Apple WWDC event on now.
with:
OS Lion
iOS5
iCloud
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/w...lion-icloud-an
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Apple WWDC event on now.
with:
OS Lion
iOS5
iCloud
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/w...lion-icloud-an
Omg e3 or WWDC :S
Obv WWDC, must admit Mac OS is beginning to tempt me, it seems to be getting more like iOS which I adore on iPods, iPhones and iPads. The simplicity, reliability, attractiveness of it and how it just works is really beginning to tempt me, I've no issues with Windows but other than price there's not much keeping me on it seeing as I don't game anymore.
Looking forward to hearing about iOS 5.
When is iOS 5 getting released?
OSX looked nothing special imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordy
More interested in iOS thought!
E3 Is just far better, what's new to expect from Apple apart from more lock downs and stopping you from doing things with your own device and computer.
At least it's not just prolonging the Halo series forever which they seem to be doing at every E3 and can't let go of it and some quite boring additions to Kinect. Announce a new console and I'd be interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
ive been following both and the microsoft e3 conference was craaaapppppQuote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
How about a BBM type service which means iPod, iPad and iPhone users will all be able to send each other messages? A superb feature (not new, but think how many people will use it!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
So, copying others. how original.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
Really looking forward for iOS5!
Apple seem to be making a real habit of complicating things as of recent. iCloud is coming across as very confusing, the photo storage in particular.
There's also now Game Center, FaceTime, iMessaging, Ping and MobileMe five different services all running of Apple IDs but you have to adds friends one by one to each individual service :/ - Why can't they just combine them?
Plus that Magazine/News app is basically the same as iBooks?
MobileMe "is no more".Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordy
iMessaging looks very promising - with the huge amount of people already use iProducts it will obviously be popular - and many will buy an iProduct to talk to people without SMS costs - if it is worth it, I may consider getting an iPod Touch (or an iTouch as many imbeciles call it :P)
*Note I am going to ignore the jibes from Tom for saying this because he doesn't understand that I also praise Microsoft and the Windows 8 UI
It looks iMazing ;)
With all due respect, I don't give a damn about your apparant hate over Apple. I am certainly not their biggest fan, but if there is something that is clearly hugely successful on blackberries (the worth smartphones I have ever come across, yet millions are sold - thanks to BBM) - why the hell would Apple not follow suit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
If you can find a company that doesn't 'copy' others one little bit, and doesn't get ideas of others I will buy you donor :rolleyes:
all seems pretty promising. does anyone know if or when there'll be any announcements for the next iphone (if one is being released this year)?
Microsoft copies just as much as Apple does, also BBM is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen and if anyone says they bought a Blackberry for BBM I will be concerned. Check out KiK Messenger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
September, I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirrty
I think they are going to release it towards Christmas - due to the huge Christmas sales the iPad got.
That is what Engadget said when WWDC was announced - as it was originally expected to be announced at WWDC.
I don't hate Apple as such, I like the iCloud service a lot to be honest, but 99% of the new features appear to have been ripped from various other Mobile operating systems. I also can't see iMessaging taking off with the likes of cross platform alternatives like LiveProfile and PingChat.
More information:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/
Both coming this fall.
You better be very concerned - over at this side of the pond - not sure what it is like for you - BBm is the best thing EVAAAAAQuote:
Originally Posted by HotelUser
It will take off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Recursion
Or you could get a smartphone instead on the same monthly fee with a real browser, real applications and KiK messenger which is the same as BBM only cross platform therefore better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
I have tried telling people this. But I get told I know nothing about technology, and should get a Blackberry.Quote:
Originally Posted by HotelUser
Also, KiK maybe a better alternative - but only if people you know actually use it. Around me it is 'BBM BBM BBM BBM'
Pingchat is also a flop around where I am nowadays.
A lot of people I know have BBs and they admit they only bought it for BBM and wouldn't nessecarily like the phone without out.
There's a lot of point to buying a phone for BBM. There's no point using an IM which no one else uses and let's face it David you're no trend-setter.
Bit of a buzz kill that these won't be released for ages, may as well of announced it along with hopefully the iPhone 5 in September.
No there is no point in buying it for BBM because you're paying smartphone rates for a piece of plastic with no browser and no apps. I don't have to be a trend setter nor am I trying to be. Do you not know what KiK messenger is Jord?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jordy
Also after reading this http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/a...l-the-details/ I will not be purchasing another Android phone once my contract is up. Needless to say I wont be purchasing a Crapberry either :P
An iPhone with a hard keyboard = dreamyQuote:
Originally Posted by HotelUser
I think iMessaging will be pretty neat to the fact,
I like the new iOS 5 with the features espically the new notifications system.
Mac OS Lion It look's good. But I think it need's something else, something more.
I like the iCloud and the way it works, about having all your music on all devices, the fact its free is great.
Though can some one explain this $25 iTunes Match thing?
I think it means if you don't buy your songs through the iTunes store you have to pay 25$ a year to have it stored in the cloud or something :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stexual:
I like it all, I probably will get the iTunes Match thing but then again I get everything off Spotify so I DUNNO we'll see how that pans out really. I'm content with what I have... but yeah omg iOS 5 looks gorgeous I may actually forfeit my jailbreak for that. iMessage looks awesome, albeit a Blackberry Messenger copy but hey it's Apple, they're only going to do it better than RIM did. Same with notifications, only gonna do it better than Android did. They're ******* experts when it comes to userf-friendly software, and even better with hardware. I am proper excited.
