Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
iPhone 3G: Weekend 1 Tally
After much hullabaloo, the Apple iPhone 3G was finally released to the frothing masses last Friday, July 11. So how did the iPhone 3G fare its first weekend out on the market? Well, for one, it sold-out completely in Japan. But how does that translate into bottom-line numbers?
Apple analysts report that the company sold 1 million iPhone 3G handsets this weekend. This compared with the 74 days (according to Apple chief exec Steve Jobs) that it took to sell the first million first generation iPhones.
How the iPhone 3G fared with its one million maiden-voyagers is not, however, as easily quantifiable. There was a slew of activation problems, for one. And some users complained that the new iPhone simply isn’t all that much better than the old one (see our side-by-side comparison review for our own details on that subject).
As for the conjointly launched Apple App Store, it currently contains about 800 possible downloads and its first weekend out it saw an unbelievable 10 million downloads, which says to us that even if not everybody is necessarily flocking to buy the new iPhone, everyone and their brother is eating up the new iPhone software releases.
After much hullabaloo, the Apple iPhone 3G was finally released to the frothing masses last Friday, July 11. So how did the iPhone 3G fare its first weekend out on the market? Well, for one, it sold-out completely in Japan. But how does that translate into bottom-line numbers?
Apple analysts report that the company sold 1 million iPhone 3G handsets this weekend. This compared with the 74 days (according to Apple chief exec Steve Jobs) that it took to sell the first million first generation iPhones.
How the iPhone 3G fared with its one million maiden-voyagers is not, however, as easily quantifiable. There was a slew of activation problems, for one. And some users complained that the new iPhone simply isn’t all that much better than the old one (see our side-by-side comparison review for our own details on that subject).
As for the conjointly launched Apple App Store, it currently contains about 800 possible downloads and its first weekend out it saw an unbelievable 10 million downloads, which says to us that even if not everybody is necessarily flocking to buy the new iPhone, everyone and their brother is eating up the new iPhone software releases.
iPhone 3G: Weekend 1 Tally
After much hullabaloo, the Apple iPhone 3G was finally released to the frothing masses last Friday, July 11. So how did the iPhone 3G fare its first weekend out on the market? Well, for one, it sold-out completely in Japan. But how does that translate into bottom-line numbers?
Apple analysts report that the company sold 1 million iPhone 3G handsets this weekend. This compared with the 74 days (according to Apple chief exec Steve Jobs) that it took to sell the first million first generation iPhones.
How the iPhone 3G fared with its one million maiden-voyagers is not, however, as easily quantifiable. There was a slew of activation problems, for one. And some users complained that the new iPhone simply isn’t all that much better than the old one (see our side-by-side comparison review for our own details on that subject).
As for the conjointly launched Apple App Store, it currently contains about 800 possible downloads and its first weekend out it saw an unbelievable 10 million downloads, which says to us that even if not everybody is necessarily flocking to buy the new iPhone, everyone and their brother is eating up the new iPhone software releases.
After much hullabaloo, the Apple iPhone 3G was finally released to the frothing masses last Friday, July 11. So how did the iPhone 3G fare its first weekend out on the market? Well, for one, it sold-out completely in Japan. But how does that translate into bottom-line numbers?
Apple analysts report that the company sold 1 million iPhone 3G handsets this weekend. This compared with the 74 days (according to Apple chief exec Steve Jobs) that it took to sell the first million first generation iPhones.
How the iPhone 3G fared with its one million maiden-voyagers is not, however, as easily quantifiable. There was a slew of activation problems, for one. And some users complained that the new iPhone simply isn’t all that much better than the old one (see our side-by-side comparison review for our own details on that subject).
As for the conjointly launched Apple App Store, it currently contains about 800 possible downloads and its first weekend out it saw an unbelievable 10 million downloads, which says to us that even if not everybody is necessarily flocking to buy the new iPhone, everyone and their brother is eating up the new iPhone software releases.
MobileMe Access Returns to the iPhone
Just last Friday, July 25, Apple announced that they have finally been able to restore MobileMe email account access to users of the iPhone – at least partially so. And reportedly, full MobileMe access will be forthcoming later in the week.
MobileMe, in case you don’t know, is the feature formerly known as .Mac, an email account stored on Apple’s servers, much like Gmail is email stored on Google’s servers. This allows users to store an inordinate amount of email data without cluttering up their own personal hard drives.
More than just email, though, MobileMe also gives users backup storage, web hosting, photo and file sharing capabilities, and synchronization of calendar and contact info on not just iPhones but iPod Touches, Mac desktop and laptops, and even Windows PCs.
According to Apple, MobileMe email access about 1% of iPhone users was accidentally blacked-out for a week.
Unfortunately, restoration of MobileMe access does not ensure that emails sent to those accounts during the black-out will still be available for retrieval once access is restored.
Just last Friday, July 25, Apple announced that they have finally been able to restore MobileMe email account access to users of the iPhone – at least partially so. And reportedly, full MobileMe access will be forthcoming later in the week.
MobileMe, in case you don’t know, is the feature formerly known as .Mac, an email account stored on Apple’s servers, much like Gmail is email stored on Google’s servers. This allows users to store an inordinate amount of email data without cluttering up their own personal hard drives.
More than just email, though, MobileMe also gives users backup storage, web hosting, photo and file sharing capabilities, and synchronization of calendar and contact info on not just iPhones but iPod Touches, Mac desktop and laptops, and even Windows PCs.
According to Apple, MobileMe email access about 1% of iPhone users was accidentally blacked-out for a week.
Unfortunately, restoration of MobileMe access does not ensure that emails sent to those accounts during the black-out will still be available for retrieval once access is restored.
iPhone Nano
iPhone Nano
On August 3, the Daily Mail, a London paper, printed a story about Apple’s intent to release a miniaturized version of its popular iPhone by Christmastime. Before the ink was barely dry on the story, the internet was abuzz with the news.
But is it news? Or an effective rumor – a wildly successful little piece of link bait? Is there really going to be an iPhone Nano or is it just a pipe dream?
Well, for starters, this is not the first time that such an “announcement” was made. Last year saw a similar story making the rounds that an iPhone Nano would be out by Christmas of 2007. Now, a year later we see the same story: different year.
Industry analysts at Piper Jaffray do expect lower-priced versions of the iPhone to come out sometime in 2009. And the Apple Finance Board of The Mac Observer anticipates 3-4 different iPhone variants in the somewhat near future.
But an iPhone Nano?
Maybe so, maybe not. But one thing does seem true – that there hasn’t been word one heard from Apple itself or its chief exec Steve Jobs on such a device. Hmmm…?
On August 3, the Daily Mail, a London paper, printed a story about Apple’s intent to release a miniaturized version of its popular iPhone by Christmastime. Before the ink was barely dry on the story, the internet was abuzz with the news.
But is it news? Or an effective rumor – a wildly successful little piece of link bait? Is there really going to be an iPhone Nano or is it just a pipe dream?
Well, for starters, this is not the first time that such an “announcement” was made. Last year saw a similar story making the rounds that an iPhone Nano would be out by Christmas of 2007. Now, a year later we see the same story: different year.
Industry analysts at Piper Jaffray do expect lower-priced versions of the iPhone to come out sometime in 2009. And the Apple Finance Board of The Mac Observer anticipates 3-4 different iPhone variants in the somewhat near future.
But an iPhone Nano?
Maybe so, maybe not. But one thing does seem true – that there hasn’t been word one heard from Apple itself or its chief exec Steve Jobs on such a device. Hmmm…?
iPhone App Store News
App Store Apple’s Latest, Greatest Coup
Apple has done it again! Starting with the Apple IIE (remember that innovation?) and all the way up through the iMac, iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store, MacBook, and – of course – the iPhone, the App Store is a smashing success with record sales spiraling out of control and further cementing CEO Steve Jobs’ seat atop the progress and innovation throne.
The App Store, an iTunes-like online distributor of 3rd party mobile applications specifically for use on the iPhone, is averaging $1 million in sales per day!
At that rate, it could earn Apple $365 million in sales in a year’s time. This bolsters Jobs’ prediction that iPhone software could become a billion dollar industry.
App Store visitors downloaded over 60 million programs for the month of July, ’08, its first month open.
App Store Apple’s Latest, Greatest Coup
Apple has done it again! Starting with the Apple IIE (remember that innovation?) and all the way up through the iMac, iPod, iTunes, iTunes Music Store, MacBook, and – of course – the iPhone, the App Store is a smashing success with record sales spiraling out of control and further cementing CEO Steve Jobs’ seat atop the progress and innovation throne.
The App Store, an iTunes-like online distributor of 3rd party mobile applications specifically for use on the iPhone, is averaging $1 million in sales per day!
At that rate, it could earn Apple $365 million in sales in a year’s time. This bolsters Jobs’ prediction that iPhone software could become a billion dollar industry.
App Store visitors downloaded over 60 million programs for the month of July, ’08, its first month open.
iPhone Vs. Palm Treo 750
Apple iPhone vs. Palm Treo 750
Apple iPhone
VS.
Both the iPhone and the Palm Treo allow users to read Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), but only the Treo allows users to write, edit, and save Office files as well. The Treo also supports Microsoft Outlook whereas the iPhone does not. Neither the Palm Treo 750 nor the Apple iPhone support Java.
As a Windows Mobile 6.0 phone, the Palm Treo 750 supports thousands of third-party applications whereas the iPhone, a Mac OS X phone, did not offer any support for native third-party applications until Apple released the iPhone SDK (software developer's kit). Because the iPhone SDK is so new, however, it will be a little while still before a comparable number of native third-party apps for iPhone exist.
The iPhone and Palm Treo 750 are both touch screen phones, but the Treo also comes with a stylus and a backlit QWERTY keyboard. The iPhone has no keyboard (other than a virtual keyboard that user can bring up on the touch screen itself). The iPhone also boast a single multifunction navigation button whereas the Treo 750 has a 5-way button.
The iPhone has WiFi support whereas the Palm Treo does not. Both smartphones support Bluetooth, though the iPhone has Bluetooth 2.0 EDA whereas the Treo only has Bluetooth 1.2. They also each support certain forms of wireless connectivity that the other does not: IrDA (Infrared) on the Treo and IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b on the iPhone. Currently the Treo 750 can run on 3G networks whereas the iPhone cannot, although a 3G supported iPhone is in the works and scheduled for release sometime this year. Wireless service for both smartphones is provided by AT&T.
The iPhone has a significantly larger display area (3.5" vs. 2.8") and much higher pixel resolution (320 x 480 vs. 240 x 240). Both smartphones are approximately the same height and width (4.5" x 2.4" for the iPhone and 4.4" x 2.3" for the Treo). The iPhone, however, is half as slim as the Treo (.46" versus .8"). The iPhone is also slightly lighter weight than the Treo (4.8 oz. vs. 5.4 oz).
Both are GMS phones, though the Palm Treo also supports UMTS connections. The Apple iPhone has a significantly longer talk time than the Treo, almost twice as long, with up to 480 minutes (8 hours) as compared with up to 270 minutes (nearly 4 hours). They both match each other, however, in standby time: about 250 hours. The Treo has a removable battery whereas the battery on the iPhone cannot be removed.
The iPhone has a much larger storage capacity than the Treo, with a 4 GB option and an 8 GB options compared against the Treo's 60 MB. But the Treo has a miniSD card expansion slot whereas the iPhone has no such storage expansion capabilities. The digital camera on the iPhone is 2 megapixels versus the 1.3 megapixel camera on the Treo 750.
As for price-point comparison, depending on which model you're talking about and where you purchase it, the Palm Treo 750 is a good $100-$200 cheaper than the Apple iPhone.
Apple iPhone vs. Palm Treo 750
Apple iPhone
VS.
Both the iPhone and the Palm Treo allow users to read Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), but only the Treo allows users to write, edit, and save Office files as well. The Treo also supports Microsoft Outlook whereas the iPhone does not. Neither the Palm Treo 750 nor the Apple iPhone support Java.
As a Windows Mobile 6.0 phone, the Palm Treo 750 supports thousands of third-party applications whereas the iPhone, a Mac OS X phone, did not offer any support for native third-party applications until Apple released the iPhone SDK (software developer's kit). Because the iPhone SDK is so new, however, it will be a little while still before a comparable number of native third-party apps for iPhone exist.
The iPhone and Palm Treo 750 are both touch screen phones, but the Treo also comes with a stylus and a backlit QWERTY keyboard. The iPhone has no keyboard (other than a virtual keyboard that user can bring up on the touch screen itself). The iPhone also boast a single multifunction navigation button whereas the Treo 750 has a 5-way button.
The iPhone has WiFi support whereas the Palm Treo does not. Both smartphones support Bluetooth, though the iPhone has Bluetooth 2.0 EDA whereas the Treo only has Bluetooth 1.2. They also each support certain forms of wireless connectivity that the other does not: IrDA (Infrared) on the Treo and IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b on the iPhone. Currently the Treo 750 can run on 3G networks whereas the iPhone cannot, although a 3G supported iPhone is in the works and scheduled for release sometime this year. Wireless service for both smartphones is provided by AT&T.
The iPhone has a significantly larger display area (3.5" vs. 2.8") and much higher pixel resolution (320 x 480 vs. 240 x 240). Both smartphones are approximately the same height and width (4.5" x 2.4" for the iPhone and 4.4" x 2.3" for the Treo). The iPhone, however, is half as slim as the Treo (.46" versus .8"). The iPhone is also slightly lighter weight than the Treo (4.8 oz. vs. 5.4 oz).
Both are GMS phones, though the Palm Treo also supports UMTS connections. The Apple iPhone has a significantly longer talk time than the Treo, almost twice as long, with up to 480 minutes (8 hours) as compared with up to 270 minutes (nearly 4 hours). They both match each other, however, in standby time: about 250 hours. The Treo has a removable battery whereas the battery on the iPhone cannot be removed.
The iPhone has a much larger storage capacity than the Treo, with a 4 GB option and an 8 GB options compared against the Treo's 60 MB. But the Treo has a miniSD card expansion slot whereas the iPhone has no such storage expansion capabilities. The digital camera on the iPhone is 2 megapixels versus the 1.3 megapixel camera on the Treo 750.
As for price-point comparison, depending on which model you're talking about and where you purchase it, the Palm Treo 750 is a good $100-$200 cheaper than the Apple iPhone.
More iPhone 3G Production
Apple Making More iPhones
Now that the iPhone 3G is available in 45 countries, in the face of shortages already in the first 20 countries of its roll-out, Apple is doing all it can to keep ahead of demand by making new iPhone 3G devices as fast as it can.
According to the August 23 edition of Business Week, Apple intends to build nearly 50 million more iPhone 3G handsets within the next 12 months, with an approximate 150,000 new devices being built each day.
Surprisingly, Apple has also stated that of that nearly 50 million projected new devices, it only aims to build 10 million in the 2008 calendar year. Whether or not that will be enough to keep up with demand, particularly with Best Buy stores now carrying the device, and especially approaching the Christmas holidays, is the subject of much speculation.
As evidence of the sweeping demand for the iPhone 3G, the U.S. isn’t the only nation experiencing sell-outs of the device since its July launch; T-Mobile, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 3G in Germany, announced selling out of the device in many stores in that country too.
Apple Making More iPhones
Now that the iPhone 3G is available in 45 countries, in the face of shortages already in the first 20 countries of its roll-out, Apple is doing all it can to keep ahead of demand by making new iPhone 3G devices as fast as it can.
According to the August 23 edition of Business Week, Apple intends to build nearly 50 million more iPhone 3G handsets within the next 12 months, with an approximate 150,000 new devices being built each day.
Surprisingly, Apple has also stated that of that nearly 50 million projected new devices, it only aims to build 10 million in the 2008 calendar year. Whether or not that will be enough to keep up with demand, particularly with Best Buy stores now carrying the device, and especially approaching the Christmas holidays, is the subject of much speculation.
As evidence of the sweeping demand for the iPhone 3G, the U.S. isn’t the only nation experiencing sell-outs of the device since its July launch; T-Mobile, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 3G in Germany, announced selling out of the device in many stores in that country too.
Verizon Voyager
Apparently, Verizon is sitting up and paying attention, lots of attention to the iPhone. With much fanfare, Verizon is now launching a new cell phone in November just in time for Thanksgiving, part of a four cellular phone series, called the Verizon Voyager VX 10000. Verizon's CEO declares that the new phone is the 'iPhone killer.' Strong words that remain to be proven. With a touch screen, vertical shape, a QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 megapixel camera, and a smoother interface, the new Voyager is Verizon's answer to the Apple iPhone.
The touch screen features a 400x240 pixel resolution, a second large internal screen that opens up, 8GB SD card support, a speakerphone, and a VCAST music player. A remarkable improvement in their cellular phone display and appearance, the Voyager does have a resemblance to the Apple iPhone. However, it does not have the intuitive interface of the iPhone, nor the ability to switch from landscape to portrait modes. Its strengths lie in its internal keyboard, improved appearance (compared to other Verizon phones), and most of all, Verizon's existing widespread cellular phone coverage. Apple having chosen AT&T as its exclusive provider, has significant limitation in reaching areas that have sole Verizon coverage.
One of the most significant drawbacks to the Verizon LG Voyager phone is its use of Vcast software. Despite the improved appearance and ease of use, the phone still features a software that is poorly developed. The VCAST software is no match for the Apple OS X platform and offers limited and frustrating operability. What remains to be seen is the wireless speed capability and the price range of the new phone. While this cellular phone does not seem to be strong enough in design and functionality to "kill the iPhone," it does however offer a much desired improvement in Verizon's interface for cell phones, which proves that the iPhone has without a doubt, entirely changed the cellular phone market. More and more cellular phones will be developed in the years to come that are significant improvements on current phones and associated technologies. When these new phones arrive on the market, the public too will be increasingly sophisticated and clear about what they want in their phones. Who knows what Apple will unveil then?
