Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The LG Vu and Verizon's XV6900
It has been nearly a year since Apple Inc. launched the elegant and easy-to-use iPhone. Since then, our perceptions on how we can use a mobile phone have changed.
But the essential lesson of the iPhone has yet to be learned: The magic is in the simplicity of using Apple's software.cont.
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That became abundantly clear as I wrestled with two new touch-based phones. They have their merits but are no threat to what Apple offers.buy 3g iphone here
The LG Vu and Verizon's XV6900 (an, ahem, attention-grabbing name; another missed lesson) are both handsome from a hardware standpoint. In some respects, I prefer either to the iPhone in terms of styling. But based on usability, they are so far behind what Apple achieved that it seems unfair to even make a comparison.
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Essentially, the one thing these phones have in common with the iPhone is touch. And even that needs work..buy 3g iphone here
LG Vu
Let's start with the phone I found more disappointing because it looked more promising than the other.
There are reasons to choose the LG Vu (pronounced "view") over the iPhone, both offered exclusively by AT&T.
You can watch live television via AT&T's mobile TV service. And the touch screen excels with the on-screen controls. The carrier offers mobile channels from CBS, NBC, FOX and a few popular cable channels, such as Comedy Central, CNN and ESPN.
The screen, which measures 3 inches across, is nice for TV viewing. Also, you can shoot video, and the phone is an AT&T video-share model. These are appealing features that the first version of the iPhone does not offer.
The Vu is one of 10 phones that can use AT&T's video-share feature, which allows two users to have a video chat via mobile phone as long as both parties have video-share phones. This is a great tool for families if one parent travels a lot, putting the kids a video call away..buy 3g iphone here
I like the controls for dialing a call and how the home screen is set up with an intuitive menu that gets you where you want to go, both lessons learned from the iPhone.
But I don't like entering text, either for writing an e-mail or a text message. The touch keyboard is not nearly as easy to use as the iPhone's, and that's because the Vu uses "haptics" for its controls. With haptics, you feel a slight vibration when you hit a key, basically confirming the action.
It's fine for dialing a phone call because the number keys are big, but not so much with the QWERTY-style keypad. Unlike with the iPhone, I needed to press firmly, and I often hit the wrong keys because the letters are squished together.
More important, the haptics controls didn't work well for the other functions that the iPhone has made simple: scrolling through the content on your phone or surfing the Web. For instance, you can't use a finger swipe to move through pictures or, in what enthralls many iPhone owners, use two fingers to enlarge an image or Web page.
The Vu costs $300 after rebate, with a two-year contract. Some people might find the Vu an appealing alternative to the iPhone. I might have, too, if it had come first. But now a year after the iPhone's release, I was disappointed..buy 3g iphone here
Verizon's XV6900
Likewise, I was disappointed by the XV6900, offered from Verizon and made by Taiwan's HTC. I couldn't figure out what this phone wants to be: a touch-screen phone or one operated by a stylus, like the Palm Treo. It comes with a stylus and, frankly, that's the easiest way to navigate around this smart phone, which operates on Windows Mobile 6.
Whereas the iPhone is a fun tool that is becoming a device for productivity, the XV6900 is for productivity and isn't fun.
I've reviewed Windows Mobile 6 phones in the past and think they generally are fine. But the operation of this phone is clunky and confusing and does not reflect well on the parties involved— Microsoft, Verizon or HTC.
Thankfully, they are not marketing this model as an iPhone alternative. But HTC has embarked on a U.S. brand advertising campaign featuring a similarly styled touch phone, the Diamond, that also runs on Windows Mobile software. (You can watch the HTC Diamond online at YouTube.com /HTC.)
I couldn't get the phone to do the tricks the ad shows, so lets hope the Diamond, expected later this year, performs better than the uninspiring XV6900. It sells for $299, with a two-year contract and rebate.
The XV6900 did perform some functions well, such as quickly accessing my Web-based e-mail account. Also, it runs on Verizon's quick EV-DO network, so getting online was efficient.
Yet navigating those Web pages was a pain: Do I use my finger or the stylus? Neither worked well. There is no magic here. The functional XV6900 would be impressive if this were still 2006..buy 3g iphone here
Perhaps the next few efforts at a touch-screen phone, including Sprint's Instinct, will provide the fun and function Apple got right in its first effort. So far, if someone asked me to suggest a cool touch phone, there's still only one worth buying.
But the essential lesson of the iPhone has yet to be learned: The magic is in the simplicity of using Apple's software.cont.
more video reviews click here
That became abundantly clear as I wrestled with two new touch-based phones. They have their merits but are no threat to what Apple offers.buy 3g iphone here
The LG Vu and Verizon's XV6900 (an, ahem, attention-grabbing name; another missed lesson) are both handsome from a hardware standpoint. In some respects, I prefer either to the iPhone in terms of styling. But based on usability, they are so far behind what Apple achieved that it seems unfair to even make a comparison.
Related links
Apple: iPhone sold out online in US, UK
iPhone continues march toward world domination
Listening to Internet radio on the iPhone and iPod
Essentially, the one thing these phones have in common with the iPhone is touch. And even that needs work..buy 3g iphone here
LG Vu
Let's start with the phone I found more disappointing because it looked more promising than the other.
There are reasons to choose the LG Vu (pronounced "view") over the iPhone, both offered exclusively by AT&T.
You can watch live television via AT&T's mobile TV service. And the touch screen excels with the on-screen controls. The carrier offers mobile channels from CBS, NBC, FOX and a few popular cable channels, such as Comedy Central, CNN and ESPN.
The screen, which measures 3 inches across, is nice for TV viewing. Also, you can shoot video, and the phone is an AT&T video-share model. These are appealing features that the first version of the iPhone does not offer.
The Vu is one of 10 phones that can use AT&T's video-share feature, which allows two users to have a video chat via mobile phone as long as both parties have video-share phones. This is a great tool for families if one parent travels a lot, putting the kids a video call away..buy 3g iphone here
I like the controls for dialing a call and how the home screen is set up with an intuitive menu that gets you where you want to go, both lessons learned from the iPhone.
But I don't like entering text, either for writing an e-mail or a text message. The touch keyboard is not nearly as easy to use as the iPhone's, and that's because the Vu uses "haptics" for its controls. With haptics, you feel a slight vibration when you hit a key, basically confirming the action.
It's fine for dialing a phone call because the number keys are big, but not so much with the QWERTY-style keypad. Unlike with the iPhone, I needed to press firmly, and I often hit the wrong keys because the letters are squished together.
More important, the haptics controls didn't work well for the other functions that the iPhone has made simple: scrolling through the content on your phone or surfing the Web. For instance, you can't use a finger swipe to move through pictures or, in what enthralls many iPhone owners, use two fingers to enlarge an image or Web page.
The Vu costs $300 after rebate, with a two-year contract. Some people might find the Vu an appealing alternative to the iPhone. I might have, too, if it had come first. But now a year after the iPhone's release, I was disappointed..buy 3g iphone here
Verizon's XV6900
Likewise, I was disappointed by the XV6900, offered from Verizon and made by Taiwan's HTC. I couldn't figure out what this phone wants to be: a touch-screen phone or one operated by a stylus, like the Palm Treo. It comes with a stylus and, frankly, that's the easiest way to navigate around this smart phone, which operates on Windows Mobile 6.
Whereas the iPhone is a fun tool that is becoming a device for productivity, the XV6900 is for productivity and isn't fun.
I've reviewed Windows Mobile 6 phones in the past and think they generally are fine. But the operation of this phone is clunky and confusing and does not reflect well on the parties involved— Microsoft, Verizon or HTC.
Thankfully, they are not marketing this model as an iPhone alternative. But HTC has embarked on a U.S. brand advertising campaign featuring a similarly styled touch phone, the Diamond, that also runs on Windows Mobile software. (You can watch the HTC Diamond online at YouTube.com /HTC.)
I couldn't get the phone to do the tricks the ad shows, so lets hope the Diamond, expected later this year, performs better than the uninspiring XV6900. It sells for $299, with a two-year contract and rebate.
The XV6900 did perform some functions well, such as quickly accessing my Web-based e-mail account. Also, it runs on Verizon's quick EV-DO network, so getting online was efficient.
Yet navigating those Web pages was a pain: Do I use my finger or the stylus? Neither worked well. There is no magic here. The functional XV6900 would be impressive if this were still 2006..buy 3g iphone here
Perhaps the next few efforts at a touch-screen phone, including Sprint's Instinct, will provide the fun and function Apple got right in its first effort. So far, if someone asked me to suggest a cool touch phone, there's still only one worth buying.
Friday, May 16, 2008
the iPhone into at least 10 more European, Middle Eastern, and African countries.
Orange, France Telecom's mobile provider, will whisk the iPhone into at least 10 more European, Middle Eastern, and African countries.
The iPhone is becoming quite the world traveler.
The deal with Apple, announced Friday, will bring the popular device later this year into Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, Egypt, and Jordan, as well as into unspecified countries in Africa and--back on the home side of the Atlantic--the Dominican Republic.
Until recently the iPhone has been available in just a handful of countries outside the U.S., including the U.K., France, Germany, and Ireland.
But announcement after announcement of foreign outreach keep popping up. Since late April, the list of target countries has frenetically expanded to include Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, the Philippines, South Africa, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
No doubt, that list is incomplete...more info here
The iPhone is becoming quite the world traveler.
The deal with Apple, announced Friday, will bring the popular device later this year into Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, Egypt, and Jordan, as well as into unspecified countries in Africa and--back on the home side of the Atlantic--the Dominican Republic.
Until recently the iPhone has been available in just a handful of countries outside the U.S., including the U.K., France, Germany, and Ireland.
