Apple has posted the iPhone Enterprise Support Page. Included is the 58-page iPhone and iPod touch Enterprise Deployment Guide. Something tells me this is going to get a lot of traffic.
Apple started what promises to be a torrent of news and updates last night with the release of iTunes 7.7, the App Store, MobileMe and an AppleTV update.
iTunes does have the apps available and I’m ready to load some:
Apple claims more than 500 apps online and there sure are loads in there.
As for MobileMe, apparently it won’t go live until later in the day although some users were able to install it late last night.
Today, Apple announced that the iTunes Store has crossed the five billion song barrier. These sales figures put the Apple digital download service firmly in the number one music retailer space. iTunes also features the largest music catalog available with more than eight million songs for purchase.
Apple also revealed that the movie and television segments are doing quite well- now renting and purchasing more than 50,000 movies daily, These figures make iTunes the world’s most popular online movie store. The video catalog includes more than 20,000 TV episodes and 2,000 films, with approximately 350 in HD.
So the new iPhone has been announced at a cheaper $199 rate. Unfortunately, after a $10 rate increase from AT&T this turns out to cost more than the original.
$200 iPhone
$240 24 months of additional AT&T fees (up from 1st generation costs)
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$440 base cost
I guess I don’t feel so bad after paying full price for the original model.
AT&T announced that they will increase data price for iPhone 3G by $10 per month. But, you will finally be able to talk on the phone while transferring data.
I always find it odd how watching liveblog of the WWDC keynote is both exciting and painfully slow at the same time.
The iPhone AppStore demos are giving me the feeling that this is a transformative moment in time. Like we’re on the tipping point of something incredibly new and that we’re really only just scratching the surface.
I’m trying out LaterLoop this morning. It’s a web service that lets you save a link to read later. They even have a slick iPhone interface and a desktop-based Read Offline or Airplane mode where you can download a ZIP file of your links and read them when you’re offline.
Seems a lot like InstaPaper, but with more features and built on the Google App Engine. This is cool because you can use a standard google account to login.
Awesome tutorial on getting Firefly Media Server working on the 1.1.4 iPhone by Rupert Gee.
The problem boiled down to the fact that it was built pre-“mobile” user and a simple configuration line needs to be updated. I’ve got fresh music streaming for the weekend now directly off my iPhone.
According to Saul Hansell at the New York Times today, Apple is set to launch some new iPhone music initiatives and to redefine Ringbacks as “Answer Tones.”
The post quotes one label executive as saying “They want a big launch in June.” Sounds like WWDC to me. I guess we’ll have to wait and see if the advent of Answer Tones and over the air downloadable music usher in new pricing models.
At long last, iTunes will begin to sell movies same day as the physical DVD release. With Fox, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal, Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and New Line on board, Apple is clearly aiming for rival Walmart after having recently surpassed them in music sales.
Previously, Apple’s releases have been available 30-45 days later than DVD releases- presumably to avoid sales cannibalization.