Hasta La Gadget!

The event is set to start at the times below — so get ready!

07:00AM – Hawaii
10:00AM – Pacific
11:00AM – Mountain
12:00PM – Central
01:00PM – Eastern
06:00PM – London
07:00PM – Paris
09:00PM – Moscow
02:00AM – Tokyo (July 17th)

Continue reading Live from Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference

Live from Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In response to a question at its press conference today about whether Apple could’ve done anything to avoid its antenna issues with the iPhone 4, Steve took the opportunity to rip on bigger rivals, saying that making a phone so big “you can’t get your hand around it” helps, but that “no one’s going to buy that.” We’re assuming he’s likely talking about the latest crop of 4-, 4.3- and 5-inch phones that include the Galaxy S series, the EVO 4G, Droid X, and Dell Streak, even going so far as to call them “Hummers” (we take it you don’t ever drive a Hummer, Steve?). Though ripping on the competition is to be expected, perhaps the more interesting takeaway here is that we can’t realistically expect an iPhone much bigger than the 3.5-inch display they use today — presumably that’ll all be reserved for iPad territory going forward. We personally don’t mind something with a little more screen real estate — but hey, maybe humans need to go through a few more cycles of evolutionary hand enlargement before Cupertino’s willing to capitulate.

Apple’s Steve Jobs: ‘no one’s going to buy’ a big phone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s become the stuff of legend over the past few weeks, but if you’ve been holding out for a white iPhone 4, well, today’s not your lucky day — but Apple’s now saying it’ll ship by the end of July. That’s later than the previously announced middle of July ship date, but we’re going to keep believing that when it does arrive, it’ll be the answer to all of our problems. Be sure to check out our live coverage of the iPhone press event here!

The white iPhone 4 will ship at the end of July originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you think the proximity sensor on your iPhone 4 has been acting wacky, don’t worry, turns out you’re not crazy: Apple has just committed to fixing weirdness in the next software update at its press conference today. Problems have mainly revolved around the sensor failing to detect your face when you’re on a call, leading to accidentally hang-ups, mutes, and so on as your ear makes contact with the screen — not too cool. Then again, if you’ve been staying off your phone lately for fear of dropping a call, well… maybe you didn’t notice.

iPhone 4 proximity sensor fix in the works originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Does your Twitter/Facebook/IM avatar suck? The answer is likely to be a resounding “probably”. You need a custom caricature, and being a proper geek, you should get it not from the dodgy street-artist with the portfolio of sample “work” downloaded from the internet, but over the actual internet.

That’s just what Dave Lanham, artist extraordinaire and designer at the Icon Factory (the people behind Twitterific and a lot more besides) is doing. Dave is holding FaceTime calls with his iPhone 4 and drawing the portrait of the person at the other end. The hi-resolution Retina display no doubt helps him to see deep into your soul.

The fun started when Dave broke his foot and was left lounging around the house. His friend Gio Gutierrez (right) volunteered for a portrait and then things just got bigger and bigger. Dave is charging $50 per portrait, which you can then use as your online personality (or print on a T-Shirt, we guess, if you are really narcissistic). The demand is likely to be huge, so even if you can’t get on his list, you should check out Dave’s website, which has time-lapse videos of his work being made.

FaceTime Portraits [Dave Lanham on Flickr]

@dlanham [Twitter]

Dave’s website home-page [Dave Lanham]

Picture credit Dave Lanham (Under Creative Commons)