Urban75 Home About Offline BrixtonBuzz Contact

Apple WWDC 2010 keynote (iPhone 4 announced)

Is that it then as far as new shiny things getting announced; no make over on the MacPro, free mobile-me, air update, mac-mini's or that touch pad thing?
 
maldwyn said:
Is that it then as far as new shiny things getting announced; no make over on the MacPro, free mobile-me, air update, mac-mini's or that touch pad thing?
Click to expand...

No idea. They've released a new Safari so I guess it's possible that there may be some new stuff coming....
 
Blimey. Apple surely seem to be on a mission here:
Apple revises iOS rules on outside advertisers, cuts out Google, Adobe by implication


Apple and Google's newfound rivalry in the mobile advertising space was already pretty interesting to watch as it stood, and it looks like things just got more interesting still. As expected following Steve Jobs' comments at D8 last week, Apple has now revised its rules on advertising in iOS to allow outside advertisers to collect stats for ads, but the company has included some language in the new rules that seems to effectively cut out Google's AdMob.

While it obviously doesn't mention Google by name, only "independent" advertising providers can collect tracking stats, and Apple says that any "advertising service provider owned by or affiliated with a developer or distributor of mobile devices, mobile operating systems or development environments other than Apple would not qualify as independent."

That would seem to not only affect AdMob, but Adobe and Greystripe's just-announced effort as well, considering it specifically mentions companies affiliated with "development environments other than Apple." We told you things would get interesting. Head on past the break for the complete relevant section.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/apple-revises-ios-rules-on-outside-advertisers-cuts-out-google/
Click to expand...
 
In theory some EU investigation seems possible, but on the otherhand they probably went after Microsoft ina big way due to the huge market share that Windows had, a share that despite all the hype the iPhone is unlikely to achieve. So I dont know.
 
A rumour:

Existing iPhone 3GS owners on O2, who want to upgrade to the iPhone 4 on June 24, are to be charged £20 per month remaining on their contract.

At least, according to an anonymous tip off Pocket-lint has just received by email: "...Wanted to give you a heads up. O2's 'deal' in the UK will be to offer existing 3GS customers an option to buy out their existing contracts for £20 per month that remains. Whether the handset will invoke a cost on top of that I don't know."

Now, while we can't validate that information at present, we have contacted industry insiders who believe that this is plausible: "Given O2's recent network issues, the move could be O2 desperately trying to cling on to the customers they currently have," a well-qualified source told us.

Should it be true, it's also great news for the first wave fanboys who, if they signed 18-month contracts last time around, will only need to pony up an extra £120 on top of any handset cost.

Considering their dedication, that means they can get the 32GB iPhone 4 for around £370, if the price of the device is £250 as expected. It seems a lot, but nowhere near the sums forked out last year.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33601/o2-pound20-upgrade-iphone-4
Click to expand...

Note: the use of the 'f' word is not mine.
 
I can't quite work that article out myself to be honest, and annoyingly, you can't copy and paste it on here.
 
@ KE: Apple is creating a restricted and protected space for ad tracking that favours his own product, ergo it's anti-competitive practice because it prevents 3rd parties from accessing information on a like-for-like basis.
 
I think there may be some bullshit flying around about Safari Reader. It would help if I knew the technical details about how it determines which part of the site is the actual article - maybe it goes by div tags with certain labels, maybe html5 article tags, maybe something else. Either way I dont expect it to be showing any adverts, those who say it still allows Apples own iAds are mistaken, unless they are simply referring to the fact that Safari reader is not on iphone & ipad at the moment.
 
Well at least with Safari reader the first page is initially loaded in full, meaning the ads still get served to you. User then has to press a button to see the article without ads.
 
kyser_soze said:
@ KE: Apple is creating a restricted and protected space for ad tracking that favours his own product, ergo it's anti-competitive practice because it prevents 3rd parties from accessing information on a like-for-like basis.
Click to expand...

It's only doing that on the product it owns, it's not doing that on other products from what I can tell.

Again, how does this restrict choice in the market place when punters can go buy a Web OS, RIM, Windows Series 7 or Android device (and plenty of each too)?
 
Kid_Eternity said:
It's only doing that on the product it owns, it's not doing that on other products from what I can tell.

Again, how does this restrict choice in the market place when punters can go buy a Web OS, RIM, Windows Series 7 or Android device (and plenty of each too)?
Click to expand...
Why do you think Microsoft got done for including IE in its OS?
 
MS's position was different though, they had monopoly on operating systems. Apple does not have monopoly on smartphones - I see what KE is saying
 
Crispy said:
MS's position was different though, they had monopoly on operating systems. Apple does not have monopoly on smartphones - I see what KE is saying
Click to expand...
How did they have a monopoly on OSs? You could buy Mac, Linux etc etc., and were free to install any browser you liked on Windows.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Kid_Eternity
Question Apple Intelligence - how is it for you?
Replies
25
Views
516
sim667
sim667
PR1Berske
US vs. Apple (March 2024)
Replies
21
Views
461
two sheds
two sheds
panpete
Question Apple users, query on email from Apple
Replies
5
Views
374
panpete
panpete
Miss-Shelf
Help pls help me get photos & files off mac & iphone
Replies
20
Views
645
Pickman's model
Pickman's model
dessiato
Search engine on Firestick 4k
Replies
2
Views
142
Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman
Back
Top Bottom