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Hmm. From a quick scan through the screenshots, of the 13 apps reviewed only two use a large image of a microphone in their UI and only one of those is a photo-
by mhw 15y ago
Hmm. From a quick scan through the screenshots, of the 13 apps reviewed only two use a large image of a microphone in their UI and only one of those is a photo-realistic rendition - the other is much more stylised. So what I get from this is that given complete freedom there are a huge variety of possible UIs, and the chances of Samsung and Apple coming up with the same design independently is near zero. So yes, it's likely that Patrick O’Keefe's VoiceRecord app was a source for Apple, and a raging certainty that Apple's was a source for Samsung.
- jonknee 15y agoApple and Samsung have much larger budgets for art direction than a guy selling a $.99 app. There are tons of recording apps that have photos (or if you have money, illustrations) of the equipment they're mimicking. Ever heard of ProTools? Apple takes inspiration all the time from its indie developers. iBooks is a great example: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/apple-tablet-ebook/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/apple-tablet-ebook/ If you want other's: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/08/apple_copies_rejected_app/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/08/apple_copies_rejecte... http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/apple-ripe-developers-app http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/apple-ripe-developers-app Not just indies either, the iOS 5 Notification Center is a page out of Android. iMessage is a play on BBM. OTA updates? Android and BB./
- X-Istence 15y agoI've had over the air updates on my Sony-Erricson phones as well as my Nokia phones. That is not something new that was introduced when BB or Android came out.
- ashishgandhi 15y agoOTA delta updates. Delta being the keyword. Esp. for people with poor internet connectivity.