Apparently, Verizon is sitting up and paying attention, lots of attention to the iPhone. With much fanfare, Verizon is now launching a new cell phone in November just in time for Thanksgiving, part of a four cellular phone series, called the Verizon Voyager VX 10000. Verizon's CEO declares that the new phone is the 'iPhone killer.' Strong words that remain to be proven. With a touch screen, vertical shape, a QWERTY keyboard, 2.0 megapixel camera, and a smoother interface, the new Voyager is Verizon's answer to the Apple iPhone.
The touch screen features a 400x240 pixel resolution, a second large internal screen that opens up, 8GB SD card support, a speakerphone, and a VCAST music player. A remarkable improvement in their cellular phone display and appearance, the Voyager does have a resemblance to the Apple iPhone. However, it does not have the intuitive interface of the iPhone, nor the ability to switch from landscape to portrait modes. Its strengths lie in its internal keyboard, improved appearance (compared to other Verizon phones), and most of all, Verizon's existing widespread cellular phone coverage. Apple having chosen AT&T as its exclusive provider, has significant limitation in reaching areas that have sole Verizon coverage.
One of the most significant drawbacks to the Verizon LG Voyager phone is its use of Vcast software. Despite the improved appearance and ease of use, the phone still features a software that is poorly developed. The VCAST software is no match for the Apple OS X platform and offers limited and frustrating operability. What remains to be seen is the wireless speed capability and the price range of the new phone. While this cellular phone does not seem to be strong enough in design and functionality to "kill the iPhone," it does however offer a much desired improvement in Verizon's interface for cell phones, which proves that the iPhone has without a doubt, entirely changed the cellular phone market. More and more cellular phones will be developed in the years to come that are significant improvements on current phones and associated technologies. When these new phones arrive on the market, the public too will be increasingly sophisticated and clear about what they want in their phones. Who knows what Apple will unveil then?
iPhone Vs. BlackJack II
Apple iPhone vs. BlackJack II
Apple iPhone
VS.
Sleek and arriving in two colors, black and burgundy, the new Samsung BlackJack II yet to be released in the North American market is an improvement to the first Blackjack smartphone with a longer lasting Lithium battery. Thin, lightweight, with a QWERTY keyboard, jog wheel, and running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0, the Samsung BlackJack II features Bluetooth 2.0 WiFi and supports GSM 850, 900,1800 and 1900.
The BlackJack II like the Apple iPhone has AT&T as its service provider. The main advantage of the new BlackJack II is its ability to handle EDGE but also GPRS, UMTS, and HSDPA cellular enhancement protocols.
While the new BlackJack II offers a digital Windows Media player and 2.0 camera, it is no match for the Apple iPhone's multimedia capabilities with its iPod and associated iTunes software, music store, photo albums, and camera. With a screen resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, the BlackJack II offers greater photo quality than previous models and many PDAs on the market. It however still does not offer the brightness or sharpness of the iPhone, which has a screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels at 160 ppi and easy multi-touch sensing. The BlackJack II lacks the strong visual appeal, crisp clarity, and intuitive interface of the iPhone as well as its photo editing software. The BlackJack II also does not have the iPhone's ability to switch from landscape to portrait mode. While the BlackJack II is a dramatic improvement in comparison to similar models, it still requires careful precise fingers tapping a small keyboard unlike the iPhone's easy touch screen interface.
To its credit, the new BlackJack II features a pocket version of all the Microsoft Office applications in popular use with Windows Mobile 6.0. You can browse the web, write emails, take photographs, and listen to music all in one device. However, unlike the iPhone, which works intuitively, fading out music when you have an incoming call, the BlackJack II does not offer the same ease of use. The BlackJack II allows for multimedia messages (MMS) as well as POP3 and IMAP4 email protocols, as well as SMS text messaging.
Like the iPhone, the BlackJack II has all the typical features of a cellular phone such as call waiting, forwarding, caller ID, call hold, call history and voicemail. However, it lacks the unique capabilities of the iPhone such as visual voicemail and conference calling.
One of the primary advantages of the BlackJack II over the Apple iPhone is its GPS capabilities and GSM quad-band and HSDPA dual-band technologies for communication around the globe.
The BlackJack II is definitely a functional, lightweight, and convenient multimedia device that packs a punch. While its competitive value against the iPhone is debatable, this latest phone by Samsung definitely improves upon previous handhelds in the PDA market, revealing how technologies in this field continue to improve, getting faster, lighter, and offering more features with each new product release.
Apple iPhone vs. BlackJack II
Apple iPhone
VS.
Sleek and arriving in two colors, black and burgundy, the new Samsung BlackJack II yet to be released in the North American market is an improvement to the first Blackjack smartphone with a longer lasting Lithium battery. Thin, lightweight, with a QWERTY keyboard, jog wheel, and running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0, the Samsung BlackJack II features Bluetooth 2.0 WiFi and supports GSM 850, 900,1800 and 1900.
The BlackJack II like the Apple iPhone has AT&T as its service provider. The main advantage of the new BlackJack II is its ability to handle EDGE but also GPRS, UMTS, and HSDPA cellular enhancement protocols.
While the new BlackJack II offers a digital Windows Media player and 2.0 camera, it is no match for the Apple iPhone's multimedia capabilities with its iPod and associated iTunes software, music store, photo albums, and camera. With a screen resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, the BlackJack II offers greater photo quality than previous models and many PDAs on the market. It however still does not offer the brightness or sharpness of the iPhone, which has a screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels at 160 ppi and easy multi-touch sensing. The BlackJack II lacks the strong visual appeal, crisp clarity, and intuitive interface of the iPhone as well as its photo editing software. The BlackJack II also does not have the iPhone's ability to switch from landscape to portrait mode. While the BlackJack II is a dramatic improvement in comparison to similar models, it still requires careful precise fingers tapping a small keyboard unlike the iPhone's easy touch screen interface.
To its credit, the new BlackJack II features a pocket version of all the Microsoft Office applications in popular use with Windows Mobile 6.0. You can browse the web, write emails, take photographs, and listen to music all in one device. However, unlike the iPhone, which works intuitively, fading out music when you have an incoming call, the BlackJack II does not offer the same ease of use. The BlackJack II allows for multimedia messages (MMS) as well as POP3 and IMAP4 email protocols, as well as SMS text messaging.
Like the iPhone, the BlackJack II has all the typical features of a cellular phone such as call waiting, forwarding, caller ID, call hold, call history and voicemail. However, it lacks the unique capabilities of the iPhone such as visual voicemail and conference calling.
One of the primary advantages of the BlackJack II over the Apple iPhone is its GPS capabilities and GSM quad-band and HSDPA dual-band technologies for communication around the globe.
The BlackJack II is definitely a functional, lightweight, and convenient multimedia device that packs a punch. While its competitive value against the iPhone is debatable, this latest phone by Samsung definitely improves upon previous handhelds in the PDA market, revealing how technologies in this field continue to improve, getting faster, lighter, and offering more features with each new product release.
iPhone 3G Tethering Available
AT&T to Offer iPhone Tethering & O2 to Offer Pay-As-You Go
Tethering, as it applies here, is the process of using one device’s internet connection (in this case, the Apple iPhone 3G’s under AT&T’s data plan) to supply internet access to a PC or laptop.
AT&T currently offers tethering to Blackberry customers who pay $30 per month for the service.
Earlier in the year Apple was ordered by AT&T to remove an application from its iPhone App Store that provided iPhone tethering.
Steve Jobs, apparently, is in discussions with AT&T to offer the same service to users of the 3G iPhone.
In other iPhone related news, this from overseas, O2, the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the UK, has confirmed that they will offer a pay-as-you-go plan for iPhone customers as an alternative to a flat-fee monthly contract.
The iPhone 3G for Pay & Go will cost:
* £349.99 for the 8 GB model
* £399.99 for the 16 GB model
AT&T to Offer iPhone Tethering & O2 to Offer Pay-As-You Go
Tethering, as it applies here, is the process of using one device’s internet connection (in this case, the Apple iPhone 3G’s under AT&T’s data plan) to supply internet access to a PC or laptop.
AT&T currently offers tethering to Blackberry customers who pay $30 per month for the service.
Earlier in the year Apple was ordered by AT&T to remove an application from its iPhone App Store that provided iPhone tethering.
Steve Jobs, apparently, is in discussions with AT&T to offer the same service to users of the 3G iPhone.
In other iPhone related news, this from overseas, O2, the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone in the UK, has confirmed that they will offer a pay-as-you-go plan for iPhone customers as an alternative to a flat-fee monthly contract.
The iPhone 3G for Pay & Go will cost:
* £349.99 for the 8 GB model
* £399.99 for the 16 GB model
iPhone Vs. Nokia N95
Recently, Nokia has released the Nokia N95, an all-in-one multimedia device that like the iPhone is a cellular phone, a multimedia player, a PDA, and a camera. The Nokia N95 is definitely stiff competition for the Apple iPhone and it has already been released in Europe early this year. Conveniently fitting inside your pocket, the Nokia N95 has a beautiful silver display, allowing you to watch videos, take photographs, send emails, and call clients all through one device. The Nokia N95 debuts in the United States at a much higher price tag than the Apple iPhone, beginning at $700.
With a unique two-way slide concept, the Nokia N95 offers another feature – GPS integration with maps to over 100 countries for more than 15 million points of interest. Additional features can be purchased for additional cost. This is more detailed and integrated than the maps feature from the Apple iPhone.
Regarding the design, the two-way slide concept enables you to switch between two different modes, with a numeric keypad similar to a conventional cellular phone on one side, and media keys on the other side. The slide concept appears to offer some protection from the elements for the keyboard and traditional features unlike the Apple iPhone, which offers a revolutionary touch screen interface and a virtual keyboard.
The Apple iPhone interface is still remarkably more intuitive, elegant, and beautiful than all of its competitors yet the Nokia N95 does offer some competitive alternatives with a mixture of traditional features and increased multimedia capabilities. The Nokia N95 also allows for both landscape and portrait mode, similar to the Apple iPhone. However, the Apple iPhone offers a larger display at greater resolution at 320 x 480 pixels in comparison to the Nokia’s 240 x 320 pixels.
With a 5.0 megapixel camera, the Nokia N95 offer great quality photographs and higher resolution video. However, the Nokia N95 does not offer the great photo and video editing software that the Apple iPhone provides, which enables you to take photos and video and edit them right then and there on your iPhone, and send them off to friends, family, and colleagues by email. Through the HSDPA networks offering support to WLAN, EDGE, and WCDMA networks, the wireless capability of the Nokia N95 is faster than the 3G. The Nokia N95 also features S60 Software on Symbian OS, allowing for personalization through compatible applications.
In terms of voicemail, only Apple offers the unique visual voicemail option. Currently, the battery life of the Nokia N95 is short, antenna is weak, and the multimedia player does not have a contrast or brightness control. After improvements and upgrades are made, this model will be a better option. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone has three sensors: an ambient light sensor that prevents waste of battery life and adjusts brightness and contrast of the display: an accelerometer for adjusting between landscape and portrait mode; and a proximity sensor that turns off the display and touchscreen when the iPhone comes closes to the body; as well as three switches that enable sleep/wake, volume up/down, and ringer on/off modes.
With a unique two-way slide concept, the Nokia N95 offers another feature – GPS integration with maps to over 100 countries for more than 15 million points of interest. Additional features can be purchased for additional cost. This is more detailed and integrated than the maps feature from the Apple iPhone.
Regarding the design, the two-way slide concept enables you to switch between two different modes, with a numeric keypad similar to a conventional cellular phone on one side, and media keys on the other side. The slide concept appears to offer some protection from the elements for the keyboard and traditional features unlike the Apple iPhone, which offers a revolutionary touch screen interface and a virtual keyboard.
The Apple iPhone interface is still remarkably more intuitive, elegant, and beautiful than all of its competitors yet the Nokia N95 does offer some competitive alternatives with a mixture of traditional features and increased multimedia capabilities. The Nokia N95 also allows for both landscape and portrait mode, similar to the Apple iPhone. However, the Apple iPhone offers a larger display at greater resolution at 320 x 480 pixels in comparison to the Nokia’s 240 x 320 pixels.
With a 5.0 megapixel camera, the Nokia N95 offer great quality photographs and higher resolution video. However, the Nokia N95 does not offer the great photo and video editing software that the Apple iPhone provides, which enables you to take photos and video and edit them right then and there on your iPhone, and send them off to friends, family, and colleagues by email. Through the HSDPA networks offering support to WLAN, EDGE, and WCDMA networks, the wireless capability of the Nokia N95 is faster than the 3G. The Nokia N95 also features S60 Software on Symbian OS, allowing for personalization through compatible applications.
In terms of voicemail, only Apple offers the unique visual voicemail option. Currently, the battery life of the Nokia N95 is short, antenna is weak, and the multimedia player does not have a contrast or brightness control. After improvements and upgrades are made, this model will be a better option. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone has three sensors: an ambient light sensor that prevents waste of battery life and adjusts brightness and contrast of the display: an accelerometer for adjusting between landscape and portrait mode; and a proximity sensor that turns off the display and touchscreen when the iPhone comes closes to the body; as well as three switches that enable sleep/wake, volume up/down, and ringer on/off modes.
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This summer as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of the Apple iPhone slated for a release date of June 29, 2007, let us take a look at some of the competition that the iPhone faces from new products that have just been released as well.
The RIM Blackberry 8800 is one of the best smart phones available onthe market right now, combining both cellular phone capabilities and email. Hosted by Cingular Wireless, the RIM Blackberry 8800 also has the same talk time of 300 min that the Apple iPhone possesses.
However unlike the iPhone, the RIM Blackberry 8800 only possesses a meager 16MB of RAM compared to the iPhone’s luxurious 4GB and 8GB models. Also, while the RIM Blackberry 8800 functions as a PDA handheld and a cellular phone, the iPhone offers four capabilities: cellular phone, PDA handheld, 2.0 megapixel camera, and an audio and video iPod. The iPhone is an all-in-one inclusive device, where you can watch video, write emails, call clients, and take photographs from just one piece of equipment.
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Both the RIM Blackberry 8800 and the Apple iPhone offer push-to-talk email. However, the RIM Blackberry 8800 operates only on Blackberry Handheld software, whereas the Apple iPhone has a completely functional Mac OS X Unix-based computer system.
The user interface though remarkably improved on the RIM Blackberry 8800, still consists of tiny buttons and requires adroit fingers and the use of a stylus. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone is touch-sensitive, with a virtual keyboard and the ability to enlarge letters for greater visibility. No longer do you have to be glued to your handheld anxiously while you try to compose messages! With the Apple iPhone, you can enjoy a more intuitive user interface.
Both the RIM Blackberry 8800 and the Apple iPhone are Bluetooth-enabled. While the RIM Blackberry 8800 does offer some multimedia features and the possibility of GPS, the Apple iPhone offers extensive multimedia features including photo and video editing, landscape and portrait views, and the ability to take photographs and videos instantaneously. The RIM Blackberry 8800 has mediocre resolution at best whereas the Apple iPhone has excellent resolution and its design maximizes use of a larger screen format. Starting at $149 and going up to $548, the RIM Blackberry 8800 functions best as a PDA and long-time users may continue purchasing the product out of familiarity.
However, the Apple iPhone models at 4GB $499 and 8GB $599 offer remarkable value at unbeatable prices. Where else can you talk to your clients, listen to music, take a video, and email your friends – all in one device?
This summer as we eagerly anticipate the arrival of the Apple iPhone slated for a release date of June 29, 2007, let us take a look at some of the competition that the iPhone faces from new products that have just been released as well.
The RIM Blackberry 8800 is one of the best smart phones available onthe market right now, combining both cellular phone capabilities and email. Hosted by Cingular Wireless, the RIM Blackberry 8800 also has the same talk time of 300 min that the Apple iPhone possesses.
However unlike the iPhone, the RIM Blackberry 8800 only possesses a meager 16MB of RAM compared to the iPhone’s luxurious 4GB and 8GB models. Also, while the RIM Blackberry 8800 functions as a PDA handheld and a cellular phone, the iPhone offers four capabilities: cellular phone, PDA handheld, 2.0 megapixel camera, and an audio and video iPod. The iPhone is an all-in-one inclusive device, where you can watch video, write emails, call clients, and take photographs from just one piece of equipment.
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Both the RIM Blackberry 8800 and the Apple iPhone offer push-to-talk email. However, the RIM Blackberry 8800 operates only on Blackberry Handheld software, whereas the Apple iPhone has a completely functional Mac OS X Unix-based computer system.
The user interface though remarkably improved on the RIM Blackberry 8800, still consists of tiny buttons and requires adroit fingers and the use of a stylus. On the other hand, the Apple iPhone is touch-sensitive, with a virtual keyboard and the ability to enlarge letters for greater visibility. No longer do you have to be glued to your handheld anxiously while you try to compose messages! With the Apple iPhone, you can enjoy a more intuitive user interface.
Both the RIM Blackberry 8800 and the Apple iPhone are Bluetooth-enabled. While the RIM Blackberry 8800 does offer some multimedia features and the possibility of GPS, the Apple iPhone offers extensive multimedia features including photo and video editing, landscape and portrait views, and the ability to take photographs and videos instantaneously. The RIM Blackberry 8800 has mediocre resolution at best whereas the Apple iPhone has excellent resolution and its design maximizes use of a larger screen format. Starting at $149 and going up to $548, the RIM Blackberry 8800 functions best as a PDA and long-time users may continue purchasing the product out of familiarity.
However, the Apple iPhone models at 4GB $499 and 8GB $599 offer remarkable value at unbeatable prices. Where else can you talk to your clients, listen to music, take a video, and email your friends – all in one device?
iPhone 3G AT&T Windfall
Becoming the exclusive carrier for the iPhone (in the U.S.) appears to be the smartest move AT&T could have made so far this century.
According to the recently released results of a study by the NPD Group, a research market firm, 30 percent of buyers of the iPhone 3G this summer had to switch to AT&T from a different carrier.
