I didn’t know it, at least until Antonio De Rosa showed me, but this is what my brain thinks (hopes) the iPhone 5 looks like. Introducing the iPhone SJ Concept.
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In August, Apple acquired C3 Technologies, the company responsible for the incredible demonstration shown in the above video. With relationships becoming increasingly tense between Apple and Google, despite Apple renewing its commitment to Google Maps with iOS 5, you’d be blind not to see what Apple has up its sleeve.
iOS 6 is likely to launch at some point in 2012 and if they can pull off anything resembling the above, they look set to blow the competition out of the water.
via 9to5 Mac
Jazzy Fizzle, Fizzle, Fizzle! (If you don’t understand that, don’t worry). YouTube user Jonathan Mann duets with Apple’s personal assistant Siri with some funny responses.
I didn’t, but rather than repeat many of the things that have already been and will be written I wanted to share my impressions and thoughts on the man and his legacy.
We all knew, but didn’t want to admit that time was short and that yesterday’s news was inevitable. That didn’t make the truth any less shocking. Firstly, Steve Jobs was a father and a husband and whilst many people will be saddened by his death, his family’s loss, having suffered with him for so many years is unthinkable.
For everybody else, Steve was the man who stood in front of us a couple of times each year and announced Apple’s newest innovations. His white trainers, blue jeans, black turtle neck and glasses combo broke free of it’s cult appreciation shackles, he personified Apple, so much so that his name and the brand became synonymous not only to the few, but to the masses.
Some of the best new features making their way to iOS 5. I have to say, I wasn’t expecting the TextExpander-esque shortcuts which will be a very welcome addition. There are quite a few les-reported fewtures in here which are worth a look at.
iOS 5 is available this autumn and here’s the thick of it. Hang in there, there’s quite a lot to take in: Read more…
From the mouth of the man himself, what is iCloud? “iCloud stores your content in the cloud and wirelessly pushes it to all your device. It automatically uploads it, stores it, and pushes it to all your devices.”
By content we’re talking about pretty much everything; music, iBooks, photos and videos, device settings, and app data will all be backed up automatically when you connect to WiFi. Documents in the Cloud will effortlessly sync Pages, Numbers, and Keynote data between all of your iOS devices and calendars, mail and contacts will all sync for free. Read more…
Cloud based music services are all the rage as of late, first Amazon, then Google and predictably now Apple has entered the arena. The key difference being that Apple brings with it the backing of all five major music labels and some substantial experience and muscle in terms of online music downloads. Read more…
Some big rumours from Apple sources this week regarding the future direction os iOS products. Some of this is detailed so let’s keep this hard and fast for a change. iPhone 5, iPad 2 and Apple TV are all getting better this year. Now for the stuff you didn’t already know, how. Read more…
There are many chat applications available for iOS devices but few are able to compile the myriad of chat services as seamlessly and elegantly as Fring.
Having the ability to compile your address book, Live Messenger, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and AIM contacts into a single App may sound a little chaotic, however Fring brings one huge benefit. Video calling over either 3G of WiFi.
Fring has maintained a place on my iPhone for several years now and whilst several Apps are currently available on the App Store that offer theabihlity to make ideo calls over 3G (I’m thinking about you Tango), Fring is the only service to provide dynamic video calling, automatically adjusting video quality in line with signal strength.