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Saturday, July 07, 2007
iPhone collage
An interesting way to look at the iPhone is that it's the first truly information- and multimedia- centric phone, where the voice phone features are in the background. Hence it's more like a web tablet / multimedia player from a design point-of-view, but seemingly incorporating a well integrated application UI.
There are many iPhone reviews out now, but here's one of the most extensive: Review: Apple iPhone, In-Depth
Apple iPhone: Welcome to the Mobile Applications Party! confirms that the only way third-party applications can run on the iPhone as of now is in the browser as Javascript code. Also this note indicates it's not necessarily a bad thing, as such "half on-line" applications have been integrated well with the UI, but it's still not applicable to high performance applications like games.
The iPhone's Secret Blindspot hints that the application focus should have been more contemporary, and more towards social networks and user genereated content. Not that it can't support that via browser/Javascript apps, but how do you send e.g. a photo to Flickr this way?
Top 16 missing features from iPhone lists features that for whatever reason were left out from the iPhone, focusing on normal phone features.
Apple Takes Its Bite of iPhone Mobile Service Fees indicates Apple won't just get a hefty margin on the phones (~50%), but also extra revenue from the service fees. Obviously operators could choose to not provide the iPhone at all, but I doubt that will happen.
There are many iPhone reviews out now, but here's one of the most extensive: Review: Apple iPhone, In-Depth
Apple iPhone: Welcome to the Mobile Applications Party! confirms that the only way third-party applications can run on the iPhone as of now is in the browser as Javascript code. Also this note indicates it's not necessarily a bad thing, as such "half on-line" applications have been integrated well with the UI, but it's still not applicable to high performance applications like games.
The iPhone's Secret Blindspot hints that the application focus should have been more contemporary, and more towards social networks and user genereated content. Not that it can't support that via browser/Javascript apps, but how do you send e.g. a photo to Flickr this way?
Top 16 missing features from iPhone lists features that for whatever reason were left out from the iPhone, focusing on normal phone features.
Apple Takes Its Bite of iPhone Mobile Service Fees indicates Apple won't just get a hefty margin on the phones (~50%), but also extra revenue from the service fees. Obviously operators could choose to not provide the iPhone at all, but I doubt that will happen.
