Tim Cook - First Impressions

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc, ( Appointed in August )

The keynote event for the release of the iPhone 5 is the perfect time for Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, to prove himself as a worthy successor to what is no less than Steve Job's throne.
At the age of 50, the new CEO of the globally recognized multibillion dollar company has had more than 13 years of work experience with Apple having joined in March of 1998, in addition to his time spent as Vice President of Corporate Materials at Compaq.
But the real question lies in whether or not he is a suitable CEO for the company. Lets face facts. I trust Steve Jobs judgement. But the truth of the matter is that Steve Jobs' judgement is not what will guide the company anymore. That isn't to say that I don't have faith in Tim Cook. After all, the man has served in Apple for several years being the Chief Operating Officer for many and the temporary CEO for a while too. Also working in the company for so many years you'd expect him to have learned of its ways and picked up a few things from Steve Jobs. So concluding this tiresome and controversial ( at least to my mind ) article, I believe that he is the best possible replacement for Steve Jobs but can he live up to his standards ? Only time will tell and the first milestone to his success / failure as a CEO will be tomorrow on October 4th at 10:00 a.m Pacific Time.

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iPhone 5 and iOS 5 Release Date

This article is mostly for those who read about the September 7th deadline for the release of iOS 5 and the iPhone 5. Clearly, that was incorrect. While there is no official news about the newest iPhone from Apple, it is expected to be released on October 10th or 13th either along with or a few days after the release of iOS 5. While iOS 5 has already been released in a keynote. Apple has yet to hold an event for the release of the iPhone 5 and based on their history of past releases, its likely to be scheduled a few days after iOS 5 is made available on Apple.com as a free download. Developers ( The ones who have paid $99 to develop iPhone applications ) can already download the beta version of iOS 5. The complete list of new features to be introduced in iOS 5 can be seen here

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Complete List of 200+ iOS 5 Features

iOS 5

A complete list of the highly advertised 200+ new features ( and changes ) in the soon to be released new mobile platform for Apple Touchscreen Devices - iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone is given below ( Thanks to Techzoom.org for compiling this list ) -

1. Notification Center: New Notification System
2. Improved app notifications at the top
3. Lock screen notifications. Swipe will open related app.
4. Notification options to choose for each app.
5. Notification sorting by app, time etc.
6. iMessage: Text messaging between iOS devices over Wi-Fi or 3G (Similar to WhatsApp)
7. Newstand: Similar to iBooks to store, auto-download magazine subscriptions & new issues.
8. Reminders: A list of reminders with Geo-fence integrated with Calendar app
9. Twitter Integration: Log in to Twitter from settings once and Tweet anything from Safri, Photos, YouTube etc. Similar to login & sharing used by Mail.app
10. AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2: Duplicate the iPad screen on television wirelessly
11. iCloud integration: A new free service with more than 5GB data to be shared between iOS devices
12. Open Camera.app from lock screen: Double tapping on Home button will open the Camera.app from lock screen
13. Take pictures from lock screen: Volume up button can be used to take pictures
14. Camera Grid: For more precise focus and accurate photography. This feature was available on Camera+ app
15. Camera Zoom: Pinch-to-zoom Gesture like Photos.app on Camera.app
16. One tap Auto Focus and Auto Exposure
17. Lock Auto Exposure & Auto Focus for consistency.
18. Swipe Left to open camera roll
19. Crop Photos: Not available on 3GS
20. Enhance Color tones of photos: Not available on 3GS

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Some Statistics about iOS Devices - iPad, iPhone and iPod

iOS Devices Sold

The touchscreen devices ( The iPod, iPad and iPod Touch ) which have managed to find their way into the houses of 200 million customers ( estimated ) are the foundation of all other capacitative touchscreen devices.

- More than 14 Billion applications for these devices have been sold via the iTunes App Store.    - On an average, that's roughly 70 apps per device sold. 

- More than 225 Million customers have iTunes App Store ID's with credit card information. 

-  ( That's more than the number of Devices Sold ).

- More than 130 Million books have been sold on the iBookstore

- 25 Million iPads have been sold to date.

- Roughly 80 Million iPod Touches and 225 Million iPod ( Difficult to be sure )

- And approximately ( probably more than ) 88 Million iPhones sold till date 

- The iPhone 4 is the 2nd most popular camera device according to Flickr

iPad Models Sold to Date

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