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iPhone's Missing Features
We all know the iPhone is coming out on Friday. We've all read the positive reviews. We've all read what features it has and what features it doesn't have based on these reviews. But looking further into these reviews I saw something, or should I say lack of some things. Some things that shouldn't be missing:
- Entering events on the calendar on the iPhone in it's respective calendar.
- To Do's.
- Using the iPhone as a modem to get on the net.
iCal events:
It looks like you are not going to be able to enter an event in the calendar application on the iPhone and have it go to a calendar of choice. All events entered will go into on calendar. This sucks. I don't want to have to enter everything into a catchall calendar. Apple designed iCal, designed, the iPhone and it's software, and designed the syncing via iTunes. Don't you think that they could have implemented this feature?
To Do Application:
It looks like there is no To Do application. How can you not have a To Do application on a phone like this! Crazy. There go my grocery lists. My errand lists. And any other lists I may have. I am hoping backpackit comes out with a nice clean interface to access there web based to do list.
Modem:
I was really hoping to use the iPhone as a modem for my MacBook Pro. I know the iPhone has full browsing capability, but there have been times when I needed to get on the internet with my laptop and I had to use my Nokia 6600 to do it. It was slow, but it worked. I will no longer have this option.
My guess is that the groups in my Address Book will not transfer over either. Why Apple? Why?
I am still going to try to get one on Friday though :)
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For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys
Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda, Northern Sumatra, Madagascar, Gabon and Central America. New research by scientists in the United States, China and Japan, however, has found that some primate ... (Read on Source)
Deleting Confusion, Installing Knowledge -- EZTechHelp Releases New Web Site Management Software
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NIST researchers tackle wireless interference problem
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'No one connected the dots' - Globe and Mail
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Judge Issues Mandate On Motions In Limine
NEW YORK - The ephedra multidistrict litigation judge issued an order June 29 barring the submission of motions in limine with the exception of Daubert motions and partial summary judgment motions upon the approval of the special master (In Re: Ephedra Products Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
Netscape Relocates Social Site to New Domain
"The social bookmarking site which was launched a little over a year ago is being moved to a new domain, and Netscape.com will be returning to its older format."
Automattic Acquires Gravatar
Matt Mullenweg announced today that Automattic, the maker of ultra-popular blog platform Wordpress, has acquired universal avatar service Gravatar for an undisclosed sum. Gravatar, which stands for "globally recognized avatar," provides centralized hosting and web serving for 80x80 avatars, which can then be called from any participating blog, ... (Read on Source)
iTunes U goes 'beyond campus'
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For e-Tailers, It's a Wide, Wide Web
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Costa Cruises and Fincantieri launch Two Ships Simultaneously
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Apple turns its back on mobile standards
Many companies may be willing to take a second or perhaps first look at Apple?s mobile wunderkind, the iPhone, now that it has access to a 3G network. A 3G version also extends the reach of the iPhone to more operators and geographies, say the experts.
However, David Ginsburg, a marketing executive at InnoPath wonders aloud whether Apple will have to move to a more standards-based way of doing things to appeal to that larger audience.
Ginsburg points to the specs offered by the OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), which has over 300 members from the mobile industry and which offers standards for remote configuration, push e-mail, and software updates.
"Apple will be addressing a market that may not be iTunes-savvy," chided Ginsburg.
iTunes savviness aside, there is no doubt that the iPhone creates a "buzz reaction" that affects even the largest enterprise vendors. Oracle, for example, announced a slew of dashboard and BI applications exclusively for the iPhone despite the fact that there are many other devices in the market that have a larger customer base.
Gerry Purdy, vice president and chief mobile analyst at Frost & Sullivan, says that for companies like Oracle, it is more than just buzz.
"Yes, you could say it is a buzz reaction, but it may also be a request from its field sales force that says we can get an incremental sales spurt that will increase our quarterly numbers," Purdy said.
Oracle mobile executive Lenley Hensarling, group vice president of Business Application Development, admits that the Apple way is a new distribution model.
"What we believe is that because the administration and access to enterprise content is managed in the usual fashion, the security level and access control remains at an enterprise level," said Hensarling.??
But marketing experts like Ginsburg believe that Apple will need to jump on board more standard-based ways of doing things that will run on multiple devices and networks in order to gain traction in a bigger market.
"I can envision an operator going to Apple and telling them they should deploy the OMA's Mobile Device Management standard. Apple could host the MDM solution on its own devices," said Ginsburg.
Call center executives certainly prefer that their customer service representatives have a standard way of touching devices, says Ginsburg, providing an example of where a standard may be necessary for enterprise adoption.
There is some truth to what Ginsburg recommends, says Purdy, but the fact is the mobile industry hasn?t matured to the point where only devices using standard specifications for IT management are adopted by operators or the enterprise. Witness Google's Android mobile platform as a singular example.
Oracle's Hensarling also sees the future filled with a number of mobile paradigms and platforms. He sees the iPhone as one of those compelling platforms with a powerful SDK and toolkit.
"It allowed us to be proactive, and Apple supports the right open standards [for Web services and SOA]."
What the industry first requires is simply good applications running on each distinct platform.
"Eventually we will move away from that," predicts Purdy, but in the meantime he says the vision of standards is nice, but the situation on the ground is that companies want to sell their products and have users rave about it, so standards get talked about, but companies look for ways to generate revenue.
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Expertise in Tyres and Wheels at JAXQuickfit Ballina
They say it takes two to tango, and it's probably a good idea to operate a business the same way. That's the thinking behind the partnership at JAXQuickfit Tyres at Ballina, on the NSW North Coast, with former colleagues Craig Wallace and John Porritt joining forces to manage the franchise, which is part of a 70-store chain stretching from Cairns to Tasmania. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2008)
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IBM Unveils Proactive E-Discovery Solution
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Story Pitch: Microsoft’s “flattened” Windows 7 team and what it means for business
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Hurricanes QB Marve apologizes; 6 others suspended
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Google Chrome Now Live
If you’re a Windows user you can now download Google Chrome, the new web browser from Google. Maybe if you’re switching from IE6, you might find Google Chrome to be cool. As a Firefox 3 user, I find myself thinking "what’s the big deal?" All browsers have to start somewhere, right? It’s still early days, but this [...]
Pennington moves on as Dolphins' QB - FOXSports.com
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A Micrometer from Here
Found on Vimeo: this a film by Amit Zakai, made as graduation project for HIT Israeli Academy for Design. It’s about measurements of daily life, and reminds a bit of the film Amelie, but with more math. (Hebrew with English subtitles) “a micrometer from here” (eng sub) from amit zakai on Vimeo. (Read on Source)
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Affy Warns of $20M Shortfall in Q3 Revenue
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MobileMe Stumbles Again, Goes Dark
Swedish uptime measurement vendor details Monday breakdown; users annoyed.
Little progress in improving number of doctors: report
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Case Dismissed For Lack Of Substitute Plaintiff
NEW YORK - The ephedra multidistrict litigation judge on Oct. 17 granted an unopposed motion by Metabolife to dismiss a case because 90 days have passed since a suggestion of death was filed and no plaintiff has been substituted (In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598 [JSR]; Robert Hutchinson v. Metabolife International, Inc., et al., No. 1:06-cv-04478-JSR, S.D. N.Y.). Full story on lexis.com
ESPN.com has launched many new hockey widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
Visit the ESPN Widget Center. (Read on Source)
Report: 400 dead in Congo massacres
Ugandan rebels have killed more than 400 people in northeastern Congo since Christmas, an aid agency said Tuesday.
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