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this week on the CNET tech review it's all about the iPhone 4 mostly we've got Steve's big announcement and Brian tongs hands-on first look from the WWDC Plus Safari 5 is released into the wild and Porsches four-door sports car fails to make the grade it's all coming up right now hey everyone I'm Molly wood and welcome to the CNET tech review the show where we run down the hottest videos of the week and tell you which are good which are bad and offer some saves bottom line advice let's start with the good on Monday Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference opened in San Francisco who am I kidding you just want to see the new iPhone well here you go for 2010 we're going to take the biggest leap since the original iPhone iPhone now this is really hot and there are there are well over a hundred new features and we don't have time to cover all of them today so I get to cover eight of them with you eight new features of the iPhone 4 the first one an all-new design now stop me if you've already seen this believe me you ain't seeing it you've got to see this thing in person it is one of the most beautiful designs you've ever seen this is beyond the doubt the most precise thing one of the most beautiful things we've ever made glass on the front in the rear and stainless steel running around and the precision of which this is made is is beyond any consumer product we've ever seen its closest kin is like a beautiful old Leica camera it's unheard of in consumer products today just gorgeous and it's really thin this is the new iPhone 4 it is just 9.3 millimeters thick that is 24% thinner than the iPhone GS again a quarter thinner in something you didn't think could get any thinner as a matter of fact it is the thinnest smartphone on the planet let me point out a few things a few of the external things on it here are the volume controls volume up volume down and mute on the front we have a front-facing camera we have the receiver you have a home button people have asked what's this some have even said this doesn't seem like Apple what are these lines in this beautiful stainless steel band well it turns out there's not just one of them there's three of them and they are part of the entire structure of this phone that stainless steel band that runs around is the primary structural element of the phone and there are these three slits in it it turns out this is part of some brilliant engineering which actually uses the stainless steel band as part of the antenna system so it's got these integrated antennas right in the structure of the phone it's never been done before three and a half inches the same size as the iphone 3gs yet with 960 by 640 pixels that's four times more pixels than the iPhone gia iPhone 3GS 326 pixels per inch on 800 to 1 contrast ratio which is again four times better than the 3GS we're using IPS technology this is a very advanced LCD technology which is quite a bit in our opinion quite a bit better than the OLED technology for these types of products and provides much more accurate color and much higher resolution you can't make an OLED display with this type of resolution right now and so we think the IPS technology is really quite superior and it results in incredibly sharp text images and video and there you have it a lot of people bummed there wasn't any iPhone on Verizon announcement including me but I gotta say that new design quite nice speaking of which it's one thing to see Steve Jobs demo the new iPhone but it's a whole different world when you can hold it in your hand and see for yourself luckily Brian Tong was able to do just that so he could bring you this first look 2010 and here I have two of my new friends is the first look at the iPhone 4 we got it in black we got in white let's just check out some of the killer features of this guy if you look really closely we have the front-facing camera this is what it was all about FaceTime the first phone fully integrated with a seamless video chat what makes it great it does work over Wi-Fi only right now in 2010 they're gonna work with the carriers to make that happen in the future hopefully over 3G we'll probably see it over 4G networks but what you also have here is the ability to use the camera on the back side so that they can see what you're seeing and this phone here was all about the camera it's a five megapixel still camera with an LED flash it also takes HD video at 720p 30 frames per second and then when you add all that together you have the ability to get their application iMovie for the iPhone instantly enables you to edit video with themes transitions take picture assets music assets as well as transitions and make a polished video all on this little device now we also know it's a really slim form factor this is nine point three millimeters the slimmest smartphone to date and some unique features here is its stainless steel frame of this frame what makes the difference is that they've actually built technology into it that allow to serve as the antenna so it's not only is it the structure for