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iPhone 2.0 To Support Saving Of Web Images

April 14th, 2008

It seems recently that a day doesn’t go by without another new iPhone 2.0 feature getting revealed. Today’s new addition is the ability to save web images straight from Safari into the Photo Album.

By simply holding your finger against the image you want to save a popup dialog box will appear presenting options to save the image. Once saved, the images can be used as background images, mailed to friends, or used as custom contact icons.

[via AppleInsider]

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New IBM Technology Could Increase iPhone Storage/Battery Life 10x

April 14th, 2008

It is being reported that IBM are currently working on some technology that has the possibility of increasing the iPhone and iPof Touch storage capacity/battery life by upto 10 times.

This new technology labelled ‘Racetrack’ memory, according to IBM has the potential to pave the way for portable media devices to hold in excess of half a million songs, with battery charges not needed for weeks at a time.

“The promise of racetrack memory - for example, the ability to carry massive amounts of information in your pocket - could unleash creativity leading to devices and applications that nobody has imagined yet,” said Stuart Parkin, who leads the team of research for IBM out at the company’s research centre in San Jose, Calif.

IBM scientists believe they have only scratched the surface of this new technology and that we the consumer can expect to see the Racetrack technology starting to pop up in devices within the next ten years.

[via TimesOnline.co.uk]

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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 and pedometer to log your personal workout stats.

n addition to these features, Stuff.tv reports that the new Nike+ system will also take advantage of the iPhone’s Wi-Fi capability giving the user the ability to transmit their workout stats to Nike’s online database - where a Coach system will help to improve their workouts and training.

[via Stuff.tv]

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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 to mention anything else regarding the ‘verticalAccuracy’ variable other than noting that it can be a positive or negative value, measured in meters, and that it is available in iPhone OS 2.0 or later.

[via MacNN]

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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 iPhone for this method to work however.

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3G iPhone Launching At WWDC in June, 32 GB Slimmer Model?

April 10th, 2008

Those ‘industry sources’ are at it again, this time supposedly leaking information on the highly anticipated next generation 3G iPhone.

According to reports by TG Daily, the new device will launch at the  Apple WWDC event in June, with prices starting at $399.

The new models available will include an 8 GB model and a 16 GB model, priced at $399 and $499, respectively.  It is believed that a 32 GB version for $599 will also be released.

This is ofcourse purely rumour and speculation at this point as no official confirmation has been issued by Apple as of yet.

[via TG Daily]

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Infineon 3G Chipset Reference Found In New iPhone SDK Release

April 9th, 2008

Hawk-eyed iPhone developer Zibri (the developer of the unlocking tool ZiPhone), has discovered some refernces inside the newly release SDK Beta 3 software that strongly suggest Apple will use the Infineon 3G Chipset.

The code in question mentions “SGOLD3,” which is a reference to the series of chips that Infineon produces. The iPhone device currently uses the S-GOLD2 EDGE chipset.

This new chip features a higher resolution camera (5 megapixels instead of 2), along with built-in accelation and media playback and support for 7.2Mbps HSPA.

[via ZiPhone.org]

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Apple Releases SDK Beta 3 - Older Phones Disabled

April 9th, 2008

Apple have announced the latest beta release of their iPhone SDk, build 9M2158a beta 3.

It’s still not clear exactly what’s included in this latest beta release although the official Apple notes state that the SDK update “fixes bugs and adds support for the latest iPhone OS.”

Many iPhone developers are also reporting that their phones running (legally) the pre-release 2.0 beta software have been remotely disabled by Apple forcing them to upgrade to the new build of the OS (5A24od) in order to regain full functionality of the device.

Apple’s documentation states:

“Once you install the pre-release iPhone OS on your device, such device may only be used for development and testing purposes until the final (GM) version of the iPhone OS is released. In addition, you will need to install new versions of the software from time to time throughout the beta period. Failure to install the most current version will, after a period of time, put your device in a deactivated state.”

[via dev.apple.com]

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AT&T CEO: 3G iPhone Due “In Months”

April 3rd, 2008

AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega told reporters at a CTIA luncheon yesterday that he expected 3G compatibility from all of their smart integrated devices to launch within the next couple of months.

Vega was further questioned by PC Mag reporter Sascha Segan to clarify if the Apple iPhone would be one of those devices, here’s his response:

“Let me repeat what I said: I think that you’re going to see our integrated devices be 3G devices in the not-too-distant future, and I mean months. That should be clear enough”

[via Gearlog]

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New iPhone Firmware Beta ‘pwned’ Within 24 Hours

March 29th, 2008

A recent firmware beta update that was seeded to iPhone developers has been reportedly ‘pwned’ by the iPhone Dev Team within some 24 hours of it’s release. The team successfully managed to unlock the new firmware and install 3rd party apps.

According to the Dev Team, “Apple will not really be able to patch it this time.”

Gizmodo have a plethora of photo evidence showing screenshots of the iPhone device running version “2.0 (5A225c)” and unlocked running on the network “o2 - de”.

[via Gizmodo]

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