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Apple, expensive, feature limited but very, very, trendy once again has bitter medicine in store for its great herd of sheeple who are thinking differently all together.
“Technology that could block iPhones from recording videos of concerts is generating a mix of opinions within the Canadian music industry.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent earlier in June for technology that would allow an invisible infrared signal to disable the camera on an iPhone. The patent mentions that a transmitter for infrared signals could be “located in areas where capturing pictures and videos is prohibited (e.g., a concert or a classified facility)” and could generate “commands temporarily disabling recording functions.”
Well if it was not storing your location unsecured and unencrypted , now Apple has the possibility of determining when you can use the features on “your” phone.
“Recording is banned at many venues because it may result in copyright infringement and may make it more difficult for bands to control their image. But the convenience of having a small, subtle video recording device constantly close at hand in the form of a smartphone means that many concert-goers ignore such rules.”
So, apple fans, continue to think differently and use your status symbols technology within the acceptable bounds of what apple thinks to be appropriate.
Apple products irk me to no end. They define the non-generative end of the technology spectrum. If Apple does not like your application it simply will not work on your ‘iwhatever’ (flash being a case in point). Apple seems to have dropped the ball again in one of their strong suits: design. (But it does blend well, a point in Apple’s favour.)
“Apple has acknowledged reception problems with its new iPhone 4, but the company is blaming the issue on how users are holding the device.
The new iPhone, which went on sale in several countries on Thursday, features an antenna built into the frame of the device itself. Some users immediately complained of losing reception, which prompted Apple to address the issue late Thursday.”
Huh. Well damn, I guess you just have to stop holding the phone to get good reception. But really, do you buy an Apple product for anything more than just to be seen with it. Functionality seems a distant second, at best. So what if the darn thing cannot pick up a signal, its an Apple and to be seen ‘using’ one should be enough.
‘Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs further addressed the issue in an email to a user, which was posted on the Engadget website on Friday. The user wrote to complain about the problem, to which Jobs responded: “Just avoid holding it that way.”
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