But announcement after announcement of foreign outreach keep popping up. Since late April, the list of target countries has frenetically expanded to include Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, the Philippines, South Africa, Greece, Turkey, Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
No doubt, that list is incomplete...more info here
announcing the launch of the Thunder
Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry handheld gadget, is working on plans to launch a touch-screen version to compete head-to-head with Apple's iPhone.
Apple's iPhone and the most recent 'Bold' BlackBerry
RIM is understood to have been working on a new model called the Thunder - with plans to sell it exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the US, and Vodafone in other parts of the world.
Rumours of a touch-screen BlackBerry first appeared on the internet earlier this week, but it is believed that plans for the new model launch are well under-way.
RIM has neither confirmed nor denied that the Thunder exists, and declined to comment on mounting speculation that it will be released in the third quarter of this year.
In February, the company said it may bring out a touch-screen device if there was demand for it.
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If RIM is close to announcing the launch of the Thunder, the new device is likely to come to market around the same time as BlackBerry's other new model - the Bold - which RIM released details and pictures of earlier this week.
The Bold is in part a new rival for the iPhone, offering a media player, a two megapixel camera, and a stronger design with a stylish silver rim.
It is also aimed largely at those wanting the added capabilities that come from a 3G network - and so will be useful in the fight against the iPhone's rumoured upcoming 3G model.
Although there are no suggestions as yet that RIM will combine the Bold's technology and the Thunder's touch-screen capabilities, were it to do so, the product would be a direct rival to the iPhone.
In the past, RIM co-chief executive Jim Balisillie has said he does not see the iPhone as a direct threat to its core business market.
However as RIM expands more and more into consumer markets, the company will increasingly come up against a barrage of smart-phone competitors, in addition to the iPhone. more info click here
Apple's iPhone and the most recent 'Bold' BlackBerry
RIM is understood to have been working on a new model called the Thunder - with plans to sell it exclusively through Verizon Wireless in the US, and Vodafone in other parts of the world.
Rumours of a touch-screen BlackBerry first appeared on the internet earlier this week, but it is believed that plans for the new model launch are well under-way.
RIM has neither confirmed nor denied that the Thunder exists, and declined to comment on mounting speculation that it will be released in the third quarter of this year.
In February, the company said it may bring out a touch-screen device if there was demand for it.
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If RIM is close to announcing the launch of the Thunder, the new device is likely to come to market around the same time as BlackBerry's other new model - the Bold - which RIM released details and pictures of earlier this week.
The Bold is in part a new rival for the iPhone, offering a media player, a two megapixel camera, and a stronger design with a stylish silver rim.
It is also aimed largely at those wanting the added capabilities that come from a 3G network - and so will be useful in the fight against the iPhone's rumoured upcoming 3G model.
Although there are no suggestions as yet that RIM will combine the Bold's technology and the Thunder's touch-screen capabilities, were it to do so, the product would be a direct rival to the iPhone.
In the past, RIM co-chief executive Jim Balisillie has said he does not see the iPhone as a direct threat to its core business market.
However as RIM expands more and more into consumer markets, the company will increasingly come up against a barrage of smart-phone competitors, in addition to the iPhone. more info click here
02 UK to Announce 3G IPhone Debut With Apple
02 UK to Announce 3G IPhone Debut With Apple, Telegraph Says
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Telefonica SA's O2 U.K. unit and Apple Inc. may be about to introduce the first 3G version of the iPhone in the U.K., the Daily Telegraph reported.
O2 said it would make a joint announcement with Apple in ``the coming weeks,'' the newspaper said.
Matthew Key, chief executive of 02 in the U.K., declined to reveal details of the announcement, the Telegraph said. He said the company has an exclusive multi-year agreement with Apple, according to the newspaper. vidoes here
May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Telefonica SA's O2 U.K. unit and Apple Inc. may be about to introduce the first 3G version of the iPhone in the U.K., the Daily Telegraph reported.
O2 said it would make a joint announcement with Apple in ``the coming weeks,'' the newspaper said.
Matthew Key, chief executive of 02 in the U.K., declined to reveal details of the announcement, the Telegraph said. He said the company has an exclusive multi-year agreement with Apple, according to the newspaper. vidoes here
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
developer plans to tap the device's graphics and motion detector technology to let consumers do some virtual mixing
Is the iPhone ready to mix you up a healthy beverage? Hardly, but one developer plans to tap the device's graphics and motion detector technology to let consumers do some virtual mixing.
SiiTE Interactive, a New York-based creative marketing agency, said it's developing a range of iPhone applications for clients and just for experimentation. One is for a yogurt chain interested in SiiTE's idea for mobile coupons.
The concept is that an iPhone user will be able to mix a virtual smoothie, picking, say vanilla yogurt, strawberries and other ingredients on the screen. Once the ingredients are selected, the consumer can literally shake the iPhone to 'blend' up the drink they want (software written for the iPhone's accelerometer lets the device respond appropriately to the shaking). Then the consumer can go to the yogurt shop any time with their iPhone and have an on-screen bar code scanned to receive the discount.
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"It can be a channel to keep you connected to the company," Alan Ruthazer, CEO of SiiTE Interactive, told InternetNews.com. "It's a fun thing to show off to your friends and we think it can be an effective form of viral marketing."
A few other ideas being cooked up by SiiTE for the iPhone include an "Origami-gram," an illuminator for rock concerts and a virtual juice squeezer.
The Origami-gram, or "iFold," uses the iPhone's multi-touch technology to let users write a note and fold the virtual paper into custom origami configurations. The resulting swans, boxes, flowers and other designs can be saved in online galleries for others to enjoy.
For rock concert fans, cell phones have already replaced cigarette lighters as the device of choice to hold up high in a show of a solidarity. SiiTE is working on an application that will help you light up the hall with your iPhone, but also shake them in unison to generate the sounds of maracas, tambourines, jingle bells, and other instruments. SiiTE thinks this mobile music application could be included as a promotional item fans will download when they purchase a song at the iTunes store.
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Squeezing the iPhone
Another concept in development: SiiTE said it's working with "a leading orange juice brand" to drive home the message that their juice is fresh-squeezed by offering a "Juicer" challenge on the iPhone.
Basically, it's a little game where users try to beat the clock and fill as many glasses of OJ as they can by tilting their iPhone to roll an orange into a squeezing zone and then using two fingers to squeeze the juice from the orange. With a flick of the wrist, the used orange is flipped off screen as the next orange rolls into place.
Analyst Maribel Lopez said she's not surprised such offbeat applications are starting to appear or at least being discussed.
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"I expect an absolute explosion of applications for the iPhone now that the beta of software development kit (SDK)'s been released," Lopez, CEO of Lopez Research in San Francisco, told InternetNews.com. "iPhone users are very engaged with the device because it's such an easy to use platform.
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) releases the finished SDK in June, it will also launch a online site similar to its iTunes store that will showcase iPhone applications that are free or cost money. "If you're a developer looking for a quick way to reach a community actively seeking new applications, Apple's software store makes perfect sense as a way to prove there's a market for them."
Another development iPhone fans are waiting for are new models of the device rumored to be coming out this summer. Apple hasn't confirmed those rumors though its partner, AT&T, said new iPhones with a faster 3G connection will ship this year.
Another rumor making the rounds is that the new iPhones will include haptic technology from Immersion (NASDAQ: IMMR), the company that provides the force-feedback effect used in some video game peripherals.
Immersion's VibeTonz technology can be used to provide tactile cues for touch-screen interfaces and could give iPhone users a more tactile response when using the device's virtual keyboard.
SiiTE Interactive, a New York-based creative marketing agency, said it's developing a range of iPhone applications for clients and just for experimentation. One is for a yogurt chain interested in SiiTE's idea for mobile coupons.
The concept is that an iPhone user will be able to mix a virtual smoothie, picking, say vanilla yogurt, strawberries and other ingredients on the screen. Once the ingredients are selected, the consumer can literally shake the iPhone to 'blend' up the drink they want (software written for the iPhone's accelerometer lets the device respond appropriately to the shaking). Then the consumer can go to the yogurt shop any time with their iPhone and have an on-screen bar code scanned to receive the discount.
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"It can be a channel to keep you connected to the company," Alan Ruthazer, CEO of SiiTE Interactive, told InternetNews.com. "It's a fun thing to show off to your friends and we think it can be an effective form of viral marketing."
A few other ideas being cooked up by SiiTE for the iPhone include an "Origami-gram," an illuminator for rock concerts and a virtual juice squeezer.
The Origami-gram, or "iFold," uses the iPhone's multi-touch technology to let users write a note and fold the virtual paper into custom origami configurations. The resulting swans, boxes, flowers and other designs can be saved in online galleries for others to enjoy.
For rock concert fans, cell phones have already replaced cigarette lighters as the device of choice to hold up high in a show of a solidarity. SiiTE is working on an application that will help you light up the hall with your iPhone, but also shake them in unison to generate the sounds of maracas, tambourines, jingle bells, and other instruments. SiiTE thinks this mobile music application could be included as a promotional item fans will download when they purchase a song at the iTunes store.
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Squeezing the iPhone
Another concept in development: SiiTE said it's working with "a leading orange juice brand" to drive home the message that their juice is fresh-squeezed by offering a "Juicer" challenge on the iPhone.
Basically, it's a little game where users try to beat the clock and fill as many glasses of OJ as they can by tilting their iPhone to roll an orange into a squeezing zone and then using two fingers to squeeze the juice from the orange. With a flick of the wrist, the used orange is flipped off screen as the next orange rolls into place.
Analyst Maribel Lopez said she's not surprised such offbeat applications are starting to appear or at least being discussed.
iPhone
The iPhone
Source: Apple
"I expect an absolute explosion of applications for the iPhone now that the beta of software development kit (SDK)'s been released," Lopez, CEO of Lopez Research in San Francisco, told InternetNews.com. "iPhone users are very engaged with the device because it's such an easy to use platform.
