As many of you know as of this writing, there is no iPhone 5. There is only the iPhone 4S. There is only an A5 chip only twice as fast as the one in the iPhone 4. There is only the voice-activated texting and reminder recording. And what shall we do with the old way of storing the photos in our 2010 Macs and iPhone 4s? We now have to bear down and float the cloud computing wave of unlimited storage and 1080p HD video and eight megapixel photos, not seven or six — oh, my Lord!

How oh how will we survive? I don’t know, but… I once went a week without my YouTube service on my iPod touch. Hang on, folks!

Get used to the new 4S because actually it’s AWESOME! )

Have a look: http://www.apple.com/iphone/

The iPhone app, Siri is now a full part of iOS 5. This is a pretty cool addition. I have played with the app previous to it being pulled from the app store today and I was very impressed at how much it could do. I thought at the time that the only way for the app to get better would for it to be more integrated in to the phone via the OS. Well, that’s the case as Apple announced today. Siri is here to stay and I can’t wait to try it. Unfortunately, for those of us who want to play, we have to buy the new iPhone that comes out on the 14th. So… I don’t have any idea if I really want to buy the new phone. Seems like a bunch of cool stuff but I’m still on the fence. (I probably will buy it though. LOL)

It understands what you say.

Talk to Siri as you would to a person. Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late.” “Remind me to call the vet.” “Any good burger joints around here?” And Siri answers you. It does what you say and finds the information you need. And then it hits you. You’re actually having a conversation with your iPhone.

THIS IS HUGE!

(I totally just bought this)

UX Heroes has announced a great offer on several web apps for UX designers. This visual prototyping bundle extends a HUGE discount on some really awesome tools. You actually get to choose your own price! This bundle is only offered until September 27th. so be sure to jump on it ASAP! Here’s the stuff in the bundle:

• Gliffy Online: Create diagrams of just about any sort. Mind-mapping, flowcharts, diagrams, etc.
• HotGloo: A personal favorite! Collaborative wire framing.
• Mocksup: Share mockups on just about any device & gather feedback.

If you set your price at $40, you can get Chalkmark too (worth $109).

Go get the bundle now!

Added bonus: If you use the link provided in this post for the offer, you can get a big discount if you go on to buy the bigger bundle (full of even more awesome UX tools) when it is available in a couple of weeks.

by the way … this is huge! DO IT!

See your Facebook Newsfeed in Skype

Newsfeed features

• See your Facebook wall directly in Skype
• Update your Facebook status
• Easily Like or comment on a Friend’s status

Instant message – direct from Skype to Facebook

Skype to Facebook IM features

• See Facebook friends in your Skype contact list
• See when your Facebook friends are online
• Instant message with your Facebook friends direct from Skype

Oops! Did Case-Mate just leak the iPhone 5 (4s) design? Noticed this morning was the above image on their site. Only to be pulled offline quickly and replaced with the placeholder page they have up now. No one is totally sure if this is an actual look at the iPhone 5 or a “planned by Apple in California” leak but it does give us a look at a possibly thinner yet slightly wider, rounded iPhone with the mute switch moved to the other side of the phone. Could this be it? Only time will tell.

My guess: Semi-brilliant marketing ploy to get people to the landing page, but that’s just me.

Here’s a look at this week’s top Apple-related headlines:

• Check iPhone 3GS availability online
• Apple responds to controversy over porn in app store
• White iPhone 3GS overheats, turns colors?
• Javascript benchmarks: iPhone vs.T-Mo G1 vs. Pre
• AppleTV update allows for gestures on Remote app
• iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 in parts?
• Apple updates Time Capsule, Airport firmware, Final Cut Pro
• Steve Jobs had liver transplant, back at Apple?
• New iPod Touch referenced in 3.0
• Macbook Pro and iMac firmware updates released, fixes slower SATA speeds
• Apple sells 1m+ iPhone 3GS in first weekend
• Apple gives $30 iTunes credit for faulty iPhone 3GS activations

This week’s iBAM posts:

• iPhone App Spotlight: Ambiance
• Pilot Episode

This week’s top Apple-related headlines:

• Steve Jobs had liver transplant two months ago, return to Apple imminent?
• iPhone OS 3.0 fixes 46 security bugs
• AT&T denies $55 additional monthly charge for tethering plan
• Rogers in Canada allows users to tether with iPhones for free until 2010
• AT&T hot-spots now auto-connect in iPhone 3.0
• Apple releases bluetooth, safari updates
• AT&T updates upgrade policy for iPhone 3GS
• iPhone OS 3.0 is now available
• Apple releases help document pertaining to non-Apple devices syncing with iTunes
• Quicktime X supports .flv files?
• Apple releases critical Java update
• Snow Leopard Up-to-date program announced for new Mac purchases
• AT&T won’t charge extra for iPhone MMS
• New 13″ and 15″ Macbook Pros shipping with Slower SATA?

