If you ’ve been awaiting the free case for your ( non - white ) iPhone 4 thatApple chief executive officer Steve Jobs anticipate last hebdomad , your postponement is over . Well , your wait foraskingfor a case is over — of course you ’ll still have to wait for the case to fly its manner to your door . Apple on Friday releasediPhone 4 Case Program , a free app — that ’s right , it ’s anapp — that provide you to commit an order for your barren case .
After you download and deploy the 0.8 MB app , you ’ll be prompted to enter your iTunes or Apple ID countersign , after which you will be presented with a list of case to choose from .
Besides Apple ’s fateful iPhone 4 Bumper ( which is the only color of Apple ’s bumper that ’s available ) , you may also opt for the Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 in Smoke , the Incase Snap Case for iPhone 4 in Clear , the Belkin Shield Micra for iPhone 4 in Clear , the Griffin Motif iPhone 4 Diamonds / Smoke , the Griffin Reveal Etch iPhone 4 – Black / Black Graphite , the Speck Fitted Case iPhone 4 – Black Tartan , and the Speck PixelSkin HD iPhone 4 – Black . Apple quote a 3 to 5 calendar week shipping prison term for all of the cases , and notes that case pick and availability are open to modification .
Tapping on any of the cases will give you a description of the case as well as a photo art gallery of a few images to allow you to get a better look at the prospective lawsuit . When you ’ve made your option , you but wiretap on the Select button for the slip that you want . Apple will require you to substantiate your personal info ( name , savoir-faire , e - mail service , phone , etc . ) ; tap Place Order and blammo , you ’re done .
Why Apple determine to set up this mental process via an iPhone app rather than a Thomas Nelson Page on the party ’s Website is obscure , but it ’s an interesting option . During the intense pre - orders for the iPhone 4 last month noticed , some customers acknowledge that it was easier to place rescript throughApple ’s Apple Store iPhone apprather than wading through the online Web store . Perhaps similar factors are at workplace here — or maybe Apple just really loves making iPhone apps .
Update : Of of course , if I had read all the way through the app description , I would have notice that Apple uses the app to check the serial number and International Mobile Equipment Identity ( IMEI ) to verify that you are indeed using an iPhone 4 and are thus eligible for the free lawsuit . Using an iPhone app makes that process a lot simpler than getting user to expect up that selective information and paste it in a Web form .