Aligning themselves with the iPhone, currently the top selling smartphone in the country, appears to be a bigger boon to AT&T’s customer base than any other business move they could have made.
Where did most of these “defectors” come from? (Or, to put it another way, which carriers are people dumping to move to the AT&T iPhone 3G?) Verizon Wireless, mostly, with nearly half of AT&T’s new iPhone 3G customers switching from there. Another quarter came from T-Mobile, with another 19% coming from Sprint.
In the June-August, 2008 period, the iPhone increased its smartphone market share by half.
Becoming the exclusive carrier for the iPhone (in the U.S.) appears to be the smartest move AT&T could have made so far this century.
According to the recently released results of a study by the NPD Group, a research market firm, 30 percent of buyers of the iPhone 3G this summer had to switch to AT&T from a different carrier.
Aligning themselves with the iPhone, currently the top selling smartphone in the country, appears to be a bigger boon to AT&T’s customer base than any other business move they could have made.
Where did most of these “defectors” come from? (Or, to put it another way, which carriers are people dumping to move to the AT&T iPhone 3G?) Verizon Wireless, mostly, with nearly half of AT&T’s new iPhone 3G customers switching from there. Another quarter came from T-Mobile, with another 19% coming from Sprint.
In the June-August, 2008 period, the iPhone increased its smartphone market share by half.
iPhone Vs. Samsung Instinct
Have you seen the ads for the new Sprint Instinct? They make it look like the latest big-budget Hollywood blockbuster. And while Hollywood may not have produced it - Samsung did - both big-budget and a blockbuster it may very be.
Catering to the wireless touchscreen multimedia-hungry hordes salivating over the latest iPhone, the Samsung Instinct aims to court some of Apple's audience away from that camp. How well does it do? Is it just another knock-off of the same formula, or a remake that's better than the original? The answer is - a little of both.
The feature set of the Samsung Instinct simply doesn't even lift a finger at those of the iPhone, though on the face of things the two devices are nearly indistinguishable.
As with oh-so many movie previews (sticking with our original metaphor) the Sprint Instinct looks a whole lot better than it actually is. It looks, quite simply, like the Next Best Thing in Smartphones, all polished and only 1/2" thick, weighing it at almost 4.5 oz, with a 3+ inch screen and a handsome absence of unnecessary buttons (but for a choice few on the sides for such things as power and volume control). In truth, it looks very much like the industry-leading product it aims to unseat, namely: the iPhone, of course.
But as for what's inside, it's a whole different story. For one, the call quality on the Instinct can't compare with that of the iPhone. Nor can its battery, giving just over half of the talk time the new 3G iPhone allows (345 minutes vs. 600). It does have an FM radio whereas the iPhone does not, but how much is that little addition really worth to you? Surely not.
A couple of notable lacks in the Instinct not missing in the iPhone 3G are a search function for your contact list, Wi-Fi, and a decent web browser (the Samsung Instinct does have a web-browser, mind you, just not a decent one, more of the clunky variety emulating Palm rather than Apple). The Instinct's email functions are also lacking, with no support for reading PDFs and no HTML formatting. The Instinct has no To-Do list and while it does sync up with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, it does not sync up with your notes and calendar on your desktop or laptop.
Now the Instinct does offer some minor improvements, including on the application of touchscreen technology, such as the on-screen sliders that let you more easily control variables like speakerphone without accidentally hanging up on your call. And its visual voice mail system shows you who left you messages and lets you play them back in order you choose.
As for multimedia, the Instinct fall short there as well, with internet TV (something the iPhone does not have) but one with poor picture quality. And while it does have a music player and an online music store, the tracks you download are not iPod-compatible.
Worst of all, the Samsung Instinct does not support the user-addition of 3rd party software, making the functionality of the device eminently un-versatile and un-expandable.
If you prefer (whether by choice or necessity) the Sprint network over the AT&T network, then that right there might make your decision for you. The calling and data plans for the Instinct are also a bit more flexible and user-friendly than those of the iPhone.
The sticker price on both devices is comparable: the new iPhone 3G costing $199 (for the 8 gig version), the Sprint Nextel Instinct costing $129.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. But is it worth what you sacrifice for that $70 discount? What do your instincts tell you?
Catering to the wireless touchscreen multimedia-hungry hordes salivating over the latest iPhone, the Samsung Instinct aims to court some of Apple's audience away from that camp. How well does it do? Is it just another knock-off of the same formula, or a remake that's better than the original? The answer is - a little of both.
The feature set of the Samsung Instinct simply doesn't even lift a finger at those of the iPhone, though on the face of things the two devices are nearly indistinguishable.
As with oh-so many movie previews (sticking with our original metaphor) the Sprint Instinct looks a whole lot better than it actually is. It looks, quite simply, like the Next Best Thing in Smartphones, all polished and only 1/2" thick, weighing it at almost 4.5 oz, with a 3+ inch screen and a handsome absence of unnecessary buttons (but for a choice few on the sides for such things as power and volume control). In truth, it looks very much like the industry-leading product it aims to unseat, namely: the iPhone, of course.
But as for what's inside, it's a whole different story. For one, the call quality on the Instinct can't compare with that of the iPhone. Nor can its battery, giving just over half of the talk time the new 3G iPhone allows (345 minutes vs. 600). It does have an FM radio whereas the iPhone does not, but how much is that little addition really worth to you? Surely not.
A couple of notable lacks in the Instinct not missing in the iPhone 3G are a search function for your contact list, Wi-Fi, and a decent web browser (the Samsung Instinct does have a web-browser, mind you, just not a decent one, more of the clunky variety emulating Palm rather than Apple). The Instinct's email functions are also lacking, with no support for reading PDFs and no HTML formatting. The Instinct has no To-Do list and while it does sync up with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, it does not sync up with your notes and calendar on your desktop or laptop.
Now the Instinct does offer some minor improvements, including on the application of touchscreen technology, such as the on-screen sliders that let you more easily control variables like speakerphone without accidentally hanging up on your call. And its visual voice mail system shows you who left you messages and lets you play them back in order you choose.
As for multimedia, the Instinct fall short there as well, with internet TV (something the iPhone does not have) but one with poor picture quality. And while it does have a music player and an online music store, the tracks you download are not iPod-compatible.
Worst of all, the Samsung Instinct does not support the user-addition of 3rd party software, making the functionality of the device eminently un-versatile and un-expandable.
If you prefer (whether by choice or necessity) the Sprint network over the AT&T network, then that right there might make your decision for you. The calling and data plans for the Instinct are also a bit more flexible and user-friendly than those of the iPhone.
The sticker price on both devices is comparable: the new iPhone 3G costing $199 (for the 8 gig version), the Sprint Nextel Instinct costing $129.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. But is it worth what you sacrifice for that $70 discount? What do your instincts tell you?
iPhone vs. Apple iPhone 3G
Now that the new, second generation iPhone 3G is on the market, a question on everyone's minds is: "What's the difference between the new iPhone and the old iPhone?"
The first and most obvious answer to that question is the new iPhone's compatibility with AT&T's high-speed 3G network, making for faster and more reliable connection speeds with sharper clarity than those made on its predecessor. But that wouldn't necessarily be enough on its own to merit the invention of a whole next generation device. So what other differences are there?
Users report call quality, using both handset mode and speakerphone mode, is slightly improved on the 3G iPhone, though only a negligible amount. Call quality using Bluetooth, however, seems vastly improved with the new model.
The original iPhone runs on the Apple Mac OS X operating system, as does the iPhone 3G, though the latter also supports Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional Editions and Windows Vista as well.
The touchscreen size and resolution on both devices are identical (3.5" and 480 x 320 pixel resolution). Brightness levels on the two devices are also equivalent. The color balance, however, seems different between the two, though, with the old iPhone tinted slightly blue, the new iPhone 3G slightly yellow. The viewing angle actually seems better on the older iPhone than the newer.
Both phone's interfaces still switch between landscape and portrait mode when the phone is turned, and the iPhone 1.0's oversight on making available a landscape mode for the on-screen keyboard has, unfortunately, not been corrected.
Other improvements that users would have liked to see with the new device but that Apple has sadly not obliged include: Bluetooth A2DP support, cut and paste, video recording, voice dialing, and the ability to make purchases from iTunes over the 3G network.
Apple has, however, made a lot of new software products (many of which are completely free) available to users of the new iPhone - Sega, TypePad mobile blogging, eBay auction management - even going so far as to launch the online App Store in conjunction with the iPhone 3G's release.
Though the size of the two devices is almost identical, new iPhone 3G is actually .002" thicker than its predecessor, though it gives the appearance of being thinner because of the new, tapered edges.
The casing on the two devices is also different. The original iPhone has an aluminum backing with a matte metal finish, the new iPhone 3G is available in a high-gloss plastic casing with users getting to choose between a black and a white model (though white is only available in the 16 gig version). The lining on the new iPhone's buttons is silver instead of the former black.
The 2.0 megapixel digital camera in the new iPhone 3G is completely comparable to that of the original iPhone as far as hardware is concerned, though software improvements make using the new iPhone's camera easier and more versatile in functionality.
The new iPhone 3G has a true GPS built-in, a vast improvement over the former iPhone, with the ability to triangulate the user's location using cell towers.
The battery is one hardware component of the iPhone that's seen some considerable improvements from generation 1 to generation 2. The old iPhone has a talk time of up to 480 minutes whereas the new one lasts up to 600 minutes.
For some people, however, no difference between the two iPhone models will be any greater than price. The first iPhone cost users $399-$499 to purchase whereas Apple slashed that price in half for the release of the iPhone 3G, charging $199 for the 8 GB model and $299 for the 16 GB model.
The first and most obvious answer to that question is the new iPhone's compatibility with AT&T's high-speed 3G network, making for faster and more reliable connection speeds with sharper clarity than those made on its predecessor. But that wouldn't necessarily be enough on its own to merit the invention of a whole next generation device. So what other differences are there?
Users report call quality, using both handset mode and speakerphone mode, is slightly improved on the 3G iPhone, though only a negligible amount. Call quality using Bluetooth, however, seems vastly improved with the new model.
The original iPhone runs on the Apple Mac OS X operating system, as does the iPhone 3G, though the latter also supports Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional Editions and Windows Vista as well.
The touchscreen size and resolution on both devices are identical (3.5" and 480 x 320 pixel resolution). Brightness levels on the two devices are also equivalent. The color balance, however, seems different between the two, though, with the old iPhone tinted slightly blue, the new iPhone 3G slightly yellow. The viewing angle actually seems better on the older iPhone than the newer.
Both phone's interfaces still switch between landscape and portrait mode when the phone is turned, and the iPhone 1.0's oversight on making available a landscape mode for the on-screen keyboard has, unfortunately, not been corrected.
Other improvements that users would have liked to see with the new device but that Apple has sadly not obliged include: Bluetooth A2DP support, cut and paste, video recording, voice dialing, and the ability to make purchases from iTunes over the 3G network.
Apple has, however, made a lot of new software products (many of which are completely free) available to users of the new iPhone - Sega, TypePad mobile blogging, eBay auction management - even going so far as to launch the online App Store in conjunction with the iPhone 3G's release.
Though the size of the two devices is almost identical, new iPhone 3G is actually .002" thicker than its predecessor, though it gives the appearance of being thinner because of the new, tapered edges.
The casing on the two devices is also different. The original iPhone has an aluminum backing with a matte metal finish, the new iPhone 3G is available in a high-gloss plastic casing with users getting to choose between a black and a white model (though white is only available in the 16 gig version). The lining on the new iPhone's buttons is silver instead of the former black.
The 2.0 megapixel digital camera in the new iPhone 3G is completely comparable to that of the original iPhone as far as hardware is concerned, though software improvements make using the new iPhone's camera easier and more versatile in functionality.
The new iPhone 3G has a true GPS built-in, a vast improvement over the former iPhone, with the ability to triangulate the user's location using cell towers.
The battery is one hardware component of the iPhone that's seen some considerable improvements from generation 1 to generation 2. The old iPhone has a talk time of up to 480 minutes whereas the new one lasts up to 600 minutes.
For some people, however, no difference between the two iPhone models will be any greater than price. The first iPhone cost users $399-$499 to purchase whereas Apple slashed that price in half for the release of the iPhone 3G, charging $199 for the 8 GB model and $299 for the 16 GB model.
iPhone 3G Tech Walk World
iPhone Tech Talk World Tour
Beginning later this month (Oct. 2008) and continuing through the end of the year, Apple is going to be hosting what is being called the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour.
Presented by various and sundry Apple engineers and tech experts throughout the U.S, Europe, Asia, Australia, and India, the tour’s events will be comprised of discussions and advice on many integral aspects of iPhone software development, including:
* game design
* interface design
* code optimization
* web apps
* custom business apps
* …among others
In order to be permitted to attend any of the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour “sessions” you must be a registered iPhone Developer. If you’re not already a registered iPhone Developer, you can still sign up online to be one.
Among the 24 dates in 16 countries already scheduled on the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour are the following North American stops:
* October 22 – San Francisco, California
* October 24 – Los Angeles, California
* November 3 – Austin, Texas
* November 5 – Chicago, Illinois
* December 2 – New York, New York
* December 4 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* December 9 – Seattle, Washington
The agenda for these events will be broken down into different “tracks”, such as:
* Intro to Objective-C and Intro to Cocoa Touch
* Overview of iPhone Development Tools
* UIKit Features and Device Features, Basic and Advanced
* iPhone User Interface Design
* Technologies for iPhone Game Development
* Maximizing an Apps Performance on the iPhone
* Using iTunes Connect to Submit Apps to the iPhone App Store
There will also be several sessions on a more corporate-development track, including:
* Getting Start with iPhone Web Apps
* Using Advanced Web Technologies with the iPhone
* Integrating the iPhone with IT
* In-house iPhone App Development
These events differ from Apple’s earlier WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) in that they are smaller and, most notably, in that they are 100% free to attend. And if the 2008 WWDC attendance is any indication (it was sold out), would-be attendees are advised to sign up as soon as possible as the sessions are expected to fill quickly.
These will be somewhat informal gatherings in which participants will be invited to speak openly and directly with the Apple engineers and tech experts present, giving people an unprecedented chance to get their specific iPhone-related questions answered once-and-for-all, and straight from the source. There are even Technical Q&A sessions 2-3 hours in length scheduled for each event.
And what about readers of this piece (and iPhone users in general) who aren’t programmers and developers interested in creating their own lines of 3rd-party iPhone apps. Why is this event of such importance to you?
Because it heralds an imminent flood of new and improved tools, resources, functionalities, capabilities, and conveniences for your favorite smartphone device
Beginning later this month (Oct. 2008) and continuing through the end of the year, Apple is going to be hosting what is being called the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour.
Presented by various and sundry Apple engineers and tech experts throughout the U.S, Europe, Asia, Australia, and India, the tour’s events will be comprised of discussions and advice on many integral aspects of iPhone software development, including:
* game design
* interface design
* code optimization
* web apps
* custom business apps
* …among others
In order to be permitted to attend any of the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour “sessions” you must be a registered iPhone Developer. If you’re not already a registered iPhone Developer, you can still sign up online to be one.
Among the 24 dates in 16 countries already scheduled on the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour are the following North American stops:
* October 22 – San Francisco, California
* October 24 – Los Angeles, California
* November 3 – Austin, Texas
* November 5 – Chicago, Illinois
* December 2 – New York, New York
* December 4 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* December 9 – Seattle, Washington
The agenda for these events will be broken down into different “tracks”, such as:
* Intro to Objective-C and Intro to Cocoa Touch
* Overview of iPhone Development Tools
* UIKit Features and Device Features, Basic and Advanced
* iPhone User Interface Design
* Technologies for iPhone Game Development
* Maximizing an Apps Performance on the iPhone
* Using iTunes Connect to Submit Apps to the iPhone App Store
There will also be several sessions on a more corporate-development track, including:
* Getting Start with iPhone Web Apps
* Using Advanced Web Technologies with the iPhone
* Integrating the iPhone with IT
* In-house iPhone App Development
These events differ from Apple’s earlier WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) in that they are smaller and, most notably, in that they are 100% free to attend. And if the 2008 WWDC attendance is any indication (it was sold out), would-be attendees are advised to sign up as soon as possible as the sessions are expected to fill quickly.
These will be somewhat informal gatherings in which participants will be invited to speak openly and directly with the Apple engineers and tech experts present, giving people an unprecedented chance to get their specific iPhone-related questions answered once-and-for-all, and straight from the source. There are even Technical Q&A sessions 2-3 hours in length scheduled for each event.
And what about readers of this piece (and iPhone users in general) who aren’t programmers and developers interested in creating their own lines of 3rd-party iPhone apps. Why is this event of such importance to you?
Because it heralds an imminent flood of new and improved tools, resources, functionalities, capabilities, and conveniences for your favorite smartphone device
Apple iPhone vs. Nokia N78
Apple iPhone
VS.
Nokia N78
Comparing the Nokia N78 (running on Symbian OS S60) and the Apple iPhone 3G (running on Mac OS X) is an interesting revelation as each smartphone excels in a particular area, namely: display and power vs. feature set.
On the surface, one of the most glaring differences between either generation iPhone and the Nokia N78 is that the Nokia is not a touchscreen phone while the iPhone, of course, is. The Nokia N78 is controlled using a built-in QWERTY keypad, while the iPhone has an onscreen keyboard.
Almost everything about the Nokia N78 is smaller than the iPhone 3G. The screen on the Nokia N78 is considerably smaller than the iPhone's (2.4" vs. 3.5") with lower resolution (240 x 320 vs. 320 x 480). Both smartphones, however, provide 16 million colors.
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The internal memory on the Nokia N78 is also considerably smaller than that of the iPhone 3G (70 MB vs. 8 GB or GB). And the talk time on the Nokia N78 is less than half of that of the iPhone 3G (260 min. vs. 600 min.). Oddly enough, however, the Nokia N78 has a slightly greater standby time (320 hrs. vs. up to 300).
