- As much as Apple tries to keep live streaming of the conference out, they can't. I saw no fewer than 3 video streams on different social media networks. Like it or not social media is changing how we view the world, everything is real time and Apple needs to get on board. Apple's attitude towards bloggers and new media innovators is far worse than that of even Microsoft, and I think it is time they stop fighting it and just accept it.
- Location services were HUGE. The innovation around the location awareness was amazing to watch. Almost all of the developers they brought on stage had something location based built in to their app. By adding the GPS chipset this will get even better. Once again it comes back to social networking being a big player here. Knowing what is nearby will be key to new location aware apps.
-I didn't hear anything about video recording. While I can take photos on an iPhone I am still surprised that I can't record any video. It might be an internal Apple decision for some future upgrade they want me to pay for, or it could go back to their complete lack of understanding how social media works, or maybe Steve Jobs just hates social video. No idea, but I hope that there is video recording on the 3G iPhone and I just missed it in the announcement.
Mobile computing is just getting started. It is clear that we're at the very beginning of something extremely exciting. Microsoft, RIM and Palm had all better wake up and start competing as Apple seems to be stealing your thunder and soon your business.
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