iOS5- Say Hello to Apple’s new venture!
Apple is the Corporation which rapidly keeps changing. Apple and Steve Jobs are known for the quality of technology that they offer their customers. Recently they launched their brand new gadgets the iPhone4 and the iPad2, which have been selling out like crazy all over the world. The people trust Apple and its products because they have been able to deliver the correct products at the correct time. Apple is surely moving ahead in the mobile world, and to prove this they have now come up with the ios5, which is the newest operating system for the iPhone and maybe for the other gadgets as well at a later time.
There are many new and exciting features that have been added to the ios5, and most of these features are by products of the Apps that are featured on the AppStore. These latest attributes will help users manage and maintain their essentials and make their iPhone efficient like never before. The ios5 is only available to developers as of now but is said to be released to the masses soon. The operating system will also be available for the iPad, iPod and other users in some time.
Some of the most important features of the Operating system are as below. The reader should keep in mind that there are many others which have been integrated in the ios5, but these are the vital ones according to our perspective.
iMessage
If you are in the technological world and stay up to date with it then you must know that BBM is Blackberry’s famous messaging feature. Apple has now integrated this very feature in their ios5 too. The feature lets you send messages to an unlimited number of people and you get to notification on whether the person has read your message or is typing a message back to you. This features has a setback though, the feature only works when other iPhone devices are around in the area, which means that it cannot interact with other Operating systems. We wish to see some improvement on the part of Apple on this matter in the near future.
Missed Notifications
It is sometimes very troublesome to unlock the mobile phone or the iPhone specifically when you just have to check the missed notification, Apple and its manufacturers just solved this problem. A new characteristic has been added which lets you view missed notifications even when your iPhone’s screen is locked, an added advantage is that the user can go directly to the missed call or other notification by simply swapping it, through this he is saved from the hassle of unlocking his mobile handset first.
Camera
The camera of the iPhone has been improved. It loads and runs much faster than the previous operating systems and has better effects and features that can be added to it quickly. A distinctive feature of the ios5 is that the users can activate the camera and take pictures even when the iPhone is locked. This feature has its pluses but has a few disadvantages as well. It is a good option when the user wants to quickly capture an image that is spontaneous, but at the same time the feature will enable many to take pictures even if the phone is locked with a password or manually.
Keeping Tweeting
The iPhone has just step ahead in to the social networking world and has added twitter as their pioneers. You can tweet your favorite pictures and documents directly without having to worry about signing in to your twitter account.
Some of the other features that are imperative in the ios5 are
• Pc Free
• Air Play Mirroring
• Thumb Keyboard
• Reading List
• News stand
• Wi-Fi Sync
The ios5 is surely going to change the way developers create applications and how the users look at those apps. The ios5 is opening up new doors and the future seems as bright as ever for Apple and their products. With the launch of ios5 a lot that wasn’t possible before can now be done effortlessly. Apple always aimed at satisfying its customers but it seems as though since Apple is trying much harder since Android came into the mobile world. What in your view is the ios5’s best feature? How can it help you achieve the goal you have your mind set on? Most importantly, how will the ios5 change the world of Application Development?
Final Founder of Xbox has departed from Microsoft
The Xbox was a gaming console created by Microsoft which was released to the masses in 2001. The Xbox was discontinued in late 2006 but had gained much fame and recognition in the time when it was present. Over the last few years, the founders of the Xbox, Ted Hase, Seamus Blackey and Kevin Baschus have left the company, and the company has just recently departed with the final founder of the device, Otto Berkes.
Berkes had joined the company as a Graphic technology developer in 1993 has enjoyed an 18-year career in Microsoft. Berkes had presented the gaming console idea to Microsoft’s Founder Bill gates along with Hase, Blackey and Baschus in 1999. It took a full two-and-a-half year for the Xbox to make its debut in the market.
