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[hmtinc]

Source : http://9to5mac.com/2...ahead-of-wwdc/#
Well the all mighty 6 is here

Workers shortly after putting up the apple logo outside the conference building , They were spotted putting a banner ( above) advertising IOS6 .
Picture posted by 9to5Mac


No other details have been announced . But its clear that we will be seeing a iOS 6 @ WWDC 2012

what do you think about iOS 6 ?
what do you think it will introduce?

[Digital404]

I am going to cry here ..so emotional (sniff sniff). Can't wait to see it.

[GameGuy]

Its probably going to add stuff we don't need...I think iOS5 is a solid mobile os and needs nothing other than a jailbreak. Plus we probably wont see it until the new line of iPhones.

[REBOOT]

[cluthz]

I have never understood the big market for smart phones.
They are expensive, they do not really have a sensible use.
I mean who actually thinks an iPhone is nice to surf with?

I have a Samsung Galaxy, I've used the web browser a few times, checked mails a few times
and played some monkey island on it (scumm VM ftw). I use the radio every day (why don't iPhones have radio!?!)

Texting was just as good on a regular phone, calling is not better, battery life is horrible, 5 years ago I charged my phone every 10 days.. If I'm going away for a weekend, I'll bring my laptop anyway.

Phones are gadgets to show off and they costs as much as a laptop..

[doh123]

just because you don't find something useful, doesn't mean everyone else in the world is just like you.

[GameGuy]

cluthz, on 09 June 2012 - 01:55 AM, said:

I have never understood the big market for smart phones.
They are expensive, they do not really have a sensible use.
I mean who actually thinks an iPhone is nice to surf with?

I have a Samsung Galaxy, I've used the web browser a few times, checked mails a few times
and played some monkey island on it (scumm VM ftw). I use the radio every day (why don't iPhones have radio!?!)

Texting was just as good on a regular phone, calling is not better, battery life is horrible, 5 years ago I charged my phone every 10 days.. If I'm going away for a weekend, I'll bring my laptop anyway.

Phones are gadgets to show off and they costs as much as a laptop..

Seems like you don't know how to utilize your phone very well. I have had a few phones with radio built right in and they suck...why not just download an app like tunefm and stream over 3g/4g which to me sounds way better (i could see ipods having built in radio but not phones). I also have had no problems with batteries in my phones, my moto krzr could last weeks, my black berry curve 8530 lasted at least a week, and my iphone lasts about 2 days which is pretty good for what is does everyday. I can see why phone batteries in phones now a days suck because look whats in them now dual cores, quad cores, mobile gpu's like the nvidia tegra, and look what they have to do. My parents nokia brick battery lasted weeks on a charge but only could call which is why it lasted. Phones now fetch data, render qraphical interfaces, process apps, and roam for signals constantly which is why your battery doesn't last.

[HiPhish]

I'd like to see something like this:


Typing text on my iPad works pretty well, but god help you if you need to edit text. It can take forever to position your cursor where you want it. Other than that I don't really have any major gripes yet.

cluthz, on 09 June 2012 - 01:55 AM, said:

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I have never understood the big market for smart phones.
They are expensive, they do not really have a sensible use.
I mean who actually thinks an iPhone is nice to surf with?

I have a Samsung Galaxy, I've used the web browser a few times, checked mails a few times
and played some monkey island on it (scumm VM ftw). I use the radio every day (why don't iPhones have radio!?!)

Texting was just as good on a regular phone, calling is not better, battery life is horrible, 5 years ago I charged my phone every 10 days.. If I'm going away for a weekend, I'll bring my laptop anyway.

Phones are gadgets to show off and they costs as much as a laptop..

Then you clearly aren't the demographic for smartphones. Smartphones were primarily made for businessmen who would want all sorts of handy tools like a phone, a calender, notes, an adress book and even the internet and their email all the time with them, but don't have the time and room to  carry a a laptop, a huge calendar, a notebook and a phone with them. A smartphone has all that, it's fast and it fits right in the pocket of your suit.
Sure, having a fancy smartphone would be nice, but as a student an notebook or a tablet suit my personal needs much better than a smartphone. Plus I don't have to pay a monthluy fee if I use the WiFi model.

[cluthz]

HiPhish, on 09 June 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

I'd like to see something like this:


Typing text on my iPad works pretty well, but god help you if you need to edit text. It can take forever to position your cursor where you want it. Other than that I don't really have any major gripes yet.


Then you clearly aren't the demographic for smartphones. Smartphones were primarily made for businessmen who would want all sorts of handy tools like a phone, a calender, notes, an adress book and even the internet and their email all the time with them, but don't have the time and room to  carry a a laptop, a huge calendar, a notebook and a phone with them. A smartphone has all that, it's fast and it fits right in the pocket of your suit.
Sure, having a fancy smartphone would be nice, but as a student an notebook or a tablet suit my personal needs much better than a smartphone. Plus I don't have to pay a monthluy fee if I use the WiFi model.