the phone but you get signals to your 3G or Bluetooth and your Wi-Fi this is the antenna now another feature you guys may not really be able to see is its Retina display so if you compare it to the original iPhone with the iPhone 3GS the pixels on here are four times the amount in a one inch square you'll get super sharp images and text here looks super clean but this is one of those things that you really just have to hold in your hand hold it up next to another iPhone and see to believe one thing I really didn't expect to see and it wasn't on this iPhone is 4G compatibility this is still a 3G that will be operated on a tMT's network and for all you AT&T current iPhone users if your contract expires in 2010 you have the ability to upgrade to this phone without paying any early termination fees so here's the breakdown these come in black and white cool sexy colors the 16 kick models are $1.99 the 32 gig models are $2.99 they'll be available in five countries us included on June 24 and then worldwide sometime in September there you have it a first look se new iPhone 4 I'm Brian Champa cnet.com that's right June 24th and pre-orders June 15th coming soon and of course once the iPhone 4 hits the streets our crack team of editors will put it through its paces until then you can head to seen at tv.com to see more highlights from Steve Jobs WWDC keynote and all of our iPhone 4 coverage in other Apple news the new iPhone isn't the only thing the company showed us this week the latest version of the Safari Browser was rolled out - and Jason Parker has a first look for you alongside all the news this week about the iPhone 4 Apple released a major upgrade to their flagship web browser Safari 5 is now available for download and Apple has added a lot of feature enhancements to be excited about I'm Jason Parker from scenic downloads this is a first look at Apple's Safari 5 web browser though there is a laundry list of changes and fixes in Safari in this first look we'll be focusing on some of the more major enhancements to the browser most features we'll talk about are available across both the Mac and Windows versions of Safari 5 to start off Safari reader lets you view articles on the web without distraction letting you get to the heart of a story without a lot of added noise when surfing the web a safari automatically detects if you're reading an article and displays a reader icon in the smart address field by clicking on the reader icon you'll be able to look at an article in one continuous distraction-free view graying out annoying ads on-screen controls let you email print and zoom and your zoom preferences will be remembered for the next article possibly as part of Apple's Drive to make html5 the standard across all web browsers Safari 5 comes with a slew of tweaks to provide even more support for interactive content and media experiences that don't require 3rd party plugins with this latest update you'll now be able to view html5 video in full screen and view closed captions we're available with the click of a button another new feature in Safari 5 is the addition of Microsoft's Bing search to the list of search engines you can access from the Safari search bar for a search specific to Bing simply click on the magnifying glass icon in the search field and select Bing from the list from there just type in your search term for results from Bain one of the long-awaited capabilities of Safari 5 is not very first look video friendly but it's certainly worth talking about Apple has finally introduced Safari extensions a way for developers to create plugins that will enhance your browsing experience this means that third-party developers will be able to use html5 css3 and JavaScript to create enhancements like toolbars and custom buttons in your browser Apple says their extension builder will make it easy for developers to create packages of their extensions for easy distribution and installation judging from the success of Firefox extensions we look forward to what developers will come up with overall with the big feature changes we've talked about here along with the dramatic performance boost enhancements to the smart search field tab settings improvements hardware acceleration for the Windows version and much more Safari 5 is easy to recommend for fans and worthy of checking out if you haven't used so bright before I'm Jason Parker from scene of downloads and this has been a first look at Apple's Safari 5 thanks for watching dammit even when I tried to change the subject Jason's demo still flips and stuff about the iPhone and look who wrote it Jason Parker sneaky alright let's take a break while I figure out how to avoid mentioning the iPhone 4 anymore but don't go anywhere there's lots of bad stuff still to come you welcome back to the CNET tech review your weekly digest of all things good and bad from Cena TV and on that note guess what it's time for the bad you think when a Porsche showed up in the scenic garage the car tech guys would be tripping over each other to get the chance to drive it well if you're Brian coolly and the Porsche is the new