Well today Apple announced the release date of the new iPhone. It will be released on July 11th along with the iPhone 2.0 software for the older phones. This will allow users to access Enterprise quality services on the iPhone. Push email, contacts and calender information to Microsoft Exchange server. This puts Apple now in direct compitition with Research in Motion’s Blackberry phones. In my opinion this is something apple should have done when it first released the phone.
Users will also now be able to download 3rd party applications to the phone which can be purchased through the iTunes store. You can also develop these programs yourself with the SDK available on Apple’s website.
Another major addition to the phone is GPS on Google maps, as well as 3G data service rather than the Edge network. 3G is way faster.
I can’t wait until July 11th to get my shiny new iPhone 3g
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The story continues. Apparently the first few machines have shipped. Over at Gizmodo, a reader named Patrick claims to have received one and shows a video clip of it booting up. It however is unable to run Updates, so patching is unavailable.
Acoording to Gizmodo, it looks like Psystar’s cheap Mac Clone is a hoax and nothing but vaporware. They are no longer taking credit card orders and they have changed their address twice in a week.
A company called Psystar has created a cheap PC that is capable of running any of the current major operating systems, including Leopard! The base system costs just $399 which is $200 less than Apple sells the cheapest Mac Mini. The big question though is, is this legal? According to Leopard’s license you can not install OS X on any hardware that is not branded by Apple. Psystar says they will fight this and this could shape up to be an interesting legal battle. If Psystar has their way, could there be more competition for Apple which would lead to cheaper systems? Or will that lead to less pretty and innovative designs? What are your thoughts?
Yup, you heard it. Now that Cingular, err sorry… AT&T… is starting to unroll 3G networks (finally) in larger cities across the US, Apple will be releasing a 3G version of the iPhone. According to a report by the Bank of America, the phone will be released in May. Both Apple and AT&T have said they will be releasing a iPhone but they have not announced a date yet. “there will be ‘an initial small build in May,’ and ’significant production’ in June”.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here is a little known random fact for ya!
“In the United States, it’s customary to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. But in Ireland the color was long considered to be unlucky, says Bridget Haggerty, author of The Traditional Irish Wedding and the Irish Culture and Customs Web site.
As Haggerty explains, Irish folklore holds that green is the favorite color of the Good People (the proper name for faeries). They are likely to steal people, especially children, who wear too much of the color.”
A few notes from Apple’s Roadmap event from Apple Insider:
1:08: Customers want push email, global address lists, Cisco IPsec VPN, Certificates and identities, WPA2 with 802.1x, enforced security policies, and Device configuration. 1:10: Customers also want Remote wipe. 1:11: The iPhone is getting all these things in the next software update. 1:12: Microsoft Exchange support will come built into the iPhone’s email app and work via ActiveSync directly with Exchange Server. 1:14: Exchange will also interface with the iPhone’s Calendar and Contact apps. Exchange can be configured via the Mail app’s configuration screen and will include on/off sliders for settings. 1:34: A new version of XCode will include all of the SDK APIs. A remote debugger works by plugging the iPhone into a Mac and running the apps on the iPhone to see debugging info on the Mac. 1:37: Apple’s also introducing an iPhone Simulator — allowing iPhone apps to be run on a Mac. Mouse movements in the Simulator can mimic multi-touch actions. 1:55: AOL: AIM coming the iPhone! Demo… 2:10: Developers choose the price of apps. 70 percent of revenues go to the developers. No Credit Card fees. No hosting fees. No marketing fees. Developers paid monthly. 2:11: All this good stuff is coming via iPhone Software v2.0 in JUNE. 2:12: iPhone SDK beta going out today to thousands of developers. 2:14: iPod touch will also get the update but at a “nominal charge” due to Apple’s accounting principles that differ between the Touch and iPhone. 2:14: To become an iPhone developer: SDK free, but $99 fee to publish applications. 2:20: That’s it. The event is over, but Jobs asks journalists to remain for a couple more minutes. 2:34: Phil Schiller says Apple will help corporations migrate from RIM smartphones to iPhone via Exchange support and some IT manager tools that will be released at a later date.
On Thursday, Apple is planning on hosting a highly anticipated iPhone Software Roadmap at its headquarters, where it has promised “some exciting new enterprise features.”
“While some observers are suggesting that Apple may announce support for Microsoft Exchange at its Thursday event, IDC analyst Chris Hazelton said there had been “a hint” that the announcements might include support for Lotus Notes. He said an announcement from Apple was anticipated at the recent LotusSphere conference, but none was made. He added that Lotus support would be “a big deal,” since it would give Apple direct access to at least some IT departments.”
Apple is suppose to also release their highly anticipated SDK (Software Development Kit) for the iPhone. It has already been delayed. The original release was to be in the second half of February, which has come and gone. Software companies have been limited in creating web applications accessible through the web browser, Safari. The SDK will allow companies to create programs that can actually be saved on the phone itself, which opens it up to a whole new world of applications.
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