing. As much as I love coding it's a nice change to get back to marketing. Back when I first got involved with the web over 11 years ago I was in marketing, and it's very cool to be back. If you're a student looking to go on spring break be sure to check us out!
Third, I am working on a very cool side project that I hope to be launching soon! It's currently in the stealth stage so I can't tell you too much but development is moving very quickly so I'll have more information soon.
So that's what I've been up to these last couple of months. What have you been up to? Anything fun? Exciting? Let me know in the comments!
iPhone 4
As I'm sure you know the new iPhone 4 comes out tomorrow morning and the response so far has been amazing. Pre-orders were a disaster with servers crashing everywhere and canceled orders. It's going to be tough to get your hands on this one early.
I'm pretty excited about this launch for a few reasons. Mainly the faster performance and better battery life will make this phone a true beast. But also the HD video capabilities could prove to be a great tool for Zipvo (my real estate video startup) users. The retina display (aka better screen resolution) also sounds pretty cool.
Since I missed pre-orders and you couldn't get a white one by pre-ordering anyway, I'm going to the Apple store with a friend at 3 AM tomorrow morning. We're going to wait in line and try to track down the illusive white iPhone and hang out with other Apple enthusiasts.
I'll be posting updates throughout the day to my Facebook and Twitter accounts so keep an eye out! I'll also be posting a follow up / review here on JamesShiner.com after I get my new iPhone.
If you're heading to the Apple Store at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA I'll see you there!
My name is James Shiner and I'm a PHP developer, internet marketer and serial entrepreneur who also loves speaking, teaching, writing and consulting. I have a passion for social media and basically anything related to the Internet and technology.
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