Archive for April, 2008
Pre-release iPhone firmware 2.0 reveals Import SIM Contacts feature
The pre-release version of Apple’s iPhone firmware 2.0 included in the latest Apple iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) Beta 4 (Build 5A258f) which is currently available only to members of the iPhone developer program has revealed a feature dubbed Import SIM Contacts.
The feature Import SIM Contacts should work as the name implies i.e. extracting contacts stored […]
Rumor: RIM’s Apple Killer is… er… the iPhone?!
Rumors recently swirled about a super-secret RIM development project affectionately dubbed AK (for Apple Killer) that would help Blackberry not only retain market share in face of the iPhone juggernaut, but regain mind share which has wholly become the property of Apple as of late:
..two independent developers writing software for coming R.I.M. devices say that […]
Apple’s Smiles At Unlocking its iPhone
MacWorld had a pretty good piece on Apple secret love affair with unlocked phones. The point made was that Apple really don’t mind unlocked phones. Even if they don’t see any residual income from those phones, whether they’re being used on carriers that share revenue or not, Apple is still all smiles on the inside.
And […]
Rogers to Announces iPhone in Canada!
We’re number 7! We’re number 7! (OMG 7!!11)
During their Q1 Press Conference Call this week, Rogers Mobile announced that they had finally (finally!) finalized a deal to bring the iPhone to Canada:
“We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can’t tell you […]
3G iPhone to be discounted to $199 by AT&T?
According to Fortune, will subsidize the cost of the new, 3G iPhone by as much as $200, bringing the price within the $199 range. Apparently, a “person familiar with the strategy” claims that the provider will create this bargain bonanza for customers signing new, two-year contracts. Of course, the author of the story also […]
iPhone Rumors: Foxxcon to Build 25 Million iPhone 3G’s?!
Engadget (via Commercial Times) adds to the 3G rumor heap with this doozie:
Foxconn (aka, Hon Hai) — the maker of the 1st gen iPhone — is ramping up 3G iPhone assembly by “the end of May” to ship 3 million units in June. It’s expected to produce some 24-25 million units before the product reaches […]
iPhone Video App - iPhone Video Recorder Released
Finally after days of iPhone news & rumors, I have a native iPhone application to tell you folks about.
iPhone developer, DreamCatcher has released iPhone Video Recorder which as the name suggests records both audio and video which you can then play back on your iPhone, download it to a computer, or simply send it out […]
iPhone Patents: Documents, Soft keyboards, More
On April 24, 2008, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a series of iPhone/iPod Touch related patents covering six distinct aspects of the iPhone’s functionality. This report briefly covers how the iPhone deals with documents, its soft keyboard and deletion operations.
Patent: Portable Electronic Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface For Displaying Structured Electronic Documents
Apple’s […]
iPhone SDK Beta 4 Now Available, Comes with OpenGL ES 3D Graphics Support
The latest is now available, and unlike last time, it actually comes with an awesome new feature: OpenGL ES support! Now the iPhone simulator can render OpenGL ES that “mirror behavior on the iPhone and iPod Touch.” The ES in OpenGL ES stands for embedded systems, and is the official graphics API in both Symbian […]
iPhone tips calculator
Calculates the tip based on your rating of the service. Settings screen allows you to customize the percentage associated with each star and Kudit remembers the settings for you, so all you have to do is click and tip!
http://www.kudit.com/applications/tipcalculator/