But the Nokia N78 is also smaller where being smaller is an advantage, namely in the way of dimensions and weight, at 113 mm x 49 mm x 15.1 mm and weighing in at 101.8 oz. as compared with the 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm and 133 oz. iPhone.
On the flip side, amateur photographers will delight in the Nokia N78's 3.2 megapixel built-in digital camera, while the iPhone 3G (the so-called King of multimedia smartphones) is only 2.0 megapixels. And the camera on the Nokia N78 has a built-in flash and 20x digital zoom, while the iPhone does not.
We can't totally discredit the iPhone's claim of being the ultimate multimedia smartphone as, beyond the larger screen with better resolution, it also allows for much faster and higher quality video playback.
Along those same lines, despite losing on the issues of screen size, resolution, and internal memory, the Nokia N78 exceeds even the proclaimed feature-rich iPhone on features. Because you can't make 3G video calls, send and receive MMS messages and instant messaging, expand memory with an external MicroSD card slot, or listen to FM radio on the iPhone, but you can do all of those on the Nokia N78. The Nokia N78 also lets you customize your smartphone with themes and personalize your profile ID, while the iPhone doesn't make such facility available.
Both the Nokia N78 and iPhone 3G are HSDPA and GSM smartphones with Bluetooth version 2.0 support, built-in MP3 player, SMS messaging, 802.11 WiFi, a USB port, and of course 3G network support. Both phones also have a built-in GPS, though they each use different programs for maximizing use of it, namely: GoogleMaps on the iPhone and geotagging on the Nokia.
You can't discount the iPhone too badly for its feature set, however, as the new iPhone SDK and App Store empowers iPhone users with far more features than those that come built in with the device, while with the Nokia N78, what you see is pretty much what you get.
Apple iPhone
VS.
Nokia N78
Comparing the Nokia N78 (running on Symbian OS S60) and the Apple iPhone 3G (running on Mac OS X) is an interesting revelation as each smartphone excels in a particular area, namely: display and power vs. feature set.
On the surface, one of the most glaring differences between either generation iPhone and the Nokia N78 is that the Nokia is not a touchscreen phone while the iPhone, of course, is. The Nokia N78 is controlled using a built-in QWERTY keypad, while the iPhone has an onscreen keyboard.
Almost everything about the Nokia N78 is smaller than the iPhone 3G. The screen on the Nokia N78 is considerably smaller than the iPhone's (2.4" vs. 3.5") with lower resolution (240 x 320 vs. 320 x 480). Both smartphones, however, provide 16 million colors.
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The internal memory on the Nokia N78 is also considerably smaller than that of the iPhone 3G (70 MB vs. 8 GB or GB). And the talk time on the Nokia N78 is less than half of that of the iPhone 3G (260 min. vs. 600 min.). Oddly enough, however, the Nokia N78 has a slightly greater standby time (320 hrs. vs. up to 300).
But the Nokia N78 is also smaller where being smaller is an advantage, namely in the way of dimensions and weight, at 113 mm x 49 mm x 15.1 mm and weighing in at 101.8 oz. as compared with the 115.5 mm x 62.1 mm x 12.3 mm and 133 oz. iPhone.
On the flip side, amateur photographers will delight in the Nokia N78's 3.2 megapixel built-in digital camera, while the iPhone 3G (the so-called King of multimedia smartphones) is only 2.0 megapixels. And the camera on the Nokia N78 has a built-in flash and 20x digital zoom, while the iPhone does not.
We can't totally discredit the iPhone's claim of being the ultimate multimedia smartphone as, beyond the larger screen with better resolution, it also allows for much faster and higher quality video playback.
Along those same lines, despite losing on the issues of screen size, resolution, and internal memory, the Nokia N78 exceeds even the proclaimed feature-rich iPhone on features. Because you can't make 3G video calls, send and receive MMS messages and instant messaging, expand memory with an external MicroSD card slot, or listen to FM radio on the iPhone, but you can do all of those on the Nokia N78. The Nokia N78 also lets you customize your smartphone with themes and personalize your profile ID, while the iPhone doesn't make such facility available.
Both the Nokia N78 and iPhone 3G are HSDPA and GSM smartphones with Bluetooth version 2.0 support, built-in MP3 player, SMS messaging, 802.11 WiFi, a USB port, and of course 3G network support. Both phones also have a built-in GPS, though they each use different programs for maximizing use of it, namely: GoogleMaps on the iPhone and geotagging on the Nokia.
You can't discount the iPhone too badly for its feature set, however, as the new iPhone SDK and App Store empowers iPhone users with far more features than those that come built in with the device, while with the Nokia N78, what you see is pretty much what you get.
iPhone Firmware 2.2 Released
The latest update to the Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G firmware has been released. It's not enough newness to merit its own integer, so they've named it version 2.2.
One of the biggest improvements with the iPhone firmware 2.2 is its enhanced mapping capabilities. Now iPhone users can view maps in a street view much like GoogleMaps' Google Street View, equipped with walking directions and public transit information. Users can also drop pin addresses for easy referencing and location sharing over email.
iPhone firmware version 2.2 also lets iPhone users download podcasts from iTunes Mobile Music Store via WiFi.
What comparatively might seem like a minor improvement, except to people who've already confronted this issue, is a formatting fix that allows for proper viewing in wide HTML format.
Other changes include:
* better sound quality with visual voicemail
* 1-click navigation to the Home screen from any menu
* a keyboard setting that allows users to toggle auto-correct
One of the biggest improvements with the iPhone firmware 2.2 is its enhanced mapping capabilities. Now iPhone users can view maps in a street view much like GoogleMaps' Google Street View, equipped with walking directions and public transit information. Users can also drop pin addresses for easy referencing and location sharing over email.
iPhone firmware version 2.2 also lets iPhone users download podcasts from iTunes Mobile Music Store via WiFi.
What comparatively might seem like a minor improvement, except to people who've already confronted this issue, is a formatting fix that allows for proper viewing in wide HTML format.
Other changes include:
* better sound quality with visual voicemail
* 1-click navigation to the Home screen from any menu
* a keyboard setting that allows users to toggle auto-correct
iPhone vs. Motorola ROKR
The ROKR may be the candybar cousin to the RAZR, but is it the Motorola equivalent of the iPhone? That is the question.
The Motorola ROKR E8 is not a 3G smartphone, let's start there. So in a contest against the original iPhone, it might fare better, starting on more equal ground. But against the iPhone, it's already got one point against it.
Both smartphones are touchscreen phones, though the ROKR E8 has tactile feedback, which the iPhone does not. Score one for Motorola!
The face of the ROKR E8, while certainly appealing, is a lot busier than that of the iPhone, with its spartan set of controls. The ROKR has several more controls, including a 5-way trackpad where Apple's single, multifunction button would sit. It's got a Call Button and an Off Button, as does the iPhone, but then it's got 4 other controls too. But wait, there's more to it than meets the eye…
For where Apple shows its trademarked zeal for optimum efficiency with the iPhone's solitary multifunction button, Motorola shows its in the ROKR E8 keypad, a technology it calls ModeShift.
ModeShift is the E8's flagship feature, and what it does is transform the touch keypad on which sit these multiple controls from telephone controls to dedicated music player controls. How's that for turning your smartphone into an iPod?
And while we're on the music front, let's also observe that the Motorola ROKR E8 has an FM radio tuner, and the iPhone does not.
Really, though, let's be honest - one of the primary appeals of the iPhone was (at least intended to be) that it's the iPod of smartphones, meaning that it was the premiere mobile device for downloading, organizing, and - most importantly - playing music. Here the iPhone retains its crown, though at twice the price. As for the sound of music on the ROKR E8, it's not as great as on the iPhone, but you're also getting it for half the cost, and its sound quality is certainly not half as great.
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Going back to the subject of keypads for a moment, one other glaring difference between the iPhone and the Motorola ROKR E8 is that the ROKR has an actual slide-out keyboard (though not a QWERTY keyboard, just an ordinary phone pad) while the iPhone only has its touchscreen option (ordinary phone pad and QWERTY-capable).
Another key difference is that the iPhone is not just a music smartphone but an internet smartphone and a personal desktop assistant too, while the Motorola is pretty much just a music smartphone. A good one, by Motorola's standards, but not on par with the iPhone by any measure - ModeShift or no ModeShift.
When you're looking at the bottom line, Motorola is selling the ROKR E8 for about the same price the Apple is getting for the new iPhone 3G. Motorola uses T-Mobile; Apple uses AT&T. T-Mobile requires a 2-year contract; AT&T does not. Now go back and reread this review of the two devices and you do the math.
The Motorola ROKR E8 is not a 3G smartphone, let's start there. So in a contest against the original iPhone, it might fare better, starting on more equal ground. But against the iPhone, it's already got one point against it.
Both smartphones are touchscreen phones, though the ROKR E8 has tactile feedback, which the iPhone does not. Score one for Motorola!
The face of the ROKR E8, while certainly appealing, is a lot busier than that of the iPhone, with its spartan set of controls. The ROKR has several more controls, including a 5-way trackpad where Apple's single, multifunction button would sit. It's got a Call Button and an Off Button, as does the iPhone, but then it's got 4 other controls too. But wait, there's more to it than meets the eye…
For where Apple shows its trademarked zeal for optimum efficiency with the iPhone's solitary multifunction button, Motorola shows its in the ROKR E8 keypad, a technology it calls ModeShift.
ModeShift is the E8's flagship feature, and what it does is transform the touch keypad on which sit these multiple controls from telephone controls to dedicated music player controls. How's that for turning your smartphone into an iPod?
And while we're on the music front, let's also observe that the Motorola ROKR E8 has an FM radio tuner, and the iPhone does not.
Really, though, let's be honest - one of the primary appeals of the iPhone was (at least intended to be) that it's the iPod of smartphones, meaning that it was the premiere mobile device for downloading, organizing, and - most importantly - playing music. Here the iPhone retains its crown, though at twice the price. As for the sound of music on the ROKR E8, it's not as great as on the iPhone, but you're also getting it for half the cost, and its sound quality is certainly not half as great.
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Going back to the subject of keypads for a moment, one other glaring difference between the iPhone and the Motorola ROKR E8 is that the ROKR has an actual slide-out keyboard (though not a QWERTY keyboard, just an ordinary phone pad) while the iPhone only has its touchscreen option (ordinary phone pad and QWERTY-capable).
Another key difference is that the iPhone is not just a music smartphone but an internet smartphone and a personal desktop assistant too, while the Motorola is pretty much just a music smartphone. A good one, by Motorola's standards, but not on par with the iPhone by any measure - ModeShift or no ModeShift.
When you're looking at the bottom line, Motorola is selling the ROKR E8 for about the same price the Apple is getting for the new iPhone 3G. Motorola uses T-Mobile; Apple uses AT&T. T-Mobile requires a 2-year contract; AT&T does not. Now go back and reread this review of the two devices and you do the math.
iTunes Available to iPhone Via Edge Network
No Wi-Fi Required: iPhone Users Can Now Buy and Download Songs from iTunes Using 3G…or Even EDGE!
Everyone's always waiting with baited breath to hear what Steve Jobs has to say at each year's Macworld Expo. This year he had lots to say on the iPhone and here's one of the most impactful:
iPhone users can now download songs from the iTunes music store over the AT&T EDGE 3G network. Until now, music from the iTunes online music store could only be bought over an iPhone and downloaded to an iPhone using a WiFi connection (or an iPod Touch)--in fact, until now, the official name of the iTunes Music Store was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
Now anyone with an iPhone can get the songs they want on demand, no matter whether they have a 3G iPhone or a first generation iPhone hooked up to the much slower (but still supported) EDGE network.
One restriction does apply--that you can't download any files larger than 10 MB.
No Wi-Fi Required: iPhone Users Can Now Buy and Download Songs from iTunes Using 3G…or Even EDGE!
Everyone's always waiting with baited breath to hear what Steve Jobs has to say at each year's Macworld Expo. This year he had lots to say on the iPhone and here's one of the most impactful:
iPhone users can now download songs from the iTunes music store over the AT&T EDGE 3G network. Until now, music from the iTunes online music store could only be bought over an iPhone and downloaded to an iPhone using a WiFi connection (or an iPod Touch)--in fact, until now, the official name of the iTunes Music Store was the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
Now anyone with an iPhone can get the songs they want on demand, no matter whether they have a 3G iPhone or a first generation iPhone hooked up to the much slower (but still supported) EDGE network.
One restriction does apply--that you can't download any files larger than 10 MB.
iPhone Vs. Sony Xperia X1
Sony Ericsson's latest effort to oust smartphone king Apple and its "inimitable" iPhone is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1.
The internal hardware of the Xperia X1 is impressive, no doubt - with a 520 MHz Qualcomm chipset, as compared against the iPhone's which, while possessing 667 MHz capabilities, only currently achieves speeds of 500 MHz.
The Xperia X1's broadband data access is far superior to the iPhone's, pitting its Sony Ericsson HSDPA/HSUPA against AT&T's meager EDGE network. Even with the iPhone's new 3G connectivity, it still can't compete with the Xperia in terms of high-speed internet access - even if both devices do have WiFi capabilities.
But the Xperia's operating system, Windows Mobile, still struggles to match up with Apple's sweepingly popular Mac mobile OS. And despite Sony Ericsson's valiant efforts to mimic some of the iPhone OS's best qualities - like shortcut tiles - it still only rates as an iPhone copycat at best weighted down by Windows Mobile's trademarked clunkiness.
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That also means, going back to internet access for a moment, that iPhone users will enjoy the beloved Safari browser mobile interface while Xperia X1 users will be stuck with the user-unfriendly Internet Explorer.
As for the devices' displays, it's a split race: the iPhone has a 3.5" screen to the Xperia X1's 3 inches, but the Xperia X1 has 800 x 400 resolution to the iPhone's 320 x 480. But then again, the iPhone display supports 16 million colors while the Xperia X1 only supports 65,000 colors.
Then there's the fact that the iPhone can shift between landscape and portrait views automatically when rotated while the Xperia X1 cannot. The iPhone also has a proximity sensor that shuts off the display screen when you hold the device up to your ear while the Xperia does not.
The internal hardware of the Xperia X1 is impressive, no doubt - with a 520 MHz Qualcomm chipset, as compared against the iPhone's which, while possessing 667 MHz capabilities, only currently achieves speeds of 500 MHz.
The Xperia X1's broadband data access is far superior to the iPhone's, pitting its Sony Ericsson HSDPA/HSUPA against AT&T's meager EDGE network. Even with the iPhone's new 3G connectivity, it still can't compete with the Xperia in terms of high-speed internet access - even if both devices do have WiFi capabilities.
But the Xperia's operating system, Windows Mobile, still struggles to match up with Apple's sweepingly popular Mac mobile OS. And despite Sony Ericsson's valiant efforts to mimic some of the iPhone OS's best qualities - like shortcut tiles - it still only rates as an iPhone copycat at best weighted down by Windows Mobile's trademarked clunkiness.
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That also means, going back to internet access for a moment, that iPhone users will enjoy the beloved Safari browser mobile interface while Xperia X1 users will be stuck with the user-unfriendly Internet Explorer.
As for the devices' displays, it's a split race: the iPhone has a 3.5" screen to the Xperia X1's 3 inches, but the Xperia X1 has 800 x 400 resolution to the iPhone's 320 x 480. But then again, the iPhone display supports 16 million colors while the Xperia X1 only supports 65,000 colors.
Then there's the fact that the iPhone can shift between landscape and portrait views automatically when rotated while the Xperia X1 cannot. The iPhone also has a proximity sensor that shuts off the display screen when you hold the device up to your ear while the Xperia does not.
iPhone Apps Round Up
It seems every time you blink, there's another iPhone app hitting the iPhone App Store. And since it's been a while since we've taken a look at the greatest of the latest in iPhone apps, it's about time for another iPhone App Round-Up.
News
Designed for news-hounds who love RSS feeds but hate having to manage them, iNewz is a handy iPhone app that makes newsfeed subscription management as easy as clicking a checkbox. While not an RSS reader itself--and therefore unable to manage blog subscriptions, for example--iNewz is an aggregator for use with your existing RSS reader that can handle up to 450 feeds from 65 media sources worldwide. iNewz was made by ourLivez and costs $2.
Audio/Video
Vudu is a leading HD internet movie player, and now there's a Vudu iPhone app that lets users enjoy high-definition movies and TV shows on their iPhone. Of course, since the Vudu iPhone app only supports HD movies rented from the Vudu catalog, the Vudu iPhone app itself costs nothing.
Games
Meanwhile, Wired Magazine has just released a listing of 10 "must-own" iPhone games. The list includes old familiars like Yahtzee and SimCity and new inovations like Edge and Rolando as well as nifty indie entries like Crayon Physics Deluxe and GW Helmet.
Productivity
While not a unique iPhone app by any measure, this latest in Craigslist-iPhone interfaces is certainly a worthy contender. Joining the ranks of CraigSearch, CraigsMobileList, and Craigsphone is CraigsPal, an iPhone app that lets you browse, search, bookmark, share, post, and map Craigslist ads. CraigsPal comes from Visceral Labs and costs $1.
Utilities
Analytics, just as it sounds, is an iPhone app that allows you to check up on your websites' Google Analytics via your iPhone. Put out by ZipBangDrive, tere's a basic, free version of the software as well as a $4 "Pro" version which comes with 19 reports and lets you run reports according to date.
Miscellaneous
And on the mindless-useless-entertainment front, we have Crack! and if it was a physical, tangible product (like a board game or a newspaper) it would be sold in a Novelty/Gag Shop. With Crack! you can mess with your friends' minds by simulating the appearance of physical cracks in your iPhone's display screen. While this seems like it would be a better gag if perpetrated on your "victim's" iPhone, but you can still set it to fool your friends into thinking that, while they were using it, they damaged your iPhone.
