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Does the iPhone OS Need Multitasking?
The Hidden Blessing Of No Multitasking
iPhone OS 3.1.3 Sees 14% Adoption In 6 Days, New Hack Released
Satellite Radio Coming To BlackBerry
Macworld session to Demystify iPhone and iPad App Development
Does the iPhone OS Need Multitasking?
TidBits' Adam C. Engst in a lengthy essay discusses and analyzes the continuing complaint about Apple not supporting multitasking in the the iPhone OS, noting that Apple's position has been that allowing apps to run in the background would significantly hurt performance and battery life, although they (grudgingly?) added push notification in iPhone OS 3.0, which muted the grumbling somewhat, but now the imminent release of the iPad changes everything, what with the tablet's faster CPU, 10-hour battery life, and 1024-by-768 display resolution that opens the possibility of running apps side-by-side.
Engst further observes that while the iPhone is aimed at short, focused tasks, the iPad will more likely be employed by some at least for longer, more general computing tasks that could involve using multiple apps, just as we're used to on the Mac, such as using an iPad to read text in Mobile Safari, copy some of it to a Pages document, and sending that document to a colleague via Mail.
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http://db.tidbits.com/article/10989?rss
The Hidden Blessing Of No Multitasking
The Other Mac Blog's Colum ODwyer says:
The constant criticism of the iPhone and now the iPad is no multitasking. Which has been defined by the critics as the ability to run multiple applications at once. Apple has allowed simple background process such as downloading music form iTunes while still using another application but they have not opened this option up to developers and I do not seeing them doing so any time soon. However, is this such a curse?
For the full commentary visit here:
http://theothermacblog.com/?p=143
iPhone OS 3.1.3 Sees 14% Adoption In 6 Days, New Hack Released
Appleinsider's Katie Marsal reports:
A new study has found that 14 percent of iPhone users upgraded to iPhone OS 3.1.3 in less than a week of availability, while a new hack to exploit Apple's latest update has been released.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/yeedtfj
Satellite Radio Coming To BlackBerry
The Globe and Mail's Susan Krashinsky reports:
Canadians will soon be able to listen to satellite radio on their BlackBerry smart phones. The U.S. satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. announced the launch of a BlackBerry application yesterday, prompting Canada's two rivals in the field - Sirius Canada Inc. and XM Canada - to say they have similar plans in the works.
For the full report visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/y99q9h2
Macworld session to Demystify iPhone and iPad App Development
[Press Release]
Parade of Progress Productions today announced a special Macworld 2010 conference session, targeted at corporate and business decision-makers, will attempt to demystify the entire process of producing custom iPhone and iPad software. Demystifying iPhone & iPad App Development: A Non-Technical Overview for Decision-Makers and Idea People, will be held on Saturday, February 13th, from 10:30 am to 11:45 am, as part of the Macworld 2010 Conference & Expo, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
A special Macworld 2010 conference session - targeted at corporate and business decision-makers - will attempt to demystify the entire process of producing custom iPhone and iPad software, from start to finish.
The high-level session, entitled: "Demystifying iPhone & iPad App Development: A Non-Technical Overview for Decision-Makers and Idea People," will be held on Saturday, February 13th, from 10:30am to 11:45am, as part of the Macworld 2010 Conference & Expo, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
"What we're doing here is unusual - and perhaps unprecedented," says Ron Diamond of Los Angeles-based Parade of Progress Productions, who will present the session. "There's lots of information out there for developers themselves ... but to my knowledge, no one has ever tackled this all from the perspective of the Client: namely, just what does a decision-maker really need to know in order to lead the creation of their own branded 'app'?"
The session thus encompasses the entire spectrum of developing software, both in general, and for the iPhone and iPad in particular.
"The mobile space has many untapped opportunities, especially for brand extension," says Diamond. "But it's a big challenge to get up to speed on such a vast and quite technical subject, and yet do it in a non-technical and unintimidating way. So we're going to cover the gamut from what software development is and how the process works, all the way up through developing and deploying for the iPhone and iPad ... and do it all in a little over an hour. It's really quite ambitious."
The session will culminate with a 'big picture' look at the future of Mobile. An extensive list of Action items and third-party resources will also be provided.
"Demystifying iPhone & iPad App Development" is presented as part of the "Users" track of the Macworld 2010 Conference.
Session Topics:
(*) How Did We Get Here?
(*) What's In these Devices, and what can they Do?
(*) Software Development: An Overview
(*) Rates & Budgeting
(*) Styles of Apps
(*) Mocking up the User Interface
(*) Concepts & Terminology
(*) How Developers Work
(*) The Tools
(*) Hello, World!
(*) Deployment: for Beta testing and In-House use
(*) Deployment: on the App Store
(*) Resources for the Developer in You (or Your Company)
(*) Action Items
(*) The Big Picture
Time and place
(*) Saturday, February 13, 2010
(*) 10:30am to 11:45am
(*) Moscone Center, San Francisco
Session Information:
http://www.macworldexpo.com/sessions?s=QSHOWA0005BD
Background Interview:
http://tinyurl.com/ydwwu2b
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