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Anatomy of an iPhone fake update, from an industrial designer/writer perspective
Still think they were fake?
you can see that the "Cancel" button is angled up slightly. The vanishing point is there, just very far away.
I also think it is very likely that this is an early version of the firmware and that things like the spelling errors and pop up windows have yet to be fixed.
The 1st photo if it is fake they did a good job of getting the focus range to look real. the thumb to the left hand letters are blurry while the finger tips and right hand letter are clear what is pretty real. but could still be done with a blur tool.
I very much enjoy the evidence, especially since it can only suggest that this was created by someone who uses windows. That was golden..I concur
I might also add (being a weathered sports action photographer and close-cutter) that the depth of field in the images seems to be defying optics. The false menu items become increasingly blurred compared to the depth of field of authentic features on the same plane in the image
Gear Live posted a video walk-through later that is a) pretty much unimpeachable and b) vouched for by one of the iPhone indie developers who has nothing to gain and a lot to lose by backing a hoax.
See the AP style guide for the rule.
Picture 2, however was a bit convincing. The picture was taken without a menu popping up then using photoshop frames a fake menu was made from aa authentic menu. Yes its fake also.
Apple would not be so wordy in picture 3. :). They would probably leave out "so you can ..." lol
http://gizmodo.com/338948/iphone-firmware-113-video-and-confirmation-by-iphone-hacker
1. The pop up screen only appears once after the firmware upgrade. It may appear wordy for the same reason you say website may be two words.
2. Home Screen has both words capitalized in the title on the pop up. I am concerned about how out of focus the top portion of the screen is compared to the lower, not just dimmed.
3. I don't have anything for that...
I'm not holding my breath and I don't really care about these upgrades as much as the Google locator would be sweet.