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iCloud Icon Revealed. Apple Posts iCloud Banner at WWDC
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Agreed. But i really hope iOS 5 has lots of tweaks in store.
But we'll know in 3 days and 20hours!
Yeah, I know ... I just thought it would be a new icon for a new OS given the talk of a revamp, etc. Or maybe they're using it on the iOS 4 icon for now until the big "reveal". Who knows, lol.
There is no source that says iCloud is a replacement of MobileMe, we haven't heard anything about it integrating email.
^My thoughts exactly.
Not sure how/if these apple IDs will play together with iCloud. Should be interesting.
I'm hoping for a much needed interface change to iOS, but I don't think we'll see it based on what they've just shown as the iCloud icon..
As much as I love iOS, I can't help but think that the look and feel of it is getting dated..
As much as I love iOS, I can't help but think that the look and feel of it is getting dated..
You know what? Who cares about iCloud... bring on iOS 5!!
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you are correct, http://cl.ly/0a243W110l1w0J471N0u thats the google street view from across the road. its the reflection of TASTE in the window, it was annoying me that people believed it to be app icons
The blue crystal ball icon they unveiled for iTools (a gray variant of which still exists in OS X representing the network) was pretty cool. I remember thinking what a great icon design that was when I first saw it. It's starting to look a little dated at this point, but not lacking in taste, IMO.
To be honest, people never really like the icon upon release, remember the fuss about the iTunes icon change. We will all get used to it, at the end of the day, its only an icon.
I like the new iCloud icon - but the fuss over the itunes icon was because it is way too similar to the safari icon at quick glance. I for one accidentally click the wrong one all the time.
of you've read through the stuff properly, its saying that the purchased on iTunes is just the start, there's been lots of talk about it being all songs you have..........
On the contrary. Sounds like Apple PR 101 to me.
I mean, it's public knowledge that Steve will be discussing, amongst other things, iCloud. Seeing a cell phone camera shot of an icon does little to spill any beans. But it certainly can get the blogosphere all hot and bothered.
Put another way? If Apple didn't want us to see that icon, we wouldn't. It really is that simple.
I sure hope Apple has some surprises up their sleeves for WWDC. First off, I've never seen them pre-announce the topics of the Keynote. So either they just changed their policy or they are conceding the stuff we already know and have a bunch of surprises.
But this banner seems to indicate that WWDC is all about iCloud, iOS 5, and Lion. Unless each of those things is fantastic in ways we cannot imagine, then I see this potentially being as lack-luster as Google I/O was.
1) Lion: we've seen most of this already in the developer releases though they may be a few things they have not shown us.
2) iCloud: If they are really launching sans-music-streaming and with no ability to upload your music ripped from CD's then it becomes far less useful than a cloud-based hard drive.
3) iOS-5: This one is the only wildcard in the game -- no idea what this is bringing.
Things I would like to see:
Lion: An MacBook Air that converts to an iPad and runs iOS apps. Have Lion contain an iOS layer so you can really have everything in one machine.
iCloud: Seamless synchronization across apps and cloud storage and streaming for music and movies (regardless of where purchased). Replacement for many things I rely on iTunes for now as well.
iOS-5: Bluetooth or WiFi sync, better notifications and maybe better multi-tasking, but other than that please surprise me (I'm in the market for a new iPhone).
If iCloud only lets you stream iTunes music then for large music collections that were bought on iTunes it may be useful since you can sync your non-iTunes music and stream the iTunes stuff and thus save space on your device, but honestly my music is one of the smallest parts of my device's storage. Videos and apps take up most of the space on my device -- If I could put my videos in the cloud and pin the couple I want to keep in the device that would be fantastic.
But this banner seems to indicate that WWDC is all about iCloud, iOS 5, and Lion. Unless each of those things is fantastic in ways we cannot imagine, then I see this potentially being as lack-luster as Google I/O was.
1) Lion: we've seen most of this already in the developer releases though they may be a few things they have not shown us.
2) iCloud: If they are really launching sans-music-streaming and with no ability to upload your music ripped from CD's then it becomes far less useful than a cloud-based hard drive.
3) iOS-5: This one is the only wildcard in the game -- no idea what this is bringing.
Things I would like to see:
Lion: An MacBook Air that converts to an iPad and runs iOS apps. Have Lion contain an iOS layer so you can really have everything in one machine.
iCloud: Seamless synchronization across apps and cloud storage and streaming for music and movies (regardless of where purchased). Replacement for many things I rely on iTunes for now as well.
iOS-5: Bluetooth or WiFi sync, better notifications and maybe better multi-tasking, but other than that please surprise me (I'm in the market for a new iPhone).
If iCloud only lets you stream iTunes music then for large music collections that were bought on iTunes it may be useful since you can sync your non-iTunes music and stream the iTunes stuff and thus save space on your device, but honestly my music is one of the smallest parts of my device's storage. Videos and apps take up most of the space on my device -- If I could put my videos in the cloud and pin the couple I want to keep in the device that would be fantastic.
