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TOTA - APPLE iPHONE & iPAD & Mobile News Thread PT1 (CLOSED) (pg. 449)
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| E2EK1EL |
iOS updates and carrier updates are usually bundled together (built & coded separately ), 98% of the time and the carrier updates work perfectly. I've seen a critical carrier update twice that needed to be pushed OTA and it was a tiny file. The other time was a minor glitch within iOS that caused Fido to loose APN settings when the device was rebooted. Once set manually, the problem was completely gone.
Some updates ran better then others of course, but it was the OS itself and nothing to do with the carrier updates. Thank God Apple is so aggressive with updates; once its out, it's deployed world wide on all devices. |
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That's the thing though. Say apple comes out with a new firmware and Telus, for example, tests it out and doesn't like it. It doesn't matter because the next time their customer plugs in their iphone its going to prompt to update regardless. No? I haven't used an iPhone since gen 1 so I may be completely wrong here...
With Blackberry, a carrier can choose to support a firmware or not, and if they decline, the end user isn't prompted to upgrade at all. Although if they did want to install it regardless of carrier support, they have that option to download it directly from Blackberry and install as well...
So if anything, the carriers have more input with blackberry than they do with apple, in terms of what updates the consumer receives. Personally, I'm not sure if this is a good model, but I'm sure the carriers are all for it... |
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| E2EK1EL |
I've only seen the two OTA carrier updates at the beginning of 3.0 and 4.0 (IP4 FaceTime), eventually you'll have no choice, but to update to the recent carrier updates. Like said before, 98% percent of the time the carrier updates work perfectly._
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From what been told just now; it's the carriers who submits the updates, Apple reviews it and pushes it out on iTunes & OTA ... Just like in app purchases. |
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Apple and Samsung attempting to reconcile patent dispute
Executives at Apple and Samsung are attempting to reconcile their differences and settle the numerous patent disputes each company has filed recently, FierceWireless reports. Despite their partnership, the two companies are locked in an ongoing battle over patents that has drawn tremendous media attention. Apple claims that various recent Samsung products such as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Nexus S are copycat devices that make obvious use of Apple IP without license to do so. Samsung responded by filing a series of suits against Apple claiming that the Cupertino-based firm is infringing on 10 of its patents covering mobile devices. Harold McElhinny, Apple’s attorney, confirmed to the judge presiding over the case that executives from each of the two companies “are in fact meeting and talking.” Samsung did not confirm McElhinny’s statement. Apple is Samsung’s top display panel customer and several analysts have speculated that an ongoing legal dispute could cause tension between the two tech giants.
The Berrics dumps Flash and revamps with HTML5!!!!
My fav skate site has now dumped flash and revamped all their videos with HTML5! This was the site I've tested many Android devices and the Playbook for their flash performances. |
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| E2EK1EL |
RIM cuts 200 jobs in Waterloo, report says
Unfortunate news today. Reports today reveal that Waterloo-based Research In Motion has started their “headcount reduction” by letting go of 200 employees. In total there are over 17,500 employees, but 9,000 are located in Waterloo. While 200 may not seem like a big number when compared to the total number of employees… this is not good for RIM, nor the affected families or the Canadian economy. RIM announced last week that they’ll “streamline operations” and cut an unannounced number of jobs. The plan is that this “Cost Optimization Program” will get back on track to focus on offering new products/services that have the “highest growth opportunities”.
Source: Globe
(I hope this doesn't effect any TOTA employed w/ RIM) |
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| VDub |
As much as I can't stand Blackberry's, I really hope they can weather this storm...
It'd be a real tragedy for a big Canadian company to go down and for all of those ppl to lose their jobs... |
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| GGM |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
As much as I can't stand Blackberry's, I really hope they can weather this storm...
It'd be a real tragedy for a big Canadian company to go down and for all of those ppl to lose their jobs... |
That article was written with a strong sense of doomsday though, very biased and weighted (hence why it's in an iPhone thread). Layoffs are part of any healthy company unfortunately especially in the tech field as the reality of it is that you hire a guy to do a job that in 5 years might no longer be needed. Just think of how much phones have changed since RIM became a player. If you look at the companies to come out on top post-recession most had substantial layoffs/salary cuts. On top of that RIM employees are still highly desired so although they might have to relocate, I'm sure whoever they layoff will have no issues finding work elsewhere.
Right now their struggles are related to speculation and people selling off their stock. The truth will be revealed in a good year or so whether they pull a Nokia with their future phones or find a way to prosper. It's all up in the air for the time being though which is exactly what investors hate hence why they are selling off RIM stock so fast. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by GGM
That article was written with a strong sense of doomsday though, very biased and weighted (hence why it's in an iPhone thread).
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Wrong, I don't pick the most biased articles and I post whatever my news feed pushes out first.
It's in this thread for many reasons; plus it not nice to be posting this stuff in the "other" threads, ppl take it the wrong way and you get blamed for trolling. |
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Samsung Denied Access to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3
Samsung has been denied access to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 in its legal battle with Apple, according to FOSSPatents.
Apple has accused Samsung of copying its iPhone and iPad products and taken legal action against the company. As part of these proceedings Samsung was forced to hand over some of its unreleased devices to Apple. In turn, Samsung demanded that Apple be forced to hand over the iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
Yesterday, Judge Lucy Koh denied Samsung's request noting that the company was overreaching in their request. However, Koh hints that if Apple were to file a preliminary judgement that it may need to be evaluated against the background of the iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
Samsung is free to argue, for instance, that there is little likelihood of confusion because consumers will not encounter its products side-by-side with the iPhone 4 or iPad 2, but rather with Apple's next generation iPhone and iPad. Similarly, as to proximity, Samsung is free to argue that because the iPhone 4 and iPhone 2 will soon be outmoded and reduced in price, they are not being sold (or very soon will not be sold) to the same class of purchasers who are likely to buy new Samsung products. By choosing to allege infringement only of its current products, Apple opens itself up to these arguments.
(Didn't I say this would happen?) |
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| E2EK1EL |
Apple Awarded Broad Patent for iPhone, Could Mean Trouble for Rivals
Apple has been awarded an incredible broad patent on its iPhone which could spell trouble for rival smartphone makers, according to a PCMag report.
The site discovered that three and a half years after its application, Apple has been awarded U.S. patent number 7,966,578 for "[a] computer-implemented method, for use in conjunction with a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, [that] comprises displaying a portion of page content, including a frame displaying a portion of frame content and also including other content of the page, on the touch screen display."
A source who asked not to be named told PCMag that Apple's patent essentially gives it ownership of the capacitive multitouch interface the company pioneered with its iPhone. Similar interfaces have been used by companies like HTC, Samsung, Motorola, RIM, and Nokia. The source also said that the patent seems broad enough to cover any mobile device that uses finger movements to operate a touchscreen. This means that other media players or even tablets could infringe on the patent.
FOSSPatents told PCMag that, "This patent covers a kind of functionality without which it will be hard to build a competitive smartphone. Unless this patent becomes invalidated, it would allow Apple to stifle innovation and bully competitors."
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| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Wrong, I don't pick the most biased articles and I post whatever my news feed pushes out first.
It's in this thread for many reasons; plus it not nice to be posting this stuff in the "other" threads, ppl take it the wrong way and you get blamed for trolling. |
Maybe bias was the wrong word, but it paints an overly grim undertone when in reality their layoffs are a healthy move. |
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