About Xbox Berkes says that
“Xbox got its start because a small group of friends and I saw an opportunity to leverage direct and Windows to build a DirectX box and put it in the living room- the “X-box”. We had different skills and different perspectives but believed in vision and the opportunity. Little can compare to the pace of the progress, buy-in, and excitement of those critical early days. Xbox may not be exactly the product we originally envisioned, but no one can argue with the power of the brand, the robustness of core platform concepts that have withstood the test of time. None of us imagined the scale and reach that Xbox would achieve.”
Like the other founders who left Microsoft, Berkes is also said to join another corporation and continue his career thereof. The times when the Xbox was up and running were considered to be one of the best for Microsoft, sadly over the years it has lost its recognition because of several reasons. The most prominent one of course is that Microsoft mostly develops softwares meant for desktop, but desktops have now become a thing of the past, most users prefer mobile platforms for their various activities. Microsoft has realized this and is now gaining in on the mobile platform as well.
Xbox was one of the most successful initiatives of Microsoft which gave them billions in revenue. No other business has since then been able to stark a spark like the Xbox but with the recent changes it seems like Microsoft is catching up and that it can once again come up against the best.
BBC App makes its debut on Android
BBC is the place where people come to read, view and know about latest and most reliable news. It has been everywhere, and now it has also been launched on the big and blooming industry of Android Apps. Yes, the BBC app is now available for the Android enabled handset users.
The app will have the same features and functionality as their web page on the internet. The app will be updated by itself on a constant basis so that the users can get hold of new and fresh news. The Android users will be able to stay connected and up to date on Top Stories, UK, World, Technology, Sport and Entertainment along with other pages as well on the go.
The internet has now become a zone for sharing different kinds of things with friends and family, the BBC News app makes this easier, individuals can post news stories of their liking to many of the social networks available or they can send them to their family and friends through the email or over an SMS.
The categories featured on the BBC App on Android are the same as the original website. This means that you can set the preferences according to your taste and you get to decide on what goes on the top of your homepage and what goes on the bottom. This good fortune is only for those living in the UK, we hope to see this app available to public in other areas and regions of the world too. This App has made the news easily accessible to the busy business and market people.
Aaron Bond- the youngest App Developer in Britain
The Internet is a world of immense knowledge; this fact was proved when a young yet
ambitious Aaron Bond developed an iphone app after watching hours of YouTube Videos. Bond
has become Britain’s youngest app developer by creating and designing a game by the name
of “Spud-Run”. The game is fun and is meant for teenagers and individuals who just need an
exciting game to unwind and let go of the worries of the day.
Spud-Run requires the player to direct a mutant potato through a maze before it is squashed
in a time limit of 40secs. It was a good effort on the part of the 13year old but it is also good
to consider that the idea and development of the video game belonged to his friend Sebastian
McNeil, who is 16 years of age and lives in Paignton, Devon along with Bond. The two are said
to have gathered the required equipment by fixing their friends computers for £1,400.
The position for youngest app developer is taken by a nine year old kid from Singapore.
On Spud-Run and its development Bond says that “I’ve always been fascinated by computers
and how they work and when Seb [McNeil] mentioned this might be a possibility I thought
Why not? So I bought lots of books about how to develop applications and then sat for hours
watching YouTube tutorials and researching the Internet until I could make my own. There’s a
lot involved and initially it was quite daunting but you kind of pick it up as you go.”
“It’s been extremely tiring and I’ve been spending literally all my spare time creating,
developing and then refining it until it’s perfect.”
Bond admits to the fact that it wasn’t an easy task to develop an iphone app but that he had a
lot of help from YouTube and its videos on app development. Iphone application is not one of
the things that can be done in a hurry, it needs attention and its development and designing
have to be precise. Bond confirms that although that maybe the case but it is also something
that is fun to do if you have the knack for it.
The demand for good application developer is increasing on a daily basis, and with people like
Aaron Bond and Sebastian McNeil, you can be sure that there will be more quality applications
on the AppStore in the future.
Finding an Experienced Developer for Your App
The mobile app market is flourishing at very high speed and almost every company is making use of this industry to make their name in the business world. The chief player in the development of applications is the iphone, followed by ipad, android, blackberry and Facebook. As the demand for good applications increases so does the need for good developers that can create apps that are superb in their functionality and usage.