It seems every time you blink, there's another iPhone app hitting the iPhone App Store. And since it's been a while since we've taken a look at the greatest of the latest in iPhone apps, it's about time for another iPhone App Round-Up.
News
Designed for news-hounds who love RSS feeds but hate having to manage them, iNewz is a handy iPhone app that makes newsfeed subscription management as easy as clicking a checkbox. While not an RSS reader itself--and therefore unable to manage blog subscriptions, for example--iNewz is an aggregator for use with your existing RSS reader that can handle up to 450 feeds from 65 media sources worldwide. iNewz was made by ourLivez and costs $2.
Audio/Video
Vudu is a leading HD internet movie player, and now there's a Vudu iPhone app that lets users enjoy high-definition movies and TV shows on their iPhone. Of course, since the Vudu iPhone app only supports HD movies rented from the Vudu catalog, the Vudu iPhone app itself costs nothing.
Games
Meanwhile, Wired Magazine has just released a listing of 10 "must-own" iPhone games. The list includes old familiars like Yahtzee and SimCity and new inovations like Edge and Rolando as well as nifty indie entries like Crayon Physics Deluxe and GW Helmet.
Productivity
While not a unique iPhone app by any measure, this latest in Craigslist-iPhone interfaces is certainly a worthy contender. Joining the ranks of CraigSearch, CraigsMobileList, and Craigsphone is CraigsPal, an iPhone app that lets you browse, search, bookmark, share, post, and map Craigslist ads. CraigsPal comes from Visceral Labs and costs $1.
Utilities
Analytics, just as it sounds, is an iPhone app that allows you to check up on your websites' Google Analytics via your iPhone. Put out by ZipBangDrive, tere's a basic, free version of the software as well as a $4 "Pro" version which comes with 19 reports and lets you run reports according to date.
Miscellaneous
And on the mindless-useless-entertainment front, we have Crack! and if it was a physical, tangible product (like a board game or a newspaper) it would be sold in a Novelty/Gag Shop. With Crack! you can mess with your friends' minds by simulating the appearance of physical cracks in your iPhone's display screen. While this seems like it would be a better gag if perpetrated on your "victim's" iPhone, but you can still set it to fool your friends into thinking that, while they were using it, they damaged your iPhone.
iPhone Vs. Blackberry Bold
RIM's latest salvo in its ongoing battle against Apple and its industry-leading iPhone 3G (and now iPhone 3G) is the newest in its line of BlackBerries, the BlackBerry 9000, better known as the BlackBerry Bold.
The two devices are comparable in size, with the iPhone 3G being 4.5" x 2.4" to the Bold's 4.46" x 2.6", though the BlackBerry Bold is a tad thicker, at .55" to the iPhone 3G's .46". They also both weigh about the same, with a 4.8 oz iPhone 3G and a 4.69 oz BlackBerry Bold.
Both devices also have the same screen resolution (480 x 320) though the iPhone's screen is a touchscreen while the Bold's is not. By the same token, the Bold has a full QWERTY keypad while the iPhone does not.
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The iPhone 3G is still the reigning champ in memory capacity, with both an 8 GB and 16 GB version as compared against the BlackBerry Bold's scant 1 GB (better than many other recent smartphone's released, but still not better than Apple's), though - as is the case with most smartphone's vying to be the "iPhone 3G Killer" - the Bold has a microSD card slot for expandable memory while the iPhone 3G does not.
The Quad-band EDGE iPhone 3G has 8 hours of talk time in its battery while the Quad-band HSDPA/EDGE Bold has but 5 hours.
In terms of major features and connectivity capabilities, the iPhone 3G and BlackBerry Bold alike are WiFi and Bluetooth capable, and both include a built-in GPS and 2-megapixel digital camera (though only the Bold's camera has a built-in flash). Both devices have USB connectivity, though with the iPhone its via the dock connector whereas with the Bold it's via a built-in mini-USB.
As for sheer volume of functionality, the recent dual-release of the Apple iPhone SDK and iPhone App Store gives the iPhone 3G eminently more potential for breadth of versatility in its capabilities than any other smartphone around, including the BlackBerry Bold. This despite RIM's increasingly diligent efforts to court programmers in developing new applications for the BlackBerry.
The latest from BlackBerry is still the better handset for email (including enterprise usage via Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook), though for the rest of web access its BB browser simply cannot compare with Apple's Mobile Safari browser. Call quality on both devices is pretty much equivalent.
While the newest from RIM, the BlackBerry Bold, sports a brand new flashier look (chrome border, chrome sides, black face, and black faux leather back) more similar in appearance to the iPhone than any previous BlackBerry, it's still a BlackBerry at heart, with all the concomitant advantages and drawbacks. The iPhone 3G, meanwhile, looks no different from its predecessor, and how appealingly different it is inside is still the subject of much debate.
The two devices are comparable in size, with the iPhone 3G being 4.5" x 2.4" to the Bold's 4.46" x 2.6", though the BlackBerry Bold is a tad thicker, at .55" to the iPhone 3G's .46". They also both weigh about the same, with a 4.8 oz iPhone 3G and a 4.69 oz BlackBerry Bold.
Both devices also have the same screen resolution (480 x 320) though the iPhone's screen is a touchscreen while the Bold's is not. By the same token, the Bold has a full QWERTY keypad while the iPhone does not.
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The iPhone 3G is still the reigning champ in memory capacity, with both an 8 GB and 16 GB version as compared against the BlackBerry Bold's scant 1 GB (better than many other recent smartphone's released, but still not better than Apple's), though - as is the case with most smartphone's vying to be the "iPhone 3G Killer" - the Bold has a microSD card slot for expandable memory while the iPhone 3G does not.
The Quad-band EDGE iPhone 3G has 8 hours of talk time in its battery while the Quad-band HSDPA/EDGE Bold has but 5 hours.
In terms of major features and connectivity capabilities, the iPhone 3G and BlackBerry Bold alike are WiFi and Bluetooth capable, and both include a built-in GPS and 2-megapixel digital camera (though only the Bold's camera has a built-in flash). Both devices have USB connectivity, though with the iPhone its via the dock connector whereas with the Bold it's via a built-in mini-USB.
As for sheer volume of functionality, the recent dual-release of the Apple iPhone SDK and iPhone App Store gives the iPhone 3G eminently more potential for breadth of versatility in its capabilities than any other smartphone around, including the BlackBerry Bold. This despite RIM's increasingly diligent efforts to court programmers in developing new applications for the BlackBerry.
The latest from BlackBerry is still the better handset for email (including enterprise usage via Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook), though for the rest of web access its BB browser simply cannot compare with Apple's Mobile Safari browser. Call quality on both devices is pretty much equivalent.
While the newest from RIM, the BlackBerry Bold, sports a brand new flashier look (chrome border, chrome sides, black face, and black faux leather back) more similar in appearance to the iPhone than any previous BlackBerry, it's still a BlackBerry at heart, with all the concomitant advantages and drawbacks. The iPhone 3G, meanwhile, looks no different from its predecessor, and how appealingly different it is inside is still the subject of much debate.
To catch any latecomers up in webspeak as transposed to the world smartphones, the first iPhone to hit the marketplace--and even more specifically, the operating system that powered all its functions--is now thought of as the iPhone 1.0. When the iPhone 3G came to market, it obviously came with new and improved operating system software--thus iPhone 2.0. And now, news of the day is that iPhone 3.0 is here.
Industry prognosticators have been predicting its likely improvements for weeks, but today, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Apple has unveiled its latest operating system upgrade for its ubiquitous iPhone, and now they'll get their answers.
What does the iPhone 3.0 have that its predecessors did not?
* GoogleMaps with voice guidance
* A2DP Stereo Bluetooth & Bluetooth Gaming
* Push Email/MMS
* Better phishing protection
* Voice Memos
* NoteSync
* YouTube support
* Form Auto-Fill
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But of all the 100 or so new features available with the new iPhone 3.0 software is the long hoped for, begged for, prayed and ranted and raved about cut-and-paste feature so frustratingly lacking in all earlier versions of the OS. For some potential iPhone buyers, cut and paste (or rather, the lack thereof) was a dealbreaker. That means this feature alone could sell a slew more iPhones in the coming weeks and months.
Another fun and convenient feature of the software is automatic alerts of various items of interest to the user (such as game scores or a new message's arrival).
Along with the innovations in the iPhone OS, iPhone App Store enhancements are also on the slate, including extended service now to over 75 countries.
What will come as exciting news to iPhone 2.0 customers particularly is that the iPhone 3.0 software will be provided to them as free update. And loyal Apple customers who were first to adopt the iPhone into their lives, those first generation pioneers, will not be left out in the cold; they too will be able to get a free update of the new software, only due to intrinsic limitations to the original device, it will have to be a pared-down version of the new OS.
Certainly these new upgrades will make the iPhone an even more worthy foe to all its would-be "iPhone Killer" smartphone adversaries jockeying to unseat the long reigning industry King.
iPhone 3.0 is slated for release sometime this Summer. Registered software developers wishing to begin work on creating new and improved apps for the new and improved iPhone can download it as of today.
Industry prognosticators have been predicting its likely improvements for weeks, but today, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Apple has unveiled its latest operating system upgrade for its ubiquitous iPhone, and now they'll get their answers.
What does the iPhone 3.0 have that its predecessors did not?
* GoogleMaps with voice guidance
* A2DP Stereo Bluetooth & Bluetooth Gaming
* Push Email/MMS
* Better phishing protection
* Voice Memos
* NoteSync
* YouTube support
* Form Auto-Fill
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But of all the 100 or so new features available with the new iPhone 3.0 software is the long hoped for, begged for, prayed and ranted and raved about cut-and-paste feature so frustratingly lacking in all earlier versions of the OS. For some potential iPhone buyers, cut and paste (or rather, the lack thereof) was a dealbreaker. That means this feature alone could sell a slew more iPhones in the coming weeks and months.
Another fun and convenient feature of the software is automatic alerts of various items of interest to the user (such as game scores or a new message's arrival).
Along with the innovations in the iPhone OS, iPhone App Store enhancements are also on the slate, including extended service now to over 75 countries.
What will come as exciting news to iPhone 2.0 customers particularly is that the iPhone 3.0 software will be provided to them as free update. And loyal Apple customers who were first to adopt the iPhone into their lives, those first generation pioneers, will not be left out in the cold; they too will be able to get a free update of the new software, only due to intrinsic limitations to the original device, it will have to be a pared-down version of the new OS.
Certainly these new upgrades will make the iPhone an even more worthy foe to all its would-be "iPhone Killer" smartphone adversaries jockeying to unseat the long reigning industry King.
iPhone 3.0 is slated for release sometime this Summer. Registered software developers wishing to begin work on creating new and improved apps for the new and improved iPhone can download it as of today.
The suspense is finally over! The long- and eagerly-awaited Google phone, the first smartphone on the market to be powered by the new Google Android mobile operating system has arrived. Manufactured by HTC (and once upon a rumor, thought to be dubbed the HTC Dream Phone), the first Google smartphone ever has everybody's curiosity stirred. Should the iPhone (or rather than Apple execs who made it) be shaking in their boots? Let's find out…
As you might expect, the G-1 (or G1 or Google Phone) has some advantages and some disadvantages over the iPhone.
Where the G-1 excels over the iPhone, for starters, is in having an actual, physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard in addition to a touch screen.
The cost of the G1 is more appealing than that of the iPhone too. It's only going to be $179 to Apple's $199 (min.), both requiring a 2-year contract. As well, the G1's T-Mobile broadband data service is a whole $20 per month cheaper than the iPhone's AT&T EDGE network ($70 to $90).
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In the way of digital cameras, the G-1's is superior to the iPhone's, with a higher resolution, though neither one is video-recording capable.
[Google G1 Phone]
Where the G-1 falls behind, however, starts with a serious dearth of onboard memory, just 1 GB to the iPhone's 8 GB or 16 GB (though the G-1 does have a card slot, and offers 8 gig cards for sale.
The G-1 also suffers from being offered exclusively on the T-Mobile network, which is far inferior in the range of supported cities than AT&T's. For one, it only provides 3G speeds in 21 different markets to AT&T and the iPhone's 200.
Other obstacles Google might have avoided setting in its own path were requiring customers to have a Google account to use the Google phone, the device is only compatible with other services offered by Google, and it does not support Microsoft MS Exchange.
Where the two competing handsets pretty much run neck and neck are an online service for downloading 3rd-party applications, a built-in GPS, Bluetooth support, MMS, and limited copy and paste capabilities. Both are 3G capable and have a color display with 320 x 480 pixel resolution.
More a matter of personal preference than across-the-board better or worse, in addition to the slideout keyboard, the G1 is controlled using a trackball and an enter button with point-and-tap capabilities on the touch-sensitive display screen; the iPhone, on the other hand, has a multi-touch capable screen, sensitive to a much wider array of finger movements.
In terms of how it feels in your hand, the G1 is smaller in length and height than the iPhone but it's also thicker and heavier. In terms of battery life, the G1 has more talk time than the iPhone in 3G mode (350 minutes to 300 minutes) but less in 2G mode (406 minutes to 600 minutes); it excels far above and beyond the iPhone in standby time though (402 hours in 3G and 319 hours in 2G to the iPhone's flat 300 hours).
It'll be interesting to see how the marketplace responds to the first Google smartphone, and how it fares against its chief competitor, the 3G iPhone.
As you might expect, the G-1 (or G1 or Google Phone) has some advantages and some disadvantages over the iPhone.
Where the G-1 excels over the iPhone, for starters, is in having an actual, physical slide-out QWERTY keyboard in addition to a touch screen.
The cost of the G1 is more appealing than that of the iPhone too. It's only going to be $179 to Apple's $199 (min.), both requiring a 2-year contract. As well, the G1's T-Mobile broadband data service is a whole $20 per month cheaper than the iPhone's AT&T EDGE network ($70 to $90).
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In the way of digital cameras, the G-1's is superior to the iPhone's, with a higher resolution, though neither one is video-recording capable.
[Google G1 Phone]
Where the G-1 falls behind, however, starts with a serious dearth of onboard memory, just 1 GB to the iPhone's 8 GB or 16 GB (though the G-1 does have a card slot, and offers 8 gig cards for sale.
The G-1 also suffers from being offered exclusively on the T-Mobile network, which is far inferior in the range of supported cities than AT&T's. For one, it only provides 3G speeds in 21 different markets to AT&T and the iPhone's 200.
Other obstacles Google might have avoided setting in its own path were requiring customers to have a Google account to use the Google phone, the device is only compatible with other services offered by Google, and it does not support Microsoft MS Exchange.
Where the two competing handsets pretty much run neck and neck are an online service for downloading 3rd-party applications, a built-in GPS, Bluetooth support, MMS, and limited copy and paste capabilities. Both are 3G capable and have a color display with 320 x 480 pixel resolution.
More a matter of personal preference than across-the-board better or worse, in addition to the slideout keyboard, the G1 is controlled using a trackball and an enter button with point-and-tap capabilities on the touch-sensitive display screen; the iPhone, on the other hand, has a multi-touch capable screen, sensitive to a much wider array of finger movements.
In terms of how it feels in your hand, the G1 is smaller in length and height than the iPhone but it's also thicker and heavier. In terms of battery life, the G1 has more talk time than the iPhone in 3G mode (350 minutes to 300 minutes) but less in 2G mode (406 minutes to 600 minutes); it excels far above and beyond the iPhone in standby time though (402 hours in 3G and 319 hours in 2G to the iPhone's flat 300 hours).
It'll be interesting to see how the marketplace responds to the first Google smartphone, and how it fares against its chief competitor, the 3G iPhone.
iPhone App Price is Right
The next round of games released for the iPhone has some real treats on the list that revolutionize the way games are played on a smartphone, including an iPhone version of The Price is Right. The game includes 3 modes, including one featuring actual sequences from past episodes and a party mode for playing with up to 4 people at once. It also features 16 of the favorite T.V. game show's pricing games.
Another big treat in new games for the iPhone is called iFun. If you've ever played sports games like iBowl or iBaseball through your Facebook account, then you're already familiar with part of the experience iFun offers…or intends to offer, really, as right now they've only completed iGolf for the iPhone (but the rest are promised to follow).
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The other part of the experience, maybe the greater part even, is in the controls. Because the iFun iPhone app (say that 5 times fast) lets you use your iPhone much like the Wiimote used with the Nintendo Wii to control your gaming actions.
With games like these, and the also awesome Guitar Rock Tour, it's no surprise that Games continues to be the largest section of iPhone apps available.
The next round of games released for the iPhone has some real treats on the list that revolutionize the way games are played on a smartphone, including an iPhone version of The Price is Right. The game includes 3 modes, including one featuring actual sequences from past episodes and a party mode for playing with up to 4 people at once. It also features 16 of the favorite T.V. game show's pricing games.
Another big treat in new games for the iPhone is called iFun. If you've ever played sports games like iBowl or iBaseball through your Facebook account, then you're already familiar with part of the experience iFun offers…or intends to offer, really, as right now they've only completed iGolf for the iPhone (but the rest are promised to follow).
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The other part of the experience, maybe the greater part even, is in the controls. Because the iFun iPhone app (say that 5 times fast) lets you use your iPhone much like the Wiimote used with the Nintendo Wii to control your gaming actions.
With games like these, and the also awesome Guitar Rock Tour, it's no surprise that Games continues to be the largest section of iPhone apps available.
The distant sound of thunder in the smartphone world has coalesced into a veritable storm promising to rain on industry-leader Apple's parade. Formerly rumored to be dubbed the BlackBerry Thunder, the newest entry in the smartphone war against the iPhone 3G has just been officially announced, and it's true given name is the BlackBerry Storm 9730.
As a touchscreen smartphone, this is clearly the closest BlackBerry in look and feel to the iPhone, though the Storm's touchscreen interface introduces the concept "clickable" buttons on top of the multi-touch capabilities it shares with the iPhone.
Where the BlackBerry Storm's touchscreen further tops the iPhone's is in the improvements it offers in tactile feedback (a feature sorely deficient in the iPhone), indicating clearly whenever a user presses an onscreen button as well as which button was pressed.