Btw I'm expecting Mac OSX to feature iMessage in the next iOS update, it will deffo be there because it's a bloody good feature to tackle the likes of AIM & MSN. So funny looking at the Engadget comments and all the BB fanboys realising they've wasted their money on a terrible product which I hear regularly clears your contact list. Not that you'll have many people who want to talk to you if you own a Blackberry lol.
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Originally Posted by Transformice
Agreed with giving up Jailbreak for the updates, and about iMessanger for OS X.
You have hit it all right on the money Ryan :)
Personally I think the iTunes updates are silly, but I use GrooveShark for music which is streaming and more inexpensive to the iTunes store. I'm very happy for the notification management, split keyboard, wireless sync, and iMessaging on iOS. I am also extremely happy for application resume on the new version of OS X.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
I will be upgrading to an iPhone 5 as soon as it's out in Canada and my contract has expired (October) and I will either get an iPad 2 or choose to wait for a Windows 8 tablet around this coming Christmas.
I don't hate apple, I have an IPod, which I would be lost without.
But the fact is, Apple you seem to pay for the brand more then anything, take a Macbook for example, you could make an amazing spec windows machine, for half the price.
By meaning buying for the brand, do you mean because it's just made by Apple?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
I mean I like Apple, but i like other brands.
I buy my devices if i need them and If they would help my life a little bit easier and the features are neat.
Loads of companies are like this. However, I had said this before - yeah you pay for the Apple logo on the back, but that is SUPERB Marketing - there have done seriously well making that brand - they are the luxury line of gadgets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaaaack!
What do you get out of your iMac, that a Windows machine couldn't give? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Stexual:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
Compared to my old PC about two years ago.
Faster experience on general use.
A Virus.
iMovie I found to be more creative then Windows movie maker.
Simplicity,
All in one, meaning no tower at the side.
Multi Gestures on my mouse.
Reliability as in, when I switched it on, my internet wouldn't be disconnected ect.
I found the way I use my Mac a lot easier then to my old PC. My iOS devices work better, and now seamlessly together.
Yet, I still use PC's all the time for school, and I wouldn't mind moving back to a Window's machine, but at the moment I'm okay with my Mac.
Can't debate that having not used Macs for long periods of timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Stexual:
Macs can get viruses - and if they become more used they will get tons of them too
iMovie costs, WMM is free.
Simplicity? Windows 7 is hardly complicated
Loads of all in one windows PCs now
Again - not specific to macs now
Erm? My internet is not disconnected on a windows PC? I heard it was called broadband.
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Don't get me wrong, if you prefer a Windows machine, fine. If you prefer a mac, fine. However those reasons could be argued on BOTH machines :P
I know they can be argued about both machines,Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
I know Macs can get viruses, Compared to my old PC though I haven't got one so far after 2 years of a Mac.
iMovie was already installed when I got my Mac off Apple,
My old PC had windows xp, I find my Mac's interface nicer with the task bar,
I know about PC's you can get all in one, but my Mac was the first all in one I used.
Not specific to Mac's now but the way its used with the interface like my trackpad, I like.
My broadband set up on my PC was confusing, where my Mac, it was just click, done.
I think it really depends on the user, and what they want and how they use there machines when it comes down to it to be honest.
It isn't the computer that is the problem, it is the user.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stexual:
Was it worth the extra few hundred quid you paid for a Mac over Windows?
XP vs a modern Mac OS is an unfair comparison.
Sounds like your broadband was set up wrong. I don't need to click a single button to have a connection?
It's a good idea, but if anyone had sense they would make that idea appear too late. The way forward is getting messaging apps that reach all platforms. If you and your friends only have iProducts then it's fine, but in the end the only useful Apps are ones that benefit all platforms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marketing
Also, is it true Apple are hating on Facebook with deeper Twitter integration? I read that somewhere and laughed :P
EDIT: The Mac vs. PC debate is dead and boring. The Mac excuse of "Yeah I know Macs can get viruses but I got more on a PC" translates as "I click too many things and do not know how to use a computer". It's a user error, not a computer error :P
"PEBKAC ("Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair"), PICNIC ("Problem In Chair Not In Computer") and PIBCAK ("Problem Is Between Chair And Keyboard"
Sorry, but it's your fault if you're comparing a 10 year old OS to one that was released a few years ago, and broadband is plug and play if there's DHCP server on your network (i.e. your router).Quote:
Originally Posted by Stexual:
I won't be buying another Mac, 1 month after buying my iPad it broke, had to take it into the Apple store, granted they replaced it, but still. And now, exactly 2 years after purchase and 1 year out of warranty my MacBook is dead and Apple want £450 to fix it, stuff that, I'll go buy another laptop thanks. The quality of Apple products, in my eyes, is ****.
Also, my dad isn't a total 1337 h4xx0r or anything but within a week he had Windows 7 installed on his iMac, he was totally unimpressed by OS X for simple things like windows don't maximise to the screen, Preview is crap compared to Windows Picture Viewer etc, it's just the small things but they eventually led him to move back to his old OS.