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Colton Vari
9/20/14
LeClaire, Jennifer. "What IOS 8 Brings to the Mobile Table | NewsFactor Network."
NewsFactor Network RSS. NewsFactor Network, 10 Sept. 2016. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
In this article, Jennifer LeClaire goes over some of the new features that Apple owners
will encounter in the iOS 8 update released on September 17
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of this year. Of the 4000 or so
APIs (Application Program Interface), LeClaire focuses on the new features of Messenger,
Photos, HomeKit, and Family Sharing and gives practical scenarios each can be used in.
LeClaire also got feedback from a professional analyst at Current Analysis by the name of Avi
Greengart who praised the development for being so open-ended by stating: iOS 8 allows
applications to talk to each other in a way that has really been a hallmark only of the Windows
Phone operating system. Its a whole new open software era for iOS. It will actually have a huge
impact on consumers, even if its not the highlight Apple is promoting.
To follow up I ran a search on Google and Bing for iOS 8 and found that Bings search
engine was preferable. Google managed to find 415,000,000 results using the key terms I entered
but in order to sort through it more specifically I would have to scroll to the bottom of the page
for any related searches. Bing found 57,900,000 results but organized it so that one of the first
things I saw was a list of searches just to the right of the first entries Bing gave me that were
similar to mine but slightly more specific. Google did direct me towards iOS 8 in the news,
however, seeing as how that was the first result given to me. Bing was quick to deliver news
reports about my search as well but only slightly slower with news-related searches coming in
fourth.
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TRAAP Test
Simon, Michael. "IOS 8: The Best Hidden Features." Gizmodo. Gizmodo, 17 Sept. 2014.
Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
Time: This article was originally posted on June 6
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of this year but was updated September 17
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when more information was revealed for the new software.
Relevance: The article covers practical uses of iOS 8s applications and ties directly with the
varying degree of modifications seen in the update.
Authority: The author is Michael Simon, a Gizmodo associate, although Im not certain of his
qualifications as an online journalist or his knowledge of software technology.
Accuracy: This particular article highlights otherwise subtle changes in the new iOS 8
development. Of all the features discussed, I have personally experimented on my own device to
conclude the accuracy of the article as sound.
Purpose: The purpose of the article was to inform readers of changed in their devices that may
otherwise go underappreciated. But seeing as how its an article written on the best hidden
features, there is a bias originating from the authors point-of-view.

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Inside the CCBC Online Library is where I used the ProQuest Central database to look up
an article about iOS 8 using the name of the software update as my keywords. ProQuest was my
first choice of databases due to its wide range of entries that have to do with science and
technology, specifically telecommunications.
Between using the internet to find Doug Grosss Five IOS 8 Features Youll Love and
using an online database to find ProQuests Apple Introduces iOS 8 there are things to
consider. In terms of ease of access, the internet wins hands down. Using any web-based search
engine like Bing or Google will provide you with information much faster and efficiently than
taking the time to peel back layer after layer of search specifications on an already begrudgingly
slow site. These particular articles also had a considerable gap in timeliness in terms of when
they were last updated. The database seems to trade timeliness for reputability because the article
was published June 5
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and has not seen an update since. The browser-based search engine
provided information that was both current and reputable with a date-stamp of September 17
th
.
You would think that a scholarly database could outclass an internet search in authority of an
article but I find them to be about equal in this case. While you cannot look at the authors
background or qualifications on the website, you cant even find an author to look at in the
database. Preferably I would rather have the name and source of the author to look up in another
search if I chose than to be left without a clue due to having no face or name tied to the
information.

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Bibliography:
LeClaire, Jennifer. "What IOS 8 Brings to the Mobile Table | NewsFactor Network."
NewsFactor Network RSS. NewsFactor Network, 10 Sept. 2016. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
Simon, Michael. "IOS 8: The Best Hidden Features." Gizmodo. Gizmodo, 17 Sept. 2014.
Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
Gross, Doug. "Five IOS 8 Features You'll Love." CNN. Cable News Network, 17 Sept.
2014. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
"Apple Introduces iOS 8." Wireless News (2014)ProQuest. Web. 21 Sep. 2014.
"Mobile Labs Reports Availability of Apple's iOS 8 Support." Wireless News
(2014)ProQuest. Web. 21 Sep. 2014.