004 - Made On My Mac - Apple is number one!
This is made on my mac 004 sorry for the delay in the production - nothing like consistancey (and this is nothing like consistancy). gonna be a short show as I have far too much work to do but as I want to get into this whole podcasting thing I thought I’d better pull my finger out… anyway on with the show
1. Apple is number one!
2. Adobe Media Player
3. No java on an iPhone - workaround again
4. Speculation about 3G iphone / video conferencing
5. What is O2 doing!
6. 8 gig iPhone for 99 euros - Macworld UK
7. ISP slams UK call for download police
Apple is number one!
Apple has become the largest retailer of music surpassing wallmart according to the NDP group. 50 mill customers 6 milliion songs (worlds largest)
“We launched iTunes less than five years ago, and it has now become the number one music retailer in the world,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We are thrilled, and would like to thank all of our customers for helping us reach this incredible milestone.”
Not bad growth for 5 years worth of development
Adobe Media Player
Air application - needed to do some updates
content - should we have it available everywhere - csi ny for example
Interface is shit! - layout better in full screen - search not available everywhere need to go back to home screen - produce design software but no good at design!
Diggreal - no geekbrief - come on cali sort it out!
Video content quality is good - still looks nice full screen
Store you own content in there - not tried yet as just installed
No java on an iPhone - workaround again
What’s all about - a translator of Java ME, CLDC 1.1/MIDP 2.0 and associated JSRs into iPhone native Objective C
http://www.innaworks.com/alcheMo-for-iPhone.html
“alcheMo for iPhone incorporates a patent-pending optimizing translator to convert J2ME application source code to equivalent application source code for iPhone. No further manual adjustments to the translated source code are required.”
“The initial version of alcheMo for iPhone is optimized for mobile games. With alcheMo for iPhone, we can help you take your game to iPhone now”
Any developer let me know how you get on
Private beta on now contact alchemo-sales@innaworks.com to register interest
Speculation about 3G iphone / video conferencing
Latest rumor that come June the iPhone will be 3G and also have a forward facing camera for video conference calling
What is O2 doing!
except that O2 is restricting most of its 3G customers in the UK to a much less enticing data transfer speed - just 128Kbps, while business customers get a slightly higher, but still limited, 385Kbps.
“O2 provides data speeds of 128Kbps as standard to all 3G customers. Profiles of corporate customers who require higher speeds are modified so that they can benefit from speeds of 384Kbps,” the company told The Register.
Customers wanting the higher speed connection can, apparently, simply ask for it when they buy their phone, or give O2 a call, the report explains, adding that users of 3G handsets on £35 or higher tariff can expect the higher speed.
8 gig iPhone for 99 euros - Macworld UK
Apple’s German iPhone network partner has been selling the 8GB model of iPhone for €399, but reduced the cost of that model to €99 late last week.
O2 has not chosen to emulate T-Mobile’s move, at least, not yet. An O2 spokesperson told Macworld UK: “We regularly examine all of our offerings to ensure they remain competitive and meet customer demands. We currently have no updates regarding iPhone pricing.”
ISP slams UK call for download police
BPI proposal - monitor activity of illegal downloaders 3 strikes and your out
We do not control the internet nor do we control what our users do on the internet,” he said.
“We believe that a fundamental part of our role as an ISP is to protect the rights of our users to use the internet as they choose. We will fight any challenge to the sanctity of this relationship with every legal option available to us,” he added.
Dunstone’s comments follow rumours that Virgin Media will be the first ISP to target illegal music file sharers. However, according to Digital Spy, Virgin Media has since denied taking part in a pilot scheme.
“We have not agreed to the three strikes scheme, not started trials with the BPI or any other rights holder, and not decided to snoop on customers and inspect their data,” a Virgin Media spokesman said.
Chief executive of the BPI, Geoff Taylor also denied any agreement with Virgin Media had been reached.
“Unfortunately it simply isn’t true that we have agreed a pilot - or any sort of deal - with Virgin Media, though we continue to work towards that. We think that every socially responsible ISP should help their customers avoid the illegal use of their broadband account,” he said in a statement.
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The Airport express has been updated and now includes the blazingly fast 820.11n networking capability. Same story as the old version - print from anywhere, stream your music to the rooms about your house etc etc… If only it was a software update as I have one in my network that like to slow things down. Oh well, i’ll stop moaning and go buy a new one (Time Capsule is the way forward for me though).