Panamera think again it's the other car they said Porsche would never build a four-door hatchback the Panamera so while we wait for Ferrari to launch a minivan let's jump in this guy and check the tech you know everyone told me Panamera looks better in person and everyone lied this is not a pretty car I'm sorry now the color schemes not doing any favours a candy apple green over infant barf bays hmm but even silver over black this thing would still look like Portia gave George Barris the 911 and said go make a kooky custom that looks pregnant and he did let's get inside now I got to tell you I love what portions done with the interior layout this is some really fresh thinking that's kind of rising center console here we have a little bit stylized and a lot of but very useful buttons and look around the cabinet this is a big deal with this car for full sporting buckets this is part of Porsches thing saying this is truly a sports car with four seats which we'll have to figure out let's get out of the technology now the car comes standard with a hard drive based navigation system and you can look at different views we have the 3d bird's-eye there I can also switch that to your standard plan view and the map can also be echoed into this very double-oh-seven ish round display to the right of the tachometer we have an optional media interface you're gonna hear me say optional a lot on this car they've gives us a standard aux a USB jack and a proprietary connector for this pigtail that goes to in this case an iPod and another male USB for other devices now let's say you want better audio go for the Bose 5.1 surround we have that in this car that pumps the power to 585 watts gives you fourteen speakers nine discrete channels of amplification if you want to really go nuts get the Burmaster audio system for about six thousand dollars I hadn't heard of these guys before I'm probably butchering their name but it's German high-end audio now put this guy in reverse and let's see our rear view camera oh that's right we forgot to get that option added yes it's a 94 thousand dollar car and you have to add the rear view camera hmm we do have sensors those were optional too now all these 4s Panamera's come with a sport mode right here if you bump it up to a little more aggressive level optionally you get Sport Plus as part of the chrono package there's the chrono up there on the dash this button here's interesting a little nod to efficiency this is the auto off thing that a lot of Europeans are doing now if you want the engine to stop when you come to a red light or a stop sign you leave this thing engaged in other words turn that off and this thing will turn off when you stop then you lift off the brake pedal it'll restart the engine you know it's kind of hybrid greeny weenie stuff and of course there's the chronograph as part of the Sport Chrono Package because you know you're gonna take your four-door hatchback to the track a lot give me a break what we're talking about silly check out the key shaped like a little Panamera with a great big hood emblem now back the thing you got to deal with is the oh sweet Jesus has got a hatchback moments yeah it sure does but behind there not bad it'll hold a lot like you can probably Park a 911 back there or enough cash to gas up your Cayenne once now being an S car we've got a 4.8 liter v8 in this guy naturally aspirated this one's got 400 horsepower 369 foot-pounds of torque which even in this day and age are pretty stout numbers 0 to 60 happens in 4.8 seconds pretty good for a big boy 4.6 if you get that Sport Chrono Package because that adds some launch control you can really hammer it off the line mpg is pretty good 1624 and the emissions numbers are all right to 5 and 5 for a greenhouse gas and co2 on a scale of 10 okay so 4.8 liters and 400 horsepower and 4 driven wheels and two clutches later what does the Panamera Drive like well this 4s drives real well you got to remember you're in a long ish four-door sedan that doesn't feel like it's got as much wheelbase as it appears from the outside I'm not forgiving it for being ugly but when you're sitting up here in the front yeah oh and look at the stuff behind you or outside and it feels like you're driving a 911 you can pick up folks in that's pretty cool power comes on for days and this PDK when you're pressing the car is great it's a round town where things get a little annoying it has a habit of being a little janky when you're you know in downtown traffic coming to start some stops and it kind of goes good joke when it disengages sometimes it's not a problem it's just an elegant where it is a problem is on some of the hills here in San Francisco trying to start from a stop on a steep upward grade and for some reason this thing sometimes forgets it has ears and up first reviewer who's had that problem so they got something to iron out in that situation a Panamera 4s starts at almost 95 grand then to get it seen that style you'll be optioning for days USB aux ipod is 440 keyless access 1100 parking sensors 600 rear view camera 650 on top of them the Bose audio is 