Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-21 Thread DSinc
Guys.NFC? Enjoying the shares. Duncan On 09/20/2013 15:56, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that NFC is not useful...or even that it won't be one day. But, its promise is not fulfilled on a large scale yet as no one as made it indispensable to the masses. I have

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-21 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
Near field communications It's basically a non contract or light touch method of exchanging data. On Sep 21, 2013 2:34 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Guys.NFC? Enjoying the shares. Duncan On 09/20/2013 15:56, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that NFC is not

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-21 Thread Brian Weeden
And something Apple is unlikely to ever support since they're going with their own proprietary iBeacon protocol which is based on Bluetooth.Lowe Energy: http://gigaom.com/2013/09/10/with-ibeacon-apple-is-going-to-dump-on-nfc-and-embrace-the-internet-of-things/ Main difference is range and cost -

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-21 Thread DSinc
Thanks List, I wiki'd NFC this AM and got these 3 sorta techie hits: * Near field communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication, a wireless communication technology * Nintendo Family Computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Family_Computer, the Japanese

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
So your beef is with fanboys. Nobody likes fanboys. :) Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 19, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com wrote: What annoys me is when Apple fanboys see something and say apple invented it. Good example is iCloud. Sent from my iPhone On Sep

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread tmservo
Well, I'd wildly disagree on NFC. I use NFC frequently and frankly, it's one of the cooler phone technologies I've worked with. Using NFC tags I: set my thermostats on the way out the door with a swipe; auto-update calendar schedules, evernotes will auto-tag notes to NFC tags which for

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread tmservo
IOS7 good: function seems to be nice, control center seems to be nice. Bad: my battery life on my Ipad4 has went to total shit. I'll have to figure that out, that's going to kill me. Dislike the folder popout; now instead of filling screen it's a smaller box that ou have to scroll to get

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread Brian Weeden
Increased battery drain may be because they added a feature that allows apps to update in the background (ie, the multitasking that many said they wanted).. See this for how to disable it: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/09/18/how-to-stop-ios-7-from-destroying-your-iphones-battery-life/ -

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
NFC can be used to simplify your life. I have a NFC tag right on my nightstand near my bed which sets my phone to silent and a whole host of other things so that it doesn't bother me at night. No need to futz around with settings. I also have a NFC Tag in the bathroom and near my door which

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that NFC is not useful...or even that it won't be one day. But, its promise is not fulfilled on a large scale yet as no one as made it indispensable to the masses. I have at least two devices that support NFC (and I bought them in part because of this

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Why is it a problem to give them credit for making it all work? Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:25 PM, Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com wrote: So, I updated my phone to iOS 7 and it looks pretty decent so far. The new layout is a bit jarring but I'm sure I will get used

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
What annoys me is when Apple fanboys see something and say apple invented it. Good example is iCloud. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 4:10 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Why is it a problem to give them credit for making it all work? Sent from my mobile device.

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 03:25:52AM +0300, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: So, I updated my phone to iOS 7 and it looks pretty decent so far. It looks like *ASS* but the functionality and performance are definitely better. It's funny how Apple has taken the best bits from different operating systems

Re: [H] iOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Jason Chue
On 20 Sep 2013 08:26, Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com wrote: Indian the real winner is the consumer and that's what matters the most. Sent from my iPhone Smart predictive technology at it's best.