Like the iPhone, the touchscreen technology inside the BlackBerry Storm includes an accelerometer, which changes the interface from landscape mode to portrait mode (and vice-versa) whenever the handset is turned. Also like the iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm also features the minimal amount of actual buttons on its face, just 4 in all - Call, Menu, Back, and Power.
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While iPhone and iPhone 3G users enjoy access to AT&T Edge network, BlackBerry Storm users (in the US, at least) will be using the Verizon 3G EV-DO Rev. A (Evolution-Data Optimized, Revision A) network. This makes the device a particularly appealing choice to would-be iPhone customers currently with Verizon who just don't want to make the switch to AT&T.
One thing BlackBerry Storm users don't have to sacrifice, however, is their iTunes music library which they can sync to their BlackBerry just as easily as users of the iPhone. The BlackBerry also includes Roxio Media Manager to enable users to create their own personalized jukebox.
For the most part, the multimedia capabilities of both devices in general are pretty much comparable across the board. The greatest exception to this, it appears, is in the way of digital cameras, with the BlackBerry's 3.2 megapixels with video capabilities far surpassing the iPhone's 2 megapixel camera which takes still pictures only.
One area where all contenders for Apple's smartphone throne continue to fall short (including this latest entry from RIM) is in internal memory. Even with a MicroSD/SDHD memory card slot for expandable memory (which the iPhone does not possess), the BlackBerry Storm's 1 GB of internal memory still can't compete with the iPhone's 16 GB (or even its 8 GB model).
In terms of negligible differences, the BlackBerry Storm has a slightly smaller screen than the iPhone (3.25" to 3.5"), and is slightly heavier (5.5 oz to 4.7 oz), yet has slightly better pixel resolution (480 x 360 to 480 x 320). The size of the two devices is almost identical with the BlackBerry Storm being .1" shorter and .1" thicker than the iPhone.
Spokespeople from RIM claim that the intention of the BlackBerry 9730 (aka the BlackBerry Storm) is to offer BlackBerry customers a sleeker and sexier BlackBerry that's more like the iPhone in look and feel but which retains the BlackBerry's preeminent reputation for functionality and reliability.
We cannot, unfortunately, compare these two devices on price point, however, as the cost of the BlackBerry Storm (reportedly to be released in time for the 2008 holiday season) has yet to be announced.
As a touchscreen smartphone, this is clearly the closest BlackBerry in look and feel to the iPhone, though the Storm's touchscreen interface introduces the concept "clickable" buttons on top of the multi-touch capabilities it shares with the iPhone.
Where the BlackBerry Storm's touchscreen further tops the iPhone's is in the improvements it offers in tactile feedback (a feature sorely deficient in the iPhone), indicating clearly whenever a user presses an onscreen button as well as which button was pressed.
Like the iPhone, the touchscreen technology inside the BlackBerry Storm includes an accelerometer, which changes the interface from landscape mode to portrait mode (and vice-versa) whenever the handset is turned. Also like the iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm also features the minimal amount of actual buttons on its face, just 4 in all - Call, Menu, Back, and Power.
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While iPhone and iPhone 3G users enjoy access to AT&T Edge network, BlackBerry Storm users (in the US, at least) will be using the Verizon 3G EV-DO Rev. A (Evolution-Data Optimized, Revision A) network. This makes the device a particularly appealing choice to would-be iPhone customers currently with Verizon who just don't want to make the switch to AT&T.
One thing BlackBerry Storm users don't have to sacrifice, however, is their iTunes music library which they can sync to their BlackBerry just as easily as users of the iPhone. The BlackBerry also includes Roxio Media Manager to enable users to create their own personalized jukebox.
For the most part, the multimedia capabilities of both devices in general are pretty much comparable across the board. The greatest exception to this, it appears, is in the way of digital cameras, with the BlackBerry's 3.2 megapixels with video capabilities far surpassing the iPhone's 2 megapixel camera which takes still pictures only.
One area where all contenders for Apple's smartphone throne continue to fall short (including this latest entry from RIM) is in internal memory. Even with a MicroSD/SDHD memory card slot for expandable memory (which the iPhone does not possess), the BlackBerry Storm's 1 GB of internal memory still can't compete with the iPhone's 16 GB (or even its 8 GB model).
In terms of negligible differences, the BlackBerry Storm has a slightly smaller screen than the iPhone (3.25" to 3.5"), and is slightly heavier (5.5 oz to 4.7 oz), yet has slightly better pixel resolution (480 x 360 to 480 x 320). The size of the two devices is almost identical with the BlackBerry Storm being .1" shorter and .1" thicker than the iPhone.
Spokespeople from RIM claim that the intention of the BlackBerry 9730 (aka the BlackBerry Storm) is to offer BlackBerry customers a sleeker and sexier BlackBerry that's more like the iPhone in look and feel but which retains the BlackBerry's preeminent reputation for functionality and reliability.
We cannot, unfortunately, compare these two devices on price point, however, as the cost of the BlackBerry Storm (reportedly to be released in time for the 2008 holiday season) has yet to be announced.
Big news in iPhone buzz-land: hints of the third-generation iPhone, or iPhone 3.0, are out!
Word is that Apple just recently filed two separate patent applications that involved motion and gesture based user interfaces - the general supposition being that this is in preparation for the next incarnation of the iPhone. Why?
Well, in part because the iPhone already has one motion and gesture based technology already built into the iPhone 3G and that's its accelerometer, which shifts the display view from portrait mode (standard) to landscape mode (16:9 widescreen) simply by rotating the device. Clearly this only scratches the surface of what could come next. For example, how about a feature that turns the iPhone on automatically when you bring it up to your ear? That's just one idea. I'm sure you can think of scads more.
According to at sketch of the device on at least one of the patent applications, a front-facing camera also appears to be in store for the next iPhone. This leads prognosticators to predict that videoconferencing may also be coming down the pike. Might that also mean simple video recording capabilities too (which iPhone 1.0 and 2.0 both lack)?
The third generation in iPhone software (also going by the name iPhone 3.0) is slated for release this summer, and the beta is already out. Among the new features in the new iPhone software will be cut-and-paste/copy-and-paste, improved push notification functionality, stereo Bluetooth, and multimedia messages. It also adds 1,000 new interfaces for developers wishing to create iPhone Apps - which in the long run benefits everyone.
Word is that Apple just recently filed two separate patent applications that involved motion and gesture based user interfaces - the general supposition being that this is in preparation for the next incarnation of the iPhone. Why?
Well, in part because the iPhone already has one motion and gesture based technology already built into the iPhone 3G and that's its accelerometer, which shifts the display view from portrait mode (standard) to landscape mode (16:9 widescreen) simply by rotating the device. Clearly this only scratches the surface of what could come next. For example, how about a feature that turns the iPhone on automatically when you bring it up to your ear? That's just one idea. I'm sure you can think of scads more.
According to at sketch of the device on at least one of the patent applications, a front-facing camera also appears to be in store for the next iPhone. This leads prognosticators to predict that videoconferencing may also be coming down the pike. Might that also mean simple video recording capabilities too (which iPhone 1.0 and 2.0 both lack)?
The third generation in iPhone software (also going by the name iPhone 3.0) is slated for release this summer, and the beta is already out. Among the new features in the new iPhone software will be cut-and-paste/copy-and-paste, improved push notification functionality, stereo Bluetooth, and multimedia messages. It also adds 1,000 new interfaces for developers wishing to create iPhone Apps - which in the long run benefits everyone.
The Apple iPhone is a revolutionary new product that combines three hand held electronic utilities into one incredible phone. This amazing new iPhone is not only one of the top cell phones on the market, but also supports mp3 playing capabilities as well as providing wireless internet access in the palm of your hand.
Join iPhone Mobile Mob now so you can join the hand held iPhone revolution. iPhone Mobile Mob provides users with up to date news regarding the Apple iPhone, reviews on the iPhone itself as well as applications for the iPhone so you an get a good understanding of what you are buyingbefore you make your purchase or download. iPhone Mobile Mob is a friendly community where users can share new applications for your iPhone, teach new users how to get the most out of their new iPhones as well as purchase iPhones and other iPhone accessories. Join the iPhone smartphone revolution today.At the Consumer Electronics show this year (2009 CES), Palm--who had been of-late falling behind in the smartphone race--introduced what is widely being perceived as this year's most likely iPhone-killer so far: the Palm Pre.
Also a 3G smartphone, one of the (many) highlights of the Pre is the new webOS it runs on. What's promising about this new operating system from the outset is that it isn't an upgrade of any existing OS but a brand new OS built from the bottom up. Just one of the ways the new Palm OS excels over Apple's is in its "Cards" interface which, unlike Apple, allows users to multitask--as in running more than one app at a time.
The new webOS operating system deeply integrates the applications, data, and websites people tend to use most with the phone's design--making it Palm's latest effort at producing a more user-friendly product. Also note the use of the word "web" in the new Palm OS. This accentuates Palm's attention to improving its web browser this time around.Both devices are touchscreen devices and both have accelerometer technology (that shifts automatically from portrait to landscape view when the device is turned), though the Pre has a slide-out keyboard whereas the iPhone only has a virtual onscreen keypad. The screen size on the Pre is less than half-an-inch smaller than the iPhone's--3.1" to 3.5"--and the screen resolution of the two devices are exactly the same--480 x 320.
The Pre's touchscreen, however, benefits from Palm's user-friendliness efforts in creating a glowing "gesture area" at the bottom of the screen allowing for easy multitouch interactivity without finger taps and swipes interfering with what's on the bulk of the screen. Smart and convenient--and effective.
Both devices have Microsoft Exchange support, Wi-Fi, GPS with mapping, and a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack. But get these differences:
* Only the iPhone has voice-dialing and voice-recording capabilities (albeit through 3rd-party apps)
* Only the Palm Pre has MMS, copy/paste, and a removable battery
* The Pre has built-in instant messaging support for multiple networks, the iPhone requires 3rd-party apps to do so
* The Pre has stereo Bluetooth, the iPhone only has monaural Bluetooth
As is befitting of Palm's reputation (and past-life as a PDA), the Pre is a more potent and effective "personal information management device" than the iPhone (perhaps multimedia notwithstanding--though Palm's offerings in this department are not bad at all). The Palm digital camera is superior to Apple's, though, with 3 megapixels vs. 2 megapixels, and an LED flash vs. no flash at all.
In terms of general specs:
* The Palm Pre runs on Sprint, the iPhone on AT&T
* The Palm Pre supports CDMA for voice and EVDO Rev. A for data, the iPhone supports Quad-Band GSM for voice and HSDPA for data
* The Palm Pre comes with 8 GB memory, the iPhone in both an 8 GB and a 16 GB model
* The Palm Pre is expected to be released early this year. Prices are still not solid.
Join iPhone Mobile Mob now so you can join the hand held iPhone revolution. iPhone Mobile Mob provides users with up to date news regarding the Apple iPhone, reviews on the iPhone itself as well as applications for the iPhone so you an get a good understanding of what you are buyingbefore you make your purchase or download. iPhone Mobile Mob is a friendly community where users can share new applications for your iPhone, teach new users how to get the most out of their new iPhones as well as purchase iPhones and other iPhone accessories. Join the iPhone smartphone revolution today.At the Consumer Electronics show this year (2009 CES), Palm--who had been of-late falling behind in the smartphone race--introduced what is widely being perceived as this year's most likely iPhone-killer so far: the Palm Pre.
Also a 3G smartphone, one of the (many) highlights of the Pre is the new webOS it runs on. What's promising about this new operating system from the outset is that it isn't an upgrade of any existing OS but a brand new OS built from the bottom up. Just one of the ways the new Palm OS excels over Apple's is in its "Cards" interface which, unlike Apple, allows users to multitask--as in running more than one app at a time.
The new webOS operating system deeply integrates the applications, data, and websites people tend to use most with the phone's design--making it Palm's latest effort at producing a more user-friendly product. Also note the use of the word "web" in the new Palm OS. This accentuates Palm's attention to improving its web browser this time around.Both devices are touchscreen devices and both have accelerometer technology (that shifts automatically from portrait to landscape view when the device is turned), though the Pre has a slide-out keyboard whereas the iPhone only has a virtual onscreen keypad. The screen size on the Pre is less than half-an-inch smaller than the iPhone's--3.1" to 3.5"--and the screen resolution of the two devices are exactly the same--480 x 320.
The Pre's touchscreen, however, benefits from Palm's user-friendliness efforts in creating a glowing "gesture area" at the bottom of the screen allowing for easy multitouch interactivity without finger taps and swipes interfering with what's on the bulk of the screen. Smart and convenient--and effective.
Both devices have Microsoft Exchange support, Wi-Fi, GPS with mapping, and a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack. But get these differences:
* Only the iPhone has voice-dialing and voice-recording capabilities (albeit through 3rd-party apps)
* Only the Palm Pre has MMS, copy/paste, and a removable battery
* The Pre has built-in instant messaging support for multiple networks, the iPhone requires 3rd-party apps to do so
* The Pre has stereo Bluetooth, the iPhone only has monaural Bluetooth
As is befitting of Palm's reputation (and past-life as a PDA), the Pre is a more potent and effective "personal information management device" than the iPhone (perhaps multimedia notwithstanding--though Palm's offerings in this department are not bad at all). The Palm digital camera is superior to Apple's, though, with 3 megapixels vs. 2 megapixels, and an LED flash vs. no flash at all.
In terms of general specs:
* The Palm Pre runs on Sprint, the iPhone on AT&T
* The Palm Pre supports CDMA for voice and EVDO Rev. A for data, the iPhone supports Quad-Band GSM for voice and HSDPA for data
* The Palm Pre comes with 8 GB memory, the iPhone in both an 8 GB and a 16 GB model
* The Palm Pre is expected to be released early this year. Prices are still not solid.
The Business IPhone
As the 3G iPhone hits the shelves and Apple readies for the July 11 launch of the much-anticipated App Store, it has become glaringly obvious to reporters and analysts how much Apple is priming its second-generation iPhone to be the ubiquitous business smartphone of choice.
Fixing its sights on leading enterprise smartphone champ, RIM's BlackBerry, Apple hand-picked 4,000 software developers for its iPhone SDK (software development kit) beta program to come up with applications for the App Store to sell and iPhone users to enjoy. And as it turns out, a great number of these promised programs are apparently geared towards the enterprise user.
A lot of these enterprise apps (and quite possibly most of them) are being designed to support time-sensitive data, for example: inventory tracking, price checking, contract reviewing, and delivery scheduling with suppliers and shippers.
Other features that make the BlackBerry the reigning champion of smartphones for the enterprise which Apple is emulating (and aiming to improve upon) with its 3G iPhone and custom-designed applications are:
* Security protocols
* High-speed data connections
* A means for an employer to distribute notifications and alerts to relevant employees
* Broad integration with the enterprise email server of choice - Microsoft Exchange
Even with all of this attention on maximizing and optimizing the business capabilities of the iPhone, however, major business-app vendors like Oracle, SAP, and IBM may nevertheless be slow to hop on the enterprise iPhone bandwagon, preferring a wait-and-see attitude towards business-user sentiment and demand. If they get in the iPhone game, then smaller business-software vendors will undoubtedly follow suit.
Those software developers most likely to commit their resources to the iPhone almost immediately are those whose needs already appear to be best-served by the iPhone and Apple's operating system in general, such medical software companies (as demonstrated by Steve Jobs himself at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) and others more reliant on the type of high-quality graphics Apple seems to have mastered.
Oddly enough, Apple's biggest hurdle to taking over the enterprise smartphone solutions market like it has the consumer market is its very reputation for leading the consumer market. It took a full year after the unveiling of the first-generation iPhone for Apple to produce and release a second generation smartphone bundled with features and applications catered to the business community. Because of this, many enterprise users of smartphones still think of the iPhone as a glorified iPod.
The original iPhone was only released initially in 6 countries; the 3G iPhone will be released in 22, with an expected 70 countries carrying the device by the end of year. This alone bodes well for Apple's chances of infiltrating the corporate world.
Fixing its sights on leading enterprise smartphone champ, RIM's BlackBerry, Apple hand-picked 4,000 software developers for its iPhone SDK (software development kit) beta program to come up with applications for the App Store to sell and iPhone users to enjoy. And as it turns out, a great number of these promised programs are apparently geared towards the enterprise user.
A lot of these enterprise apps (and quite possibly most of them) are being designed to support time-sensitive data, for example: inventory tracking, price checking, contract reviewing, and delivery scheduling with suppliers and shippers.
Other features that make the BlackBerry the reigning champion of smartphones for the enterprise which Apple is emulating (and aiming to improve upon) with its 3G iPhone and custom-designed applications are:
* Security protocols
* High-speed data connections
* A means for an employer to distribute notifications and alerts to relevant employees
* Broad integration with the enterprise email server of choice - Microsoft Exchange
Even with all of this attention on maximizing and optimizing the business capabilities of the iPhone, however, major business-app vendors like Oracle, SAP, and IBM may nevertheless be slow to hop on the enterprise iPhone bandwagon, preferring a wait-and-see attitude towards business-user sentiment and demand. If they get in the iPhone game, then smaller business-software vendors will undoubtedly follow suit.
Those software developers most likely to commit their resources to the iPhone almost immediately are those whose needs already appear to be best-served by the iPhone and Apple's operating system in general, such medical software companies (as demonstrated by Steve Jobs himself at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference) and others more reliant on the type of high-quality graphics Apple seems to have mastered.
Oddly enough, Apple's biggest hurdle to taking over the enterprise smartphone solutions market like it has the consumer market is its very reputation for leading the consumer market. It took a full year after the unveiling of the first-generation iPhone for Apple to produce and release a second generation smartphone bundled with features and applications catered to the business community. Because of this, many enterprise users of smartphones still think of the iPhone as a glorified iPod.
