Life before the iPhoneee -- Websites ;)

http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/Recalling_Life_Before_iPhone/


Here is a review about the first ever iPhone:
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphoneproductreviews/fr/iphone_review.htm


Youtube video, Steve Jobs introduces the first ever iPhone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3W58S29eSE


http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/05/first-iphone-commercial/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/picture-galleries/5477324/Apple-iPhones-history-in-pictures.html

Politics in the media

Propaganda - a way of spreading a political message to a population using the media. Propaganda can either be obvious, i.e through advertisment, or subliminal, i.e using a columnist who is supposed to be neutral.

Korean Propaganda - In North Korea, no one can get in, and it is also a no fly zone. They have soldiers guarding 24/7 so no one can get in. They do not allow their people to go out, unless they are wealthy, and if they try to come back, it will be very hard for them. North korean people do not have the internet, and also all their media is controlled by the government.

Wiki Definition of propaganda -

Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

2. The dissemination of such information as a political strategy.

Life before Apple introduced the iPhone

Most people who have a smartphone, will say the same thing 'I cannot live without it' But i will show you that there was in fact a LIFE before the first iPhone was invented, hard to believe isn't it? ;)

Before the iPhone, mobile phones were pretty basic, with just calling, SMS, and bluetooth, but then Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple had other ideas. He wanted a phone that was similar to a computer, and people could use them in their everyday lives, and very easily.

a few points:

1. Carriers ruled the industry with an iron fist
2. To access carriers’ networks handset makers capitulated everything
3. Carriers dictated phone designs, features, apps, prices, marketing, advertising and branding
4. Phones were reduced to cheap, disposable lures for carriers’ service contracts
5. There was no revenue sharing between carriers and manufacturers
6. There was no notion of phone networks becoming dumb pipes anytime soon
7. Affordable, unlimited data plans as standard were unheard of
8. A phone that would entice people to switch networks by the millions was a pipe dream
9. Mobile devices were phones first and last, not usable handheld computers
10. Even the smartest phones didn’t have seamless WiFi integration
11. Without Visual Voice Mail, messages couldn’t be managed non-linearly
12. There were no manufacturer owned and operated on-the-phone application stores as the sole source
13. An on-the-phone store having 65,000 apps downloaded nearly 2 billion times was not on anyone’s radar screen
14. Low-cost, high-volume app pricing strategy with a 70/30 split didn’t exist
15. Robust one-click in-app transactions were unknown
16. There was no efficient, large scale, consistent and lucrative mobile app market for developers large and small
17. Buttons, keys, joysticks, sliders…anything but the screen was the focus of phones
18. Phones didn’t come with huge 3.5″ touch screens
19. Pervasive multitouch, gesture-based UI was science fiction
20. Actually usable, multi-language, multitouch virtual keyboards on phones didn’t exist
21. Integrated sensors like accelerometers and proximity detectors had no place in phones
22. Phones could never compete in 3D/gaming with dedicated portable consoles
23. iPod-class audio/video players on mobiles didn’t exist
24. No phone had ever offered a desktop-like web browser experience
25. Sophisticated SDKs and phones were strangers to each other

How has technology changed our lives?

To be quite blunt:

- easy to talk to friends and family, via social networks, emailing, and mobile phones
- we now have cordless phones, we dont have to be stuck in one place talking!
- we have smart phones, that are practically mini computers! they are so convenient, and can be taken everywhere!
- we have laptops that can take with us out, because you cant take a computer to a business meeting!
- we now have ipods, mp3 players, we dont even need radios! music is very easy to access

Technology has really changed many peoples lives. It is so easy to talk to people, and get in contact with celebrities, and friends via networks like Facebook and Twitter.


;) BTW I HAVE NOT FINISHED THIS ;)
IN FINISHING PROCESSSSSSSS!!!

My Case Study Question :)

Question: How has the iPhone changed the phone market?

I have chosen this question, because the smart phone is really up to date, and everyone i know has one. I really love smart phones, and you can do so much with them, and they are always talked about in the media, so  think it will be a interesting topic to do.
The texts i might be interested in is the new iphone 4S and also the three day crash of blackberry messenger.
I also want to talk about the first smart phone, and also how many different smart phones we can get on the market today, and how they are different from a normal phone.

