The ‘mobile market’ Category
Apple Awarded iPhone and Multi-Touch Device Patent
Monday, January 26th, 2009Fresh on the heels of what would seem to be an innovation war between Apple and Palm, the United States Patent Office has awarded Apple the patent on the multi-touch and touch-screen input methods in question.
The massive patent is titled Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics, and [...]
Apple’s Plans Should Be Clear: High-End iPhones and Global Positioning
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009As the market reels from Apple’s announcements in their Q1 financial earnings call, a clear distinction between Apple’s current position, and where they should be headed with the iPhone product line is made even more apparent.
We already know that Apple doesn’t like to dabble in cheap products. Whether it be a sub-$500 netbook (cheap ultra [...]
Tim Cook’s Aggressive Stance Towards Suing Patent Violaters (Palm?)
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009In Apple’s Q1 financial results earnings call, COO Tim Cook made some particularly aggressive statements pertaining to competitors violating patents Apple holds. When looking at the marketplace, Palm should most likely be prepared to defend the newly announced Palm Pre.
After reiterating Apple’s stance on the netbook category, COO Tim Cook shifted positions to talk about [...]
Apple Market Data: Mac and iPod On the Rise, iPhone Sales Slow
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Reports regarding Apple’s overall sales have been making the rounds today. Morgan Stanley is issuing reports that iPhone sales have dropped significantly in the 4th quarter, while Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reports healthy rises in nearly everything but the iPhone.
According to a new survey published by Morgan Stanley, Apple sold 1.75 million iPhone in [...]
AT&T Playing Around With iPhone MMS Possibility, Wireless Network “Caching”
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009AT&T is playing around with some “wireless network caching” methods that may trickle down into how iPhone users experience sending multimedia messages. The surprising thing, it’s not new technology.
We first started hearing about something similar about a week ago, however remained hesitant to report it until we learned anything substantial. After a few emails back [...]
Functional iControlPad Gaming Prototype In Action (Video)
Monday, January 19th, 2009The first prototype of the iControlPad gaming pad definitely looked promising. Bringing extrenal input buttons and a directional pad to Apple’s purely touch interface handhelds is seen by many people as a must. For gaming, we definitely agree.
A developer that goes by ZodTTD has posted the above video of him using the iControlPad to play [...]
Apple Loosens Up 3rd Party Web Browser Restrictions in App Store [U]
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009MacRumors has noticed that over the past 24 hours Apple has allegedly begun loosening up its restrictions that prevent third party web browsers from residing in the App Store.
Apple has already made it publicly known that applications duplicating original iPhone functionality will most likely not make it through the iPhone App Store approval process. Third [...]
iPhone Tethering: AT&T May Shock Us All and Charge $10
Friday, January 9th, 2009AT&T may shock and surprise most of us as well as their competitors and charge much less than initially expected for an iPhone tethering plan. Additionally, sources report that there is much buzz surrounding iPhone tethering internally at AT&T.
An iPhone tethering plan has been in the works for some time now. We know for a [...]
Apple Should Take Notice of the Palm Pre
Friday, January 9th, 2009In what was believed to be Palm’s last chance to compete in the mobile industry, Palm unveiled a brand new device called the Palm Pre alongside a new operating system which they call Palm web OS. The device was announced and shown off during Palm’s press gathering at CES and initial reactions are very positive.
Back [...]
iPhone Firmware 3.0 and Future Multi-Core iPhones
Thursday, January 8th, 2009ZDnet brings word of a possible four-core iPhone being developed by Apple. The information explains that while Apple’s current iPhone does well with gaming, a move into multi-core processing coupled with iPhone firmware 3.0 could bring dramatically increased power.
As MacRumors points out, Imagination Technologies is announcing a new version of its its graphics chip IP. [...]
iPhone Bluetooth Keyboard Hack Looks Very Promising
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Ars Technica has posted what looks like an incredibly promising bit of bluetooth iPhone hackery, courtesy of iPhone expert Ralf Ackerman.
What separates this hack from a few keyboard hacks in the past, is that this is a completely internal solution. It shows promising support for what may be a convergence of technologies used for general [...]
Garmin Nuvifone UI: Looks Like iPhone/Android Spawn
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Garmin has released some official screenshots from their upcoming Nuvifone. The interface (not surprisingly) closely resembles that of Apple’s iPhone mashed up with Google’s Android, only this device will have real GPS.
Garmin is expected to give an official first look at the Nuvifone during CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in early January in Las Vegas. [...]
Intel: MID Market Was Established by the iPhone, Continues to Grow
Monday, December 29th, 2008In an interesting interview by Tomohisa Takei for techon japan, Intel Fellow Shreekant Thakkar reveals his vision for the future of mobile computing, including the effect Apple’s iPhone has had on the industry.
As Intel explains, Thakkar’s official position is UMG chief platform architect at Intel Corp US, but as an official Intel Fellow he represents [...]
Contract Free iPhones Sell for up to $1,263 in France
Monday, December 29th, 2008French retailer FNAC has begun offering contract free iPhones with an extremely hefty price-tag.
As Macnn explains, 8GB contract free iPhones will be selling for €799 ($1,123), and 16GB models will be priced at €899 ($1,263). Our iPhone carrier worldmap has details about nearly every iPhone carrier and their rates around the world.
Apple was just recently [...]
New Patent Outlines Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboard
Thursday, December 25th, 2008MacRumors points us to a new patent application titled Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards that was unveiled by the United States Patent Office today.
The patent application gives credit to Wanye Westerman, who along with his partner John Elias were brought onto Apple’s touch technology team after founding Fingerworks. While it may not be [...]
Holiday Frames, An iPhone App Comes Just In Time For the Holidays
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008iPhone developers Big Canvas have officially released “Holiday Frames,” an iPhone application that allows users to place festive holiday style frames around their photos before sharing them with their friends and family.
Holiday Frames (iTunes link) allows users to import photos directly into the application, and then style them with fun, holiday themed frames. Once you’ve [...]
iPhone Market Share on the Rise While PC Share Slips
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008A recent survey shows that Apple’s iPhone now holds a steady 23 percent of the smartphone market, narrowing the gap between rival handset maker RIM and is retaining consumer interest five months after the release of the 3G. Spirits seem high in the smartphone department but the same cannot be said for the PC [...]
AT&T Buys Unicel: iPhone Finally Confirmed Heading to Vermont
Monday, December 22nd, 2008A recent acquisition of telecom company Unicel by AT&T has opened the doors for many of the company’s services to be offered in the state of Vermont. Included in the deal will be Apple’s iPhone, which for the first time will be available to Vermont residents come mid-January.
Up until now AT&T has not offered many [...]
AT&T’s No Contract iPhone, Possible Prepaid Plan Details
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Back in July when Apple and AT&T released the iPhone 3G, they also promised everyone a “no-contract” – “no-strings-attached” iPhone. While the no-contract iPhone hasn’t been released yet, some confirmed “go phone” plans have been unveiled.
The plans are aimed at being less confusing to customers. However, they end up being more complex, with more overages [...]
iPhone 3G Unlocking Process, Demo Posted (VIDEO)
Sunday, December 21st, 2008iPhone Dev Team member MuscleNerd has made us aware of a video he just posted showcasing the iPhone 3G unlocking process. The Dev Team is planning on releasing the unlock on New Year’s Eve.
Codenamed “yellowsn0w,” the iPhone Dev Team has been working extremely hard making this available for the general public. “This is now [...]