The original iPhone was only released initially in 6 countries; the 3G iPhone will be released in 22, with an expected 70 countries carrying the device by the end of year. This alone bodes well for Apple's chances of infiltrating the corporate world.
IPhone Downloads For You - One Place For All iPhone Information!
Having a great Apple product give the feeling that you have something which got the supremacy. Apple iPhone has got everything which a mobile phone user can expect in their mobile phone. It has features & functionality which are unmatched. No other mobile phone is as beautiful & high-performer as Apple iPhone. It is the best product in his category. Due to its great properties, this mobile phone has gained popularity around the world. It's latest model Apple iPhone 3G has the hi-capacity flash memory storage of 8GB and 16GB models that is huge to store different kind of files. You can store thousands of songs, videos, games, photos, movies and different iPhone applications in this big memory space.
The craze of Apple iPhone software and applications increased when Apple released the Apple iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), software development people get into creating new and inspiring Applications for different kind of users. Since there are people of different age group who are interested in applications which can help them in their business like business tools or for their personal entertainment like games of different genre, we have a diverse range of software available for you.
To get the best return from your mobile phone, you can use various tools or utilities, applications, games, applications that are specially designed for Apple iPhone. Our website is one of the first websites who came with the solution of providing the latest and best applications like Games, Software, audio & video and other utilities to all the Apple mobile phone users around the world. If you go to our website then you can easily find a long list of categories & sub-categories where you can easily browse different kind of iPhone Applications. We continuously update our list with the coming of new software. We are doing this process on the basis of user's requirement so the user can get nothing but the best products.
There is latest news section where you can get the latest iPhone news information about the iPhone & applications. You can easily see that what is the latest software which is just came in the market and ready to run in your Apple mobile. You can read the reviews and know more about the applications. There is one more interesting thing which is helpful for everyone. We also have the iPhone Answers Portal where you can ask Apple Mobiles related queries or give answers of questions which are asked by other users. So from this place, you can also share valuable information. If you are an apple mobile phone user & want latest products then by visiting our website you can get the right assistance.
The craze of Apple iPhone software and applications increased when Apple released the Apple iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), software development people get into creating new and inspiring Applications for different kind of users. Since there are people of different age group who are interested in applications which can help them in their business like business tools or for their personal entertainment like games of different genre, we have a diverse range of software available for you.
To get the best return from your mobile phone, you can use various tools or utilities, applications, games, applications that are specially designed for Apple iPhone. Our website is one of the first websites who came with the solution of providing the latest and best applications like Games, Software, audio & video and other utilities to all the Apple mobile phone users around the world. If you go to our website then you can easily find a long list of categories & sub-categories where you can easily browse different kind of iPhone Applications. We continuously update our list with the coming of new software. We are doing this process on the basis of user's requirement so the user can get nothing but the best products.
There is latest news section where you can get the latest iPhone news information about the iPhone & applications. You can easily see that what is the latest software which is just came in the market and ready to run in your Apple mobile. You can read the reviews and know more about the applications. There is one more interesting thing which is helpful for everyone. We also have the iPhone Answers Portal where you can ask Apple Mobiles related queries or give answers of questions which are asked by other users. So from this place, you can also share valuable information. If you are an apple mobile phone user & want latest products then by visiting our website you can get the right assistance.
IPhone 3G Sales Records - Presales Soaring For New IPhone 3g
The 3G iPhone hasn't even come out yet and already the demand is so high it looks like they'll be out of stock before they hit the shelves. O2, a leading UK smartphone marketplace and the exclusive online iPhone retailer for the UK market, announced today, just five days before the second generation iPhone's official release date on Friday, July 11, that they've received such an unprecedented influx of preorders for the device that it actually crashed their server!
This within just 1 hour of this morning's 8 a.m. pre-order opening as about 200,000 avid Apple fans registered with the site to express their interest in purchasing the device. In fact, site spokespeople even claimed to already be completely out of stock of 3G iPhones until (at least) the day before the highly-anticipated release. And even then, there's no certainty when they'll be able to replenish their supply, as it depends in large part on how many of the 3G iPhones Apple can produce in time. This incredible demand means only one thing to technophiles and Apple enthusiasts everywhere: that you'd better secure yourself a 3G iPhone ASAP if you want to own one before there are no more left to buy. Part of the appeal of the new iPhone, no doubt, is the lower price, basically half of the price of the first generation iPhone.
This is especially appealing to those people who wanted to purchase an iPhone from the very beginning but couldn't afford one or were waiting for Apple to iron out the bugs. Now, with the existence of the iPhone SDK (software developers kit) and the iTunes-like iPhone App Store (which also, conveniently, comes out this Friday) it looks like that time has finally come. One web reporter revealed that iPhone fanatics are already camping out front of the Apple Store in the Big Apple itself, trying to get a leg up on the inevitable long lines. Another online iPhone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, reported that more than 10 times the people who pre-ordered the original iPhone last year registered their interest in the new iPhone this week.
A combination cell phone, music and video player, and web browser, by the end of this year the 3G iPhone will be sold in over 70 countries worldwide. 8 a.m. Friday morning will be a telling moment for the entire technology industry, as Apple will either meet, beat, or disappoint what seem to be overwhelming expectations. Especially interested in the response to the new device are manufacturers of the various "iPhone Killers" on the market, such as: Sprint's Samsung Instinct, the HTC Touch Diamond, the LG Voyager and LG Dare, and the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder. On another, related, note, consumers who prefer prepaid smartphone can look forward to a pay-as-you-go iPhone reportedly coming out around Christmas-time.
This within just 1 hour of this morning's 8 a.m. pre-order opening as about 200,000 avid Apple fans registered with the site to express their interest in purchasing the device. In fact, site spokespeople even claimed to already be completely out of stock of 3G iPhones until (at least) the day before the highly-anticipated release. And even then, there's no certainty when they'll be able to replenish their supply, as it depends in large part on how many of the 3G iPhones Apple can produce in time. This incredible demand means only one thing to technophiles and Apple enthusiasts everywhere: that you'd better secure yourself a 3G iPhone ASAP if you want to own one before there are no more left to buy. Part of the appeal of the new iPhone, no doubt, is the lower price, basically half of the price of the first generation iPhone.
This is especially appealing to those people who wanted to purchase an iPhone from the very beginning but couldn't afford one or were waiting for Apple to iron out the bugs. Now, with the existence of the iPhone SDK (software developers kit) and the iTunes-like iPhone App Store (which also, conveniently, comes out this Friday) it looks like that time has finally come. One web reporter revealed that iPhone fanatics are already camping out front of the Apple Store in the Big Apple itself, trying to get a leg up on the inevitable long lines. Another online iPhone retailer, Carphone Warehouse, reported that more than 10 times the people who pre-ordered the original iPhone last year registered their interest in the new iPhone this week.
A combination cell phone, music and video player, and web browser, by the end of this year the 3G iPhone will be sold in over 70 countries worldwide. 8 a.m. Friday morning will be a telling moment for the entire technology industry, as Apple will either meet, beat, or disappoint what seem to be overwhelming expectations. Especially interested in the response to the new device are manufacturers of the various "iPhone Killers" on the market, such as: Sprint's Samsung Instinct, the HTC Touch Diamond, the LG Voyager and LG Dare, and the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder. On another, related, note, consumers who prefer prepaid smartphone can look forward to a pay-as-you-go iPhone reportedly coming out around Christmas-time.
How to make your iPhone application accelerometer / rotation aware ?
Posted :Apr 9th 2009 04:11PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very detailed iPhone Development tutorial in which author uses the example of a digital clock to describe how the app can handle the rotation using iPhone accelerometer api calls. Source code included.
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25
Open Source Objective C Library for Facebook Connect
Posted :Mar 25th 2009 01:42PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Joe Hewitt, has released the facebook source code library in Objective C for iPhone developers. This is a real good resource for developers that are looking to integrate their iPhone applications with Facebook. Download it from here.
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Mar
19
jQTouch - jQuery plugin for iPhone Web Development
Posted :Mar 19th 2009 11:32AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources, iPhone UI
jQTouch is a jQuery plugin that allows development of iphone web applications with native animations and default application styles. Alpha release is available here.
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Mar
19
Facebook Connect Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPhone
Posted :Mar 19th 2009 11:30AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Good news for iPhone developers, Facebook has released a SDK for iPhone; Facebook Connect, that allows developers to hook up their native iPhone applications with the Facebook and take advantage of the vast facebook userbase. Download the SDK from here.
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Mar
17
Native iPhone Applications using JavaScript, HTML & CSS ?
Posted :Mar 17th 2009 11:25AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Yes, creating native iPhone applications using common web technologies is possible now, using PhoneGap. PhoneGap is a cross platform mobile framework that lets any web developer make native iPhone, Android and Blackberry applications.
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Mar
11
Programming Dates in iPhone SDK
Posted :Mar 11th 2009 10:07AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
If you have been troubled with mundane tasks like Get Today’s date while developing your iPhone applications then this tutorial is for you.
[source howtomakeiphoneapps]
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Mar
3
OpenAL Audio Programming on iPhone
Posted :Mar 3rd 2009 12:51PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
An excellent tutorial along with code snippets for writing an OpenAL sound loader, OpenAL wrapper class and actual code to play some audio files in iPhone.
[source Gehacktes]
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Feb
24
Multi Threaded Image Loading
Posted :Feb 24th 2009 02:10PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very thorough article including the source code, for loading multiple images from sites like flickr in your iphone app in an asynchronous manner, so that delay is less and user experience is quick and neat. Read it here.
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Feb
21
Code for Sending email from your iPhone App
Posted :Feb 21st 2009 07:49PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A quick and short tutorial plus code for calling mail app in iphone from your application and automatically filling in the address, subject and content. Read it here.
[source iCodeBlog]
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Feb
16
Extending the iPhone’s SDK’s UIColor class
Posted :Feb 16th 2009 01:01PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very detailed article along with code samples for extending iPhone SDK UIColor class and make it more useful by Ars Technica.
Posted :Apr 9th 2009 04:11PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very detailed iPhone Development tutorial in which author uses the example of a digital clock to describe how the app can handle the rotation using iPhone accelerometer api calls. Source code included.
[source theappleblog]
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Mar
25
Open Source Objective C Library for Facebook Connect
Posted :Mar 25th 2009 01:42PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Joe Hewitt, has released the facebook source code library in Objective C for iPhone developers. This is a real good resource for developers that are looking to integrate their iPhone applications with Facebook. Download it from here.
[source infoworld]
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Mar
19
jQTouch - jQuery plugin for iPhone Web Development
Posted :Mar 19th 2009 11:32AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources, iPhone UI
jQTouch is a jQuery plugin that allows development of iphone web applications with native animations and default application styles. Alpha release is available here.
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Mar
19
Facebook Connect Software Development Kit (SDK) for iPhone
Posted :Mar 19th 2009 11:30AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Good news for iPhone developers, Facebook has released a SDK for iPhone; Facebook Connect, that allows developers to hook up their native iPhone applications with the Facebook and take advantage of the vast facebook userbase. Download the SDK from here.
…
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Mar
17
Native iPhone Applications using JavaScript, HTML & CSS ?
Posted :Mar 17th 2009 11:25AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
Yes, creating native iPhone applications using common web technologies is possible now, using PhoneGap. PhoneGap is a cross platform mobile framework that lets any web developer make native iPhone, Android and Blackberry applications.
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Tags native iphone application development
Mar
11
Programming Dates in iPhone SDK
Posted :Mar 11th 2009 10:07AM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
If you have been troubled with mundane tasks like Get Today’s date while developing your iPhone applications then this tutorial is for you.
[source howtomakeiphoneapps]
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Mar
3
OpenAL Audio Programming on iPhone
Posted :Mar 3rd 2009 12:51PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
An excellent tutorial along with code snippets for writing an OpenAL sound loader, OpenAL wrapper class and actual code to play some audio files in iPhone.
[source Gehacktes]
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Tags OpenAL Programming
Feb
24
Multi Threaded Image Loading
Posted :Feb 24th 2009 02:10PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very thorough article including the source code, for loading multiple images from sites like flickr in your iphone app in an asynchronous manner, so that delay is less and user experience is quick and neat. Read it here.
…
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Feb
21
Code for Sending email from your iPhone App
Posted :Feb 21st 2009 07:49PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A quick and short tutorial plus code for calling mail app in iphone from your application and automatically filling in the address, subject and content. Read it here.
[source iCodeBlog]
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Feb
16
Extending the iPhone’s SDK’s UIColor class
Posted :Feb 16th 2009 01:01PM by rohit
Filed under : iPhone Programming, iPhone Resources
A very detailed article along with code samples for extending iPhone SDK UIColor class and make it more useful by Ars Technica.
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Mac Games Arcade is a revolutionary digital download application that allows you to browse, download, purchase, play and maintain Mac games, all in an easy to use Mac interface. This is developed and designed by Sourcebits as a native mac application for Mac Games Store Inc.
This application is developed using Objective C / Cocoa, Interface Builder, Core Image, Core Services, Core Animation, XML Parsing, RPC-XML Architecture, Core Foundation, Webkit framework & Quartz.
This application is developed using Objective C / Cocoa, Interface Builder, Core Image, Core Services, Core Animation, XML Parsing, RPC-XML Architecture, Core Foundation, Webkit framework & Quartz.
iPhone Application Development - Native and Web Applications
In this ever-changing mobile landscape today, iPhone is the smartest of all the smart phones out there. iPhone is rapidly mobilizing thousands of internet users and its quite obvious that iPhone applications development is highly pertinent for the execution of business and consumer based applications.
iPhone OS is the platform used to develop applications for iPhone and iPod touch devices. We can develop two kinds of applications, native and web applications. Development of native applications is quite similar to building Mac OS X applications. The programmers for both purposes use the similar tools and many general frameworks. The tools and technologies required to develop native applications are included with the iPhone SDK. iPhone SDK(Software Development Kit) allows developers to build genuine and native applications for iPhone and iPod, which can be tested in "iPhone simulator" and then debugged.
As iPhone provides an instant connection to the Internet, it makes the web application development for this portable device almost the same process as creating a website or a web application. The functionalities and features make it a wonderful browsing experience for the users and therefore, these applications are also getting popular every day. iPhone interface software is also available to help with data transfer. Nevertheless, if you want to customize your web applications exclusively for iPhone users then the iPhone application development can be done easily with the help of standard web tools which produce the HTML. Modern high-end technologies such AJAX or the PHP platform are involved typically in the web applications designed for the iPhone. As these applications are not cross-browser compatible, they can freely influence the Safari-supported CSS styles. The Canvas object can relatively be a good option to popular Flash to implement the sophisticated animation techniques when involved in application development.
As the iPhone application development is growing day by day, the popular and customized application of the handset gives users the satisfaction of using a high-end and top-notch device. The software development kit takes about 3-4 months to master if you are already a Cocoa / Mac developer. Currently there are very few companies that have expertise in iPhone Development services of high quality to create your own customized applications which meet all your requirements. One among them is Sourcebits, based out of Bangalore, India and among the top runners in iPhone development field.
iPhone OS is the platform used to develop applications for iPhone and iPod touch devices. We can develop two kinds of applications, native and web applications. Development of native applications is quite similar to building Mac OS X applications. The programmers for both purposes use the similar tools and many general frameworks. The tools and technologies required to develop native applications are included with the iPhone SDK. iPhone SDK(Software Development Kit) allows developers to build genuine and native applications for iPhone and iPod, which can be tested in "iPhone simulator" and then debugged.
As iPhone provides an instant connection to the Internet, it makes the web application development for this portable device almost the same process as creating a website or a web application. The functionalities and features make it a wonderful browsing experience for the users and therefore, these applications are also getting popular every day. iPhone interface software is also available to help with data transfer. Nevertheless, if you want to customize your web applications exclusively for iPhone users then the iPhone application development can be done easily with the help of standard web tools which produce the HTML. Modern high-end technologies such AJAX or the PHP platform are involved typically in the web applications designed for the iPhone. As these applications are not cross-browser compatible, they can freely influence the Safari-supported CSS styles. The Canvas object can relatively be a good option to popular Flash to implement the sophisticated animation techniques when involved in application development.
As the iPhone application development is growing day by day, the popular and customized application of the handset gives users the satisfaction of using a high-end and top-notch device. The software development kit takes about 3-4 months to master if you are already a Cocoa / Mac developer. Currently there are very few companies that have expertise in iPhone Development services of high quality to create your own customized applications which meet all your requirements. One among them is Sourcebits, based out of Bangalore, India and among the top runners in iPhone development field.
Is The iPhone Boom A Business Boon?
We all know how the iPhone frenzy has grabbed popular imagination since it was first announced in Jan 2007. With its cool feature set, slick appearance, powerful computing capabilities, beautiful display and intuitive touch navigation, this poster boy of the mobile generation has captured the imagination of gizmo freaks and tech phobics alike. To get some measure of iPhone's success, one only needs refer to Tim Cook's (Apple's COO) recent statement at a conference - he said that the company had "really good confidence" the company would hit 10 million iPhones sold by the end of 2008.
According to a research from IDC, 70 percent of those polled who own, or plan to purchase an iPhone in the next year, consider it to be for both personal and business use.
Considering the vast proliferation of iPhones in such a short span, it is natural that all those who own a iPhone would want to extend its use to business as well. And it is no joy carrying around a Blackberry and iPhone in either pocket. All that does is to exert extra downward pressure on the belt. It is no wonder then, that iPhone's usability in a business context is a raging debate nowadays. That is still a secondary question, because the fact remains that present and future end users of iPhone see is as something they want to use for business.
The Bad News
Unfortunately for corporates, iPhone was created mainly for the meatier consumer market, and never really meant to be a business tool.
What Obstructs "iPhone for Business"
- It's mainly a PIM
- Third party applications not supported
- Lack of Exchange Support
Mainly a PIM - iPhone mainly has PIM (personal information manager) capabilities (email, contacts, calendars, calendars, notes) and not meant to be used for team collaboration, which requires the ability to share and work together on information.
