Thanks, I shall give this a try, but I also play a lot of games and surf the internet on my phone, so that eats the battery like there is no tomorrow. Really, just stop making the phone so damn thin. It's thin enough, I need a bigger battery!
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iOS 7 Running Behind, Rumored to Have Significant Visual Makeover
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Thanks, I shall give this a try, but I also play a lot of games and surf the internet on my phone, so that eats the battery like there is no tomorrow. Really, just stop making the phone so damn thin. It's thin enough, I need a bigger battery!
Blackberry was only considered "uncool" when something else came along... namely iPhone and Android.
And right now... iPhone and Android are still the tits.
Blackberry never sold 47 million phones in 3 months... nor did they have an app economy like Apple's App Store... nor did they have an accessory market like the iPhone has.
I see what you're saying... but Apple is in much better shape than Blackberry or Palm ever was.
What's the worst that can happen... Apple becomes the 2nd largest phone manufacturer in sales? iOS becomes the 2nd largest mobile platform behind Android? That's not really that bad considering how much money they make from their silver-medal status.
I don't think Apple will face a Blackberry/Palm situation.
As for the "cool" factor... if the iPhone is ever deemed uncool... does that make Android cool by default?
Some Android phones have cool features (maybe gimmicks) but the vast majority of Android phones sold around the world are basic average phones.
Someone in India buying a $150 Android phone isn't buying it because it's cool...
Eh, last I've check Google hired all the A players. How many PhD holders do you think Apple has?
who knows, but i hope it's something cool.
watching the Apple keynotes was entertaining for 2 reasons
1) the Apple products themselves
2) Steve Jobs presenting the Apple products in the way that he did
it seems like now, the keynotes are about as exciting as a wet fart considering new categories haven't been achieve and most products are just incremental improvements (although the iPad Mini is Apple's 1st small tablet - a new product but not a new category)
i also wish (might be shooting myself in the foot on this one) that their supply chain get better control of the security situation with regards to leaks. while it's great that i get to see prototype pics, leaked parts, and sometimes whole assemblies that were covertly stolen from the factory and then having some chinese kid waiving it in his hand in front of a digital camera (zoomed in so you can't see his head). their keynotes and product announcements used to be a surprise - for the last 1 1/2 yrs they have just been a plain old disappointment
Visual makeover huh ?
Looks the same to me.... adding features is NOT a visual makeover as Apple has always done this..
A completely redesigned IOS... Now, thats a makeover.
Besides, I don't really believes this, since we all know Apples taking "small improvements" with their Mac OS X updates. why would't they do the same with IOS ?
Looks the same to me.... adding features is NOT a visual makeover as Apple has always done this..
A completely redesigned IOS... Now, thats a makeover.
Besides, I don't really believes this, since we all know Apples taking "small improvements" with their Mac OS X updates. why would't they do the same with IOS ?
Happy to wait as long as it takes for this. Hopefully the blue disappears.
And hopefully they'll clean up or finish some of the sorely incomplete functionality...
And hopefully they'll clean up or finish some of the sorely incomplete functionality...
haha the story of that guy truly cracks me up.
looking at what policies this dude implemented at the Apple retail stores and the direction he was taking things, you would start to wonder what the hell Apple's interview process is like to have allowed such a dude into their company.
this guy wreaks of exactly why HP fell off a cliff and why other companies implemented too much lean six sigma to even innovate anymore.
what Forstal did is what every MBA does these days. they lack even a trace of innovation and instead focus all of their efforts and energy leaning out the company to squeeze profits and thus boost compensation. once everything has been raided, they fly away onto the next company who falls for their powerpoint slides
Because someone new is running the show now? And is maybe sick of iOS being the butt of jokes in the tech/design worlds.
Mostly right, however:
1) It's unlikely that iOS will launch one month after debut! iOS typically has about 3 months of incubation time between debut and public release. There used to be March debuts with June releases. We haven't seen anything yet, so a typical June/September timetable is more likely, especially if there are significant UI changes.
2) A June debut of iPhone 5S with July launch is also unlikely - unless you mean the very beginning of July. Typically Apple allows about a week and a half between debut and release. Enough time for logistics to fall into place, not so long that sales of existing models suffer. A monthlong wait would be a death knell for iPhone 5 sales.
Looking so much forward to a reskinned, spring-cleaned osx/ios. I imagine Cook and Ive taking stage and stating that "this year, it is all about the software".
I am also pretty sure that a software-focused year is exactly what is needed to drive new excitement into the Apple eco-system.
I am also pretty sure that a software-focused year is exactly what is needed to drive new excitement into the Apple eco-system.
be curious what devices will not support iOS7. I had to dump my iPad since it would not support iOS6 and all my other devices were on iOS6, also I was more interested in a smaller and thinner iPad that was easier to hold.
I am guessing anything older than the iPhone 4S will not support 7, and maybe anything older than the iPad 3? I guess we will know soon enough.
I also prefer they take their time and come out with something more stable then release something buggy with constant updates that sometimes make things worse.
I am guessing anything older than the iPhone 4S will not support 7, and maybe anything older than the iPad 3? I guess we will know soon enough.
I also prefer they take their time and come out with something more stable then release something buggy with constant updates that sometimes make things worse.
Because it not yet released? But too bad...I already jumped to Nexus 4, though I am replying you with my iPad Mini...
Hmm...intersting that this patent application just came out. One of the inventors listed on the patent works on the ID team. h/t patentlyapple
Apple Reveals a Virtual Home Button and a Cool New Way to Access your Apps without having to unlock your iDevice
Apple Reveals a Virtual Home Button and a Cool New Way to Access your Apps without having to unlock your iDevice
I think the iphone 4 will get IOS7 and will probably be the last update it will get. Most likely the ipad mini and ipad 2 will also get the update since they have same specs and they aren't going to leave all those who bought a mini out to dry after less than a year
Hmm...intersting that this patent application just came out. One of the inventors listed on the patent works on the ID team. h/t patentlyapple
Apple Reveals a Virtual Home Button and a Cool New Way to Access your Apps without having to unlock your iDevice
Wonder what more they are thinking to do with the lockscreen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month
and there's no reason why Apple should fall behind with iOS 7, in fact there's no indication that they have (except this drivel by Gruber)
Be both agree gruber sucks
I think some of the development teams that worked on heavily skeuomorphic and/or heavily textured apps are kind of in disarray now. I can't imagine Ive wanting to leave faux stitching etc. in place for one second longer than it needs to be. (Not to mention his reputed habit of shipping by schedule instead of shipping by quality, just to show that he can manage projects "on time and on budget.")
But yeah, Forstall probably wasn't the guest of honor at any big farewell parties at Apple.
If Apple is smart they will scrap the iphone 5S and go for an all new redesigned (& thinner) iphone 6 along with the fresh new iOS 7. I know there are some hardcore fanboys who will accept ANYTHING Apple does and that is the main reason why the iphone is going stale! A new chip and slightly better camera doesn't cut it in todays technological world.. wake up people lol