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In Jobs we trust!]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Expect widgets on iPhone 5.0 with "we did it better" speech.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/What if they did do it better? How can we tell?]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Widgets and Notifications are just apps. Been there done that circa 2007.

Actually if you want to see where iPhone apps were before the iPhone was on the market, look at Mac OS X Dashboard. Since the weather widget takes 1/2 a second to 'launch' its analogous to Apple's (Konfab rip off) Dashboard. You check it, boom, you go back.

Unless you're in the middle of a hurricane, weather pattens don't really change much, that's why you only need to check once a day, etc. Having information that almost never changes or changes very very slowly on-screen at all times is redundant, and a waste of space.

Don't expect any "widget/gadgets" on the Phone cuz, they're already there, in the form of Apps.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Ok as far as widgets = apps i'm not even going to waste my energy on that.

As for not needing real time updates on you home screen? Well as a example on Android I have the BBC news widget so every time I look at my phone to check the time etc I get the bonus of knowing what's going on in the world without having to make the conscious decision of opening a fricking app!

And how the hell are notifications apps? That critical stop style popup every time you get a text message is just offensive. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
So instead of looking at the lock screen and seeing weather, stocks, and my new e-mail subjects, I instead should have to open the phone, unlock, launch weather, close weather, launch stocks, close stocks, launch mail, close mail.

I want that info multiple times a day, and I don't want to have to go through that routine. It's exhausting.]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Here's something to help you out, the example here being social networking http://www.contextoptional.com/2008/whats-the-difference-between-widgets-and-applications/]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
You don't have to close anything, just leave your most commonly used apps in the springboard, and check them all out in the span of 30 secs. Actually 30 seconds is an overstatement....
Of course, if there were any badges, you'd know there was a change to your facebook page, etc. So you're not checking all of them, just the ones with badges.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
You're totally missing the point widgets give you information at a glance that you can see instantly. E.g. You can see a new engadget post, urgent email or if there has been a terrorist attack without you having to open an app and go looking for this information. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
And you're still going in and out of apps instead of having glanceable information. Its just taking less time to go in and out of those applications.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Would there be a way to NOT have your Facebook contacts merged with your cell phone contacts?

I wouldn't want 1000 Facebook people I know but rarely talk to listed in my cell phone with the few people I actually do talk to.

Sometimes separation is a good thing.]]>Apr 19th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
I thought the iPhone already does this? My Facebook app pulls down profile pictures. Unless I'm living in a dream world, the Facebook app allows you to add the picture to the contact.

Though AFAIK, that's all it does. My friends don't post tremendous amounts of personal info to Facebook. And those that do I already have their info.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
No, see, all of the other phone manufacturers, well almost, windows mobile through HTC sense, Android and Web OS integrate facebook INTO the operating system. So instead of having to launch a "facebook app", you can go over to contacts and see on your contacts tab if one of your friends has updated their profile, uploaded new pictures and the like. You can then look through pictures or browse updates or events without having to leave the OS and enter a separate program. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
You've just become one of my favorite posters.

*fist bump'd*]]>Apr 19th 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
If you continue reading, you'll see that "multiple Linked Contacts can be associated to a single entry in the new iPhone OS 4 Contacts app". It makes sense to think that this new "type" of contact would be a way to link an existing phone contact with the associated Facebook comment, yet still keep them separate.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Ok, notice how he didnt go on a rant about how Apple "ripped off" or copied this feature from other people and how they need to "come up with their own ideas"?

Please learn from his example, Apple guys.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
good job at developing a sense of humour

http://www.hollow-hill.com/sabina/images/serious-cat.jpg]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://halfdone.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/idiots-with-signs.jpg]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
No, YOU need to learn from this example, since your comments are never, ever constructive. Ever.]]>Apr 19th 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Is that because its so hard to link to Facebook (as Apple already does in iLife, and on the iTunes store) or is that because Steve Jobs throws up in his mouth when people ask him if he's on Facebook/Twitter/Myspace?
]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/as well as winmo. for all the crap everyone says about winmo, it still has proved itself to still be more advanced than the iphone os]]>Apr 19th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Like... multitasking?]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/it's seems that apple wait to do the best always
not beyond just they look what people need and complain about it on other os and do the best]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
You know like it or not Android probably never would have had a chance or been as big if it wasn't for the iPhone. Hell Android is as awesome as it is because Google is trying their best to do anything and everything the iPhone doesn't.

So before you hate on the iPhone for not innovating first, try to remember that it was rather revolutionary.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/when iphone first came it was 2G so they wanted to do 3G right ?!
or when there no multitasking or low res camera or no flash ?!
oh wait they want to do it right .. i don't deny that iphone is a great phone but come on man be more realistic]]>Apr 19th 2010 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
But it wouldn't surprise me if Apple tacks on some clever or pointless extra feature and say the usual "we didn't want to use this until we could do it better" BS.

But rejoice iphone users, it's really useful.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/Apr 19th 2010 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Yes, because Facebook integration is what makes a phone "up to date" or "modern" or "desirable".

Just... wow.]]>Apr 19th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/iphone-os-4-reveals-its-social-side-facebook-integration/
Someone at Apple is actually paying attention.]]>Apr 19th 2010 8:28AM