Google’s
new GData Objective –C Client Library adds support for the
Google Contacts Data API and YouTube API. So essentially, any
applications written in Objective-C (including those created
for the iPhone) will be able to take advantage of features
such as uploading video to YouTube account or directly editing
their Google account contacts.
UK iPhone Users to Benefit
The anticipated sales of the Apple iPhone in the UK fell just short of what O2 had expected. O2 is the mobile operator exclusive network for the Apple iPhone in the UK. Shortly before the iPhone was released in the UK on November 9th, it was expected that sales would reach more than 200,000 models within just the first two months. People who are familiar with the situation, however, said that the figures were closer to 190,000 for those first eight weeks.
This led the way to O2 overhauling the cost of using the iPhone within the first two months after its UK release. Due to the lower numbers, O2 has now promised iPhone owners who currently pay the lower tariff rates of £35 and £45 per month a much better package. They also introduced a “super-tier” contract that will set users back £75 per month. This new contract will allow users to have up to three times more free calls and text messages for the same monthly price. Users on this plan will enjoy 3,000 talk minutes and 500 text messages each month. The customers on the £35 tariff will now receive 600 free monthly minutes of talk time instead of the original 200. The company also stated that the £55 monthly plan will be eliminated from their options, which will instantly move those customers on this plan currently to the new £45 per month plan, which will give them the same features.
While the cost of the iPhone itself is not expected to drop below the £269 that it currently costs, and the length of all contracts will remain at 18 months, O2 has stated that it is happy with the performance of the iPhone and that they expect all their existing customers to be more than satisfied with the monthly tariff changes.
Gartner reverses iPhone Enterprise stance based on Firmware 2.0
Ah,
June 2007. Apple launched the iPhone, I had an
asymmetric bob and Gartner warned Enterprise customers in no
uncertain terms that they should keep
the handset at arm’s length (note: one of these is
untrue). Back then, analyst Ken Delaney suggested that
“Apple has no intentions of supporting [the iPhone
in] the enterprise. This is basically a cellular
iPod with some other capabilities and it’s important that
it be recognized as such”; now, with the launch of the SDK
and the unveiling of Apple’s
resolutely Enterprise-friendly Exchange and VPN
functionality, he’s unsurprisingly changed his
tune. Gartner are now
recommending the iPhone for business customers:
“In its initial release, the iPhone was, with few exceptions, an Internet tablet with browser-based applications as its main offering, however, the release of firmware 2.0 changes that, enabling enterprises to develop local code and create applications that do not depend on network capabilities. The iPhone will thus match up initially in several segments against its main smartphone competitors — BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian Series 60″ Ken Delaney, analyst, Gartner
These News stories were attained from topiphonenews.com and www.iphonegb.com
