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TOTA - APPLE iPHONE & iPAD & Mobile News Thread PT1 (CLOSED) (pg. 440)
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
Apple impresses me less and less. |
It's was time for the 3GS to go EOL, you wouldn't want 2 gen of iOS loaded on it anyways ..._
Remember the 3G complaints running on stripped down iOS 4 and even then it was slow as ?_
After then, I had to strip it once again to remove the 16 files of shadows and gradients to get it working?
Finally Apple called it quits with another stripped down ver of iOS in 4.2.1 and removing cloud base notes?
It's a good thing IMO; it's also time for you to move on anyways, since Apple is upsetting you so much lately._ |
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| Prometheus Xex |
Because of ...
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
iOS5 is gonna need the A5 CPU to run properly and smoothly. 3GS will not be supported and the IP4 is gonna run it very choppy on it. |
... is why I actually was feeling sorry for the iPhone 4 ppl... I already know Apple has given the finger to us 3GS users. "The IP4 is gonna run it very choppy", like what the hell is up with this? That phone is not that old, yet they are going to introduce an operating system which doesn't want to play nice with their latest device? |
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| E2EK1EL |
^^^
Im just guessing, its not proven yet until the release date of iOS5 and most likely the performance will be like the 3GS on iOS4.
Regarding your displeasure of Apples plans of recent firmwares running on a device thats 2 years old. This happens with all manufactures: Blackberry, Android and Windows in a the next few years._
Do you want the latest firmware update that makes your devices slow and not enjoyable or have an older firmware and still be usable?
Imagine the first gen iPhone running on 3.0 or 4.0. |
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| E2EK1EL |
WWDC iOS 5 last min predictions ...
New notification system
Lock screen info
Widgets
apple's IM system
Twitter
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| jester |
New notifications and iMessage is a nice touch. Plus the WiFi sync has finally arrived. I can't wait for the Lion OS though :)
As for iCloud they should have bundled with MobileMe, instead of having to now pay an extra $25 a year, on top of the $100 or so a year.
iMessage against BBM this should be interesting. Apple will instantly get x-ammount of people using it when they update/upgrade to iOS 5. |
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| VDub |
MobileMe is gone now so no $100 at all and the only time you have to pay $25 is if you use the music match service...
The whole thing sounds great!!!
But they are missing one of my biggest things and that's a settings shortcut method...
Maybe they'll stick it in there. They only talked about a few of the many new features... |
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| jester |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
MobileMe is gone now so no $100 at all and the only time you have to pay $25 is if you use the music match service...
The whole thing sounds great!!!
But they are missing one of my biggest things and that's a settings shortcut method...
Maybe they'll stick it in there. They only talked about a few of the many new features... |
So thats good. Free 5GB space in the cloud thats good. It sucks though. I had 20GB of space with Mobile Me for files and emails.
I'll probably sign up for iTunes Match, can save up to 20,000 songs for $25/year, which is a pretty good deal. At least I wont have to worry about another external back up failing with my music on it :whip: |
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| VDub |
No I don't think that's right...
I think the storage is for emails and document type files and stuff. Not for pictures and music...
I think all iCloud for pics and music is a transfer system...
Don't quote me but I think that's what was said... |
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| VDub |
| Also, I think that the match fee is just a way of giving the labels some money for pirated music... |
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| jester |
| One thing about iMessage it works for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. I wonder if they will get it to work with iChat, so people can send msgs via their computer or laptop also. |
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| E2EK1EL |
Apple's iOS 5: all the details
Scott Forstall has just taken the WWDC 2011 stage and details about the changes and improvements in iOS 5 are flowing thick and fast. Keep one tab in your browser locked to this post as we update it with all the new features, and throw another one open for our liveblog where you'll get to see and read the very latest as it happens.
We've now put together the full list of highlights from the WWDC presentation, which you'll find after the break. iOS 5 will be made available this fall, with compatibility promised for the iPhone 4 and 3GS, iPad 1 and 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation.
Firstly, stats. Scott notes that Apple has so far sold 200 million iOS devices, with more than 25 million of those being iPads. There have been 14 billion downloads from the App Store, tallying over $2.5 billion paid out in revenue to app developers. The iTunes Store isn't doing badly, either, with 15 billion songs sold.
And the first new feature: an overhaul of notifications. At last! A new Notification Center aggregates all your, well, notifications into one and is accessible by swiping down a menu from the top of the screen. Yes, just like Android. Small X buttons alongside each note allow you to dismiss it, though there's no "clear all" option for the more decisive among us. Notifications are also making their way onto the lockscreen, where swiping across a text message takes you right into it. A little something like Samsung's TouchWiz implementation.
Newsstand is a new place to house all your magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
Twitter integration is also coming to iOS 5, with a single sign-in allowing a multitude of apps to make use of your Twitter credentials. That includes the Camera and Photos programs, finally letting you tweet images out directly from your galleries.
Safari Reader is a new browser feature that will strip out distractions and present the text of a webpage with no other excess content. Accessible via a button next to the address bar. Also added to the iOS browser is a Reading List, which does what the name suggests by accumulating a list of pages you want to read later. Accessible on multiple devices. Tabbed browsing is making a debut in v5.0 as well, which is sure to be a boon for iPad users.
Reminders is another self-descriptive feature. This one's intelligent enough to remind you to do things based on your location. It'll sync across devices and with your calendar.
Yay, there's now a camera button right on your lockscreen! The volume-up button is also doubling up as a physical shutter release key when you're in the camera app. Pinch-to-zoom is said to be available right in the app, while holding your finger down on a particular area will lock down exposure to optimize the shot for its particular lighting. Some new in-device editing options have also been added, including cropping, rotation, red-eye reduction, and a one-click enhance option.
A new split keyboard has also been shown off in iOS 5.
Headline feature: PC Free! No more cables required for syncing. Now we're talking. Setting up and activating a new iOS device can be done right on the device itself, and syncing will be wireless too -- there'll be no need to tether to a computer anymore. Over-the-air updates are also part of the new deal, and in better news still, they'll contain only the data that's changed, meaning you won't have to re-download the entire OS every time Apple opts to make a minor tweak.
Another pretty significant novelty: iMessage. It's a messaging service exclusively for iOS users (irrespective of which device they're rocking), which comes with delivery and read receipts, an indicator for when the other party is typing, and the ability to push messages to all your devices. Kinda, sorta like BBM. You'll be able to send messages, photos, videos, and contacts. Group messaging will also be available. It works over either WiFi or 3G and looks to be making good use of Apple's new push notifications.
Perhaps the biggest innovation of all in iOS 5, however, will be the way iCloud affects the use of your mobile device. Hit up our overview post of the company's new cloud-syncing solution to learn all about it.
iOS 5 will ship in the fall to the following devices: iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, iPad 1 and 2, and iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation.
(Notice the crowd didn't care about iMessage? It's still just everyday SMS to us) |
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| E2EK1EL |
See those Cydia and iSSH icons? How about the Reminders and Newstand apps, see those? What you're looking at is the harmonious coexistence of hacks and Apple's virgin iOS 5 beta release running on a 4th generation iPod touch. In other words, MuscleNerd and Co are letting us know that iOS 5 presents few surprises so far when its comes to closing the existing holes exploited by the tethered limera1n jailbreak.
Update: It's worth mentioning that limera1n is a bootrom exploit that Apple can't patch on the iPod touch through firmware alone. The real test of the Dev Team's wits will be an untethered jailbreak for the iPad 2. |
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