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TUESDAY • September 13, 2012
APPLE DEBUTS iPHONE 5 The software giant unveiled the new phone Sept. 12, 2012 at a launch event. Consumers may preorder the device for $199 beginning Friday, and the phone will be shipped Sept. 21, 2012. • By BRYAN TRUDE, Senior Staff Writer •
Introduction
Specs
Yesterday, in front of a crowd of press and industry bloggers, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller revealed the much-anticipated iPhone 5, the latest iteration in the line of devices that kickstarted the smartphone industry. After briefly discussing the successes of other Apple products, including the recent rollout of the OSX Mountain Lion update, the iPhone 5 rose from the stage floor on a pedestal.
The new A6 processor also ensures that the iPhone outperforms previous versions, doubling the device’s CPU and graphic processing speeds. A tech demonstration of a racing game by EA allowed Apple to show off the increased performance, citing graphics improvements and the ability to bring the iPhone closer to contemporary handheld gaming devices. The increased power is not expected to have a negative impact on battery life, claiming 8 hours of talk and browsing over 3G and 4G connections. Improvements to the processor also allowed Apple to increase the capacity of the much-touted camera. Using the same camera from the 4S, the increased power and an added lens cover allows the phone to take better photos in low light, according to Apple, while increasing the camera’s write speed by 40 percent. The power also will allow users to take still photo images while shooting video.
Features . The iPhone 5 was revealed to be 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than previous versions. Featuring a four-inch 326 ppi retina display, the elongated screen now has room for five rows of icons, without increasing the width of the device, as well as increasing the color saturation by 44 percent. Apple has also updated their apps to fit the larger display, with older apps set to run in a letterbox format resembling the screen dimensions of older iPhones. The iPhone 5 will also incorporate the dynamic antenna introduced with the iPhone 4s, allowing the phone to automatically switch to the strongest connection while in use. The iPhone will contain a built in LTE wireless spectrum connectivity, supporting 4G wireless internet speeds across all three of the iPhone’s U.S. carriers – Verizon, Sprint and AT&T.
What’s Missing?
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in front of an image of the iPhone 5 during an Apple event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A notable absence from the presentation was the expected inclusion of nearfield communication, or NFC, technology. A prominent feature of the rival Samsung Galaxy S III, NFC allows users to share data, videos or even perform monetary transactions through the device by touching or bringing it close to another NFCequipped device. Instead, Apple will use an app called “Passbook” to store items like membership cards and digital boarding passes, but not credit card information. Another change is the redesigned iPhone dock connector. Owners of previous iterations of the iPhone or even iPod will have to purchase new accessories, such as car chargers and alarm clock docks, to connect with the iPhone 5.
Local News
Proposed legislation could ban beer sales at grocery store self-checkouts resentative Scott Inman, D-Del City, believes there might be a new way teens are getting a hold of alcohol, through the self-checkout lane at your local supermarket. Inman is proposing legislation to ban the sale of beer through self-checkout lanes. According to Valorie Owens, Policy director for the House Democratic Caucus, and who also works directly with Inman, the idea for the legislation came from a UCLA study called “Self-Checkout: is it reliable for selling alcohol,” which was conducted in 2009 over a period of two weeks, where participants ranging in age from 21 to 41 visited local supermarkets with self-checkout lanes and purchased alcohol. The study found that despite there being safeguards in the checkout systems for the sale of alcohol, there were loopholes that allowed the purchase without needing approval. Owens added, after reading the study, “there really aren’t any steps in place to really check this new avenue for alcohol sales, there’s not any oversight from local law enforcement to ensure that underage people are not purchasing beer, there’s not any oversight from the alcohol beverages commission. So Oklahoma Representative Scott Inman, D-Del City, believes the sale of alochol in self- we decided to use the basis of the study, and the state of California set a precedent by passcheckout lanes should be prohibited. Stock photo most recent data released reveals Oklahoma’s ing the law,” to propose legislation to prevent Josh Wallace rate of past-month alcohol use among those the sale of alcohol through the lanes. “It just aged 12-20 comes in at around 25 percent, makes sense to be more proactive than reacwhen limiting the age range to 18-20, the tive on this issue,” she said. Staff Writer Not everyone agrees that legislation needs number jumps to over 45 percent. According to the Substance Abuse and While the means of minors obtaining alco- to be passed, though. Keith Kinnamon, Mental Health Services Administration, hol most likely come from the tried and true Chairman of the Oklahoma Grocer’s AssociaOklahoma, along with the rest of the country, method of getting someone of age to pur- tion (OGA), spoke with the Oklahoman on has a problem with underage drinking. The chase it illegally for them, Oklahoma Rep- the issue, and said that it wasn’t a big prob-
lem for the state, and there are already security measures in place to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors. He told the Oklahoman, “We do have security measures in place. What we’re seeing in California, I don’t know that we’ve seen it in Oklahoma.” Kinnamon went on to describe that any changes to the law would propose an unnecessary inconvenience to those of age to buy beer. For Owens, the inconvenience is small compared to the possible impact it could have on preventing minors from attaining alcohol. “We think it’s a common sense, easy approach, that’s not going to cost anybody anything to essentially put up a sign that alcohol sales cannot be made in the self-checkout line, and make sure their staff is trained to not allow that and to monitor for that, and then we’re relying on self reports by other customers who would serve as a deterrent. It’s cost effective, there’s no real costs associated with it, and we think it’s a common sense measure.” The legislation was initially proposed in Feb. 2012, and passed initial reviews with the House Subcommittee and went through the Appropriations and Budget committee, where it was passed unanimously, but was abruptly stalled, and denied a hearing on the house floor. Owens attributes possible lobbyist influence from OGA and other retailers for the lost momentum on the legislation. Owens says that they’re definitely going to pursue getting Inman’s legislation passed this year, but it will require public support to see it through.