New Technology Group Meeting

7 October 2013Mike Hender

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Android and iOS Workshops

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Today’s Topics

• Favourite Apps

• New Apple products

• 3/4G services, Wi-Fi

• General Q&A

Who Builds What?

A Key Difference

Apple Hardware

Apple Software

HTC Hardware

Android Software

HTC‘Skin’

Samsung Hardware

Android Software

Samsung‘Skin’

Plus:AcerAmazonArchosAsusBarnes and NobleSonyToshibaViewSonic. . .

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Web Browser or App?

Browser On PC Browser on Tablet App on Tablet

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Caveats

• In general, websites that use Adobe Flash won’t load some content on Tablet Browsers

• Apple (and now Google) have stopped supporting the Flash standard

• HTML5 is the new standard with almost universal acceptance

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OUR FAVOURITE APPS(FROM DEVELOPERS)

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Thanks to . . .

• Sarah Jones

• Graham Burford

• Ros Makins

• Barbara Wilding

• Moiya Stroomer

• John Billington

• Elizabeth Davidson

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Thanks to . . .

• Sarah Jones

• Graham Burford

• Ros Makins

• Barbara Wilding

• Moiya Stroomer

• John Billington

• Elizabeth Davidson

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iOS App Store v. Google Play

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The Android Developers’ Challenge

http://opensignal.com/reports/fragmentation-2013/

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Original iPhone Mid-2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyx_va6f10s

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Apple App Store

• The Apple App Store had fifth anniversary on 10 July 2013

• More than 50 billion apps downloaded to date

• Launched in July 2008 with the iPhone 3G with 500 apps

• Now more than 900,000 – both free and paid-for – including 375,000 specifically for iPad.

• iOS App developers paid $10 billion in commissions over the past five years.

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Your Favourite Apps

TranslateDropbox

Around me

TubeRail

iPlayerSpotify

KindleNews

MobileBanking

BBC Weather

SkypeAngry Birds

LivescoreMapMyWalk

PsychMeUpTED

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Your Apps

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Your Apps

Some of my Favourite Apps

• Kindle

• Web Albums

• Sky+

• Zinio

• Podcasts

• Ookla speed measurement

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DEMONSTRATION

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NEW APPLE PRODUCTS

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NEW PHONES

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New Phones

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What’s New in the 5S?

• Fingerprint security

• Better camera, dual tone flash

• iO7

• 64 Bit and Faster Processors

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IO7

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New or Improved

• Notification Centre

• Control Centre

• Spotlight

• Messaging

• Text Size

• Camera

• Photos

• Multitasking

• Calendar

• Maps

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Five Things I Like in iO7

1. The overall look and feel

2. Command centre and Notification centre

3. Apps auto-update

4. Camera App

5. Make text bigger

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iO7 Release Day

BT Retail told the Guardian that traffic levels were at the highest ever seen: "within 20 minutes of the launch traffic grew over 200 gigabits per second"

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IO7 DEMO

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3G/4G WIFI

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Only Two 3G Network Operators Left?

Vodafone

O2

Orange

T Mobile

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Vodafone

O2

EE

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Cornerstone

Mobile Broadband Data Network

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Only Two 3G Network Operators Left?

Vodafone

O2

Orange

T Mobile

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Vodafone

O2

EE

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Cornerstone

Mobile Broadband Data Network

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What’s happening to 4G?

Pre-auction

• EE failed to capitalise on their 12 month start – priced too high

Post-auction

• Two different sorts of frequencies – 800MHz and 2.6GHz

• 2.6GHz band allows networks to offer higher download speeds

• 800MHz band better suited for in house reception and long-distance coverage

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Who bought what?

(800MHz range is better suited for mobile data)

• O2 and Three only purchased sections of the 800MHz frequency

• Vodafone and EE bought into both the 800MHz and 2.6GHz ranges.

• O2’s service may be worse for city-dwellers but will be available to a higher degree of the population whilst the opposite could hold true for EE.

• Vodafone, O2 and Three all rolling out their networks now

Real World Speeds

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August

August ->

September

September ->

OctoberOctober

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Next Meeting!

5 November 14.00 – Pottery Room

• Skype, FaceTime

• Email

• eBooks

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QUESTIONS?

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iO7 New FeaturesTouch ID Thanks to a fingerprint scanner which is embedded into the home button on the new iPhone 5S, users can scan their finger instead of using a passcode. Touch ID can also be used to authenticate an Apple ID, when buying apps for example. Control Center Control Center gives you easy access to key settings. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and you can control Wi-Fi Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, screen brightness and music playback. There's also instant access to apps including Clock, Camera, Calculator and Flashlight. (Below right) Notification Center In iOS 7, the Notification Center is available from the Lock screen. A new 'Today' feature gives you a summary of your day including weather, traffic and meetings. Multitasking Apple has said multitasking has been improved with a more intuitive and visual way of switching between apps. iOS 7 will know which apps you use the most in order to keep them up to date, plus an API will allow developers to keep apps multitasking and updating in the background. AirDrop If you want to share something with someone near to you then AirDrop is how you will do it on iOS 7. The app will show you who is close by so you can share with them peer-to-peer, fully encrypted. Apple says it doesn't require any network or setup.

Camera The iOS 7 Camera app allows you to use filters in real-time like many third party camera apps out there. A square camera option allows you to quickly switch between photo, video, square and panorama modes with a swipe. Think of it like having multiple desktops in OS X . Photos The redesigned Photos app in iOS 7 introduces something called 'Moments'. It's a new way to organise your photos and videos based on time and location. Zooming out shows all the photos organized by Moments, collections of Moments and years. iCloud Photo Sharing means friends and family can contribute their own photos and video into your shared photo streams. A new Activity view shows updates for all your shared streams together. Safari Safari has a redesigned which lets you see more content thanks to a full-screen browsing mode. Apple said: "The new smart search field helps simplify searching, and there’s a new view for your bookmarks and your Safari tabs."

iCloud Keychain stores all your passwords and credit card details securely and enhanced Parental Controls mean you can automatically block adult websites or allow access to a specified list of sites.

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Increasingly the Price of Apps is Free

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Average App Price as of April 2013

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iO7 New FeaturesSiri New female and male voices apparently make Siri sound better. The iOS 7 assistant has added support for Twitter, Wikipedia and Bing. It also has the ability to change device settings and play voicemails back. iTunes Radio In a rival bid to services like Spotify, iTunes Radio is describes by Apple as "a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes". It's part of the new Music app and features more than 200 stations including Features Stations curated by Apple and genre-specific stations.

Apple said: "iTunes Radio evolves based on the music you play and download. The more you use iTunes Radio and iTunes, the more it knows what you like to listen to and the more personalized your experience becomes."

iTunes Radio will also include Siri integration, the ability to purchase any music your listening to with one click and 'first listen' premieres of top selling artists.

App Store A new feature in the App Store called 'Popular Apps Near Me' does exactly what you would expect. It shows you apps based on your location as new method of discovery. There's also a new Kids category so you can find apps aimed at children easier.

Other features • A new Find My iPhone Activation Lock feature that requires your Apple ID and

password before you can turn off Find My iPhone, erase data or re-activate a device after it’s been remotely erased;

• Night Mode in Maps that responds to ambient light when you use it in the dark;

• FaceTime audio for high quality calls over a data network;

• Notification sync, so when you dismiss a notification on one device it is dismissed on all of your devices;

• Phone, FaceTime and Messages blocking to prevent specific people from being able to contact you

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Reality Distortion Field at Work