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) releases the finished SDK in June, it will also launch a online site similar to its iTunes store that will showcase iPhone applications that are free or cost money. "If you're a developer looking for a quick way to reach a community actively seeking new applications, Apple's software store makes perfect sense as a way to prove there's a market for them."
Another development iPhone fans are waiting for are new models of the device rumored to be coming out this summer. Apple hasn't confirmed those rumors though its partner, AT&T, said new iPhones with a faster 3G connection will ship this year.
Another rumor making the rounds is that the new iPhones will include haptic technology from Immersion (NASDAQ: IMMR), the company that provides the force-feedback effect used in some video game peripherals.
Immersion's VibeTonz technology can be used to provide tactile cues for touch-screen interfaces and could give iPhone users a more tactile response when using the device's virtual keyboard.
iTips for Your iPhone
iTips for Your iPhone
May 5, 2008
By $tu
1. How to Set Any Picture as Wallpaper
With the iPhone, you can use any picture that you've synced through iTunes or taken with the built-in camera as wallpaper. It is a great and simple way to add a little bit of your personality to your iPhone.
Here's how to do it:
* Press the home button to get to the iPhone's home screen.
* Select settings.
* Select Wallpaper.
* Choose the folder from which you want to select your wallpaper image.
You'll see one labeled Wallpaper at the top with pre-loaded wallpaper pictures from Apple. That's where our rose in the picture above comes from.buy 3g iphone click here
Next up is Camera Roll, where all the pictures you take with the iPhone are stored. Underneath that is the general Photo Library folder and then all the folders you've synced from your desktop.
* Select an image.
* What you'll see next is how the image you selected will look as wallpaper.
* Thankfully, you can move and adjust the picture as much as you like with your fingers through Apple's multi-touch interface. Use one finger to move an image around. Use two fingers, pinching them together and widening them apart, to shrink and enlarge the picture.
* Once you're satisfied with how the image looks, select Set Wallpaper.
That’s it, you’re all set. The next time you turn your iPhone on, you’ll be greeted by the picture of your choice. Unfortunately, that’s just about the only place you’ll see wallpaper with the iPhone. It doesn’t even appear on the home screen, which remains a dull black no matter what.
And, annoyingly, there doesn't appear to be any easy way to go back to not having wallpaper once you start using it. It seems you have to stop syncing or delete that image from your iPhone. All you can easily do, apparently, is change the wallpaper to another picture.
In addition to your own pictures, there are free wallpaper sites out there that have images you can download already formatted to fit smoothly on the iPhone's 320 x 480 pixel resolution display.buy 3g iphone click here
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Simply download them to your computer and sync them to your iPhone.buy 3g iphone click here
May 5, 2008
By $tu
1. How to Set Any Picture as Wallpaper
With the iPhone, you can use any picture that you've synced through iTunes or taken with the built-in camera as wallpaper. It is a great and simple way to add a little bit of your personality to your iPhone.
Here's how to do it:
* Press the home button to get to the iPhone's home screen.
* Select settings.
* Select Wallpaper.
* Choose the folder from which you want to select your wallpaper image.
You'll see one labeled Wallpaper at the top with pre-loaded wallpaper pictures from Apple. That's where our rose in the picture above comes from.buy 3g iphone click here
Next up is Camera Roll, where all the pictures you take with the iPhone are stored. Underneath that is the general Photo Library folder and then all the folders you've synced from your desktop.
* Select an image.
* What you'll see next is how the image you selected will look as wallpaper.
* Thankfully, you can move and adjust the picture as much as you like with your fingers through Apple's multi-touch interface. Use one finger to move an image around. Use two fingers, pinching them together and widening them apart, to shrink and enlarge the picture.
* Once you're satisfied with how the image looks, select Set Wallpaper.
That’s it, you’re all set. The next time you turn your iPhone on, you’ll be greeted by the picture of your choice. Unfortunately, that’s just about the only place you’ll see wallpaper with the iPhone. It doesn’t even appear on the home screen, which remains a dull black no matter what.
And, annoyingly, there doesn't appear to be any easy way to go back to not having wallpaper once you start using it. It seems you have to stop syncing or delete that image from your iPhone. All you can easily do, apparently, is change the wallpaper to another picture.
In addition to your own pictures, there are free wallpaper sites out there that have images you can download already formatted to fit smoothly on the iPhone's 320 x 480 pixel resolution display.buy 3g iphone click here
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Simply download them to your computer and sync them to your iPhone.buy 3g iphone click here
Apple's iPhone is set to make a big splash in India.
Apple's iPhone is set to make a big splash in India. A new report says that the rollout of the iPhone in India is set to be the largest, anywhere in the world -- through both Vodaphone (previously announced) and Airtel mobile carriers. Citing industry sources, Riyaz.net says that Apple's iPhones will be sold through about 250,000 Vodafone and Airtel retail outlets including franchisee-owned shops. "This rollout would be mammoth when compared to iPhones being available only in about 7,000 AT&T outlets in the US apart from the Apple Stores," the report noted. With the launch of the new 3G iPhone expected next month (likely at WWDC), Apple is already expanding the number of countries in which the iPhone will be available, including Australia (in an non-exclusive arrangement) as well as Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Asia, Egypt, New Zealand, and South Africa via a pre-announced Vodaphone deal.
The 3G iPhone also will be available in Singapore and other Asian countries and is expected hit Europe before August.buy iphone 3G click here
The 3G iPhone also will be available in Singapore and other Asian countries and is expected hit Europe before August.buy iphone 3G click here
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
the release of iPhone Video Recorder
DreamCatcher today announces the release of iPhone Video Recorder, a powerful iPhone oriented video recorder. iiPhone Video Recorder is a powerful iPhone oriented video recorder produced by DreamCatcher. iPhone Video Recorder records audio and video to the compressed mpeg4 format, so the recording is space saving, an-hour-high-quality recording will be a file as small as 60MB. iPhone Video Recorder boasts a frame rate up to 15fps which guarantees better recording performance. With iPhone Video Recorder, recording is easy and enjoyable, you may play back the video, download it to a computer, upload to Youtube, or send it out by email as you wish.videos click here
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Because of the CPU overhead, iPhone Video Recorder encodes at the end of a recording session, and the encoding can be paused anytime and then resumed when you are convenient. It is possible to record on-the-fly, the sound is good, yet the frame rate will suffer. Besides, we offer some important settings which are configurable, such as the audio input amplifier and the video size mode settings. You can also customize the image quality, the brightness and the audio bit rate options.
We are going to update this app as iPhone firmware upgrades, and it will be made to smoothly run on 3G iPhone. We are also preparing for listing in AppStore. Registered users are entitled to permanent free upgrades.
* "Awesome work on the iPhone Video Recorder. It works really well and its great to see someone put our a smooth video recording app for iPhone." - jmso
* "Cool! I'm indeed one of those who found it ludicrous that Apple did not include recording features on the iPhone. At $19.95, I think it's a small price to pay considering I almost NEED this feature (for my own purposes)." - Kat Marion
iPhone Video Recorder works on iPhone firmware 1.1.x, 1.2.x, 2.0. A limited-functional trial version (recording up to 30 seconds) can also be downloaded from this web site http://www.iphonevideorecorder.com.videos click here
DreamCatcher Software Co., Ltd., set up in 2007, specializes in developing and marketing iPhone related software.
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Because of the CPU overhead, iPhone Video Recorder encodes at the end of a recording session, and the encoding can be paused anytime and then resumed when you are convenient. It is possible to record on-the-fly, the sound is good, yet the frame rate will suffer. Besides, we offer some important settings which are configurable, such as the audio input amplifier and the video size mode settings. You can also customize the image quality, the brightness and the audio bit rate options.
We are going to update this app as iPhone firmware upgrades, and it will be made to smoothly run on 3G iPhone. We are also preparing for listing in AppStore. Registered users are entitled to permanent free upgrades.
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* "Cool! I'm indeed one of those who found it ludicrous that Apple did not include recording features on the iPhone. At $19.95, I think it's a small price to pay considering I almost NEED this feature (for my own purposes)." - Kat Marion
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Monday, May 12, 2008
BlackBerry phone with quicker Web browsing
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a BlackBerry phone with quicker Web browsing and more room for songs and videos, getting a jump on a faster iPhone that analysts expect next month.
The device, called the BlackBerry Bold, has a brighter screen and better Web browser than previous models, co-Chief Executive Officer James Balsillie said in an interview. The phone, which also has satellite navigation and a video camera, will start selling at AT&T Inc. for $300 to $400 this summer in the U.S., he said.
The product sets up a showdown between Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs and Balsillie in the market for so-called third-generation phones, which offer speedier Web access and video downloads. Such phones are the fastest-growing part of the handset market, with users quadrupling to 400 million in the next three years, RBC Capital Markets estimates.
``You need to provide faster networks, faster processors,'' said Balsillie, 47. Consumers are using ``more and more multimedia'' and ``there are lots of contenders out there.''
The Bold, which also will go on sale in Europe and Asia, is the first BlackBerry to use high-speed downlink packet access, or HSDPA, a network technology that speeds data delivery. Apple may introduce an iPhone with faster data in June, according to analysts such as RBC's Mike Abramsky. buy 3g iphone click here
Since the iPhone's debut last June, Apple has seized the No. 2 spot in the U.S. market for so-called smart phones, handsets with computer and Internet functions. The BlackBerry ranks first.
Courting Consumers
To fend off the iPhone, Research In Motion has expanded beyond business customers, releasing devices that have music players and cameras. The new BlackBerry lets users listen to songs from Apple's iTunes music program.