An iphone developer has to make use of the best practices, tools and technical concepts to get ahead in the applications market. A good iphone developer keeps himself updated with the best of app development so that he can create applications that go to the top of the charts in AppStore. So how is it that you go about finding a developer that can create a hit application for your company? Through the rest of the section we’ll be discussing some of the features that you can employ to while finding a developer for your application.
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Updated Facebook App for iPhone Now Plays Videos and More
The new facebook application for iPhone – facebook 3.1.3 has now several features, the best among them is its capability to play facebook videos directly from the app. Besides this, you can also write on the wall of your friends, or post any updates in a group or forum. Now it also offers the option to upload pictures having width of 720 pixels.
Several bug fixes have also been made under-the-hood for this app so far which has greatly improved the overall user experience.
New features in this version:
- You can now watch Facebook videos.
- You can now view and write on walls of events.
- Uploaded photos are now 720px wide. Continue reading
How to Plan Social Media Marketing Strategy
No matter what your business is or of what size, its success factor is dependent on the satisfaction of its customers or clients. If you have satisfied and contended customers or a great number of returning, loyal clients, then it means that your business has a bright future in market, and the people you have served so far might refer others to your company.
But this way of expansion, satisfying one’s need first and waiting for the good word about the company to spread via mouth – how long would it take? How much longer before your company enjoys the benefits of being better than others in business? Does it depend on the number of customers you serve on daily basis or how mature your company has become? Or is it related with those factors which are considered towards the revenue generation?
The correct answer is that the credibility of a company, in terms of growth and revenue generation does count, but it also depends upon the advertisement of one’s success. The more you tell other about your company and its satisfied number of customers, the more business you attract. Continue reading
Facebook Fan Page Importance for Your Product
Presence of your company on different social networks, especially facebook is of vital importance. People spend more time on Social Networking websites exploring different companies and groups of their interest; and there is a fair chance that they stumble upon your services from there because they might not be using Google to find you.
Being discovered on web is now not enough these days. You need proper branding of your company on web and should advertise your services to more and more people as much as you can. Search Engines would show your website in the results for some queries but that is not good enough. You need people’s references, recommendation, need to show off your portfolio and skills to get an edge over others. Now the question is how do we do that? Continue reading
Does Social Media Branding Changes the Way of Marketing?
The answer to that question is a big YES. Now it doesn’t matter what kind of business you own, or what kind of marketing strategy you are seeking. You need a modern branding strategy for your business or product that you are willing to market.
If you avoid using state-of-the-art techniques for branding your media, you might lose a large number of your clients as they might stray from your company when they see your outdated marketing stunts that cost several potential customers.
Your clients expect you to adopt the latest technology and techniques to service them. If you don’t, then someone else will and that someone would be able to capture most of your clients who want their investment to be safe.
Now is it really feasible to upgrade your relying technology all the time? No its not, at least not until you have gained what you invested in it. So how to upgrade your services more frequently while staying in the limits of budget? How to adopt most affordable technology that could help your business grow? Continue reading
iOS 4 for the iPhone and iPod touch
Apple has released their much anticipated new firmware for iPhone and iPod touch which is dubbed as iOS 4.0. The GM version of this firmware was released a long time ago but now Apple has released the final firmware on the eve of releasing their new iPhone 4.
The new firmware is supported on iPhone 3G/3GS/4 and iPod touch of second and third generation. All the features that were announced in the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2010 by Apple have been included in the final release, except the Game center which has not been included yet. It was in the beta general public version for preview only.
All features of new firmware are available for all versions of iPhone except 2G, but with some exceptions. For instance, multi-tasking feature has been included now in the latest release, but it’s not available for iPhone 3G. Similarly, the face-time feature for iPhone 4 – the video chat over WiFi network would not be possible from iPhone 3G/3GS due to hardware limitation. The point is that upgrading to the iOS 4.0 would not ensure that you can have all the new features on your iPhone, unless you have iPhone 4. Continue reading
