iOS 8: alle ontwikkelingen & features op een rij

Begin juni werd er op de World Wide Developer Conference een keynotespeech gehouden door Apple. Elk jaar introduceert het bedrijf uit Cupertino hier traditiegetrouw de vernieuwingen in de software van zowel iOS als OS X. In dit artikel lichten we een aantal interessante vernieuwingen van het aangekondigde iOS 8 toe. Stuk voor stuk ontwikkelingen en features die […]

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Facebook and Twitter Sharing Through Apple Notifications Could Make Us Egotistical

Mobile Me Me MEWhy read about someone else when you could write about yourself? Soon the “Tap to post” to Facebook and Twitter buttons announced at WWDC today will appear in iOS and OS X Mountain Lion’s Notifications centers so you’ll always be just a swipe away from sharing. But that means you won’t have to visit Facebook or Twitter where you collide with what others create, diminishing the ambient intimacy they offer and turning them into ego-driven broadcast channels.

By divorcing the composer from the content, sharing starts to feel like shouting into a black hole. So thanks a lot, Apple. You’re so bad at social you might actually be making us more anti-social.

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The Future Fruits Of Apple + Facebook

Apple FacebookWhen CEO Tim Cook kept saying “stay tuned” at D10 about new Apple collaborations with Facebook, he may have meant it literally. Soon you could be tuning into Facebook on Apple TV, or seeing your iTunes or iPod activity auto-shared to Facebook. Boosted revenue, better ad targeting, and trouble for mutual enemy Google are all potential benefits.

While there are plenty of smaller ways Facebook and Apple could intertwine, here’s a  look at two big developments that could grow from deeper ties between 1 Infinite Loop and 1 Hacker Way.

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