http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/ Engadget Comments for Google cooking up more apps for the iPhone and other details http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/Otherwise, you wouldn't even comment, now would you? When I see something I have not interest in, like PSP or the video game of the moment, I just keep scrolling past the article.
But you, you are so afraid that the iPhone is going to be a huge success (I think you are right) that you have to post something like "who cares"
But we all see that the anti Apple crowd can't help but post things like that because you know that Apple is going to have a giant hit on their hands, and you are jealous.
Ever notice that any post regarding Apple gets more comments here than anythign else?]]>May 28th 2007 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
The 'no 3rd party apps' has been a strawman argument since day one... we always knew Apple would find a way to include added functionality, whilst filtering out hackers, malware etc

Okay geeks.. revolt!
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The iPod became successful without 3rd-party software, but it has a much narrower focus than what is being promised for the iPhone.]]>May 28th 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
When exactly did we jump from "reading tea leaves" to "it will..."?

Anyway, accessing office apps via EDGE is probably a lot of fun :-/]]>May 28th 2007 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 29th 2007 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
Same reason that Apple released iTunes for PC - you get the competition's users accustomed to your style, next thing you know they're thinking, "I like iTunes; why not get a Mac?"]]>May 29th 2007 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
Not integrated, you say? I have my webmail very nicely integrated on my free Linux machine (indexed by Beagle, the fact that it's webmail with a weird tagging system completely transparent even though I can still comfortably access the webmail from anywhere), so I don't think Apple would have have much trouble.]]>May 28th 2007 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 29th 2007 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/i think what they're suggesting is having spreadsheet and word processing applications and such. which would be awesome if were available for the blackberry! (not enough free stuff for my pearl :-( )]]>May 28th 2007 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/There are more posts/comments about apple products, because this has become an apple fanboy site over time.
All the haters, (like myself) are still trying to hold onto what this site once was, unbiased. The iphone might be successful, but only because pea-brained individuals like yourself wont demand more from the company that designed the small-minded phone. poor, poor you. ]]>May 29th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
People who love technology often also love Apple, since they push it further than most companies. That is why there are so many Apple fans on Engadget. So call whoever you want as a 'fanboy' it all boils down to the fact that you are just a hater, no more no less.
Get a girlfriend or something, and maybe you'll have a better attitude in life.]]>May 29th 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
Actually, what I've noticed is a large number of posts on any thread about the Zune, where Apple cult-members (people like you) come in with witty little bon-mots like "what's a Zune" and "three Zune owners", while never having owned a Zune to offer an honest opinion. And (in those same threads), when a Zune owner (like myself) who has owned both products (Zune and iPod) try to defend it for what it is (a very solid debut MP3 player), they are rewarded with a floo of low-rankings from the aforementioned cult-members.


At least that's what I've noticed. But then again, maybe I'm visiting a different engadget than you.]]>May 29th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
Go back to your video games, kids. Nothing to see here, but grown-up stuff.]]>May 28th 2007 8:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
And please, stop complaining about 3G. It's pointless for the iPhone to be 3G since the network isn't spread all across America yet. It's too expensive for the general population, whom probably don't even know the difference between current GSM networks, much less have a need for it. Not to mention that the battery would probably die in 24 hours, standby time. Steve Jobs already said that 3G is coming.

Saying that a lack of 3G will cause the iPhone to tank is irrational. It's like you're saying that all phones are stillborn because they lack 3G.]]>May 28th 2007 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
A 3rd party app is one developed independently. This cannot be done on the iPhone.

I see you've also bought Apple's lie that it's only to ensure that the app isn't "a piece of crap". Apple is preventing 3rd party apps so that it can control the platform completely. It has nothing to do with stability which is delivered with the OS X base and dedicate radio hardware. Since when does Apple care that mac apps aren't a piece of crap?

You are brainwashed.]]>May 29th 2007 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
I'm not an Apple-hater. I'm an unjustified hype hater.

Third party apps were never a big concern to me because (a) I rarely use them on a portable device and (b) according to the key-note they were going to be there anyway.
What *does* concern me about the iPhone is
1) No keys. My iPod get smudges on them if someone waves their finger in its general direction! Now they want me to buy a device that, by design, will have me poking my grubby, greasy paws on it? No thanks.
2) Construction. I know the fanboys (you know, the ones low-ranking me right now) will hate to hear it, but Apple produces some rather sketchy devices. I've had four iPods in two years. Usually, they have to be replaced after I pull them from my pocket to change tracks and they slip from my hand and skitter across the pavement. My phone is in and out of my pocket a lot more than my MP3 player.
3) Service. Fuck AT&T. No, seriously. Fuck them
4) Price. Sorry. $500-$600 is too much to pay for a device that will be covered in greasy fingerprints until I ultimately drop it and its casing pops loose. If they managed to bring it in closer to the $200 to $300 mark (and let me try it with someone other than fucking AT&T), I might be willing to give it a try, but I'm not going to drop that kind of green on an unproven device from a company that has never made a phone before.]]>May 28th 2007 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/I have a brand new N73 which I paid $500 for, in full, and I am not afraid to say that it sucks badly. Apart from a few obvious hardware improvements it has nothing on the 6 year old 6600. In fact it's in many ways worse than the 6600.

I don't know how well the iPhone will work but judging from other Apple releases I think it's going to blow these symbian based things out of the water. And I don't even want to mention win mobile.

/rant]]>May 28th 2007 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/Let's say I am not insured as we don't want to commit insurance fraud we just want a shiny new iPhone. Will ATT give me a new iPhone? For how much money?
The background to this story is I want an iPhone but I am not in the US but some friends are in the US... ]]>May 28th 2007 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
haha.]]>May 28th 2007 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/2) if apple produces sketchy devices why did you keep buying 4 ipods over two years? and its not that hard to hold on to the device... try building up your finger muscles.
3) phone companies don't really matter...you'll hit dead spots and you have perfect coverages areas. it's different for everyone depending on where you live. i'v used t-mobile, cingular, alltel, and verizon. not much difference for me in the eastern US.
4) Price. again, wash your hands, build up your finger muscles if you must and buy a case if that does not work. ]]>May 28th 2007 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 31st 2007 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/
Wow, you guys need to learn to how to use your fucking scroll wheel to move past stories. No one is forcing you to read the fucking iPhone news, much less comment on them.]]>May 28th 2007 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 29th 2007 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZXiLY4bo80]]>May 28th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 29th 2007 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/google-cooking-up-more-apps-for-the-iphone-and-other-details/May 28th 2007 11:22PM