I totally agree, the thing is that the average iPhone owner (at least here) is an 16 year old... ( I know I'm exaggerating)
Take a look at kids in school, they all have iPhones, and if they don't, well you got my point.

[syao]

cluthz, on 09 June 2012 - 01:55 AM, said:

I have never understood the big market for smart phones.
They are expensive, they do not really have a sensible use.
I mean who actually thinks an iPhone is nice to surf with?

I have a Samsung Galaxy, I've used the web browser a few times, checked mails a few times
and played some monkey island on it (scumm VM ftw). I use the radio every day (why don't iPhones have radio!?!)

Texting was just as good on a regular phone, calling is not better, battery life is horrible, 5 years ago I charged my phone every 10 days.. If I'm going away for a weekend, I'll bring my laptop anyway.

Phones are gadgets to show off and they costs as much as a laptop..

I have to disagree here.  On the iPhone I use Mail, Calendar and Reminders daily (push notifications ftw), and several other apps very frequently, such as Safari (not for long browsing sessions, mind you, but for quick searches and reading links in mails), Colloquy, Pages, Numbers, and a bunch of system/network administration specific utilities.

I've used smartphones for the past 7 years, and I can't see myself going back to a feature phone ever again, they just lack too much stuff.  Some of the smartphones I owned has FM radio built in (I don't remember which ones anymore, probably the Nokia N70 and N73 had it; probably the 5800 as well), but I don't remember using it once, other than to see if it worked, dismissing it with an “oh cool, it works, let's close it”.  I always listen to my music on an MP3 player anyways.  A 30GB iPod served me well during the past 6 years (replacing an old Creative 512MB player), and now it got replaced by an iPhone.

I don't remember playing any games on a phone (other than Snake, some card games, perhaps some minesweeper and such - if you can call them games).  I've tried Monkey Island on the Nokia 6600, as well as some Pokemon game on a GameBoy emulator, but that's it, just to see if they worked... If I have time to play, I'd rather do it on a computer anyways.

Battery life sure is an issue, but once you get used to it, it's not much of a bother anymore.  Sure, my Nokia 3410 (feature phone) could last a week without charging, and even the Nokia 5800 (symbian-based smartphone) would last 3 or 4 days, while the iPhone 4s can last up to two days, if I'm really careful... but I've never got it to drop below 50% (other than for scheduled battery refreshes suggested by Apple), since when I'm at my desk or asleep, I just put it on its Dock and let it charge/sync.

People have different needs, so there are several different phones.  Some just use the iPhone to show off, but several people use it because they need its features.

[HiPhish]

I came up with another feature I'd love to see: the abilty to compile LaTeX Code! I take texture notes by hand and type thm off at home, it would be much easier to type on my iPad. I have TeX Touch, which is a good editor, but it needs to use an awkward workaround by uploading the code to a web service, compiling it there and then downloading the finished PDF. It makes working with TeX Touch on a long term basis rather unpleasant. Whishful thinking.

cluthz, on 09 June 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

I totally agree, the thing is that the average iPhone owner (at least here) is an 16 year old... ( I know I'm exaggerating)
Take a look at kids in school, they all have iPhones, and if they don't, well you got my point.

I don't know, maybe they have rich parents, or they just want to show off, so they turn themselves into money-slaves with a monthly fee for something they don't really need. I mean, an iPhone isn't even that expensive, I could get a 32GB iPhone 4S right from T-Mobile for 230€, but the monthly fee is what blows the price up.

[Hrachya]

There is this place where I can buy an iPhone 4s without a contract (new one, with the box, without scratches, and nor used) for 200 bucks and a $25 plan, unlimited text and talk. Otherwise, there is ebay and amazon, or a non-contract version from Apple, which is over priced.

[GameGuy]

I got my iPhone 4s for $160 which includes the Iphone 4s 16GB and activation on a 3 year term. The contract for $45 a month includes unlimited talk and text, and unlimited data which is really all you need for a smartphone.

[hmtinc]

LOL , i got a iPhone 4S 16gbfor $160 and $29 monthly   
Thats includes 3000 txt messages , 350 minutes , voicemail, 6gb data, unlimited talk time after 6

Corporate Plan Rocks

[Hrachya]

From the same place I mention above, I could get a $30 month plan for unlimited call, talk, and internet. Just found out.

[hmtinc]

Hrachya, on 15 June 2012 - 10:06 PM, said:

From the same place I mention above, I could get a $30 month plan for unlimited call, talk, and internet. Just found out.

Interesting . Here in canada the two (three if you include Telus) major companies prefer not to provide unlimited plans
I think the last time they had a unlimited plan was in 2003 when they actually offered unlimited internet . Now everything is capped and even unlimited plans are not unlimited ( they say unlimited but in the fine print indicate what they define as unlimited example : Internet company advertises unlimited internet , but in fine print says you are limited to 150 gb     )