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BuckeyeMac;2164998; said:
BuckeyeMac;2165001; said:
BuckeyeMac;2165021; said:
BuckeyeMac;2165023; said:Finally, built in TURN BY TURN NAVIGATION!!!!!!
BuckeyeMac;2165024; said:And of course, the new Maps app (including turn by turn navigation) will include Siri integration to ask question along your route, directions, food, gas, etc...
YES!
Glad to see voice-controlled turn-by-turn GPS is coming. That is my most missed feature since adopting the iPhone. I had it on my old pre-Android Samsung Instinct. That was a shit phone, so I never understood why it was capable of doing something like that quite well, but the iPhone was not. I accepted that as a trade-off for all the other great things the iPhone does, but I'm glad it will once again be available to me soon.
Also, unlike many other opinions I've read, I have found Siri quite useful. I think the key is to look past the marketing and hype and just take it for what it is. I'm glad to see they are adding to its capabilities. I am disappointed though that it won't become available for my iPad 2. I find the deeply integrated dictation features to be essential on my iPhone, and would like to have them on my iPad as well. I understand why they are doing it that way though - they have to give people a reason to buy the new hardware.
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Passbook looks pretty cool too. I think it's very clever of Apple to approach the digital wallet market in this way. Other apps/platforms are asking you to use NFC and use it for your debit and credit card. Passbook instead is focusing more on tickets, boarding passes and loyalty programs. I imagine they will one day move into the money aspect, but only after a wide number of users have become comfortable with using it for non-money wallet applications. I think cell phones replacing wallets is one of the next big things, but instead of trying to knock down the gates with a battering ram, Apple is politely knocking on the back door.
And I know, this wallet/keyring thing is something that is already done to a certain extent with third party apps. Have you seen those apps though? They are usually poorly executed, full of coupon spam, or both. I'm eager to see what Apple is able to do with this.
And I know, this wallet/keyring thing is something that is already done to a certain extent with third party apps. Have you seen those apps though? They are usually poorly executed, full of coupon spam, or both. I'm eager to see what Apple is able to do with this.
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
So, when am I going to be able to cancel a text after I prematurely hit send??? :(
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Quick replys/Do Not Disturb: so useful. We should have had this long ago.
It also looks like you'll be able to use Siri to compose/post tweets. That feature was sorely missing.
Facebook integration: Do not give a shit. I've all but stopped using Facebook in favor of Twitter. I'd rather read and share with a general public full of complete strangers than people who are my "friends". My real friends know where to find me and don't care if I'm on Facebook or not. I'm sure it will be a boon for Apple and FB though.
It also looks like you'll be able to use Siri to compose/post tweets. That feature was sorely missing.
Facebook integration: Do not give a shit. I've all but stopped using Facebook in favor of Twitter. I'd rather read and share with a general public full of complete strangers than people who are my "friends". My real friends know where to find me and don't care if I'm on Facebook or not. I'm sure it will be a boon for Apple and FB though.
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BuckeyeFlorida
Resident Science Dork
I am currently a MBP-only Apple user, but am considering an iPad for job purposes and am due for an upgrade on my cell phone (currently HTC Evo - Android). I'm intrigued by the opportunity to make my life easier across platforms.
While all of these new features are terrific, I'm especially happy for the wide adoption they're allowing so that if I make these purchase (new iPad and iPhone 4s) now, I will be guaranteed to have the newest iOS which is what I was concerned with.
While all of these new features are terrific, I'm especially happy for the wide adoption they're allowing so that if I make these purchase (new iPad and iPhone 4s) now, I will be guaranteed to have the newest iOS which is what I was concerned with.
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BuckeyeFlorida;2165120; said:
Generally speaking, if you buy an iOS device you'll be supported with updates for at least a couple generations. With as fast as things are advancing these days, you'll probably be ready to buy a new one by the time a device you have stops receiving updates.
I'm surprised to see that the iPhone 3GS will be getting iOS 6. I figured it would be left out as a legacy device.
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CentralMOBuck
Assistant Coach
BuckeyeMac; said:Finally, built in TURN BY TURN NAVIGATION!!!!!!
Think of the mapping app that could be built if Google and Apple stopped having a [censored]ing match over things that shouldn't even be patentable.
BuckeyeMac; said:
Don't get to excited. You might be getting the update, but you are probably missing out on quite of the "cool" features.
Example
Why can't Turn by Turn navigation be done on the older devices? Android has had this feature for god knows how long. My Nexus One (3 years old) has had that feature since the day I bought it.
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