Sorry Third Party Developers - iPhone runs on a custom built operating system called the "iPhone OS", and at this point does not allow third party applications to be built & installed on this native OS. Users are restricted to applications pre-built into the system (mail, SMS, calendar, photos, etc). This meant no special business centric applications could be created to make use of iPhone's computing & display capabilities and internet-ability.
No Exchange Support - The gravest omission was a lack of support for MS Exchange, which meant that users could not view even the most most elementary business information - business mail, contacts, tasks, and calendars, on their iPhones, what to speak of advanced collaboration. The only way to achieve this was complicated and unreliable workarounds.
The Good News
iPhone's Business Friendly Features
- Rich Safari Browser
- Web 2.0 Applications Allowed
- Internet Friendly
- Recent Apple Announcements
Hurray for Web 2.0 - The good news is that they allowed a small window, through which an elephant could be pushed. Soon after its launch, Apple announced that it would allow third party web applications supporting web 2.0 standards, to run on iPhone though its rich Safari browser. This effectively meant that iPhone could be part of the web 2.0 revolution, and access all the rich applications therein.
The Safari Browser - iPhones web browser Safari, is a full web browser with the works. It is light years ahead of the custom made web browsers of traditional corporate handhelds like Palm's Blazer browser, Blackberry browser, etc. It is not just comparable to a desktop browser, but is a desktop browser. This allows iPhone to ride high on the current web 2.0 wave, rather than just being a bystander.
According to AT&T and Google, iPhone generated 50 times more search requests than any other mobile handset.
Internet-ability- iPhone allows internet access through wi-fi or wide area EDGE networks. One important prerequisite for a mobile to be an effective remote collaboration tool is the willingness and comfort level of users to use the device for web access. With no little thanks to the large display & the safari browser, the iPhone has been a huge success as a device for web access. The iPhone increased the average wireless data usage as much as 30 times higher than on other phones.
Apple finally Awakens from its Slumber - Only lately has Apple has woken up to the previously ignored aspect of business usage. This was largely caused by the hue and cry raised by the media and users over its frustrating lack of business friendliness. Even as I write, there is news of iPhone finally offering Exchange support, and an iPhone SDK (software development kit) which will allow programmers to develop applications specifically to be installed on the iPhone.
But these new developments are not just in their infancy, but even foetal stage. It will be some time before these new applications find their feet, an truly provide trouble free functionality to businesses.
Exchange support at this time is issue riddled and works only for companies that support Exchange 2007 or Direct Push on Exchange 2003. Moreover, this and the launch of installed applications for iPhone wont take place until a firmware update slated for June 2008.
Webapps to the Rescue : HyperOffice as a case in study
Amongst the first companies to recognise the opportunity presented by iPhone for rich business applications was HyperOffice. Already well experienced in the web based business collaboration domain, they developed HyperOffice for iPhone, an iPhone specific version of their flagship product, HyperOffice.
This allowed business users to use almost the entire feature set HyperOffice right from their iPhones. Rather than an isolated personal information manager, HyperOffice allowed iPhone to be used as a dynamic collaboration tool through which users could access the company intranet, share contacts and calendars, plan projects, share and edit documents, schedule meetings, & many other things.
They also realised early on that a major pain point for users looking to use iPhone for business was a lack of Exchange support. HyperOffice allows users to get past this hurdle easily by acting as a bridge between Exchange and iPhone. It allows users to receive information directly from Exchange, or access Outlook information (mail, contacts, calendars, tasks) right on iPhone, with or without Exchange. No matter where users access mail and other information - Outlook, iPhone's email client or on any other web device, information is automatically synched. Users always get updated information.
According to a research from IDC, 70 percent of those polled who own, or plan to purchase an iPhone in the next year, consider it to be for both personal and business use.
Considering the vast proliferation of iPhones in such a short span, it is natural that all those who own a iPhone would want to extend its use to business as well. And it is no joy carrying around a Blackberry and iPhone in either pocket. All that does is to exert extra downward pressure on the belt. It is no wonder then, that iPhone's usability in a business context is a raging debate nowadays. That is still a secondary question, because the fact remains that present and future end users of iPhone see is as something they want to use for business.
The Bad News
Unfortunately for corporates, iPhone was created mainly for the meatier consumer market, and never really meant to be a business tool.
What Obstructs "iPhone for Business"
- It's mainly a PIM
- Third party applications not supported
- Lack of Exchange Support
Mainly a PIM - iPhone mainly has PIM (personal information manager) capabilities (email, contacts, calendars, calendars, notes) and not meant to be used for team collaboration, which requires the ability to share and work together on information.
Sorry Third Party Developers - iPhone runs on a custom built operating system called the "iPhone OS", and at this point does not allow third party applications to be built & installed on this native OS. Users are restricted to applications pre-built into the system (mail, SMS, calendar, photos, etc). This meant no special business centric applications could be created to make use of iPhone's computing & display capabilities and internet-ability.
No Exchange Support - The gravest omission was a lack of support for MS Exchange, which meant that users could not view even the most most elementary business information - business mail, contacts, tasks, and calendars, on their iPhones, what to speak of advanced collaboration. The only way to achieve this was complicated and unreliable workarounds.
The Good News
iPhone's Business Friendly Features
- Rich Safari Browser
- Web 2.0 Applications Allowed
- Internet Friendly
- Recent Apple Announcements
Hurray for Web 2.0 - The good news is that they allowed a small window, through which an elephant could be pushed. Soon after its launch, Apple announced that it would allow third party web applications supporting web 2.0 standards, to run on iPhone though its rich Safari browser. This effectively meant that iPhone could be part of the web 2.0 revolution, and access all the rich applications therein.
The Safari Browser - iPhones web browser Safari, is a full web browser with the works. It is light years ahead of the custom made web browsers of traditional corporate handhelds like Palm's Blazer browser, Blackberry browser, etc. It is not just comparable to a desktop browser, but is a desktop browser. This allows iPhone to ride high on the current web 2.0 wave, rather than just being a bystander.
According to AT&T and Google, iPhone generated 50 times more search requests than any other mobile handset.
Internet-ability- iPhone allows internet access through wi-fi or wide area EDGE networks. One important prerequisite for a mobile to be an effective remote collaboration tool is the willingness and comfort level of users to use the device for web access. With no little thanks to the large display & the safari browser, the iPhone has been a huge success as a device for web access. The iPhone increased the average wireless data usage as much as 30 times higher than on other phones.
Apple finally Awakens from its Slumber - Only lately has Apple has woken up to the previously ignored aspect of business usage. This was largely caused by the hue and cry raised by the media and users over its frustrating lack of business friendliness. Even as I write, there is news of iPhone finally offering Exchange support, and an iPhone SDK (software development kit) which will allow programmers to develop applications specifically to be installed on the iPhone.
But these new developments are not just in their infancy, but even foetal stage. It will be some time before these new applications find their feet, an truly provide trouble free functionality to businesses.
Exchange support at this time is issue riddled and works only for companies that support Exchange 2007 or Direct Push on Exchange 2003. Moreover, this and the launch of installed applications for iPhone wont take place until a firmware update slated for June 2008.
Webapps to the Rescue : HyperOffice as a case in study
Amongst the first companies to recognise the opportunity presented by iPhone for rich business applications was HyperOffice. Already well experienced in the web based business collaboration domain, they developed HyperOffice for iPhone, an iPhone specific version of their flagship product, HyperOffice.
This allowed business users to use almost the entire feature set HyperOffice right from their iPhones. Rather than an isolated personal information manager, HyperOffice allowed iPhone to be used as a dynamic collaboration tool through which users could access the company intranet, share contacts and calendars, plan projects, share and edit documents, schedule meetings, & many other things.
They also realised early on that a major pain point for users looking to use iPhone for business was a lack of Exchange support. HyperOffice allows users to get past this hurdle easily by acting as a bridge between Exchange and iPhone. It allows users to receive information directly from Exchange, or access Outlook information (mail, contacts, calendars, tasks) right on iPhone, with or without Exchange. No matter where users access mail and other information - Outlook, iPhone's email client or on any other web device, information is automatically synched. Users always get updated information.
IPhone OS 3.0 - Exactly How Advanced is "Advanced"?
Don't mess with a good thing. And the iPhone is definitely a good thing. Most iPhone users will tell you they couldn't imagine living without it, but how much better can it get? How could Apple possibly cram another 100 features into the already unbelievable software included in iPhone SDK 2.2.1. Well, this is what Apple developers are telling us to get ready for. . .and leaves us begging the question, "How advanced is "advanced" when it comes to the new iPhone software?
As always, Apple has revealed just enough about the new software to leave us impressed but wondering just how good it's going to be. Sometimes Apple "lifts the curtain" to reveal something truly groundbreaking and spectacular, and sometimes all the hype results in just so-so. Where does OS 3.0 fall in this spectrum?
Hailed to be the "world's most advanced mobile platform," anticipation of OS 3.0 is certainly raising expectations. Among the most touted of the 100 new features are the ability to send files via MMS including contacts, photos, and audio files; the ability to search your iPhone; cut, copy and past functions; and (drum roll. . . ) you'll be able to use the landscape function to read and compose email and text messages.
Wait a minute. These are all great things, and something that will make the iPhone just one step closer to being a replacement for our laptops, but is this really a spectacular reveal? Either Apple is saving the best for the actual launch of OS 3.0, or this is really it. In one sense, it seems like these are things that should have already been included in previous versions. This is the picture in my head: One bespeckled geek turns to another and says "Hey, wasn't Larry supposed to do the copy and paste programming? Oh crap, I guess we'll have to get that next time." And, to the average user who takes the iPhone's technology for granted, these new features do seem a bit like an afterthought.
Maybe the people who'll be happiest are the developers. The new software will include 1,000 new APIs just for them, allowing them to build applications that will wow the world. After all, they're the ones who make the apps that make the iPhone what it is. Apple claims that the new SDK will allow developers to enable in-app purchases for new content, games, subscriptions, etc. and to create apps that allow peer-to-peer connections via Blue tooth. Push Notification service will also provide alerts.
Aha, now we're getting to it. Apple has focused on new features that will allow the apps to be even better, and after all, isn't that what we're all most interested anyway? Better apps = better iPhone as far as the majority of us are concerned. So what does the new iPhone software mean? Personally, I don't think we'll be disappointed, but there's only one really important question to ask: It's not how much better will the new iPhone be, but just how great will the new apps be once the developers get their hands on OS 3.0?
As always, Apple has revealed just enough about the new software to leave us impressed but wondering just how good it's going to be. Sometimes Apple "lifts the curtain" to reveal something truly groundbreaking and spectacular, and sometimes all the hype results in just so-so. Where does OS 3.0 fall in this spectrum?
Hailed to be the "world's most advanced mobile platform," anticipation of OS 3.0 is certainly raising expectations. Among the most touted of the 100 new features are the ability to send files via MMS including contacts, photos, and audio files; the ability to search your iPhone; cut, copy and past functions; and (drum roll. . . ) you'll be able to use the landscape function to read and compose email and text messages.
Wait a minute. These are all great things, and something that will make the iPhone just one step closer to being a replacement for our laptops, but is this really a spectacular reveal? Either Apple is saving the best for the actual launch of OS 3.0, or this is really it. In one sense, it seems like these are things that should have already been included in previous versions. This is the picture in my head: One bespeckled geek turns to another and says "Hey, wasn't Larry supposed to do the copy and paste programming? Oh crap, I guess we'll have to get that next time." And, to the average user who takes the iPhone's technology for granted, these new features do seem a bit like an afterthought.
Maybe the people who'll be happiest are the developers. The new software will include 1,000 new APIs just for them, allowing them to build applications that will wow the world. After all, they're the ones who make the apps that make the iPhone what it is. Apple claims that the new SDK will allow developers to enable in-app purchases for new content, games, subscriptions, etc. and to create apps that allow peer-to-peer connections via Blue tooth. Push Notification service will also provide alerts.
Aha, now we're getting to it. Apple has focused on new features that will allow the apps to be even better, and after all, isn't that what we're all most interested anyway? Better apps = better iPhone as far as the majority of us are concerned. So what does the new iPhone software mean? Personally, I don't think we'll be disappointed, but there's only one really important question to ask: It's not how much better will the new iPhone be, but just how great will the new apps be once the developers get their hands on OS 3.0?
iPhone Software's Will Rock the World
With the launch of iPhone in the global market there is tremendous increase in the demand of these gadgets. With great performance and functionality iPhone is phone of next generations. There is no doubt that with the launch of these phones people will surely go for various kinds of software related to it. In the coming days it is sure that iPhone software's will be in great demand. With great success story written, Apple is providing a great platform for developers to develop third party download software's for these phones. Apple has included all the entertainment and internet world in the latest release which can be enhanced by going for latest software's.
With the launch of SDK, there are numerous opportunities for programmer to make their own software's and sell it in the market. Launch of SDK has brought golden opportunity for all those individuals or companies who are in the software market. With all the resource to develop new and exciting software related to gaming, entertainment, virus check and lot more these companies can play big. Additionally most beneficial part is the demand of this software in the market, which is growing with the growing number of iPhone subscribers in the global market.
Not only companies can target the global download software, but also they can customize these products as per need. It would be easier to fulfill the market demand of consumers with the targeted need and customized software's for all. With tremendous potential online, this software's will become much popular if targeted early in the market. Today's market is growing with huge potential buyers of these latest technology iPhones. Not only in America but throughout the world these gadgets are in demand. And similarly download software's will be in great demand in next coming years.
With the launch of SDK, there are numerous opportunities for programmer to make their own software's and sell it in the market. Launch of SDK has brought golden opportunity for all those individuals or companies who are in the software market. With all the resource to develop new and exciting software related to gaming, entertainment, virus check and lot more these companies can play big. Additionally most beneficial part is the demand of this software in the market, which is growing with the growing number of iPhone subscribers in the global market.
Not only companies can target the global download software, but also they can customize these products as per need. It would be easier to fulfill the market demand of consumers with the targeted need and customized software's for all. With tremendous potential online, this software's will become much popular if targeted early in the market. Today's market is growing with huge potential buyers of these latest technology iPhones. Not only in America but throughout the world these gadgets are in demand. And similarly download software's will be in great demand in next coming years.
IPhone Software Downloads - How to Get Professional IPhone Software
iPhone software downloads are well sought-after. This may not be clear to everyone but surely the hundreds of searches by users each day for "software for iPhone" at Google search engine does reveal a strong demand.
With the newly launched iPhone 3G, industry watchers are expecting the demand to escalate. After all, this 3-in-1 device combines the functionalities of a phone, a video iPod and a web surfer. Such a formidable combination surely makes it the perfect candidate for various applications such as business and finance programs, text messaging, social networking, travel, sports, GPS, web, books and dictionaries, games, music, movies, video-related software.
What are some of the ways to get iPhone software downloads?
I have listed a few methods here which will be useful to you.
1. Freeware/Shareware Download Networks
There are thousands of freeware or shareware networks like FreewareHome, TuCows, Download3000, Brothersoft and Cnet where you can download useful applications for your phone-cum-iPod. Program developers love to showcase their work at these sites and you may very well get some iPhone software downloads for free.
2. Proprietary Software Stores
Talking about proprietary programs, some online stores like Shape Services, Warelex, NideSoft, Lenogo, Wondershare, SannySoft and iPhoneSimFree are great places to shop for software programs for your iPhone.
Some examples of applications you will find are DVD-to-iPhone conversion tools, DVD rippers and converters, NexySMS, iUnlock and Mobiola Video Studio.
3. DIY Software
Rather than getting iPhone software downloads online, another way is to create your very own. If you are familiar with programming, you can download the free iPhone SDK which includes the Xcode IDE, iPhone simulator with Open GL ES support, interface builder, frameworks and samples, instruments, compilers, and Shark analysis tool.
If all these sounds too complicated, approach a programmer who can create a simple phone application for a small fee at Elance or RentaCoder.
4. Paid Membership Download Sites
There are online membership sites where you can download iPhone programs. On top of finding useful applications for your iPod-cum-phone, you will find millions of media files of other kinds like music, songs, movies, videos and games. Each membership costs less than $49.99 and grants you unlimited access to their media library
With the newly launched iPhone 3G, industry watchers are expecting the demand to escalate. After all, this 3-in-1 device combines the functionalities of a phone, a video iPod and a web surfer. Such a formidable combination surely makes it the perfect candidate for various applications such as business and finance programs, text messaging, social networking, travel, sports, GPS, web, books and dictionaries, games, music, movies, video-related software.
What are some of the ways to get iPhone software downloads?
I have listed a few methods here which will be useful to you.
1. Freeware/Shareware Download Networks
There are thousands of freeware or shareware networks like FreewareHome, TuCows, Download3000, Brothersoft and Cnet where you can download useful applications for your phone-cum-iPod. Program developers love to showcase their work at these sites and you may very well get some iPhone software downloads for free.
2. Proprietary Software Stores
Talking about proprietary programs, some online stores like Shape Services, Warelex, NideSoft, Lenogo, Wondershare, SannySoft and iPhoneSimFree are great places to shop for software programs for your iPhone.
Some examples of applications you will find are DVD-to-iPhone conversion tools, DVD rippers and converters, NexySMS, iUnlock and Mobiola Video Studio.
3. DIY Software
Rather than getting iPhone software downloads online, another way is to create your very own. If you are familiar with programming, you can download the free iPhone SDK which includes the Xcode IDE, iPhone simulator with Open GL ES support, interface builder, frameworks and samples, instruments, compilers, and Shark analysis tool.
If all these sounds too complicated, approach a programmer who can create a simple phone application for a small fee at Elance or RentaCoder.
4. Paid Membership Download Sites
There are online membership sites where you can download iPhone programs. On top of finding useful applications for your iPod-cum-phone, you will find millions of media files of other kinds like music, songs, movies, videos and games. Each membership costs less than $49.99 and grants you unlimited access to their media library
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