31 Jul
MobileMe & iPhone apps
The events of July 11—the release of the iPhone and iPod appertain to 2.0 software, the sale of the iPhone 3G, the opening of the App Store, the unloose of iTunes 7.7, and the launch of MobileMe—have had a profound impact on Apple and the effects are still being felt. In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we look at some of these events nearly three weeks on.
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We start with my conference with Seattle Times columnist, TidBits managing editor, and frequent Macworld contributor Jeff Carlson. Jeff recently reviewed Apple’s MobileMe, a Web service that has had a bumpy beginning. Jeff’s -review of MobileMe received a similarly bumpy reception from some of our readers. We talk about that review viewed like well of the same kind with the ups and downs of MobileMe.
Macworld editorial superintendent Jason Snell is then joined by Macworld senior editors Roman Loyola and Kelly Turner to bruit about iPhone applications—the ones they like, the ones they thought they’d taste but-end rarely use, and the ones they simply contribute curious. During this lively roundtable controversy, Jason and Roman share a romantic moment.
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Show Notes
I ingenuous the podcast with more commentary on recent Apple events.
I begin by the intimation that while Apple has done a good part by extending store hours and issuing tickets to those staying in line to become an iPhone, just with these measures the holidays could be a mess if iPhone want is as great since many people expect it to be. But hey, that’s not your problem if you’re the giver rather than the recipient who has to stand in line for hours to receive their gift. Your point to be solved is buying the matter as Apple doesn’t allow you to power an iPhone for someone else. The breach is one Apple Gift Card. Just purchase it online, fill in the amount of an iPhone (don’t forget the tax for where you live), and give the gift that keeps on giving (in the form of today’s coolest smart phone and monthly service fees).
I then comment on the state of the App Store, where some developers are a bit bent out of shape that updates to their applications take an awfully drawn out time to appear. Our own Jim Dalrymple has the falsehood.
Finally, I touch on the sensitive subject of Steve Jobs’ health—any delivery that has been burning up the news media in the past several weeks. The New York Times’ Joe Nocera received a call from Steve Jobs to discuss the matter and reported what he could, off the record. Newsweek’s Dan Lyons (the once Fake Steve Jobs) has a rebound that will likely stir a reaction from you.
In my talk by Jeff Carlson, we discuss MobileMe’s highs and lows. In a move out-of-the-ordinary for such a tight-lipped company, Apple began issuing MobileMe status reports on the point a week ago. As I write this, MobileMe Update #3 has been posted and indicates that Apple has completed restoring Mail service to the 1 percent of MobileMe customers who have been denied e-mail functionality since the service launched.
In the roundtable discussion of iPhone applications, Jason, Roman, and Kelly comment on these:
PhoneSaber (free) by TheMacBoxTwitterific (free and $10) by The IconfactoryTwinkle (free) through TapulousAIM (free) by AOLUrbanspoon (free) by UrbanspoonTalking Spanish Phrasebook (free) by means of iDev EntertainmentShazam (free) by Shazam EntertainmentMidomi (free) by Melodis CorpTexas Hold ’em ($5) by AppleBoxOffice (free) by Cyrus NajmabadiBand ($10) by MooCowMusicBubbleWrap (free) by OrsomeNYTimes (free) by The New York TimesAP Mobile News Network (free) by the Associated PressComic Touch ($5) by plasqFileMagnet ($5) by Magnetism StudiosTrism ($5) by dint of. DemiforceLoopt (free) by Loopt You can find a whole host of iPhone software reviews at Macworld.com.
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