Here is some links to websites i may use:
http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/?sissr=1#
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/apple-iphone-4-694980/review
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/14/iphone-4s-review/
http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/05/first-iphone-commercial/
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/iphone-worm/
http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/229535/20111012/blackberry-not-working-bbm-rim-twitter-when-it-will-come-back-crash-crashed-three-days-3-statement-h.htm
http://www.bestsmartphone2011.co/
http://bestsmartphone2011.net/

I want to focus on:
How smartphones have changed the phone market on the whole
How people have changed because of smart phones
What can we get on smartphones, that we cant get on normal phones
How has smart phones changed lives


Life before the iPhone websites:
http://counternotions.com/2009/08/26/pre-iphone/

One direction, a record breaking band sensation, have teamed up with Nokia to create the first ever fan's phone which will be available to pre-order from the 19th of september. The band were put together in 2010, on the reality show The X Factor, and have already broken a world record with their number one 'What Makes You Beautiful' and now are ready to launch the first ever fan phone with Nokia, a well known mobile phone company. The limited edition Nokia C3 and C202 handsets will come loaded with brand new and exclusive One Direction ringtones, wallpapers, interviews, videos, and stickers.

The handsets will be on sale nationwide exclusively in Carphone Warehouse from 4th October. The band will be making a special in store appearance at the start of October to launch the phones and meet fans.

Speaking on behalf of the band, Liam said: “Our fans are always on their phones, so we thought this would be a great thing to do. It’s the first time fans have had a chance to have a phone customised by their favourite band. We had a brilliant time creating all the ringtones and videos for the phones, especially the paint fight!”

Check out the youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKS8SVgYjcA

Summer Work

1) What effect do you think social media had on the spread of the summer riots?

Social media had very big effect on the spread of the summer riots. The riots started in Tottenham, London, and were shown on the news to all of the United Kingdom. This meant that other cities, and even other countries could see what was happening in Tottenham. The news showed us how the police weren't doing very much to stop the riots, and how easy it was for youngsters to loot, therefore other cities in London started doing the same thing. After a day or two, other cities started to join in the riots, and copycat crime began. This was because they were seeing the riots on the news, and belived thet could also do the same, and they did not think they would get caught.
Blackberry messenger also had a big effect on the riots, because it was used to tell friends where police were, if they were coming, and the best places to loot. if blackberry messenger wasn't used, many people would not have known what was going on, and the riots may not have spread. Social networks like Facebook, and Twitter also played a part in the spreading of the riots. Users could egg their friends on, and also update their followers/ friends as to what was going on, and where.
I think the media did play a part in the spreading of the riots mostly, because if it was not put on the news, other cities would not have known anything and they would not have spread as much as they did.

2) Do you think the riots changed the way in which print Media represent young people? Or is this the same representation. You must justify your ideas.
I think the media has always presented young people as 'bad' people, who are always commiting crime, and always on the lookout for trouble. It is a stereotype teenagers have had for a very long time, and i think because of the riots it got worse. I dont think the media really did a lot on young people and the riots though, i think it was more focused on ethnicity, and poverty. The media likes to judge young people a lot, and i think it is because our genreation is a lot worse than how elder people behaved in their times. Parents are less strict on parents now, and people tend to neglect the norms and values of society now, and young people are getting worse. I think the media likes to show this a lot, and likes to point out just how bad the new genration are.

3) What part has social media played in the uprisings in the Middle East? Do you believe that governments are right to force internet providers to give names of online activists?
Social media has talked about what is happening in the Middle East a lot in the news. I think it is good in a way, and also bad in a way. I think it is good because it had updates us on what is happening out there, and also gives us the oppurtunity to donate money to the people in the Middle East who are dying because of what is happening, and also struggling to live. I think Facebook has been a big help to people in places like Libya and Egypt. Facebook gave people from there the chance to contact their family in the United Kingdom, and Europe to tell them they are okay, and still alive. If they didn't have Facebook, families would have been worried, and would not have known if their family are okay or not.
I think it is bad how they are writing so much about the Middle East, and making them out to be all evil people, because that is not the case. If they want to help the people there, they should write about them in the news, if not they should leave them alone, and not interfere.
I think the governement should only make the internet providers give names of online activists if they are a threat, if not i do not believe they have a right to do so.

4) Go to www.everythingisaremix.info and watch the second video. To what extent are the biggest blockbuster films of the summer remixes or rip offs of previous material. Is originality in cinema dead?
I will do this question on monday miss, i am really sorrym my laptop does not allow me to go on this website. i only did my homework today (friday) and have no time to do it in college.