Symbiotek Ep. 44 – The Apple Empire Strikes Back (WWDC, iPhone 4, iOS4, iAd)

June 15th, 20108:40 am @ Dwayne

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The 4th iPhone, hitting shelves on 24 June, 2010.

The 4th iPhone, hitting shelves on 24 June, 2010. Can the Apple Empire hold onto their lead with this one?

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris go in depth about Apple’s WWDC, and spend some time focusing on the iPhone 4. The three get into it about iAd and whether or not Apple’s intentions here are competitive or not– especially with the new Reader feature on Safari 5. The rundown features the iPad security breach, Tested.com’s guide to ripping your data off of the Cloud, and China’s wage raising and how it might affect the US consumer. All right here, on the Symbiotek Podcast.

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Discussion Highlights

  • (01:52)Apple’s WWDC Overview
    1. (03:40) iPhone 4, design, features, and, new technology development history.
      • (22:00) Looking at the iPhone 4 hadrware and projecting it onto the iPad 2 (speculation station)
      • (27:00) iMovie on the iPhone. Apple shows advanced software that steps away from the keyboard and mouse paradigms.
      • (30:42) Apple & AT&T– the relationship under strain?
      • (39:08) A call to Congress to conform wireless network standards across 4G (LTE) and changes to the AT&T data plans
    2. (46:50) Apple’s iAd and competitiveness: A breakdown.
      • (50:35) Apple block’s AdMob
      • (51:55) What Ads are to the web
      • (52:41) The debate on whether or not iAd is anti competitive or not.
      • (59:55) The Safari 5 tie-in and the lack of B2B platform support.

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