Class Exercise 1

1. Iphone Update

2. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Google News “ LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will confront Apple in a Christmas battle to take down the iPhone, the "blue chip" phone in the U.S. Verizon, one of the leading U.S. mobile operators, on Wednesday unveiled three new mobile phones to compete with the iPhone, which is available only through Verizon's rival AT&T.” “ The deal for New York-based iPhone Applications List highlights how investors are now eyeing iPhone-related businesses created in the three months since Apple's combination cell phone, media player and Web surfing device first went on sale. "The step will make our positioning in the iPhone software market stronger," Shape Services' Chief Executive Igor Berezovsky wrote in an email to Dow Jones Newswires.” “ Imagine an iPhone from Apple that makes VOIP calls, gets faster-than-Wi-Fi internet access, and boasts weeks of battery life. Best of all, it's not tied to a pokey Edge network.” Google Blog Search “ We've all been waiting for a company to launch a phone to compete with Apple's (NASDDAQ: AAPL ) iPhone , and now Verizon Wireless claims to have done just that . Not only does the Verizon Voyager by LG have faster wireless web access, but it also has a keyboard (the phone flips open via a hinge to reveal the full keyboard). ” “ iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email” A lot of people have been whining about how the latest iPhone update wiped out all the applications they had installed on their phone. I use the word "whining" deliberately, because that's just what it is. When Apple first announced the phone it said that third-party applications would not work on it. So guess what? People went ahead and installed third party applications and then had the absolute gall to complain when Apple did exactly what it told them it was going to do! Google Video “ The Iphone has been released now for 4 or 5 hours and people are going crazy! There are no reason to be excited because it is about the dumbest thing anyone could do right now. Why would someone get excited about how the box top comes off? People are already complaining about it. “ “ The big attraction now is this stainless steel production. This cell phone doesn’t have any buttons just a touch screen, apple phones may change the way we think of cell phones” “ I heard the hype about the Iphone. But then two weeks before the release, apple sends me a message - “SIGN THIS.” “Yes I was blessed with an Iphone and cursed, I dare not speak of it or show it..”

3. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Ask.com Blog Search “ Apple is not happy with its customers. Disobedient iPhone owners are unlocking their iPhones (modifying them to work with carriers other than AT&T) and installing "unauthorized" third-party apps.” “ Having jumped 200% immediately after the Sept. 5 price cut, sales of iPhones at Apple’s (AAPL) flagship stores stabilized at about 142 per day, up roughly 56% from 91 per day before their price dropped $200, according to a report issued today by Piper Jaffray .” “ The iPhone has a tiny speaker that distorts at high volume. To listen to music without headphones or external speakers, you'll need an amplifier.” Technorati “ When Apple released the video-ready iPod nano, classic, and touch last month, it unexpectedly locked their TV output capabilities, requiring buyers to purchase all-new, Apple-authorized cable and docking accessories. As a consequence, proper testing of those models, and the now video-out-capable iPhone, wasn’t possible until the first universally compatible new accessory was released.” “ the iPhone blows away every other phone with its browsing capabilities.” “ The iPhone has been turned into a “pocket-sized network-enabled root shell,” said H.D. Moore, thanks to the well-known security researcher having published shell code for the smart phone and instructions on how to use it as a portable hacking platform.” BlogPulse “ Friday, Jenn's iBook refused to start up. Then her iPhone died during a software update an lost all it's data. I couldn't recover the data because the iBook refused to start. Saturday, my iPod wouldn't sync, and then died totally during a software restore. Sunday, my MacBook Pro shut down in the middle of a sentence, and refused to run off off its battery. I hate APPLE!” “ Just recently when Steve Jobs and Apple (AAPL) dropped the prices on the iPhone, it caused an uproar from those who had recently bought the device at a much higher price. Rather than sit around and wait for things to get out of control, he immediately took action and offered compensation for the incident.” “ When the iPhone was first announced, CEO Steve Jobs spewed enough BS to cover a football field full of babies 3 feet deep in bullshit, but he passed on this opportunity by introducing the phone instead. He claimed that the phone was three devices in one: an iPod, a phone, and an "Internet communications device." Oooh, an Internet communications device?! AWESOME!”

4. Negative Quotes Positive Quotes Neutral Quotes Icerocket “ I want the new LG Iphone! :) I'm soo glad I have verizon, and am out of my contract with apple:)” daddy and i snuck away with els for a few hours to the zoo---we had gorgeous weather and els is in an animal phase- totally enamored with them! particularly dogs, but other moving animals will do. we purposely didn't bring the camera but managed to snap some pics with chris' new phone. :) not too bad!” “ iPhone update is fueling talk of a possible lawsuit, accounts say. A poster by the name of myndex has used multiple forum posts to seek interest in a possible class action suit against Apple, arguing that the company should be required to service iPhones under warranty, even if they have been modified or used” Digg “ The iPhone bricking problem has been a PR disaster for Apple, making the company look punitive and obsessed with control.” “ I have been spending alot of time looking for the best iPhone case and the best so far for me is combination of any of the stick on screen protectors and the Incase Protective Cover. For me this is the perfect cover. The case is rubberized so you can actually grip your treasure and protect it from scratches.” “ Everybody knows that the iPhone can make phone calls, play movies & music, surf the web, and a lot more. But, Will It Blend in a blender? That is the question.”