Thread: The tide is turning?

I like the Iphone 3gs however it does not multi task. Any rumours if and when a new model is going to arrive?

Originally Posted by 3toes

I like the Iphone 3gs however it does not multi task. Any rumours if and when a new model is going to arrive?

Current rumours are suggesting that multi-tasking will arrive with iphone os 4 which is scheduled for March.

All current devices will be able to multi task then.

Originally Posted by Scallops

Heya mate! You took the bait!

Originally Posted by samuelclarke

Yep, he sure did Scallops!

And feral, I'm a creative professional (including design, photography and video)...in my game you have to be fairly close to the latest to stay competitive, this is the reason I go through computers so often. As soon as Apple update their line of MacBook Pro's I will be upgrading again...

On the other hand my mum has had the same MacBook Pro for 4 years and will still get another 2 years out of it. My dad uses a 7 year old PowerBook...different needs determine how often you need to upgrade.

And so did both of you


Two fish, one hook

Originally Posted by feral

And so did both of you


Two fish, one hook

In Homer Simpson voice - Mmmm - bait

Originally Posted by jonesy63

iPhones are not secure and from a corporate perspective - I do not want my company's data sitting on them! It is a single-threaded, consumer-focused device - with security a very late afterthought. No AV package for them (being single-threaded), and there is no way to check if they have been jail-broken before allowing connection to corporate network!

For those that actually believe there has never been malware for Macs/Linux - dream on!

I am not sure if you have ever used Windoze mobile, but security is not a late afterthought......its not even a thought.
You don't even have to worry about jailbreaking a WM phone, you can load ANY unautrhorised software straight out of the box!

The Mac IPhone OS IS multitasking, the interface just won't let more than one user app run at a time. There are background housekeeping tasks running, so if apple wanted they could have an online background virus checker.....but why, it would just be easier to fix the root cause, just like they do with Linux.
When a new priv elevation or security bug is discovered, they GOSH...FIX IT. So in the next security update it will no longer work.
Thats why Linux doesn't get viruses (there are also other reasons, I.e user runs in a low privilege mode etc...).

Originally Posted by maca

I am not sure if you have ever used Windoze mobile, but security is not a late afterthought......its not even a thought.

Dunno what WM pda you used but with the ones I use they quite happily accept digital certificates, (which I think at the moment are around 2k bit encryption) which can be tied into leased line IP networks using bilateral authentication and then into AD for exchange/server 2007 data access. I would say at a guess that was about 99.99% secure.

Try that with your i-tampon, erm ipad, iphone whatever they are called these days.

I'm 99% sure you can connect you ithingy to exchange via OWA,(IMAP) but a lot of companies would not/should not allow this due to lack of remote device control, (no EAS) or put it another way they would have to be mental.

Yeah lets all join the I-Fad! I really want a white, flash, dressed up PC thats been dumbed down for its users!

And if I get one of these Macs I can then spend a fortune and get an Ipod and an Iphone and an Ipad so that they can all sit pretty and play with each other and make me look cool.

Seriously though.. this MAC vs PC thing is just a marketing ploy. The Mac IS a PC ... The Mac PC is a very expensive trendy PC that is running Mac branded OS (which is a unix rip off). They gave it a look and associated it with cool - its been marketed brilliantly.

Btw if you like the fact that MAC is not targeted by as many virus and malware attacks as windows then MAC may not be the best alternative. Save a bundle of cash - get any PC you fancy and install a unix variant like 'Ubuntu'. No one wants to hurt unix, and best of all its free!

If you need a pc that holds your hand whilst you use it, stick to Macs.

So why wont I buy MAC? Well they just aint cool.

Originally Posted by manic

Yeah lets all join the I-Fad! I really want a white, flash, dressed up PC thats been dumbed down for its users!

And if I get one of these Macs I can then spend a fortune and get an Ipod and an Iphone and an Ipad so that they can all sit pretty and play with each other and make me look cool.

Seriously though.. this MAC vs PC thing is just a marketing ploy. The Mac IS a PC ... The Mac PC is a very expensive trendy PC that is running Mac branded OS (which is a unix rip off). They gave it a look and associated it with cool - its been marketed brilliantly.

Btw if you like the fact that MAC is not targeted by as many virus and malware attacks as windows then MAC may not be the best alternative. Save a bundle of cash - get any PC you fancy and install a unix variant like 'Ubuntu'. No one wants to hurt unix, and best of all its free!

If you need a pc that holds your hand whilst you use it, stick to Macs.

So why wont I buy MAC? Well they just aint cool.

LOL. I suspect that If I knew as much about defenders as you know about this topic I'd be trying to drive mine by getting in the back and pressing the speakers to try and make it go!