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Apple's iPhone OS 4.0 Media Event: 'Sneak Peek Into the Future'
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It was an event specifically about OS4.0 - new hardware will most likely be announced in the Summer
You are a brilliant individual. I forgot about the EVO's hotspot capability, so I would always have WiFi for my Touch. I think that settles it - upgrading the Touch to OS 4.0 and getting the EVO.
Good question. However, it appears the apps are actually suspended and available to unload from RAM anyway, so they shouldn't be using too many resources. But I would like to know the answer to that. Maybe you flick its icon off the dock (*poof*) or something?
Hmm that is what I was waiting for the whole time, a glimpse into future iphone hardware!
But by releasing the API today without any mention of a screen res bump, I have to wonder... is it going to be the SAME as the last 3 years!?
Anybody want to comment on that?
iads are for free apps that already have ads, this whole program is more for developers than for end users. so you may see more free aps now due to iads. iads is actually a good thing for developer and cheap people who don't want to fork over $.99 for a game.
Yeah, my point exactly.
I just realised, they didn't preview in app sms although it showed up in one of their slides. I'd have liked to see how they did that (although I doubt it'll beat bitesms)
They were referring to local notifications. If they had a new way to display notifications, they would of certainly shown it.
There is nothing that stops a developer putting ads into a paid app. It's only market dynamics that will stop them, because people will hate it. iAd will be just as accessible to a developer of paid apps as free apps, just as in-app purchase is available to both free and paid apps. Do you really think that Apple will go, "no, sorry, you're charging for your app, no iAds for you."
Based on...... the fact that the company that doesn't say anything in advance, didn't say anything.
Screen res is a hardware/"new model" thing. If they mentioned it, they would have stomped on any new iPhone model announcement. Is this your first time here?
I don't understand being mad at upgrading. I am shocked people are even still using 2g phones. My 2g phone looked like a dinosaur after 1 year. How does your battery still work? My 3GS is now, what, 9 months old and I feel the battery is not holding a charge as well, I am a power user.
Heck, computers get old. FAST. The iPhone is nothing more than a smaller computer.
Heck, computers get old. FAST. The iPhone is nothing more than a smaller computer.
Wow, they spend months developing the ability to forcefeed ads every 3 minutes and they STILL can't have an integrated Contact/Task/Calendar/Note system worth a damn.
The iPhone's UI is currently the Gold Standard. It's still the best there is.
No reason to change it at the moment.
Yes, but in Apple's world software and hardware are tightly integrated. The fact that they did not mention anything about higher resolution indicates that there will be no screen upgrade. Most likely there will be update for CPU (A4 - like iPad).
That's why they just added folders, which should have been there from the very beginning. Always hated hundreds of apps strewn over multiple pages in an unorganized manner.
You may have missed the announcement of Steam coming which was due to a lot of assistance from Apple to get that gaming platform on the Mac. I think they are still a little slow but getting a lot better.
FINALLY everyone can stop complaining about multitasking. There wasn't anything more annoying than that. I am personally stoked about the multitasking, folders, and I know it's lame, but changing the wallpaper for springboard. Folders will change the way I use my phone... It will be nice to shove off those default Apple apps I don't use into a folder
and put that folder on a homescreen all on its own.