In a bid to foster new uses for the BlackBerry, the company started a $150 million venture-capital fund with the Royal Bank of Canada and Thomson Reuters Corp., Balsillie said. The fund invests in companies developing smart-phone applications.
The Bold has 1 gigabyte of memory, more than in any previous BlackBerry. Users can expand it to 8 gigabytes with a memory card. Cupertino, California-based Apple sells the iPhone in 8-gigabyte and 16-gigabyte versions.
While Balsillie unveiled the Bold before Jobs showed the new iPhone, the new Apple handset may still be the one that starts selling first, said UBS AG analyst Maynard Um. Apple, whose iPhone is sold exclusively in the U.S. through AT&T, usually waits to show new products until they are available to shoppers. buy 3g iphone click here
Research In Motion might benefit from following Apple's introduction because AT&T's rivals are likely to battle the new iPhone with their products, Um said. That may allow the Bold to start selling in a less competitive market later on.
Touch Screen?
With rounded corners, the Bold's design resembles that of the iPhone. Unlike Apple's product, it has a regular keyboard and not a touch screen. Still, Balsillie said he isn't ``religious'' about having a keyboard in the BlackBerry. Analysts say he may release a touch-screen model later this year.
``The BlackBerry design has improved quite a bit,'' UBS's Um said in an interview. ``We are going to see more innovation coming from them.''
Research In Motion rose $1.59, or 1.2 percent, to $132.77 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on May 9. Apple lost $1.61 to $183.45.
Research In Motion has more than doubled in the past 12 months, while Apple is up 72 percent over that span.
The BlackBerry dominated U.S. shipments for e-mail phones in the fourth quarter with 41 percent of the market, according to Reading, England-based research firm Canalys. The iPhone had 28 percent and Palm Inc., maker of the Treo, had 9 percent.
While Research In Motion dominates the market, Apple may grow faster this year. That company may more than triple its shipments to 14 million this year from last year's 4 million, RBC's Abramsky estimates. BlackBerry shipments will almost double this fiscal year to 25 million from 14 million last year, he projects. buy 3g iphone click here
Research In Motion will probably start selling other new BlackBerrys this year, including one that flips open to reveal a keyboard, Toronto-based Abramsky wrote in a note this month. He recommends buying both Apple and Research In Motion shares.
The device, called the BlackBerry Bold, has a brighter screen and better Web browser than previous models, co-Chief Executive Officer James Balsillie said in an interview. The phone, which also has satellite navigation and a video camera, will start selling at AT&T Inc. for $300 to $400 this summer in the U.S., he said.
The product sets up a showdown between Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs and Balsillie in the market for so-called third-generation phones, which offer speedier Web access and video downloads. Such phones are the fastest-growing part of the handset market, with users quadrupling to 400 million in the next three years, RBC Capital Markets estimates.
``You need to provide faster networks, faster processors,'' said Balsillie, 47. Consumers are using ``more and more multimedia'' and ``there are lots of contenders out there.''
The Bold, which also will go on sale in Europe and Asia, is the first BlackBerry to use high-speed downlink packet access, or HSDPA, a network technology that speeds data delivery. Apple may introduce an iPhone with faster data in June, according to analysts such as RBC's Mike Abramsky. buy 3g iphone click here
Since the iPhone's debut last June, Apple has seized the No. 2 spot in the U.S. market for so-called smart phones, handsets with computer and Internet functions. The BlackBerry ranks first.
Courting Consumers
To fend off the iPhone, Research In Motion has expanded beyond business customers, releasing devices that have music players and cameras. The new BlackBerry lets users listen to songs from Apple's iTunes music program.
In a bid to foster new uses for the BlackBerry, the company started a $150 million venture-capital fund with the Royal Bank of Canada and Thomson Reuters Corp., Balsillie said. The fund invests in companies developing smart-phone applications.
The Bold has 1 gigabyte of memory, more than in any previous BlackBerry. Users can expand it to 8 gigabytes with a memory card. Cupertino, California-based Apple sells the iPhone in 8-gigabyte and 16-gigabyte versions.
While Balsillie unveiled the Bold before Jobs showed the new iPhone, the new Apple handset may still be the one that starts selling first, said UBS AG analyst Maynard Um. Apple, whose iPhone is sold exclusively in the U.S. through AT&T, usually waits to show new products until they are available to shoppers. buy 3g iphone click here
Research In Motion might benefit from following Apple's introduction because AT&T's rivals are likely to battle the new iPhone with their products, Um said. That may allow the Bold to start selling in a less competitive market later on.
Touch Screen?
With rounded corners, the Bold's design resembles that of the iPhone. Unlike Apple's product, it has a regular keyboard and not a touch screen. Still, Balsillie said he isn't ``religious'' about having a keyboard in the BlackBerry. Analysts say he may release a touch-screen model later this year.
``The BlackBerry design has improved quite a bit,'' UBS's Um said in an interview. ``We are going to see more innovation coming from them.''
Research In Motion rose $1.59, or 1.2 percent, to $132.77 on the Nasdaq Stock Market on May 9. Apple lost $1.61 to $183.45.
Research In Motion has more than doubled in the past 12 months, while Apple is up 72 percent over that span.
The BlackBerry dominated U.S. shipments for e-mail phones in the fourth quarter with 41 percent of the market, according to Reading, England-based research firm Canalys. The iPhone had 28 percent and Palm Inc., maker of the Treo, had 9 percent.
While Research In Motion dominates the market, Apple may grow faster this year. That company may more than triple its shipments to 14 million this year from last year's 4 million, RBC's Abramsky estimates. BlackBerry shipments will almost double this fiscal year to 25 million from 14 million last year, he projects. buy 3g iphone click here
Research In Motion will probably start selling other new BlackBerrys this year, including one that flips open to reveal a keyboard, Toronto-based Abramsky wrote in a note this month. He recommends buying both Apple and Research In Motion shares.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
The Glyde from Samsung
Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday. The Glyde from Samsung , available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone.
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The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces, prominent Web browsing features and multimedia functionality.
"It is certainly another impressive high-end phone and certainly capitalizes on consumer interest in touch-screen devices popularized by that other phone with a touch-screen that so many people are talking about," said Michael Gartenberg, a JupiterResearch analyst.
"It definitely should appeal to buyers of similar devices and give something like the Voyager, for example, a run for the money," he continued.
If the buyer signs a new two-year contract and claims a US$50 mail-in rebate, the cost for the Glyde comes to about $250. It's available at Verizon Wireless stores as well as Circuit City (NYSE: CC) .
Tactile Sense
Designed to fit easily within a user's palm at 4 inches by 0.7 inches, the Glyde's more prominent features include the handset's comparatively large, 2.8-inch touch-screen.
On the home screen, users will find buttons that will quickly take them to the phone's main menu, dial pad, contacts and messaging screens. While the phone does not have default buttons for access to e-mail , Web browsing and other functions, users can create customized buttons for shortcuts to those screens. Perhaps aware of user complaints criticizing small touch-screen buttons, Samsung made the buttons on the Glyde large enough to accommodate even generously sized fingers.
"It does have a nice touch-screen interface and nice exposure of high level functions, and that's a good thing," Gartenberg told TechNewsWorld.
And There's More
With the Glyde, Samsung also put some attention toward the mobile Web surfing experience. Reviewers have given the Glyde's Web browser from Access NetFront a solid thumbs-up. The high-end HTML (hypertext markup language) browser is known for its quick rendering, Gartenberg noted.
"At the end of the day, it's mobile Safari that is setting the standard for mobile Web browsers in terms of features, and not surprisingly, lots of other handset vendors are going to look to incorporate that level of functionality in their devices," he explained.
Running on Verizon's 3G EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network , the Glyde has a step-up on the iPhone, which uses AT&T's (NYSE: T) 2.5G EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) network when not linked via WiFi. Apple opted for the slower network in part due to concerns about battery life at the time of the phone's initial launch a year ago, said Bill Hughes, an In-Stat analyst.
"If you have an iPhone user who throws away their iPhone and picks up a Glyde, they will see that functionality go much faster on Web browsing," he told TechNewsWorld.
Another standout feature is the Glyde's QWERTY keyboard, revealed when the user slides up the screen.
"Increasingly, more and more of these devices are used for e-mail and communication. Having some type of QWERTY keyboard is something that makes those tasks a little easier. At the end of the day, most of these people are not using the devices to write long e-mails or novels, but having that keyboard gives you a different type of functionality," Gartenberg pointed out.
The handset also includes a 2-megapixel camera, a music player for use with Verizon's V CAST Music and Video, Bluetooth and Verizon's VZ Navigator global positioning system
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The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces, prominent Web browsing features and multimedia functionality.
"It is certainly another impressive high-end phone and certainly capitalizes on consumer interest in touch-screen devices popularized by that other phone with a touch-screen that so many people are talking about," said Michael Gartenberg, a JupiterResearch analyst.
"It definitely should appeal to buyers of similar devices and give something like the Voyager, for example, a run for the money," he continued.
If the buyer signs a new two-year contract and claims a US$50 mail-in rebate, the cost for the Glyde comes to about $250. It's available at Verizon Wireless stores as well as Circuit City (NYSE: CC) .
Tactile Sense
Designed to fit easily within a user's palm at 4 inches by 0.7 inches, the Glyde's more prominent features include the handset's comparatively large, 2.8-inch touch-screen.
On the home screen, users will find buttons that will quickly take them to the phone's main menu, dial pad, contacts and messaging screens. While the phone does not have default buttons for access to e-mail , Web browsing and other functions, users can create customized buttons for shortcuts to those screens. Perhaps aware of user complaints criticizing small touch-screen buttons, Samsung made the buttons on the Glyde large enough to accommodate even generously sized fingers.