1440 but the Burmaster audio system is 5700 and that's just a small slice of the options available unfortunately one of them is not different sheet metal well I guess the good news is that once you get on the road this Porsche drives like a Porsche but let's be honest isn't the whole point of driving one of those to look good doing it I mean personally I don't think it looks that bad except for the green yeah no that's pretty bad in other bad news many of us spend much more time staring at little screens on our desks than big screens on our walls Erik Franklin is our resident computer monitor expert and this week he's got a first look at a new sync master from Samsung and a bit of a complex hey guys this is Eric Franklin from sitcom and today I'm taking a first look at the very affirmative sounding Samsung sync master P 2450 H I think it's the P that really gives it it's manly oof actually it's kind of intimidating with that p in front of it for the purposes of this video and so I don't feel like less of a man more than I already do I'll simply refer to it SD 2450 with the 2450 sampson for those had adjustment pivot and swivel options however you can tilt the monitor back 15 degrees the display is moderately wobbly when you knock it from the sides and you can easily knock it over when the panel is tilted however when the panel is at 90 degrees we don't believe it's a much danger of toppling the display has VGA DVI and HDMI connection options however they're nestled into this alcove making it frustrating when connecting or disconnecting cables foregoing buttons Samsung includes touch areas and denotes each with a small white dot the actual button labels appear as if they're floating 3d like within the glass the on-screen display or OSD includes seven presets and typical brightness contrast and sharpness controls in movies we notice a definite green push in the display resulting in character faces looking greenish and sickly this issue also makes the daytime environments look less natural than they did on the Samsung px 2370 for example the 2450 also crushes dark gray so that certain details in movies can't be seen whereas on the PX 2370 the details are clearly noticeable games don't look as vibrant or as graphically impressive as on the PX 2370 thanks once again to that green push if you're debating whether to buy the $260 24 50 or the more expensive px 23 70 we suggest you pay the extra money for the latter and save yourself some buyers remorse induce headaches Samsung shows some flair with the displays on screen display button array however overall the display is neither as sexy as a px 2370 nor can it compete with this performance we recommend that you skip the p20 450h more information check out my full review at cnet.com once again this is art Franklin this has been a first look at the Samsung sync master P 24:58 yeah I mean this monitor looks a little wobbly but with Eric punching him like that what do you expect he punched me once and I didn't get up again for like three days no I'm totally kidding I'm kidding also I can't wait to see that new Scott Pilgrim movie let's turn our attention to happier thoughts shall we like this week's bottom-line I guess there's no point in avoiding it we've got to take one more look at Steve Jobs iPhone 4 announcement now at events like the WWDC Steve's demos frequently elicits cheers applause even audible gasps but let's see what happens when things don't go quite as planned all right we're going to switch over some backups here I have a feeling we might have the same problem there we go yes I know that they don't want it so well geez I don't like this alright let's go baby the primaries I I'm afraid they have a problem and I'm not gonna be able to show you much here today try one more time here why I'm sorry guys I I don't know what's going on Scot suggestions we're actually done we're actually on Wi-Fi here so now before I begin number six I am our guys are running around like crazy backstage as you might imagine my demo crashed because there are 570 Wi-Fi base stations operating in this room okay we can't deal with that more didn't really great that I'd like to show me so we either turn off all the stuff and see the demos or we give up and I don't show you the demo would you see let's turn up all these MiFi things to my leg turn off your Wi-Fi every no I'd like them to put them down on the floor and all of you look around I'd like you to police each other shut all the laptops turn off all these Wi-Fi base stations and put them on the floor please the bottom line this week hands off Steve Jobs Wi-Fi you don't when he asked everyone to put their laptops down I felt like I was in elementary school and the whole class got in trouble and had to put their heads down on their desks and just for the record I was using 3G on my phone not my fault Steve and that's our show for this week everyone tune in next week when we will have our complete coverage from the e3 video game show and a whole lot more and in the meantime get more great scene at video at Cena tv.com see you next time and thank you for watching