iPhone OS - Graham Perrin on Diigo

03 Dec 09

referred from http://identi.ca/notice/15505125 - grahamperrin on 2009-12-03

29 Nov 09

AppleInsider | Apple launches HTTP Live Streaming standard in iPhone 3.0

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2009 2009-07 2009-07-09 HTTP Live Streaming iPhone OS

Very interesting stuff.

There's a neat graphic with a timeline of technologies from 1990 to date.

I have added a link to the HTTP Live Streaming Internet-Draft at IETF. - grahamperrin on 2009-07-09

July 8, 2009
HTTP Live Streaming
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- a new open standard for live video streaming over HTTP
- Prince McLean
- an option to bundle up RTSP streaming video traffic into HTTP packets
- solve the RTSP problem
- This involves a extra layer
- a greater demand for bandwidth
- Apple submitted it to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
- Apple's proposed IETF standard can use anybody's encoder and broadcast server, and will work with any client software designed to receive the stream
- a draft standard
  - http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming - on 2009-07-09
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- RTSP firewall
- iPhone 3.0 introduces mobile streaming
- HTTP Live Streaming shines
- different formats
- multiple versions of the clips
- HTTP Live Streaming actually does stream content in real time
- higher or lower quality dynamically if it improves or loses signal
- the best video quality possible at the current bandwidth available
- optimized as new segments are requested
- great through firewalls
- does support encryption
- does not involve a layer of DRM
- Apple is not supporting Mozilla's efforts to use the obsolete Ogg Theora
  - HTML5's Flash and Silverlight 'killer' potential chopped • The Register - on 2009-07-09
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- lacks silicon support for hardware acceleration

Apple proposes HTTP streaming feature as IETF standard

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2009 2009-11 2009-11-29 iPhone OS HTML 5 video streaming media HTTP Live Streaming

Apple proposes
HTTP streaming feature as IETF standard
HTTP Live Streaming
- http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StreamingMediaGuide/index.html - on 2009-11-29
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- Chris Foresman
- July 9, 2009
- proposed protocol
  - http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming for the most recent draft - on 2009-11-29
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- Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
- issues with standard streaming, which generally uses the Real Time Streaming Protocol
- contrast to real-time streaming
- alternate streams
- alternate streams
- if your iPhone moves out of WiFi range and switches to 3G, the QuickTime player could request a lower bandwidth stream
- alternate, smaller chunks instead
- allows for the individual media clips to be encrypted
- must be formatted as an MPEG-2 transport stream, program stream, or audio elementary stream
- H.264 video with AAC audio
- audio-only streams can use AAC, MP3, or the MPEG-2 elementary stream
- opens up streaming to nearly anyone
- negate the need for proprietary solutions such as Adobe's Flash or Microsoft's Silverlight
- the standard is an Internet-Draft
- evidence that others are ready
  - http://ur1.ca/grda highlights Microsoft Internet Information Services using an HTTP Live Streaming approach - on 2009-11-29
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- HTTP Live Streaming Overview
  - Link is outdated.
    
    http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StreamingMediaGuide/index.html is more recent. - on 2009-11-29
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Microsoft enables Silverlight video streaming to iPhones

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2009 2009-11 2009-11-29 HTTP Live Streaming video streaming media iPhone OS HTML 5 Internet Information Services Microsoft Silverlight

referred from http://identi.ca/notice/15655772 - grahamperrin on 2009-11-29
HTTP Live Streaming, H.264, MPEG-2: good things. - grahamperrin on 2009-11-29
H.264 or Ogg Theora: debatable:

http://www.betanews.com/article/Mozilla-Well-keep-pushing-for-Ogg-Theora-in-HTML-5/1248451248
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/06/ogg_theora_h_264_and_the_html_5_browser_squabble.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/08/html_5_media_spec/ - grahamperrin on 2009-11-29

video streaming to iPhones
served
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- server
- standard HTML5 <video> tag
- November 27, 2009
- Chris Foresman
- IIS7 server
- transcode on-demand
- H.264 format
- MPEG-2 transport stream
- HTTP Live Streaming
- content providers already using or considering IIS Media Services won't have to encode video separately or maintain a separate content delivery system

28 Nov 09

Track-r from Koombea

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2009 2009-11 2009-11-28 Pivotal Tracker iPhone OS

referred from http://twitter.com/koombea/status/6061694776 - grahamperrin on 2009-11-28

19 Nov 09

RemoteCalendar —  Calendar Client for iPhone

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2009 2009-11 2009-11-19 iPhone OS CalDAV

RemoteCalendar
Calendar Client for iPhone
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- Connect to Apple iCal Server, Google Calendar, Zimbra Calendar and many more
- 14 days forward
- 14 days backward
- Edge, 3G or WiFi
- CalDAV
- not able to guarantee for RemoteCalendar to work with any CalDAV server