"It does have a nice touch-screen interface and nice exposure of high level functions, and that's a good thing," Gartenberg told TechNewsWorld.
And There's More
With the Glyde, Samsung also put some attention toward the mobile Web surfing experience. Reviewers have given the Glyde's Web browser from Access NetFront a solid thumbs-up. The high-end HTML (hypertext markup language) browser is known for its quick rendering, Gartenberg noted.
"At the end of the day, it's mobile Safari that is setting the standard for mobile Web browsers in terms of features, and not surprisingly, lots of other handset vendors are going to look to incorporate that level of functionality in their devices," he explained.
Running on Verizon's 3G EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network , the Glyde has a step-up on the iPhone, which uses AT&T's (NYSE: T) 2.5G EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) network when not linked via WiFi. Apple opted for the slower network in part due to concerns about battery life at the time of the phone's initial launch a year ago, said Bill Hughes, an In-Stat analyst.
"If you have an iPhone user who throws away their iPhone and picks up a Glyde, they will see that functionality go much faster on Web browsing," he told TechNewsWorld.
Another standout feature is the Glyde's QWERTY keyboard, revealed when the user slides up the screen.
"Increasingly, more and more of these devices are used for e-mail and communication. Having some type of QWERTY keyboard is something that makes those tasks a little easier. At the end of the day, most of these people are not using the devices to write long e-mails or novels, but having that keyboard gives you a different type of functionality," Gartenberg pointed out.
The handset also includes a 2-megapixel camera, a music player for use with Verizon's V CAST Music and Video, Bluetooth and Verizon's VZ Navigator global positioning system
Thursday, May 8, 2008
AT&T Yanks IPhone Free Wi-Fi Info From Site
Only hours after posting information that indicated iPhone owners would receive free access to AT&T's public wireless hotspots, the company pulled all references to the service from its Web site.
By 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, the page dedicated to AT&T's subscriber plans for Apple's iPhone has been stripped of all mention of Wi-Fi hotspot access.
Earlier in the day, the AT&T site noted that "Access to AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots" was included in all iPhone subscriber plans, with additional details that spelled out the extent of that access. "Unlimited Data (e-mail and Web), 200 SMS text messages and access to AT&T's more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots, including Starbucks* all for use in the U.S. *Wi-Fi available at U.S. company operated Starbucks locations equipped with a hot spot [emphasis added]."
Hours later, all of that WiFi info had been scrubbed from the site.
An AT&T customer service representative was unable to explain the change during a 15-minute telephone conversation, during which he repeatedly left the line to query his manager.
The removal of references to free WiFi is sure to confuse iPhone users and potential customers even more. On May 1, iPhone users discovered that they could use AT&T's wireless access points in Starbucks coffee shops and other locations, including some Barnes & Noble bookstores, by entering their iPhone telephone number.
Within 24 hours, however, AT&T had turned off the free access; users reported that they were being asked to enter a username and password to access hotspots they had used for free the day before.
Earlier today, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel issued a blanket "no comment" when asked about the Wi-Fi information on his company's iPhone page.
AT&T is Apple's exclusive network partner in the U.S., and in exchange for handling all iPhone accounts, shares subscriber revenues with the Cupertino, Calif. computer and consumer electronics maker.
By 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, the page dedicated to AT&T's subscriber plans for Apple's iPhone has been stripped of all mention of Wi-Fi hotspot access.
Earlier in the day, the AT&T site noted that "Access to AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots" was included in all iPhone subscriber plans, with additional details that spelled out the extent of that access. "Unlimited Data (e-mail and Web), 200 SMS text messages and access to AT&T's more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots, including Starbucks* all for use in the U.S. *Wi-Fi available at U.S. company operated Starbucks locations equipped with a hot spot [emphasis added]."
Hours later, all of that WiFi info had been scrubbed from the site.
An AT&T customer service representative was unable to explain the change during a 15-minute telephone conversation, during which he repeatedly left the line to query his manager.
The removal of references to free WiFi is sure to confuse iPhone users and potential customers even more. On May 1, iPhone users discovered that they could use AT&T's wireless access points in Starbucks coffee shops and other locations, including some Barnes & Noble bookstores, by entering their iPhone telephone number.
Within 24 hours, however, AT&T had turned off the free access; users reported that they were being asked to enter a username and password to access hotspots they had used for free the day before.
Earlier today, AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel issued a blanket "no comment" when asked about the Wi-Fi information on his company's iPhone page.
AT&T is Apple's exclusive network partner in the U.S., and in exchange for handling all iPhone accounts, shares subscriber revenues with the Cupertino, Calif. computer and consumer electronics maker.
NBC shows are selling on the Zune Marketplace for $2 per download
NBC shows like "The Office" and "30 Rock" are selling on the Zune Marketplace for $2 per download, but if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch you can watch these two shows for free on the iPhone optimized NBC website. Silicon Alley Insider says full episodes of these two shows are available to iPhone users in unprotected Quicktime format and without advertisements, which doesn't make sense considering the network pulled all its shows from iTunes due to a pricing/DRM dispute.buy 3g iphone click here
Nevertheless, to access these shows on your iPhone, you have to go to NBC.com, which will automatically redirect you to its iPhone optimized section. So far only full episodes of the "The Office" and "30 Rock" are available under the video tab, but you can view short previews of other NBC shows such as "Heroes" and "Deal or No Deal" on other parts of the site. The video quality is not great at the moment, but it looks like this new offering for iPhone users is still new, so there's a chance it might improve later once the network adds more shows in the future.
I'd love to know what NBC is planning to do here, but until it sheds more light on this project, I'd say take advantage of the offering while it lasts. It's a good way catch a missed episode of the "The Office," especially now that iPhone users get free Wi-Fi at all AT&T hotspots which does include Starbucks and Barnes and Noble.buy 3g iphone click here
Nevertheless, to access these shows on your iPhone, you have to go to NBC.com, which will automatically redirect you to its iPhone optimized section. So far only full episodes of the "The Office" and "30 Rock" are available under the video tab, but you can view short previews of other NBC shows such as "Heroes" and "Deal or No Deal" on other parts of the site. The video quality is not great at the moment, but it looks like this new offering for iPhone users is still new, so there's a chance it might improve later once the network adds more shows in the future.
I'd love to know what NBC is planning to do here, but until it sheds more light on this project, I'd say take advantage of the offering while it lasts. It's a good way catch a missed episode of the "The Office," especially now that iPhone users get free Wi-Fi at all AT&T hotspots which does include Starbucks and Barnes and Noble.buy 3g iphone click here
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
talks with Immersion to license its haptic technology for use in the iPhone
The current iPhone does not give sensory feedback when a person presses keys on its touchscreen.
An anonymous Apple employee says company executives are in talks with Immersion to license its haptic technology for use in the iPhone, according to a report at Palluxo.com.buy 3g iphone click here
Haptic technology gives people sensory feedback--in the form of a vibration or pressure--when they use a touchscreen. Essentially, it makes touching a key on a touchscreen more akin to pressing a real button. Right now, the iPhone interface does not have that kind of interactivity, which can make using the touchscreen more challenging because there is no sensory indication that a key has been touched and the phone has registered it.
In separate news, Immersion on Thursday named Clent Richardson its new president and CEO. According to Immersion's press release, Richardson has previously held prominent positions at TiVo, Nortel, T-Mobile, and a little company called Apple. From that release:
Previously, at Apple, he reported to the co-founder and CEO as vice president of worldwide developer relations and worldwide solutions marketing and built and led a global team that established and strengthened developer and customer relationships around the world. During his more than five years with Apple, Richardson was also senior manager of evangelism, responsible for building and leading a worldwide team that managed global strategic relationships with Adobe, AOL, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Sun, and other industry leaders for all Apple divisions.
So it wouldn't be too surprising if it turns out Richardson is getting back in touch with old friends and forming ties between Apple and his new company.
Immersion's VibeTonz feedback technology is already in use in more than 10 million mobile phones, including the LG Voyager VX10000 and Samsung SCH-A930, according to the company. And its medical division creates tactile feedback technology for virtual surgery systems that help train surgeons.buy 3g iphone click here
An anonymous Apple employee says company executives are in talks with Immersion to license its haptic technology for use in the iPhone, according to a report at Palluxo.com.buy 3g iphone click here
Haptic technology gives people sensory feedback--in the form of a vibration or pressure--when they use a touchscreen. Essentially, it makes touching a key on a touchscreen more akin to pressing a real button. Right now, the iPhone interface does not have that kind of interactivity, which can make using the touchscreen more challenging because there is no sensory indication that a key has been touched and the phone has registered it.
In separate news, Immersion on Thursday named Clent Richardson its new president and CEO. According to Immersion's press release, Richardson has previously held prominent positions at TiVo, Nortel, T-Mobile, and a little company called Apple. From that release:
Previously, at Apple, he reported to the co-founder and CEO as vice president of worldwide developer relations and worldwide solutions marketing and built and led a global team that established and strengthened developer and customer relationships around the world. During his more than five years with Apple, Richardson was also senior manager of evangelism, responsible for building and leading a worldwide team that managed global strategic relationships with Adobe, AOL, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Sun, and other industry leaders for all Apple divisions.
So it wouldn't be too surprising if it turns out Richardson is getting back in touch with old friends and forming ties between Apple and his new company.
Immersion's VibeTonz feedback technology is already in use in more than 10 million mobile phones, including the LG Voyager VX10000 and Samsung SCH-A930, according to the company. And its medical division creates tactile feedback technology for virtual surgery systems that help train surgeons.buy 3g iphone click here
Dating DNA iPhone Web App
San Diego, CA April 29, 2008 -- Dating DNA, LLC (www.datingdna.com) today announced the immediate availability of their new Dating DNA Web App for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch Internet devices. iPhone and iPod Touch users can immediately start browsing photos and compatibility scores with thousands of singles worldwide by visiting www.datingdna.com/iphone from the the web browser on these hand-held devices, or by visiting Apple's website at http://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/datingdna.html.
