Does WebRTC need a change in governance?
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
Read MoreAirDrop also now works between iOS and OS X using its proximity awareness technology called Continuity. You can transfer documents between your iPhone and Mac, or receive caller ID on your Mac and even pick up the call or dial straight from the computer.iPhone can now delegate some of the communication work it does via AirDrop to the Mac. This adds a direct communication channel between the iPhone and a PC, used this time for the purpose of calling from the Mac and effectively tethering the iPhone as a voice modem.
Apple officially gets in on the Quantified Self fitness game with HealthKit which collects your personal health data from various third party apps and keeps track of your daily activities.HealthKit is about aggregating sensor data related to health - a big IoT segment on its own right. By being the aggregator (and enabling multiple Decision Makers access to the data) and directly linked to the smartphone (and its user), Apple empowers users with their data. This approach will bring with it new strategies for application developers on how to get their hands on health related data of users.
Another trend Apple’s hopping on is smart home with HomeKit, an SDK that aggregates third party Internet of Things apps into one place.HomeKit is the connected home initiative of Apple. It is about discovery and control of home devices. Today, each home device manufacturer has his own app. There are those that act as aggregators today, that can work across different devices and network types (one such example is SkyNet). By making a statement on the SDK of choice to use on the iPhone, Apple is bringing to bear yet another protocol (on top of the mish-mash of options we have today). Being Apple, this protocol will gain large traction, but will not include Apple's competitors (Android and Windows Phone come to mind).
Is it time to change the governance of WebRTC in order to keep it growing and flourishing?
Read MoreRTC@Scale is Facebook’s virtual WebRTC event, covering current and future topics. Here’s the summary for RTC@Scale 2024 so you can pick and choose the relevant ones for you.
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