When it comes to Apple gadgets usually i will go to The Spring shopping mall Apple Store to test because they have the test unit for people to touch and play with. So i have tested the new Iphone 4 which is very good. Operating System stability is perfect and no lag when scrolling from one screen to another, its just slide smoothly. As always Apple will never failed with its sleek design and of course the new Iphone 4 is no exception. The pre-install application software also are as good as of those from the Android OS smart phones. But...!!

The only major disadvantage of all Apple products is the flexibility to install other application software that is not specifically designed for Apple. Unlike Android OS, 90% of application software are offered free for users especially those made by Google and also made from various sources. The Iphone on the other hand 70% are paid applications and most annoying is FREE stuffs are just Trials products. Thats why i always stay away from Apple gadgets despite of its unique technological innovation. Personally i feel that Apple is as ignorance as myself.

Anyway apart from that i have also made an inquiry from the DIGI store for the Iphone 4. They said only RM58/- monthly fees for 2 years post-paid data plan for unlimited internet connection with the same speed as the HTC Desire HD which cost RM68/- per month. So i guess the Iphone has the better deal from DIGI compare to HTC but too bad i still chose the later.

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First off, credit for the story about the demise of the Apple Cards app goes to @GigaOM and writer Alex Colon (@alexandercolon). I came upon it during my morning "whats new" search, where it was a part of their "4 things you might have missed during Apples iPhone 5s announcement" piece.

Seeing the news, I had to go back to when it was announced, two years ago, on October 4th to be exact, in an event that preceded the death of Steve Jobs by just a day. Later that month, I wrote a Jobs tribute/retrospective, in which I covered some of his pioneering and initiative with hard-copy-related products, and I included Cards as the latest in that timeline. (See "Steve Jobs Invented Desktop Publishing - and Photo Books too?")


Now a day after Apples most recent announcement event and its multiple (5c and 5s) iPhone products, which have left Wall Street unimpressed, we have to dig out the tale of Cards and its two-year existence. And while investors and industry pundits see the new phones as uninspiring, its likely very few if any are including the Cards apps discontinuation as part of the overall disappointment which has led AAPL stock to tumble over 5% so far today. But that figures - as hard copy in many of its forms seems to be going out of a favor more with a whimper than a splash.

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