After watching the keynote on Apple's website this morning I'm quite liking the look of Mobile Me; despite the dodgy name. The services offered look pretty neat and if its as quick as we're lead to believe - that includes speeding iDisk up, Apple - then I think I'll be happy enough to pay for it. .Mac was ok, but incorporating the services into a slick looking web 2.0 site is a vast improvment.
The iPhone 2.0 software has pretty much all been seen before - and I've had 1st hand experiance with one leaked build a few months ago. The AppStore is obviously the headline feature of 2.0 and rightly so; the apps shown yesterday do look rather impressive, with decent pricing and over-the-air purchasing from the iPhone is a bonus.
But of course the headlining act at WWDC was iPhone 3G - possibly the worst-kept secret in the history of tech. Despite the like of front-facing camera and larger memory, the rumours were pretty much spot-on with regards to the tapered shape, optional black or white colouring, plastic back, 3G and GPS. Even the priceing was correctly guessed by some, with the second coming of the Jesus Phone coming in at "no more than" $199, which equates to £99 in the UK on the cheaper tariffs. And it'll be free on the more pricy plans from O2. Another point worth mentioning is that it seems to be impossible to purchase the phone and activate at home, resulting in no way to unlock the phone without signing a heafty contract.
However, this would seem not to be the case in the UK, with the O2 site still claiming the ability to activate at home via iTunes, and the mention of a 'Pay and Go' iPhone also available on July 11th; the price for this possibly unlocked phone has yet to be announced. I'd be happy to pay the original price of £269 for an unlocked 8GB but only time will tell on that one.
The iPhone 2.0 software has pretty much all been seen before - and I've had 1st hand experiance with one leaked build a few months ago. The AppStore is obviously the headline feature of 2.0 and rightly so; the apps shown yesterday do look rather impressive, with decent pricing and over-the-air purchasing from the iPhone is a bonus.
But of course the headlining act at WWDC was iPhone 3G - possibly the worst-kept secret in the history of tech. Despite the like of front-facing camera and larger memory, the rumours were pretty much spot-on with regards to the tapered shape, optional black or white colouring, plastic back, 3G and GPS. Even the priceing was correctly guessed by some, with the second coming of the Jesus Phone coming in at "no more than" $199, which equates to £99 in the UK on the cheaper tariffs. And it'll be free on the more pricy plans from O2. Another point worth mentioning is that it seems to be impossible to purchase the phone and activate at home, resulting in no way to unlock the phone without signing a heafty contract.
However, this would seem not to be the case in the UK, with the O2 site still claiming the ability to activate at home via iTunes, and the mention of a 'Pay and Go' iPhone also available on July 11th; the price for this possibly unlocked phone has yet to be announced. I'd be happy to pay the original price of £269 for an unlocked 8GB but only time will tell on that one.
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