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There's something weird about this report. The only actual detail that they shared regarding it being different from an iPhone was that it's running OS 3.2. How

There's something weird about this report. The only actual detail that they shared regarding it being different from an iPhone was that it's running OS 3.2. How do they know it's not the next-generation iPhone? Or even just the current 3G S being tested with the next version of the OS? And if they have other info, like screen resolution, memory, CPU, camera resolution, etc, why aren't they sharing it?

cmelbye 17y ago
Flurry also noticed that the Apple device was running on OS 3.2 I believe they noticed that it was a different type of device running a newer version of the OS. It could definitely be a next-gen iPhone, but I doubt it's a 3GS with the newer OS version.
mrshoe 17y ago
From Peter Farago, Flurry's VP of Marketing, in the blog comments: This is a fair question. We feel confident that we are looking at the tablet device for two main reasons, that I can share with you. Also note that, as a company, we have experience tracking new Apple hardware devices in the past. 1) If this were an iPhone we were looking at, the hardware would tell us when we ask it (via the software). So we can rule out that this is an iPhone. Also, we already see verified iPhone devices testing OS 4.0 and these leave (Apple's Cupertino, CA) campus, whereas this device does not. This makes sense given the secrecy around the new tablet device as the launch event nears. 2) The apps being tested match up to what the devices is supposed to feature (e.g., news, books, etc.). We cannot share further detail here due to Terms of Service agreements we have with customers that use our service, but feel that if you were able to see the data we see, at the level of granularity, it would be clear to you as well. Of course the truth will be revealed on Wednesday, but we wouldn't publish such a report without a high level of confidence. Flurry is not interested in building a business on rumor, but rather authority, credibility and accuracy. Point (2) seems less than rock solid, but (1) lends a bit of credence, especially since they've already seen iPhone OS 4.0 devices. It could just be that they're doing less testing of apps on 3.2 iPhones, however.
- greendestiny 17y ago
  I really thought it would be unlikely that Apple would let iPhone Apps run unmodified on the tablet, its going to have a larger screen and resolution - that just sounds like a recipe for ugliness especially for games.
  - ugh 17y ago
    Little app windows?
    - greendestiny 17y ago
      Maybe, I don't think that would be easy from a graphics chip point of view.
      - pmjordan 17y ago
        Actually, given that Cocoa Touch is all just drawn to textures which are rendered by the 3D chip, it's trivial. Not sure about apps that directly use 3D, but in the worst case they can draw to a restricted viewport. In light of this, even scaling should be pretty straightforward considering Apple's iron grip on the APIs.

cmelbye 17y ago

Flurry also noticed that the Apple device was running on OS 3.2 I believe they noticed that it was a different type of device running a newer version of the OS. It could definitely be a next-gen iPhone, but I doubt it's a 3GS with the newer OS version.

mrshoe 17y ago

From Peter Farago, Flurry's VP of Marketing, in the blog comments: This is a fair question. We feel confident that we are looking at the tablet device for two main reasons, that I can share with you. Also note that, as a company, we have experience tracking new Apple hardware devices in the past. 1) If this were an iPhone we were looking at, the hardware would tell us when we ask it (via the software). So we can rule out that this is an iPhone. Also, we already see verified iPhone devices testing OS 4.0 and these leave (Apple's Cupertino, CA) campus, whereas this device does not. This makes sense given the secrecy around the new tablet device as the launch event nears. 2) The apps being tested match up to what the devices is supposed to feature (e.g., news, books, etc.). We cannot share further detail here due to Terms of Service agreements we have with customers that use our service, but feel that if you were able to see the data we see, at the level of granularity, it would be clear to you as well. Of course the truth will be revealed on Wednesday, but we wouldn't publish such a report without a high level of confidence. Flurry is not interested in building a business on rumor, but rather authority, credibility and accuracy. Point (2) seems less than rock solid, but (1) lends a bit of credence, especially since they've already seen iPhone OS 4.0 devices. It could just be that they're doing less testing of apps on 3.2 iPhones, however.

greendestiny 17y ago
I really thought it would be unlikely that Apple would let iPhone Apps run unmodified on the tablet, its going to have a larger screen and resolution - that just sounds like a recipe for ugliness especially for games.
- ugh 17y ago
  Little app windows?
  - greendestiny 17y ago
    Maybe, I don't think that would be easy from a graphics chip point of view.
    - pmjordan 17y ago
      Actually, given that Cocoa Touch is all just drawn to textures which are rendered by the 3D chip, it's trivial. Not sure about apps that directly use 3D, but in the worst case they can draw to a restricted viewport. In light of this, even scaling should be pretty straightforward considering Apple's iron grip on the APIs.