Dating DNA iPhone Web App
The Dating DNA Web App brings the photo browsing and compatibility scoring features from Dating DNA's popular free service to the palm of the user's hand. Dating DNA users, when not at their computer, can now browse photos of other compatible singles, then delete or skip each match, or select to have them added to their favorites section, called the "DNA Strand."
"Not only is it our desire to allow everyone to use their Dating DNA Number all across the Internet's social graph, but we also want to make our services available on a wide array of Internet devices, such as the iPhone," said Kevin Carmony, CEO for Dating DNA. "Just like online dating is shifting away from traditional dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony to social networks like Facebook and MySpace, so too are many people moving to their cell phones for interacting socially on the Internet."
Kevin Carmony, recently-resigned CEO for desktop Linux vendor Linspire, started the free Dating DNA service in August of last year. Dating DNA provides free and open Web Services which bring 1-click compatibility scoring and other sophisticated dating features to Social Networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Craigslist, as well as to Internet devices such as Apple's iPhone and the Chumby web appliance (www.chumby.com).
Carmony believes that just like everyone's genetic DNA is different, so too is everyone's "dating DNA." A person's "dating DNA" is represented by a unique 9-digit number, exclusive to that individual. Users can get their free Dating DNA Number by visiting www.datingdna.com and answering a series of questions about themselves and their dating preferences.
Once a user has a Dating DNA Number, they can use their iPhone or iPod Touch device to browse photos of users with whom their compatibility score matches that user's "Compatibility Threshold." Unlike traditional dating sites where literally anyone can view a user's profile and photos, and then contact them, Dating DNA keeps all information and photos private, except to those who meet or exceed a "Compatibility Threshold," set by each user. This means photos and profiles are only seen by those a user is compatible with, based on the rules and criteria they set.
Through a patent-pending system devised by Carmony, Dating DNA encapsulates over 300 pieces of information down into a single 9-digit number, including all the particulars about a person and the type of people they prefer to date. For example, encoded in the number is a person's hair color, height, line of employment, religion, if they have children, political leanings, and hundreds of other pieces of information. Also encoded in the number are the person's dating preferences, such as do they prefer to date a non-smoker, someone who likes pets, someone who wants children, someone who owns their own home, and so on, as well as the weight a person places upon each of the different criteria.
The Dating DNA site, Web Services and Web Apps are 100% free to use, and utilize Web 2.0 technology to create an integrated experience that is extremely easy, fun and enjoyable for the user.
Central to Dating DNA's strategy, is providing open APIs to their Web Services which allow developers to bring Dating DNA's 1-click compatibility scoring engine to other sites and devices. For example, there are Dating DNA-powered applications for Facebook and MySpace. The iPhone Web App was developed using these Web Services. Developers can learn more at http://www.datingdna.com/?a=developer
See examples of the Dating DNA service and the iPhone Web App at www.datingdna.com/screenshots or by visiting Apple's website at http://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/datingdna.html
About Dating DNA, LLC:
Dating DNA is becoming the Internet's central nervous system for online dating, allowing users to integrate all their dating information across the web's social graph with one 9-digit ID number. Dating DNA provides free and open Web Services which bring 1-click compatibility scoring and other sophisticated dating features to Social Networking sites such as Facebook (www.datingdna.com/facebook), MySpace, YouTube, and Craigslist, as well as to Internet devices such as Apple's iPhone/iPod Touch (www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/datingdna.html) and the Chumby web appliance (www.chumby.com). Online dating continues to move dramatically away from traditional dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony. Every day, more and more people are using Social Networking sites as a means of meeting new people to date. Utilizing these sites is free, and provides a more natural way of meeting people than traditional dating sites of the past. Dating DNA is the first company to capitalize on this trend, by bringing the convenience of matching tools from traditional dating sites to these new Social Networking avenues and across Internet devices.
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Dating DNA iPhone Web App
The Dating DNA Web App brings the photo browsing and compatibility scoring features from Dating DNA's popular free service to the palm of the user's hand. Dating DNA users, when not at their computer, can now browse photos of other compatible singles, then delete or skip each match, or select to have them added to their favorites section, called the "DNA Strand."
"Not only is it our desire to allow everyone to use their Dating DNA Number all across the Internet's social graph, but we also want to make our services available on a wide array of Internet devices, such as the iPhone," said Kevin Carmony, CEO for Dating DNA. "Just like online dating is shifting away from traditional dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony to social networks like Facebook and MySpace, so too are many people moving to their cell phones for interacting socially on the Internet."
Kevin Carmony, recently-resigned CEO for desktop Linux vendor Linspire, started the free Dating DNA service in August of last year. Dating DNA provides free and open Web Services which bring 1-click compatibility scoring and other sophisticated dating features to Social Networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Craigslist, as well as to Internet devices such as Apple's iPhone and the Chumby web appliance (www.chumby.com).
Carmony believes that just like everyone's genetic DNA is different, so too is everyone's "dating DNA." A person's "dating DNA" is represented by a unique 9-digit number, exclusive to that individual. Users can get their free Dating DNA Number by visiting www.datingdna.com and answering a series of questions about themselves and their dating preferences.
Once a user has a Dating DNA Number, they can use their iPhone or iPod Touch device to browse photos of users with whom their compatibility score matches that user's "Compatibility Threshold." Unlike traditional dating sites where literally anyone can view a user's profile and photos, and then contact them, Dating DNA keeps all information and photos private, except to those who meet or exceed a "Compatibility Threshold," set by each user. This means photos and profiles are only seen by those a user is compatible with, based on the rules and criteria they set.
Through a patent-pending system devised by Carmony, Dating DNA encapsulates over 300 pieces of information down into a single 9-digit number, including all the particulars about a person and the type of people they prefer to date. For example, encoded in the number is a person's hair color, height, line of employment, religion, if they have children, political leanings, and hundreds of other pieces of information. Also encoded in the number are the person's dating preferences, such as do they prefer to date a non-smoker, someone who likes pets, someone who wants children, someone who owns their own home, and so on, as well as the weight a person places upon each of the different criteria.
The Dating DNA site, Web Services and Web Apps are 100% free to use, and utilize Web 2.0 technology to create an integrated experience that is extremely easy, fun and enjoyable for the user.
Central to Dating DNA's strategy, is providing open APIs to their Web Services which allow developers to bring Dating DNA's 1-click compatibility scoring engine to other sites and devices. For example, there are Dating DNA-powered applications for Facebook and MySpace. The iPhone Web App was developed using these Web Services. Developers can learn more at http://www.datingdna.com/?a=developer
See examples of the Dating DNA service and the iPhone Web App at www.datingdna.com/screenshots or by visiting Apple's website at http://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/datingdna.html
About Dating DNA, LLC:
Dating DNA is becoming the Internet's central nervous system for online dating, allowing users to integrate all their dating information across the web's social graph with one 9-digit ID number. Dating DNA provides free and open Web Services which bring 1-click compatibility scoring and other sophisticated dating features to Social Networking sites such as Facebook (www.datingdna.com/facebook), MySpace, YouTube, and Craigslist, as well as to Internet devices such as Apple's iPhone/iPod Touch (www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/datingdna.html) and the Chumby web appliance (www.chumby.com). Online dating continues to move dramatically away from traditional dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony. Every day, more and more people are using Social Networking sites as a means of meeting new people to date. Utilizing these sites is free, and provides a more natural way of meeting people than traditional dating sites of the past. Dating DNA is the first company to capitalize on this trend, by bringing the convenience of matching tools from traditional dating sites to these new Social Networking avenues and across Internet devices.
For more information, please contact:
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Audio
Audio
The iPhone's headphones are similar to those of current iPods, but also incorporate a microphone. A multipurpose button in the microphone can be used to play or pause music, skip tracks, and answer or end phone calls without touching the iPhone. The 3.5 mm TRS connector for the headphones is located on the top left corner (as seen from front upright). Wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth technology to communicate with the iPhone are sold separately. The headphone socket on the iPhone is recessed into the casing and is narrow when compared to some headphone jacks, making it incompatible with most headphones without the use of an adapter.
The loudspeaker is used both for handsfree operations and media playback, but does not support voice recording.
Composite or component video at up to 576i and stereo audio can be output from the dock connector using an adapter sold by Apple.
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The iPhone's headphones are similar to those of current iPods, but also incorporate a microphone. A multipurpose button in the microphone can be used to play or pause music, skip tracks, and answer or end phone calls without touching the iPhone. The 3.5 mm TRS connector for the headphones is located on the top left corner (as seen from front upright). Wireless earpieces that use Bluetooth technology to communicate with the iPhone are sold separately. The headphone socket on the iPhone is recessed into the casing and is narrow when compared to some headphone jacks, making it incompatible with most headphones without the use of an adapter.
The loudspeaker is used both for handsfree operations and media playback, but does not support voice recording.
Composite or component video at up to 576i and stereo audio can be output from the dock connector using an adapter sold by Apple.
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Hardware
Hardware
Rear viewAccording to The Wall Street Journal, the iPhone is manufactured on contract in the Longhua, Shenzhen factory of the Taiwanese company Foxconn. Conditions for workers at the factory have been a matter of controversy.
