AT&T on Friday confirmed that it has activated a record number of iPhones. “As of 4:30 pm ET Oct 14th, AT&T had already activated a record number of iPhones on our network – and is on-track to double our previous record for activations on a single day,” the company said in a statement delivered to BGR via email. “These record volumes may produce slower activations for some customers, though our systems continue to run at record levels.” Customers have been complaining of difficulties with activations on various forums around the Web. Considering the carrier has already doubled its single-day activation record, it’s pretty impressive that the system is up at all. It should be noted that some customers are reporting better luck with activating their new iPhones on the device rather than through iTunes.

CUPERTINO, California—October 10, 2011—Apple® today announced pre-orders of its iPhone® 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri™, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

“We are blown away with the incredible customer response to iPhone 4S,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “The first day pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been the most for any new product that Apple has ever launched and we are thrilled that customers love iPhone 4S as much as we do.”

Well, we pretty much knew it already, but now it’s Super Apple Official: the next iPhone will show up on Tuesday, October 4th at
Apple HQ.

It’s a nice looking invitation, ain’t it? The icons are perfect: the date is the date, of course, the Maps icon is where to show up
(Apple’s campus), the clock icon provides the time, we assume (10 AM PST), and the phone icon? That, paired with “Let’s talk iPhone”
might be a clue that Assistant—Apple’s rumored talk-control iOS feature—is going to take a big chunk of the spotlight.

2112 – Hmmm 2 phones? LTE phone? iPhone 5? iPhone 4s? iPhone 4G? Steve Jobs back? Oh hell who knows but know one thing I will be
wathcing just like the rest of the world.

Apple will release two new iPhone models this fall, the “iPhone 4 Plus” and the iPhone 5, according to a note to investors issued by JP Morgan on Monday. JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz reiterated reports that the iPhone 5 will feature global roaming with support for both CDMA and GSM networks. As various other rumors have also suggested, Moskowitz believes the iPhone 4 successor will be thinner and lighter than the current model. In addition, Moskowitz said Apple will release another model with “some improvements” over the current iPhone 4. He has dubbed that model the “iPhone 4 Plus” instead of the “iPhone 4S,” a commonly used moniker for the potential entry-level device. “We believe that investors should start to prepare for more positive surprises related to the quarterly run rate of the iPhones in the near- to mid-term,” Moskowitz said, noting the addition of the iPhone 5 to Sprint’s portfolio and the introduction of the iPhone 4 Plus on China Mobile and China Telecom could create a large boost in iPhone sales.

File this one under crazy/awesome/but really more crazy. This fall, Sony will be releasing personal 3D home theater headgear for one viewer at a time. Called the HMZ-T1, it’s your chance to finally quash your Geordi La Forge envy.

You connect the half-helmet, half-goggles contraption to its own gaming console-sized processor, which in turn attaches to your Blu-Ray player or gaming rig, and voila! The two 0.7-inch OLED screens—one for each eye—create an immersive 3D experience. Because each display is independent of the other, that should eliminate the horrible, heading inducing cross-talk that other 3D technologies (like active-shutter or glasses free) bring. Each screen packs in a resolution of 1280×720, and it’s reportedly like looking at a 750 inch (62.5 feet) screen from about sixty feet away. At the same time, your ears are treated to some surround sound candy.

While it sounds like the HMZ-T1 delivers a high-quality 3D experience, I can’t help but wonder if this is too crazy to catch on. I mean, it would absolutely kill the social element of watching a movie with someone. I could see it being extremely appealing to 3D gamers, but there isn’t any mention of it having an accelerometer or gyroscope built in, which means (unless I’m missing something), turning your head and looking around wouldn’t change your view at all. A feature like that would make it a gamer’s wet dream (like what the Virtual Boy could only dream of being).

And if the pure weirdness doesn’t turn people off, the price certainly could; it’s set to come out in November for Japan and will cost 60,000 yen (aprox $800 USD) when it drops. That’s more than a decent-sized and spec’d LED TV. There’s a distinct possibility that it could be out in the US and Europe for the holidays, but that’s just rumor at this point.

Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive officer of Apple. The company has promoted chief operating officer Tim Cook to the position of CEO and said that Cook will join the company’s board of directors. Jobs will become Apple’s chairman.

Here is a copy of Jobs’ resignation letter:

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple”s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple”s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

Apple board member Art Levinson, chairman of Genentech, issued the following statement on behalf of the Apple board:

“Steve’s extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company. Steve has made countless contributions to Apple’s success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple’s immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.”

We have no additional details yet on why Jobs is leaving, although the spot assumption is that it’s related to the liver disease for which he received a transplant in 2009. The fact that Jobs is taking over as board chairman, rather than resigning that seat too, would seem to indicate that his condition is serious but not imminently debilitating.

2112 – A move that was somewhat expected but nonetheless still hard to swallow. After seeing his condition from the iOS 5.0 press conference I wondered if his health was declining. Sadly I think he might be losing his battle or been given a time left which is hard to think about. For many of us Geeks Steve Jobs represents everything we hold dear. Lets pray that indeed his health improves and that Apple has Chiarman for many years to come.