Apple Patent Shows iPods Capable Of Receiving and Recording Live TV (Gizmodo)

From communication (actual phone calls, emailing, sms, twitter) to information and media sharing (Social Networking, Web, News, Tickets, Music, Movies, Shows, Calendar, Navigation, Augmented Reality, Geo-suggestions, Games, Payments, Planning, Scheduling, Wiki). Showing you the way to your destination with GPS Nav, streaming your HD movies where you want when you want, connecting it (wireless) to your flat panel TV or projector, keeping track of your daily planning and scheduling, order your food in a restaurant, pay your bills, push sync with all your other devices, including the kitchen sink. All this wireless, no dock.  I think the iPhone was the first step in this direction, the Google Phone will be the second.  I think we need a couple more steps (real wireless broadband, faster cpu’s) before we’re there.

And here’s an app that falls in line with the above thought:

Twitter Co-Founder Begins Trial On SquareUp iPhone Credit Card Payment Service – apps – Gizmodo

Will the phone and firmware/OS manufacturers take over these core apps?  Or will they let the app community develop them?