This Week’s iBAM Posts:

• Shovebox: the digital data dumping ground

This Week’s Top Apple Related Stories, Post-WWDC Keynote:

• AT&T Sells out of iPhone 3GS Pre-Orders
• Apple starts seeding Mac OS X 10.5.8
• Safari tops 11m downloads in 3 Days
• Use that SD Card Slot for More
• iPhone 3GS Specs Revealed
• Apple Launching iDisk App with iPhone OS 3.0

This Week’s iBAM Posts:

• Scanning Delicious Library
• WWDC ’09: What Just Happened

You might be in a whirl after Apple’s announcements today at WWDC, or you’re simply looking for what happened. Here’s a breakdown of the keynote’s events:

Macbooks

• Macbook Pro Updates: Updated (and better) battery using technologies in 17-inch for all MBP models, SD Card Slot replaces Express Card slot, Faster Processors maxing out at 3.06ghz, Up to 8GB DDR3 RAM. Integrated Graphics only on the 13-inch and low-end 15-inch models, advanced graphics on high-end 15-inch and all 17-inch models.
• 13-inch Macbooks are now apart of the Macbook Pro family, starting at $1,199. The ‘macbook’ is the white model from here on out.
• Speed update and price drop to the Macbook Air
• Mac users are now 75million, tripled from 2 years ago

Snow Leopard

• Snow Leopard pricing is $29 for single-user and $49 for a family pack
• Apple Introduces QuickTimeX – with improved UI, HTTP Streaming, export to web, improved editing, performance and quality improvements, and a brand new icon!
• What we already knew: Snow Leopard introduces 64-Bit support, exchange support, OpenCL, GrandCentral
• iChat has better a resolution and video quality when AV chatting; Time Machine backups are 50% faster; PDF selection is refined; Disk Eject is improved, safer; File Sharing is improved; Automatic time zone setup and automatic printer driver updates via internet
• Install footprint from Snow Leopard is lighter, freeing up 6GB of space and 45% faster than Leopard
• Dock Updates: New ‘Click+hold’ menu and functionality allows to operate exposé from the dock; Stacks are now scrollable and can drill into folders from within stacks
• The Finder was re-written with no UI changes, but speed and performance enhancements

iPhone OS 3.0

• Update will be available worldwide on June 17, free for iPhone suers and $9.95 for iPod Touch users
• New Find My iPhone – MobileMe service allows users to locate their missing iPhone, make it ring (whether or not in Silent Mode), can remotely wipe iPhones
• HTTP Streaming support, HTML5 Support, AutoFill in Safari, 3x Faster Javascript performance, support for audio/video tags; 30 more languages supported
• Can now download TV Shows and Movies, rent Movies using the built-in iTunes app on the iPhone
• Tethering Details: sharing connection via USB or Bluetooth, PC Or Mac, available by carrier support. NO AT&T SUPPORT IN THE US
• Apple recapped announcements and features from the March event; had developers demo their apps with new SDK. (TomTom demo’ed new turn-by-turn app with hardware kit for car – very cool)

iPhone 3GS

• Will be released on June 19th in the US and other countries, 80 countries by August. (Apple showed off a new commercial featuring the 3Gs)
• iPhone 3GS is priced at $199/16gb $299/32gb. iPhone 3G 8GB will continue to sell for $99 (All prices are subject to carrier subsidization).
• Battery life is improved – Internet life: now 9hrs (was 6hrs), while watching video: now 10hrs (was 7), listening to audio: 30hrs (was 24, 2G talk time: 12hrs (was 10)
• New built-in compass – integrated into Maps and standalone app, orients to direction for maps, developers have access to the APIs for compass
• 3GS comes with text-to-speech functionality, built-in Nike+ Support, Hardware encryption, encrypted iTunes backups
• Voice Control – Hold down the home button to open up voice control interface that allows you to make phone calls, see various iTunes functions, and more by using vocal commands
• Video Recording – from within the Camera app, 30fps VGA, auto-foucs/white-balance/exposure. Video Editing and sharing from within the iPhone – send via MMS
• Camera is improved to 3 megapixels, with better light sensitivity, autofocus, auto-white-balance, can tap to focus, and auto-macro
• iPhone 3GS (s for speed) announced with major speed improvements – messages launch 2.1x faster, SimCity loads 2.4x faster, Excel attachments load 3.6x faster, NYTimes loads 2.9x faster. 3G HSDPA is 7.2mbps

This week’s top Apple-related headlines:

• Apple stores demo Sims 3 pre-release
• Software Update for Macbook Pros, iWork 09
• Palm claims Pre can sync up with iTunes
• Woz says Steve sounds fine
• Apple launches back-to-school promo with iPod Touch
• White Macbook silently updated
• Zune HD to compete with iPod touch
• Next iPhone to come with matte back, enhanced 3G?
• Psystar files for Bankruptcy
• 5th Gen iPod Nano to include Camera?
• iPhone used to create the cover of the New Yorker
• Proof found of iPhone Video purchases?

This Week’s iBAM Posts:

• Screen Recording with iShowU
• Bento for the iPhone