Nov 18, 2009 Posted by alan jones

I don’t want more iPhone apps, I want better iPhone apps

Fred Wilson writes in The Power of Instant Approval that Apple is risking its lead in the smartphone app market by forcing app developers to wait on approval from Apple before publishing their apps on iTunes Store. It’s a growing industry concern — does Apple risk being overtaken by competitors? I think Apple understands the consumer relationship better than any competitor in the smartphone market... read more

Jul 1, 2009 Posted by alan jones

How the iPhone changed my life

As I said in the presentation, when I say “changed my life” I’m not talking about any single seismic change, but a significant change in my life brought about by dozens of small, incremental, important improvements in my day. Here’s a few examples of what I... read more

Jun 24, 2009 Posted by alan jones

Presentation: how the iPhone changed my life

I’ll be presenting this short talk at an Optus event, hAPPlication, in Sydney, all about launching the iPhone GS and iPhone 3.0 to Optus customers and press. It’s 2:48am now and the event is happening this evening (oh my! I must go get some sleep now) but here’s the presentation… How the iPhone Changed My Life View more PDF documents from Alan Jones. And here’s the... read more

Mar 19, 2009 Posted by alan jones

Mouth off: fun for kids whose parents have an iPhone

In these busy times, most parents of young children spend at least some of the time wishing they could give their kid something that would keep them amused in those interstitial periods waiting to be seen at the doctor’s surgery, waiting for a train or in the car. Problem is, there’s guilt attached to the purchase of a Nintendo DS. So I think there’s a soon-to-boom market for... read more

Mar 17, 2009 Posted by alan jones

iTunes 8.1 update fulfills my desire for “social music”

“With iTunes DJ, iPhone users that have Apple’s Remote application installed can request songs to be played. Users can also vote to control when songs are played. The DJ feature even has its own preferences, so you can send a welcome message to users and control whether voting is turned on or off. You can also require users to type in a password to access iTunes DJ’s features.”... read more