Today is iPhone OS 4.0 conference day. Engadget was there to transcribe the info, but if you’re lazy or would like a bulletpoint version the new info, here it is.
Over 100 new user features including Bluetooth keyboards, Home screen wallpaper, spell checker, wake on wireless and more
7 tentpole features unveiled
Multitasking – Sever services including background audio, background location, VOIP, Local notifications, Push notifications, Task completion, fast app switching
Folders – Now can organize apps with folders and place them on the dock etc.
Unified inbox – All your e-mail accounts in one inbox, can organize by thread, fast inbox switching, open attachments with apps
iBooks – eBook reader, book store, sync page and book marks across platforms
Enterprise – Better data protection, mobile device management, SSL VPN support, Exchange Server 2010 support, wireless app distribution
Game Center – “Xbox Live!” for iPhone OS 4.0 including leaderboards, friend invites, matchmaking & achievements
iAd – New in-app mobile advertising platform which includes more interactive ads which developers can buy “ad space”,
Release windows:
Coming Summer for iPhone & iPod Touch
Coming Fall for iPad
Certain iPhone OS 4.0 features (ie: multitasking) will only work with iPhone 3GS & 3rd generation iPod Touch devices. (Poor iPhone 3G owners)
Pretty darn exciting features coming for iPhone OS. I wonder if the iPad will get exclusive features or not. It may actually convince me to let go of my complaints and get one .
Apple had an event today. An iPod event full of updates and announcements including:
iTunes 9
iPhone OS 3.1
New iPod Touch
New iPod Nano w/ built in camera & FM Radio
The iPod Touch will now start at $199.99 USD for the 8 GB with $299.99 USD (32 GB) & $399.99 USD (64 GB) variants following. Finally! A sub $200 iPod Touch. And to top it off, they’re including Open GL|ES 2.0 which means expanded graphical capabilities for games.
They finally started to compare the iPhone to the DS & PSP which is valid on one hand, but complete nonsense on the other. There is a definite market for iPhone’s bite sized gaming, but it doesn’t offer the same kind of gaming that the NDS or PSP offers at all. Sure there is a Halo-esque game called Nova coming, but that’s nothing like a Phoenix Wright or a God of War. Good for Apple for taking its gaming initiative seriously though.
The “new” iPod Nano with the built in cameras make a lot of sense considering the form factor and how it fits when held horizontally. Apple also decided to add a FM radio antennae and pedometer in it. And at $149 USD for an 8 GB and $179 for 16 GB, it’s hard to resist. I would pick one up if I was looking for a new MP3 player today.
Head over to Apple’s website to check out the new hotness. If it’s not there yet, it should be there some time today.
Media players, image viewers web browsers and other applications on my computer are subjected to review every so often. Given the growing nature of technology, yesterday’s greats can easily be overshadowed by their competition. I’ve been pondering over some of my applications for the past few weeks and here are my current applications of choice.
It looks like that mysterious formula which Konami put out has been decyphered.
Kojima wanted us to wait a few weeks to find out what the tease was all about, but crafty folks have uncovered a Famitsu magazine scan showing what looks like a Metal Gear game running on iPod Touch or iPhone hardware.
Here’s hoping that this is a legitimate effort by Kojima and company if all of this turns out to be true.
Apple had a conference today announcing a refresh of their iPod lineup. Some new things including the return of the tall and thin Nano. I wasn’t a big fan of the the short and wide 3G.
Obviously you can visit Apple.ca for details and nifty videos, but if you’re lazy here’s the breakdown:
Today is iPhone OS 4.0 conference day. Engadget was there to transcribe the info, but if you’re lazy or would like a bulletpoint version the new info, here it is.
Apple had a conference today announcing a refresh of their iPod lineup. Some new things including the return of the tall and thin Nano. I wasn’t a big fan of the the short and wide 3G.