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iPhone To Receive ‘Haptic Feedback’ In Future Models

April 28th, 2008

It is being rumored that Apple plan to license vibration technology from Immersion for use in future iPhone models.
The software, dubbed ‘haptic feedback’, could be used to provide physical feedback when the soft keyboard is used. It’s no secret that many iPhone users have expressed concern over the lack of feedback when using the iPhone’s [...]

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iPhone Beta 4 Release, OpenGL ES 3G Graphics Support Included

April 24th, 2008

Apple have announced the release of the iPhone SDK beta 4 Build 5A258f.
This new build also includes support for OpenGL ES which will enable developers to actually see how the iPhone renders graphics for their software applications.
Another new feature include in the SDK is enforced code signing. Basically what this means is that from now [...]

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AT&T Profits Rise 22% On iPhone Sales

April 23rd, 2008

During the unveiling of their quarterly results yesterday, AT&T revealed their first quarter results were up by some 22%.  With net income jumping from $2.85 billion (45cents/share) to $3.36 billion (57cents/share).
AT&T announced the lare profits were down to gains in the companies wireless business along with the huge success of the Apple iPhone - the [...]

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Italy To Receive Unlocked 3G iPhone In Time For Summer?

April 21st, 2008

According to reports by well respected Italian website Repubblica.it, Telecom Italia is set to launch the iPhone 3G in Italy by early Summer.
Republicca report that the new iPhone model will be based on 3G (UMTS) technology and will be sold primarily through Telecom Italia Mobile. The 3G iPhone device will not be locked to any [...]

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Taiwanese Newspaper Confirms 3G iPhone Infineon Chip

April 16th, 2008

According to Taiwanese newspaper, the Economic Daily News Infineon Technoloiges’ 3G baseband chip will be produce by the United Microelectronics Corporation for the 3G iPhone model.
The UMC have been contracted to produce the PMB8878 chipset on Infineon’s behalf which will be manufactured on UMC’s 65nm line.
The firts-generation iPhone’s baseband chip was also an Infineon design, [...]

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UK: O2 Reduce 8GB iPhone By £100

April 15th, 2008

Following T-Mobile’s recent price drop for the iPhone, O2 have now announced they will follow suit by reducing the iPhone 8GB model down £100 to £169.
Ofcourse these recent price drops have further fuelled speculation as to the impending announcement of updated iPhone models.
This discount by O2 will not be restricted by the tariff the subscriber [...]

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Associated Press To Offer iPhone Specific News Service

April 14th, 2008

A new offering by the Associated Press titled the ‘Mobile News Network’, will offer a round-up of the company’s own news coverage with that of local newspapers formatted specifically to support the Apple iPhone.
Here’s a snippet from the AP press release:
The Mobile News Network will provide a national platform for smart phone users to access [...]

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Nike+ Making It’s Way To iPhone And iPod Touch

April 11th, 2008

According to a report by Stuff.tv, Apple are currently planning on bringing the Nike+ training system to the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The Nike+ system was originally created for the iPod nano, using a small sensor placed in your shoe, the device would recordthe distance and length or your run and also act as a timer [...]

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Apple Implementing GPS In iPhone 2.0?

April 11th, 2008

A reader over at MacNN has found what could be conclusive proof that Apple plan to integrate GPS support into the iPhone 2.0 OS.
Hidden away in the notes section of the Apple Developer Site is a reference to altitude measurements, measurements that are currently impossible on the current cellular based location technology. The note fails [...]

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iPhone OS 2.0 Supports Embedded YouTube Movies

April 11th, 2008

Thanks a new Mobile Safari YouTube plugin, users running the iPhone operating system 2.0 will see their browser play embedded YouTube content on the page, also allowing users to click-through and view the video in the dedicated YouTube application.
The YouTube content has to have been encoded in the H.264 format required for playback on the [...]

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