14 Nov 09

The Mac Security Blog » Intego Security Memo: Hacker Tool Copies Personal Info from iPhones

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2009 2009-11 2009-11-11 iPhone OS

referred from http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10395178-263.html - grahamperrin on 2009-11-11

iPhone/Privacy.A
November 10, 2009
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- Risk: Low
- users who jailbreak their iPhones are exposing themselves to known vulnerabilities

05 Oct 09

nnwbeta.com: NetNewsWire 2.0 for iPhone now on App Store

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benchmarking Instapaper iPhone OS Mac OS X RSS Atom feed API premier 2009

NetNewsWire
- Widely regarded as the premier RSS and Atom newsreader for Mac OS X. - on 2009-10-05
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for iPhone
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- send-to-Instapaper

15 Sep 09

Instapaper

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Instapaper iPhone OS 2009

Print my Read Later articles (beta) is neat! - grahamperrin on 2009-08-13

fast, easy
On your phone
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- On the web
- Offline
- iPhone App Support

» Gadgets: Best iPhone app ever? Book has one answer Endless Years: Photography, Video, & Gadgets for Boomers & Their Families

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Instapaper iPhone OS 2009

Instapaper (free or $4.99 premium version)
simple, free service to store Web pages for future reading
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- Instapaper’s iPhone app fetches those articles from your online account
- strips out all the graphics, ads, and gobbledygook
- plain text

Instapaper: A $5 App That Justifies Your iPhone Purchase | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

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Instapaper iPhone OS 2009

Instapaper
one of two* killer apps for the iPhone
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- Instapaper started out as a simple web service
- “Read Later” bookmarklet
- automatically reformatted (all excess HTML and graphics are stripped out)
- highly-readable text
- view all those saved articles in an iPhone-friendly format
- On my commute, in the evening, during the odd moments of downtime
- super-convenient mini-reading tablet
- catching up on the news
- reading long-form articles
- Instapaper Pro
- downloads articles in the background
- handles the “graphical version” (with photo) of articles better
- archive articles that you’ve read more easily
- reversed mode
- light text on a dark background
- tilt-scrolling
- for anyone who commutes by public transit
- lock out rotation
- read in bed

10 Sep 09

Apple - iPhone - New features in the iPhone 3.1 Software Update.

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Apple Inc. iPhone OS 2009

Treat this page from Apple as a simplified summary of what's new in iPhone OS.

The update from 3.0 to 3.1 includes fixes that are not listed here. - grahamperrin on 2009-09-10
iPhone OS 3.1 has better compatibility with CalDAV servers. - grahamperrin on 2009-09-10

Software Update
iPhone OS 3.1
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- includes these features and updates:
- Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling
  - Also improved in iPhone OS 3.1: compatibility with CalDAV servers such as Chandler Hub (an instance of Chandler Server a.k.a. Cosmo). - on 2009-09-10
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- Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on

19 Aug 09

iSip — SIP/VOIP application for iPhone OS

"… the first first native SIP/VOIP application on iPhone …". iSip was formerly known as 'SipPhone on iPhone'.

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iPhone OS Voice over Internet Protocol Session Initiation Protocol 2009

Referred from http://www.sipsoftware.com/ - grahamperrin on 2009-08-16
Compatible with SIPphone service (for users of Gizmo5) and other SIP service providers. - grahamperrin on 2009-08-19
Experiment: SIP calls to Skype users through Gizmo5's OpenSky gateway. - grahamperrin on 2009-08-19
Hint: in preferences for Address Book in Mac OS X, in the Phone area of your template, add a custom field: SIP - grahamperrin on 2009-08-19
For SIP calls to Skype users through the OpenSky gateway, the fully qualified address format is skypename@opensky.gizmo5.com - grahamperrin on 2009-08-19

the first native SIP/VOIP application on iPhone
calls are made directly to the SIP provider
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- call quality is excellent.
- no voice delay
- iSip (formerly SipPhone on iPhone)
- Using WiFi connection on your iPhone or iPod Touch 2nd Gen, iSip (formerly SipPhone on iPhone) turns your iPhone or iTouch into a pocket VOIP phone
- cheap or even free phone calls (local or long distance)
- Key Features:
  
  Support SIP protocol
  Support speaker phone
  Voice mail notification
  Multiple ringtone selection
  Support DTMF tone (RFC2833/Inband) during the call
  Support G711 and GSM codec
  Support using alternative RTP port
  Support Stun for NAT Traversing
  Support Sip Proxy
  Capability of mute/hold call
  Support multiple SIP accounts
  Dial directly from iPhone's address book
  Support prefix dialing when make call from address book
  Redial from recent call list
  Shortcut to make regular celluar call
  And much more ...
- VNet-Corp open our source code of SipPhone under GPL license