iPhone 4S Release: Fans Line Up to Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs, Remember his Legacy
As the latest Apple iPhone 4S is released to the public today, fans all over the world are paying tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who Wednesday, Oct. 5, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 56.
Hundreds of fans in Sydney and Tokyo eagerly waited on lines stretching around city blocks to be the first to get their hands on the last gadget to be unveiled by the man many are labeling as one of the most influential innovators of our time, Reuters.com is reporting. Fans flocked to Apple stores with flowers, photos and candles in remembrance of the inventor that revolutionized the technological world. Rumors have circulated that the "4S" of the iPhone’s name stands for "4 Steve."
"I am a fan, a big fan. I want something to remember Steve Jobs by," said Haruko Shiraishi of Tokyo.
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Pre-orders of the iPhone 4S reached record sales the first day, with Apple claiming it sold more than one million units within the first 24 hours of the orders becoming available, a 67 percent increase over sales of its predecessor, the iPhone 4.
With an array of new features, including a new mode of voice recognition software called "Siri" that allows users to ask the phone questions in a more natural, conversational language and have it respond appropriately, the gadget has so far failed to disappoint fans. Experts questioned how well sales would do with the announcement of a newer model to be released in 2012, the iPhone 5.
The iPhone 4S runs on the new software upgrade iOS 5, which was just released this past Wednesday. The software allows users to download updates to their devices wirelessly, and all files can be backed up using the iCloud feature. It also provides an array of new enhancements such as supplying users with more options for photo enhancement and easier Web browsing and Twitter access.
However, glitches with the updated software had users angered and frustrated yesterday after they consistently received an error message. Some claim the software caused their devices to crash.
