Apple and Facebook started the ball rolling and have directly paid out billions to developers to date. Insatiable hater vituperation aside, the iOS space is still far n’ away the most lucrative and innovative place for devs to be. However, like so many created in Silicon Valley innovations, the app-conomy has taken on a life of its own, reshaping how software is made, sold and used.
‘Tis the season to over eat and laze about, yet you need not let the time go completely to waste. Curl up with a nice iBook and listen to free internet radio. Or, why not shop, shop ’til you drop. How’s about a few laughs a la Apple’s hot new digital assistant, Siri — your new iPhone 4S is a source of endless amusement.
Even the curmudgeonly Apple analysts are predicting iPhone sales in the 30 million unit range for the fourth quarter and that translates into millions given as gifts. If that means you, although you can certainly download games for a bit of fun, perhaps the most entertaining feature of your brand spanking new iPhone 4S came built in.
Is your shopping finished yet? Even if it is, chances are you will be heading out again after Christmas to do returns and spend those gift cards. To make the best use of your time, not mention find the available coupons and deals, you must be properly armed and here are five great free apps to get you on the right path.
So, you’ve got an iPhone 4S and need a new washer-dryer, but your parents aren’t available or otherwise unhelpful — who ya gonna ask? Siri, of course, and now she and Apple search partner extraordinaire (answers not a results page) have appliances, Macs, TVs, iPads and more.
The iPhone changed everything. iPad changed, or at the very least boosted, everything. A proof thereof is the fact that news reading on the iPhone was kludgey at best and just as likely to induce a headache. However, Apple’s tablet really changed mobile news reading and now the innovation’s coming back to the source.
Whereas some folks watch sitcoms and talk shows, I prefer scifi and TED. Happily, enough I’ve got a wife that has similar tastes. However, she carries an iPhone and, although there was a “compatible” app, the TED experience on that 4.5-inch display, crystal clear though it is, was less than optimal let alone enjoyable — until now.
Twitter, Twitter everywhere. Whether it’s a webpage, photo and your latest adventures at Chipotle Grill, it’s now easier than ever on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to broadcast whatever you’re doing or thinking to the whole world gosh darned world. Step inside for the super simple set up you needed to make single sign on happen right now.
In retrospect, it’s obvious why Tim Cook et al seemed a tad flat during Tuesday’s iPhone 4S introduction — Apple co-founder, CEO and all-around genius, Steve Jobs, was on the brink of death. Now, that the back story is clear and the fog of grief is parting just a little, iOS’ big new (and until now unheralded) feature deserves another look.
The early bird gets the worm, or so hope a handful of iOS app developers. And, what about all of the new features + functions + apps the mothership’s building into iOS 5? Yeah, there’s a lot to mull over and this is a great place to start with insight on Apple most powerful mobile operating system ever.
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