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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Apr 2010 14:04 Pretty neat stuff, to drop in Autumn: Vast array of 1500 new APIs. No Flash (surprise!). Multitasking is in across *recent* iPhoneOS devices - 3GS and Touch 3rd gen and iPad. Not true (and simple) using-lots-of-memory multitasking, but cunning API methods that give the same effect for the user. Effort on the part of developers is required. Backgrounded audio apps can use the lockscreen audio controls. Hurrah! VOIP. Eg Skype can use official VOIP APIs, and background during calls, and send notifications to you, and *ring* at the lockscreen. Yow. AT&T just keeled over with a heart attack. Access to calendaring and messaging from 3rd party apps. App folders. Including in the dock. Unified inbox in Mail. Threaded views. Multiple Exchange accounts. Mail attachments launch to apps. SSL VPNs. Install limit up from 160 to 2000 apps on a device. Game Kit - gaming social networking tools (game invites, matchmaking, leaderboards, achievements) means XBOX Live for the iPhoneOS. iAd in-app advertising (boo! - but high revenue for the developers, 60% is astonishing, more ad-supported free apps?). Frighteningly advanced ads - HTML5 with OS API integration, "shake to play again". Nothing about syncing wirelessly, or backups to the Cloud, or printing, or improved app document management (see Gruber for bitchiing about this). Or apps having access to the lock screen apart from as above. Boo! Cheers - Jaimie -- > As a sysadmin, I suppose you're familiar with something called a > 'worst-case scenario'? Yah. Isn't that what we call "having a good day for a change"?
From: James Jolley on 8 Apr 2010 14:36 On 2010-04-08 19:04:57 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: > Pretty neat stuff, to drop in Autumn: > > Vast array of 1500 new APIs. No Flash (surprise!). > > Multitasking is in across *recent* iPhoneOS devices - 3GS and Touch > 3rd gen and iPad. Not true (and simple) using-lots-of-memory > multitasking, but cunning API methods that give the same effect for > the user. Effort on the part of developers is required. > > Backgrounded audio apps can use the lockscreen audio controls. Hurrah! > > VOIP. Eg Skype can use official VOIP APIs, and background during > calls, and send notifications to you, and *ring* at the lockscreen. > Yow. AT&T just keeled over with a heart attack. > > Access to calendaring and messaging from 3rd party apps. > > App folders. Including in the dock. > > Unified inbox in Mail. Threaded views. Multiple Exchange accounts. > > Mail attachments launch to apps. > > SSL VPNs. > > Install limit up from 160 to 2000 apps on a device. > > Game Kit - gaming social networking tools (game invites, matchmaking, > leaderboards, achievements) means XBOX Live for the iPhoneOS. > > iAd in-app advertising (boo! - but high revenue for the developers, > 60% is astonishing, more ad-supported free apps?). Frighteningly > advanced ads - HTML5 with OS API integration, "shake to play again". > > > Nothing about syncing wirelessly, or backups to the Cloud, or > printing, or improved app document management (see Gruber for > bitchiing about this). Or apps having access to the lock screen apart > from as above. Boo! > > Cheers - Jaimie Thanks for the summary. I'm interested to see if they add anything to VoiceOver. Perhaps some of the features from SL might make it into the touch version, the ability to label controls that are unrecognised would be nice enough. The audio backgrounding is handy, I often lock the screen instinctively when i'm not using the UI and often forget that the wireless will be disabled after some time. Best -James-
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Apr 2010 14:41 On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:36:16 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >Thanks for the summary. I'm interested to see if they add anything to >VoiceOver. No mention during the event, but they did say "these are just 7 of the over 100 user features and over 1500 new developer APIs". VoiceOver doesn't get much love in these events. The only time I've ever heard it mentioned in the "new features" lists was for the last round of iPods, and I'm much more aware of it since you started posting here. Cheers - Jaimie -- Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
From: James Jolley on 8 Apr 2010 15:12 On 2010-04-08 19:41:04 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: > On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:36:16 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> > wrote: > >> Thanks for the summary. I'm interested to see if they add anything to >> VoiceOver. > > No mention during the event, but they did say "these are just 7 of the > over 100 user features and over 1500 new developer APIs". > > VoiceOver doesn't get much love in these events. The only time I've > ever heard it mentioned in the "new features" lists was for the last > round of iPods, and I'm much more aware of it since you started > posting here. > > Cheers - Jaimie It's interesting to me that Apple don't plug there accessibility solutions enough. VoiceOver's come on a long way since Tiger, that's for sure. SL can't be beat with regards internet support, i'd never use Leopard again.
From: Simon Dobbs on 8 Apr 2010 15:42
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:04:57 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article <uf5sr5h9huiv04v2r8teol7ln94mmnecmf(a)4ax.com>): > Pretty neat stuff, to drop in Autumn: > > Vast array of 1500 new APIs. No Flash (surprise!). > > Multitasking is in across *recent* iPhoneOS devices - 3GS and Touch > 3rd gen and iPad. Not true (and simple) using-lots-of-memory > multitasking, but cunning API methods that give the same effect for > the user. Effort on the part of developers is required. > > Backgrounded audio apps can use the lockscreen audio controls. Hurrah! > > VOIP. Eg Skype can use official VOIP APIs, and background during > calls, and send notifications to you, and *ring* at the lockscreen. > Yow. AT&T just keeled over with a heart attack. > > Cheers - Jaimie > etc etc. The thing I would like is very simple but would save lots of time and or battery. A simple button on the front screen which toggles between 3G and wireless networking, maybe bluetooth as well , so that one does not have to burrow through many menus before changing this when going away from wireless networks. I know their was once a way of doing this for jailbroken iphones, but it seems so obvious... |