OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/25231/Apple_Releases_iOS_5_Mac_OS_X_10_7_2 Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:28:03 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492736 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492736 Windows re install ? Ouch. Although I assume you mean a system restore from an external backup, which doesn't take that long and is less painful.

The notifications are the most welcome change but a very significant one is iMessage. Yes Skype et al do the same thing but they're not as integrated. Nice jab at the carriers. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:42:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bowkota) Comments RE: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492743 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492743
The notifications are the most welcome change but a very significant one is iMessage. Yes Skype et al do the same thing but they're not as integrated. Nice jab at the carriers.

In France, unlimited data plans always come with unlimited texts, and it is cheaper to get unlimited texts alone. It seems to me that this severely reduces the usefulness of the iMessage feature, as texts work with phones from all manufacturers, work in areas where data doesn't, and are more power-efficient because your phone has to keep a GSM/CDMA connection alive anyway so they come for "free". Is the situation different where you live ?Edited 2011-10-12 19:07 UTC Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Neolander) Comments RE[2]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492749 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492749


"The notifications are the most welcome change but a very significant one is iMessage. Yes Skype et al do the same thing but they're not as integrated. Nice jab at the carriers.

In France, unlimited data plans always come with unlimited texts, and it is cheaper to get unlimited texts alone. It seems to me that this severely reduces the usefulness of the iMessage feature, as texts work with phones from all manufacturers, work in areas where data doesn't, and are more power-efficient because your phone has to keep a GSM/CDMA connection alive anyway so they come for "free". Is the situation different where you live ? "


Oh man, just had to quote this... too funny :-)Edited 2011-10-12 19:23 UTC Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (leonalpha) Comments RE[3]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492751 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492751 If I did not make this clear enough, I was talking about unlimited texts ;) Edited 2011-10-12 19:33 UTC Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:25:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Neolander) Comments RE[4]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492760 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492760 I think you were clear. I think he was being sarcastic because we no competition in the US. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (backdoc) Comments RE[2]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492770 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492770 Here in Spain carriers only gives us unlimited headaches. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (madmalkav) Comments Comment by Thom_Holwerda http://www.osnews.com/thread?492773 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492773 As if the unremovable Apple crapware wasn't enough in iOS, the new Newsstand application can't even be tucked away in a folder! Wtf?! Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:57:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments old phones http://www.osnews.com/thread?492778 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492778 OS5 accelerates old phones as well =)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4951/iphone-4s-preliminary-benchmarks... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (viton) Comments RE[2]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492793 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492793
In France, unlimited data plans always come with unlimited texts, and it is cheaper to get unlimited texts alone. It seems to me that this severely reduces the usefulness of the iMessage feature, as texts work with phones from all manufacturers, work in areas where data doesn't, and are more power-efficient because your phone has to keep a GSM/CDMA connection alive anyway so they come for "free". Is the situation different where you live ?

It is a general solution for apple device users, not just iPhone. I am not surprised that Mac OS X will get text message eventually, and iPod touch, and iPad. just like FaceTime.

Admittedly, I don't quite find it useful yet, simply because most of the ones that I want to talk to does not have an apple device. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (roverrobot) Comments RE[2]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492824 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492824 In the US we totally pay through the nose for text messages. I pay USD 25 a month for an unlimited text plan for the family. Using iMessage I can go down to a basic plan which costs only USD 10 so this one app would be a huge savings.

(Needless to say, this only applies if your family members all have an iPhone which is probably the whole reason for this app, to lock in the whole family into iThings.)

]{ Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (kristoph) Comments RE[3]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?492837 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492837 And this $10/month basic plan already includes unlimited data ? Now THAT is incredibly cheap by my French standards ;) (basic plans are things like 30 min talk that you can sometimes convert to 100 sms here) Indeed, it would make iMessage (or competing solutions such as Skype, WLM... for that matter) an interesting option for US citizens.Edited 2011-10-13 05:46 UTC Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Neolander) Comments Copied what? http://www.osnews.com/thread?492925 http://www.osnews.com/thread?492925 Apple should be sued by someone because of that... I am pretty sure there is some patent somewhere in the world just for that. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:18:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dmrio) Comments RE[3]: Ouch http://www.osnews.com/thread?493145 http://www.osnews.com/thread?493145 Would've been kinda nice if they had built it atop of something open, such as Jabber/XMPP... but knowing Apple, let me guess - it's their own entirely proprietary protocol?

I laughed when I saw the iText feature being advertised with "now you can see if people have read your message!" - yeah, because SMS hasn't supported delivery reports for... like, forever. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (f0dder) Comments