Touchscreen
The 3.5 in liquid crystal display (320×480 px at 160 ppi) HVGA touchscreen topped with optical-quality, scratch-resistant glass is specifically created for use with a finger, or multiple fingers for multi-touch sensing. Because the screen is a capacitive touchscreen, no stylus is needed, nor can one be used. Bare skin is a requirement; users wearing gloves would have to remove them to use the touchpad, unless they are wearing electrically conductive gloves.
The user interface also features other visual effects, such as horizontally sliding sub-selections and co-selections from right and left, vertically sliding system menus from the bottom (e.g. favorites, keyboard), and menus and widgets that turn around to allow settings to be configured on their back sides.
Rear viewAccording to The Wall Street Journal, the iPhone is manufactured on contract in the Longhua, Shenzhen factory of the Taiwanese company Foxconn. Conditions for workers at the factory have been a matter of controversy.
Touchscreen
The 3.5 in liquid crystal display (320×480 px at 160 ppi) HVGA touchscreen topped with optical-quality, scratch-resistant glass is specifically created for use with a finger, or multiple fingers for multi-touch sensing. Because the screen is a capacitive touchscreen, no stylus is needed, nor can one be used. Bare skin is a requirement; users wearing gloves would have to remove them to use the touchpad, unless they are wearing electrically conductive gloves.
The user interface also features other visual effects, such as horizontally sliding sub-selections and co-selections from right and left, vertically sliding system menus from the bottom (e.g. favorites, keyboard), and menus and widgets that turn around to allow settings to be configured on their back sides.
Text input
Text input
Virtual keyboard on the touchscreen.For text input, the device implements a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen. It has automatic spell checking and correction, predictive word capabilities, and a dynamic dictionary that learns new words. The predictive word capabilities have been integrated with the dynamic virtual keyboard so that users will not have to be extremely accurate when typing—i.e. touching the edges of the desired letter or nearby letters on the keyboard will be predictively corrected when possible. The keys are somewhat larger and spaced farther apart when in landscape mode, currently only available using the Safari web browser. Not focusing more on texting has been considered a chief weakness of the iPhone, while at the same time others believe the virtual keyboard to be a bold step and a worthwhile risk.
David Pogue of The New York Times and Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal both tested the iPhone for two weeks and found learning to use it initially difficult, although eventually usable. Pogue stated use was "frustrating" at first, but "once you stop stressing about each individual letter and just plow ahead, speed and accuracy pick up considerably." After five days of use, Mossberg "was able to type on it as quickly and accurately as he could on the Palm Treo he has used for years", and considered the keyboard a "nonissue". Both found that the typo-correcting feature of the iPhone was the key to using the virtual keyboard successfully.
Virtual keyboard on the touchscreen.For text input, the device implements a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen. It has automatic spell checking and correction, predictive word capabilities, and a dynamic dictionary that learns new words. The predictive word capabilities have been integrated with the dynamic virtual keyboard so that users will not have to be extremely accurate when typing—i.e. touching the edges of the desired letter or nearby letters on the keyboard will be predictively corrected when possible. The keys are somewhat larger and spaced farther apart when in landscape mode, currently only available using the Safari web browser. Not focusing more on texting has been considered a chief weakness of the iPhone, while at the same time others believe the virtual keyboard to be a bold step and a worthwhile risk.
David Pogue of The New York Times and Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal both tested the iPhone for two weeks and found learning to use it initially difficult, although eventually usable. Pogue stated use was "frustrating" at first, but "once you stop stressing about each individual letter and just plow ahead, speed and accuracy pick up considerably." After five days of use, Mossberg "was able to type on it as quickly and accurately as he could on the Palm Treo he has used for years", and considered the keyboard a "nonissue". Both found that the typo-correcting feature of the iPhone was the key to using the virtual keyboard successfully.
Interface
Interface
The display responds to three sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the display and touchscreen when the iPhone is brought near the face to save battery power and to prevent inadvertent inputs from the user's face and ears, an ambient light sensor that adjusts the display brightness which in turn saves battery power, and a 3-axis accelerometer,which senses the orientation of the phone and changes the screen accordingly. Photo browsing, web browsing, and music playing support both upright and left or right widescreen orientations, while videos play in only one widescreen orientation.
A single "home" hardware button below the display brings up the main menu. Subselections are made via the touchscreen. The iPhone utilizes a full-paged display, with context-specific submenus at the top and/or bottom of each page, sometimes depending on screen orientation. Detail pages display the equivalent of a "Back" button to go up one menu.
The iPhone has three physical switches on its sides: wake/sleep, volume up/down, and ringer on/off. All other multimedia and phone operations are done via the touchscreen.
The iPhone interface enables the user to move the content itself up or down by a touch-drag motion of the finger, much as one would freely slide or flick a playing card across a table with a finger. Similarly, scrolling through a long list in a menu works as if the list is pasted on the outer surface of a wheel: the wheel can be "spun" by sliding a finger over the display from bottom to top (or vice versa). In either case, the object continues to move based on the flicking motion of the finger, slowly decelerating as if affected by friction. In this way, the interface simulates the physics of 3D objects, giving it a real world feel.
The photo album and web page magnifications are examples of multi-touch sensing. It is possible to zoom in and out of web pages and photos by placing two fingers (e.g. thumb and forefinger) on the screen and spreading them farther apart or closer together, as if stretching or squeezing the image. As can be intuitively expected from multi-touch sensing, the two fingers don't have to be from the same hand.
The display responds to three sensors: a proximity sensor that shuts off the display and touchscreen when the iPhone is brought near the face to save battery power and to prevent inadvertent inputs from the user's face and ears, an ambient light sensor that adjusts the display brightness which in turn saves battery power, and a 3-axis accelerometer,which senses the orientation of the phone and changes the screen accordingly. Photo browsing, web browsing, and music playing support both upright and left or right widescreen orientations, while videos play in only one widescreen orientation.
A single "home" hardware button below the display brings up the main menu. Subselections are made via the touchscreen. The iPhone utilizes a full-paged display, with context-specific submenus at the top and/or bottom of each page, sometimes depending on screen orientation. Detail pages display the equivalent of a "Back" button to go up one menu.
The iPhone has three physical switches on its sides: wake/sleep, volume up/down, and ringer on/off. All other multimedia and phone operations are done via the touchscreen.
The iPhone interface enables the user to move the content itself up or down by a touch-drag motion of the finger, much as one would freely slide or flick a playing card across a table with a finger. Similarly, scrolling through a long list in a menu works as if the list is pasted on the outer surface of a wheel: the wheel can be "spun" by sliding a finger over the display from bottom to top (or vice versa). In either case, the object continues to move based on the flicking motion of the finger, slowly decelerating as if affected by friction. In this way, the interface simulates the physics of 3D objects, giving it a real world feel.
The photo album and web page magnifications are examples of multi-touch sensing. It is possible to zoom in and out of web pages and photos by placing two fingers (e.g. thumb and forefinger) on the screen and spreading them farther apart or closer together, as if stretching or squeezing the image. As can be intuitively expected from multi-touch sensing, the two fingers don't have to be from the same hand.
Others
Others
The iPhone features a built in 2.0 megapixel camera, without a flash or autofocus, located on the back for still digital photos, but does not support video recording. It also includes software that allows the user to upload, view, and e-mail photos. The user zooms in and out of photos by "unpinching" and "pinching" them through the multi-touch interface. The software interacts with iPhoto on the Mac and Photoshop in Windows.
The built-in Bluetooth 2.x+EDR supports wireless earpieces, which requires the HSP profile, but notably does not support stereo audio (requires A2DP), laptop tethering (requires DUN and SPP), or the OBEX file transfer protocol (requires FTP, GOEP, and OPP).
Text messages are presented chronologically in a mailbox format similar to Mail, which places all text from recipients together with replies. Text messages are displayed in speech bubbles (similar to iChat) under each recipient's name. The iPhone currently has built-in support for e-mail message forwarding, drafts, and direct internal camera-to-e-mail picture sending. However, it does not yet have capabilities for delivery reports, instant messaging, MMS, or copy/cut/paste. Some of these functions are accessible via free Safari-based "applications" called "Web Apps", as well as by free "hacked" native applications, though at this time Apple only sanctions the use of Web Apps. Support for multi-recipient SMS was added in the January 2008 (v1.1.3) software update.
The iPhone features a built in 2.0 megapixel camera, without a flash or autofocus, located on the back for still digital photos, but does not support video recording. It also includes software that allows the user to upload, view, and e-mail photos. The user zooms in and out of photos by "unpinching" and "pinching" them through the multi-touch interface. The software interacts with iPhoto on the Mac and Photoshop in Windows.
The built-in Bluetooth 2.x+EDR supports wireless earpieces, which requires the HSP profile, but notably does not support stereo audio (requires A2DP), laptop tethering (requires DUN and SPP), or the OBEX file transfer protocol (requires FTP, GOEP, and OPP).
Text messages are presented chronologically in a mailbox format similar to Mail, which places all text from recipients together with replies. Text messages are displayed in speech bubbles (similar to iChat) under each recipient's name. The iPhone currently has built-in support for e-mail message forwarding, drafts, and direct internal camera-to-e-mail picture sending. However, it does not yet have capabilities for delivery reports, instant messaging, MMS, or copy/cut/paste. Some of these functions are accessible via free Safari-based "applications" called "Web Apps", as well as by free "hacked" native applications, though at this time Apple only sanctions the use of Web Apps. Support for multi-recipient SMS was added in the January 2008 (v1.1.3) software update.
