Tag Archive | "iphone"
Microsoft to spend upwards of $500 million for Windows Phone 7 launch, but will it be enough?
It’s hard to believe that by the time Microsoft gets around to releasing Windows Phone 7, the iPhone will almost be 4 years old. Moreover, if and when Microsoft’s last gasp effort to reclaim any sort of relevancy in the smartphone market actually pays off, Apple will be just about ready to release the iPhone [...]
Continue reading...Qualcomm looking to hire “iPhone Developer Guru”
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Qualcomm yesterday put up an interesting job posting on its career board looking for an “iPhone Developer Guru.” The job description cryptically reads: The iPhone has no secret for you? Well, that’s what you think… join us and develop the most challenging product of your life! You are driven by a very strict development discipline, well versed [...]
Continue reading...Netflix app now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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It’s already a hit on the iPad, and now a Netflix app for the iPhone and iPod Touch is finally available for download. The Netflix iPhone app works over both 3G and wi-fi, and as you might expect, allows Netflix subscribers to stream TV and movie content straight to their devices. “Apple has changed the game for mobile [...]
Continue reading...Staggered Android upgrades highlight Apple’s attention to consistency
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Say what you will about Android’s tremendous growth, but the fact remains that an optimal Android user experience is still not a luxury enjoyed by the majority of Android handset owners. There’s no denying that Apple places a priority on consistency across its product line, especially when it comes to software UI and system features. To wit, [...]
Continue reading...Browser Comparison - iPhone, Android 2.2, and Windows Phone 7
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
PocketNow sets up a browser test between the iPhone, Android 2.2, and a Windows Phone 7 smartphone. Note that the Windows Phone 7 software is still a work in progress, but the video is worth a look anyhow. The browser of Windows Phone 7 seems to be on the right track. Tab management is super quick [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 sales off to strong start in South Korea
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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The Korea Herald reports: KT Corp., the exclusive provider of the iPhone in Korea, said Wednesday that the number of people who made pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 4 surpassed 130,000 in the first 13 hours of registration. The number of people applying for the new model sharply increased from 40,000 as of 8:55 a.m. to over 60,000 [...]
Continue reading...Justin Long jailbreaks his iPhone?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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Good ole’ Justin Long. He of the “I’m a Mac” fame and the underrated movie “Accepted.” Recently, Long appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, and well, if you fast forward the video to 7:04, you can see Cydia and TVOutTuner sitting comfortably on the iPhone screen. Engadget postulates, thougth, that maybe Long isn’t the jailbreaking [...]
Continue reading...Does iOS 4 have an auto-activate code for CDMA iPhones?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Boy Genius Report writes: One of our Apple sources has just informed us of something very interesting. Way down deep within iOS 4 is a pretty intriguing block of code. Our source says that the code queries the device, and if the device is either a CDMA iPhone or iPad 2, the device will auto-activate, thus bypassing the [...]
Continue reading...China Unicom inks deal to distribute the iPad and iPhone 4
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Caixin online is reporting that Apple recently inked a deal with China Unicom, the second largest mobile operator in China, to distribute the iPad. As of now, there is no word as to when iPad sales might begin. Moreover, the report notes that China Unicom will start selling the iPhone 4 sometime in early September. The [...]
Continue reading...Apple hires Near Field Communications expert
Sunday, August 15, 2010
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Steve Jobs once famously said that he’s as proud of the products Apple doesn’t release as he is of the products they do release. In other words, one can only imagine the cool gadgetry Apple has floating around in its secretive labs, draped in black cloth. And while some Apple prototypes may certainly never see [...]
Continue reading...John Carmack demos Tech 5 game engine at 60 fps
Friday, August 13, 2010
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At QuakeCon 2010 this week, id co-founder and Doom developer John Carmack took the stage to show off the upcoming id Tech 5 gaming engine which is capable of operating at an impressive 60 frames per second, a faster framerate than both Doom Classic and Doom Resurrection. Carmack noted, while demoing an upcoming iOS title, [...]
Continue reading...Adobe re-brands mobile Photoshop app as “Photoshop Express”; iPad support now included
Friday, August 13, 2010
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Back in October 2009, Adobe released a Photoshop.com mobile app for the iPhone that did incredibly well on the app store. The app, as you might expect, was a toned down version of Photoshop. Some of the available tools included the ability to crop, rotate, and adjust exposure, saturation and tint. Also bundled in the [...]
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Monday, August 30, 2010
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