Did Apple steal the Wi-Fi Sync feature for iOS 5 from a developer whose similar app was rejected?




When Apple recently introduced iOS 5, it mentioned a new feature called "Wi-Fi Sync". This allows an iOS user with a device connected to a power source to automatically sync and back-up the device to iTunes via a Wi-Fi connection. To University of Birmingham student Greg Hughes, this sounded awfully familiar. Hughes had submitted an app to the App Store with the same exact name and practically the same logo that Apple rolled out earlier last week. Unfortunately, Apple had rejected the submission.

After rejecting Hughes' app for the App Store, an Apple representative called to tell him that while the app technically did not break any rules, it did "encroach upon the boundaries" of what can be offered in the App Store. Hughes didn't drop the project, instead he listed his app in the Cydia store aimed at jail-broken devices and sold over 50,000 copies of his "Wi-Fi Sync".


Greg Hughes, developer of the rejected "Wi-Fi Sync" with his logo(on top) and Apple's logo

When the student learned about Apple's introduction of its "Wi-Fi Sync", he was shocked and surprised. Hughes had been selling his version of "Wi-Fi Sync for a year. Apple had known about his software and he felt that the Cupertino-based firm had "pinched it for iOS 5". And while the App Store representative he spoke on the phone with last year had told him how impressed with his work the iPhone engineering team was, Hughes has received some legal advice and plans on defending himself and his work.

As the App Store continues to grow, it might be harder and harder for Apple to avoid stepping on the toes of small developers like Greg Hughes, which makes this a legal matter to watch as it moves through the legal system. If it does become a lawsuit,we would not be surprised to see Apple offer a settlement to make it go away.




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Mozda ti ne znas ali bilo gde bio u telefonu, samo stisnes home dugme i na prvoj si stranici (gde ti je telefon u 99% slucajeva) a Rivera lupa gluposti koliko poteza mu treba da bi odradio phone call jer ne ume da ga koristi i ne zna ni osnovne stvari... niko ne koristi dialer da bi pretrazio imenik.
Ali dobro, stalno kuka kako ne moze da pronadje stvari za "not so cool" deo i izgleda da je poceo da i izmislja.

Pa ne znam ali ne bih rekao da izmislja. Prilicno je realan (iako je iOS korisnik  )...
Kontam da je samo mislio na dialer....

Mozda jedno misli a drugo kaze (to ja ne mogu proveriti)
A da je realan kada lupi ovako nesto ja ne verujem.

Gledajte lepo na 7:30 gde kaze u prevodu ovako nesto:
"Ako hocu da uradim jedan poziv na iPhone moram da idem u Phone app, pa u contacts ako mi kontakt nije u favorites, pa swipe gore u search bar..."

Po ovome covek ne ume da koristi iPhone i misli da mora sve na klasican teski nacin kako je on naviknut, jer; ne treba da ide u Phone app, ni posle u contacts...

Znam ne brini se, ali opet to je korak više stisnuti home pa slide levo, ovako odmah stisneš phone u docku, ali ako je tebi lakše onako tvoja stvar ne bunim se.

Cak i ako se ponkad desi da moras da se vratis na prvoj strani sa jednim klikom to i dalje nije sedam koraka kako covek trvdi na onom klipu, ali ako hoces mozes da instaliras neki dialer, imas ih i na appstore i na cydia ali moje je misljenje da je to potpuno nepotrebno mnogo je bolje kada imas svu pretragu na jednom mestu.

U svakom slucaju ponavljam Rivera u ovom slucaju ne ume da koristi iPhone.

iOS 5 lets your iPhone snap pictures with your headset



One of the exciting features revealed for iOS 5 is the ability to snap photographs using the iPhone’s Volume up button. Well, some folks have done some experimenting and realized that this volume up functionality extends beyond the scope of the phone’s own buttons, and it works when used with an iPhone headset as well (if it has buttons for increasing the volume).

While this brings to mind some stealthily taken photographs without people knowing, it does have its legit uses as well. Assuming it does work with a Bluetooth headset, just get yourself a tripod for the iPhone and you’ll have a pretty decent remote camera rig. Hit the break to watch a video demonstration of the camera being controlled with the volume control on a headset:



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Apple iPhone 5 to be major update after all; announcement and availability in August?



While Apple has indeed been giving some developers access to a device known as the iPhone 4S — an iPhone 4 with upgraded internals — BGR has independently confirmed that the next-generation iPhone will not merely be an upgraded iPhone 4 as had been previously rumored. We have been told by a reliable source to expect a radical new case design for the upcoming iPhone, though we have not been given any additional details surrounding the design of the new iPhone case. What about a release, then? The consensus is that Apple is going to announce the next-generation iPhone at the company’s annual September event, traditionally focused on iPods, but we have heard it’s quite possible Apple will break tradition. According to our source, Apple may hold an event in the beginning or middle of August to announce the new iPhone, with availability to follow in the last week of August. We’re not sure if that means the iPod event will be moved up slightly, or if this will be an iPhone-specific event. Thisismynext reported earlier that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature a new teardrop-shaped case design.

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iPhone 5 may offer dual-LED flash



Here’s the latest in a series of rumors about the iPhone 5: it may offer a dual-LED flash. Surely this seems like a minor upgrade to the single flash currently available, but if true, it definitely suggests that Apple is including a revamped camera with more robust capabilities. We’ve heard from sources that the new iPhone, which could launch as soon as this August, will be a major update with an entirely new case design. Other rumors have suggested the device will offer an 8-megapixel camera, a dual-core A5 processor, and possibly a larger display. DigiTimes suggests that the dual-LED flash will be provided by Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology.

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iPhone 5 će izgledati potpuno drugačije?




Zahvaljujuci Gizmodu, pre nego sto je izašao iPhone 4, pola sveta je već znalo kako će izgledati.Sa iPhone-om pete generacije stvari su drugačije zato sto kruži veliki broj glasina koje su kontradiktorne jedna drugoj. Čak se ni ime sledećeg telefona ne zna neki tvrde da će se zvati 4s neki da će to biti iPhone 5…

Ostavimo ime po strani, neko vreme se priča o tome da će sledeći iPhone biti istog dizajna kao i iPhone 4, dok Johnatan Geller piše za BGR da najnovije glasine govore da će izgled biti potpuno drugačiji. Takođe, izlazak novog modela se može očekivati krajem avgusta.

U bilo kom slučaju, biće sve više i više glasina kako se bliži izlazak novog iPhone-a.Ništa od toga nije sigurno, sve dok neki inžinjer iz Apple-a opet ne zaboravio iPhone u baru…


Izvor: Mobilezeen