E-mail
The iPhone also features an e-mail program that supports HTML e-mail, which enables the user to embed photos in an e-mail message. PDF, Word, and Excel attachments to mail messages can be viewed on the phone. Yahoo! and Google's Gmail currently offer a free Push-IMAP e-mail service similar to that on a BlackBerry for the iPhone; IMAP and POP3 mail standards are also supported, including Microsoft Exchange and Kerio MailServer. This is currently accomplished by opening up IMAP on the Exchange server; however, Apple announced it has licensed Microsoft ActiveSync and will fully support the platform in June 2008 when the iPhone 2.0 firmware (currently referred to as 1.2) is released. The iPhone will sync e-mail account settings over from Apple's own Mail application, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Entourage, or manually configured using the device's Settings tool. With the correct settings, the e-mail program can check almost any IMAP or POP3 account.
The iPhone also features an e-mail program that supports HTML e-mail, which enables the user to embed photos in an e-mail message. PDF, Word, and Excel attachments to mail messages can be viewed on the phone. Yahoo! and Google's Gmail currently offer a free Push-IMAP e-mail service similar to that on a BlackBerry for the iPhone; IMAP and POP3 mail standards are also supported, including Microsoft Exchange and Kerio MailServer. This is currently accomplished by opening up IMAP on the Exchange server; however, Apple announced it has licensed Microsoft ActiveSync and will fully support the platform in June 2008 when the iPhone 2.0 firmware (currently referred to as 1.2) is released. The iPhone will sync e-mail account settings over from Apple's own Mail application, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Entourage, or manually configured using the device's Settings tool. With the correct settings, the e-mail program can check almost any IMAP or POP3 account.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Web accessibility
Web accessibility
On the iPhone's Safari web browser.The iPhone is able to access the World Wide Web via a modified version of the Safari web browser. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and supports automatic zooming by pinching together or spreading apart fingertips on the screen, or by double-tapping text or images. The web browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most non-smartphones.
The iPhone does not support Flash. Although the iPhone does not include Java technology in its out-of-the-box configuration, Sun Microsystems announced on March 7, 2008 that it would make Java available after June 2008.
Apple developed an iPhone application for accessing Google's maps service in map or satellite form, a list of search results, or directions between two locations, while providing optional real-time traffic information. During the product's announcement, Jobs demonstrated this feature by searching for nearby Starbucks locations and then placing a prank call to one with a single tap. Though Flash isn't supported in Safari on the iPhone, Apple also developed a separate application to view YouTube videos on the iPhone, similar to the system used for the Apple TV. iphoneinfo click here
On the iPhone's Safari web browser.The iPhone is able to access the World Wide Web via a modified version of the Safari web browser. Web pages may be viewed in portrait or landscape mode and supports automatic zooming by pinching together or spreading apart fingertips on the screen, or by double-tapping text or images. The web browser displays full web pages as opposed to simplified pages as on most non-smartphones.
The iPhone does not support Flash. Although the iPhone does not include Java technology in its out-of-the-box configuration, Sun Microsystems announced on March 7, 2008 that it would make Java available after June 2008.
Apple developed an iPhone application for accessing Google's maps service in map or satellite form, a list of search results, or directions between two locations, while providing optional real-time traffic information. During the product's announcement, Jobs demonstrated this feature by searching for nearby Starbucks locations and then placing a prank call to one with a single tap. Though Flash isn't supported in Safari on the iPhone, Apple also developed a separate application to view YouTube videos on the iPhone, similar to the system used for the Apple TV. iphoneinfo click here
Internet connectivity
Internet connectivity
Internet access is available when the iPhone is connected to a local area Wi-Fi or a wide area EDGE network. The iPhone is not able to use AT&T's 3G or AT&T's HSDPA network. Steve Jobs has stated 3G would need to become more widespread in the United States and much more energy efficient before it's included in the iPhone. By default, the iPhone will ask to join newly discovered Wi-Fi networks and prompt for the password when required, while also supporting manually joining closed Wi-Fi networks. When Wi-Fi is active, the iPhone will automatically switch from the EDGE network to any nearby previously approved Wi-Fi network.
The EDGE network benefits iPhone users in the U.S. by providing greater availability than 3G, as carriers based in the U.S. do not have full 3G coverage. By contrast, 3G coverage ranges from 60 to 90-percent in the United Kingdom.
Since the iPhone's inception, the use of the handset for Internet connectivity has exposed one or more trends. According to AT&T and Google, the iPhone generated 50 times more search requests than any other mobile handset. The iPhone also increased the average wireless data usage as much as 30 times higher than on other phones, or 100 MB per iPhone customer. iphoneinfo click here
Internet access is available when the iPhone is connected to a local area Wi-Fi or a wide area EDGE network. The iPhone is not able to use AT&T's 3G or AT&T's HSDPA network. Steve Jobs has stated 3G would need to become more widespread in the United States and much more energy efficient before it's included in the iPhone. By default, the iPhone will ask to join newly discovered Wi-Fi networks and prompt for the password when required, while also supporting manually joining closed Wi-Fi networks. When Wi-Fi is active, the iPhone will automatically switch from the EDGE network to any nearby previously approved Wi-Fi network.
The EDGE network benefits iPhone users in the U.S. by providing greater availability than 3G, as carriers based in the U.S. do not have full 3G coverage. By contrast, 3G coverage ranges from 60 to 90-percent in the United Kingdom.
Since the iPhone's inception, the use of the handset for Internet connectivity has exposed one or more trends. According to AT&T and Google, the iPhone generated 50 times more search requests than any other mobile handset. The iPhone also increased the average wireless data usage as much as 30 times higher than on other phones, or 100 MB per iPhone customer. iphoneinfo click here
Multimedia
Multimedia
Cover Flow on the iPhone.The layout of the music library differs from previous iPods, with the sections divided more clearly alphabetically, and with a larger font. Similar to previous iPods, the iPhone can sort its media library by songs, artists, albums, videos, playlists, genres, composers, podcasts, audiobooks, and compilations. Cover Flow, like that on iTunes, shows the different album covers in a scroll-through photo library. Scrolling is achieved by swiping a finger across the screen.
Like the fifth generation iPods introduced in 2005, the iPhone can play video, allowing users to watch TV shows and films. Unlike other image-related content, video on the iPhone plays only in the landscape orientation, when the phone is turned sideways. Double tapping switches between wide-screen and full-screen video playback.
The iPhone allows users to purchase and download songs from the iTunes Store directly to their iPhone over Wi-Fi with the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, but not over the cellular data network. iphoneinfo click here
Cover Flow on the iPhone.The layout of the music library differs from previous iPods, with the sections divided more clearly alphabetically, and with a larger font. Similar to previous iPods, the iPhone can sort its media library by songs, artists, albums, videos, playlists, genres, composers, podcasts, audiobooks, and compilations. Cover Flow, like that on iTunes, shows the different album covers in a scroll-through photo library. Scrolling is achieved by swiping a finger across the screen.
Like the fifth generation iPods introduced in 2005, the iPhone can play video, allowing users to watch TV shows and films. Unlike other image-related content, video on the iPhone plays only in the landscape orientation, when the phone is turned sideways. Double tapping switches between wide-screen and full-screen video playback.
The iPhone allows users to purchase and download songs from the iTunes Store directly to their iPhone over Wi-Fi with the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, but not over the cellular data network. iphoneinfo click here
Features
Features
The iPhone allows conferencing, call holding, call merging, caller ID, and integration with other cellular network features and iPhone functions. For example, a playing song fades out when the user receives a call. Once the call is ended the music fades back in. Voice dialing is not supported by the iPhone.
The iPhone includes a visual voicemail feature allowing users to view a list of current voicemail messages on-screen without having to call into their voicemail. Unlike most other systems, messages can be listened to and deleted in a non-chronological order by choosing any message from an on-screen list. AT&T, O2, T-Mobile, and Orange modified their voicemail infrastructure to accommodate this new feature designed by Apple. A lawsuit has been filed against Apple and AT&T by Klausner Technologies claiming the iPhone's visual voicemail feature infringes two patents.
A ringtone feature was introduced in the United States on September 5, 2007, but is not yet available in all countries where the iPhone has been released. This feature allows users to create custom ringtones from their purchased iTunes music for an additional fee, the same price of a song. The ringtones can be from 3 to 30 seconds in length of any part of a song, can include fading in and out, can pause from half a second to five seconds when looped, and never expire. All customizing can be done in iTunes, and the synced ringtones can also be used for alarms on the iPhone. Custom ringtones can also be created using Apple's GarageBand software 4.1.1 or later (available only on Mac OS X) and third-party tools.
Apple has released a video explaining many of iPhone's features through a series of demonstrations. iphoneinfo click here
A talking iphone news app demo
The iPhone allows conferencing, call holding, call merging, caller ID, and integration with other cellular network features and iPhone functions. For example, a playing song fades out when the user receives a call. Once the call is ended the music fades back in. Voice dialing is not supported by the iPhone.
The iPhone includes a visual voicemail feature allowing users to view a list of current voicemail messages on-screen without having to call into their voicemail. Unlike most other systems, messages can be listened to and deleted in a non-chronological order by choosing any message from an on-screen list. AT&T, O2, T-Mobile, and Orange modified their voicemail infrastructure to accommodate this new feature designed by Apple. A lawsuit has been filed against Apple and AT&T by Klausner Technologies claiming the iPhone's visual voicemail feature infringes two patents.
A ringtone feature was introduced in the United States on September 5, 2007, but is not yet available in all countries where the iPhone has been released. This feature allows users to create custom ringtones from their purchased iTunes music for an additional fee, the same price of a song. The ringtones can be from 3 to 30 seconds in length of any part of a song, can include fading in and out, can pause from half a second to five seconds when looped, and never expire. All customizing can be done in iTunes, and the synced ringtones can also be used for alarms on the iPhone. Custom ringtones can also be created using Apple's GarageBand software 4.1.1 or later (available only on Mac OS X) and third-party tools.
Apple has released a video explaining many of iPhone's features through a series of demonstrations. iphoneinfo click here
A talking iphone news app demo
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