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Archive for January, 2009

iPhone may get GPU acceleration

Imagination Technologies will announce a new version of its graphics chip IP tomorrow. The PowerVR SGX543 is the firm’s first multi-core capable GPU technology which scales to, in theory, an unlimited number of cores and offer support for GPGPU acceleration. While Imagination’s technology is known to be integrated in graphics products from Intel and Texas Instruments in the past, this new version is especially interesting since Apple could have access to it and may be planning a powerful graphics engine with GPGPU acceleration for one of…

 

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Refurbished iPhones

You know what is striking about the use of mobile phones? They are usually cheaper than new ones. Like the time that AT & T started selling refurbished iPhone 3GS of U.S. $ 50 (including U.S. $ 100), fr’instance. Best Buy is already in action now Hawking 8 giggers the refurbished for $ 149 and the 16GB model for $ 249 on a contractual basis at 350 Best Buy Mobile locations around the country. Because AT & T is driving for the same price directly, not buy a better name for this common?

UiRemote: an iPhone application

Sure, the name of a phone with infrared in existence and good to very good chance that you’ll find a universal remote control for the application, but probably not the opinion of many of the iPhone now, right? There is, yes, but they are usually with a home automation bias, since the absence of an infrared interface, which left WiFi duty neglected. Enter UiRemote a little ambitious project by a handful of Scrappy students at the University of Toronto with a finger-size IR blaster to the headphone jack, and a fully customizable application for the job. Novel? Not necessarily, but if you consider that a separate line with these specifications that are likely to be a medium, is an interesting way to save money and still end with the best drivers in the AV block. The developers are still changing the shape and application, but hopes are high that they will be available to all interested parties over the next two months.

iPhone flirting application

Social networking and entertainment application dominate the App Store catalogue. But despite several dozen exciting iPhone social networking applications, there’s still an certain void in terms of quality matchmaking applications. Enter Viximo…

 

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SlingPlayer for iPhone

Remember that the proof of concept that was way back in June last year? You know that one of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone? Here at Macworld, Sling Media is doing its darnedest to take the focus away from the threat of Apple announcing that speech said application is almost ready for consumption. It will be a demonstration of the functional version in San Francisco, and is planning to introduce the Apple software for certification sometime this quarter. In case you could not care less, it’ll also unveil a prototype HD SlingPlayer for Mac, allowing Mac using Slingbox PRO-HD owners to stream high-definition material to your Mac As with good things, the price has not yet been determined for the implementation SlingPlayer iPhone, but the HD SlingPlayer for Mac will be made available free. After the full release of the break.

News Source: www.engadgetmobile.com

Craiglist for your iPhone

iPhone/iPod touch only: Free application Craigsphone puts the popular online classifieds site Craigslist on your iPhone, complete with click-to-call, history, and mobile posting.


At first blush it may not seem like a Craigslist-focused app could offer much beyond what Craigslist on mobile Safari does, but you may be surprised. Craigsphone can post directly from your phone, including photo uploads and location sharing (instant missed connections, anyone?) and a Nearby feature that uses your iPhone’s location awareness to find classifieds nearby (San Francisco Bay area and Manhattan only for now).

Craigsphone is distributed for free by the same people who develop the very cool Dial Zero app (which helps you skip directly to an operator when you dial a customer service line), works on the iPhone and iPod touch only.

News Source : www.lifehacker.com

iPhone leashing plan for AT&T to be announced at Macworld?

Just about the only Apple rumor that hasn’t been touched upon in the blogopshere leading up to Tuesday’s Macworld keynote has been an iPhone tethering plan for AT&T. The lack of tethering has been an issue for many iPhone power-users since its launch back in 2007 and its addition would surely help boost the iPhone’s ARPU considering the plan has long been rumored to be somewhere in the region of $30/5GB (which is of course the same deal AT&T currently offers its BlackBerry users). Whether or not this rumor pans out is anyone’s guess but only one thing is certain: With this many rumors flying around, the Macword keynote is definitely going to let just about everyone down because there’s no way Apple will hit all of the bases that have been covered.

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Carbon Fiber 3G iPhone Case

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My wife tends to toss her phone in her computer bag with her keys, pager, wallet, and everything else. So, when her new 3G iPhone arrived, we both agreed her fancy new phone required a great case strong/durable enough to protect it. The DRO Concepts Carbon Fiber 3G iPhone Case seemed like a worthy contender for this very difficult task.

News Source: the-gadgeteer.com

Potential iPhone Blogging Apps for 2009

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With more than 2008 and almost all celebrate (or fear) of the upcoming new year, it seems that many people have an opinion about what 2009 will bring that about our world (Note: Thank you, Twitter).

Although you can not forecast what the future will bring, especially on mobile devices like the iPhone, here are my “modest” predictions for the iPhone Apps blogging is dominated by the end of next year.

WordPress
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Although there is a plethora of iPhone applications that are posting to WordPress, I think 2009 will be the end of most of them on the official WordPress iPhone App (assuming that you updated to version 2.7).

WordPress is planning on a variety of new features, the ability to easily create hyperlinks, edit, type in landscape mode as well as contributions COMMET moderation (a spammer one thousand weep tears).

Once the new version of WordPress for iPhone live, I predict, many developers try carving niche other’s blog (especially since the official WordPress app is free).

Blogger / Blogspot

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Although Google has yet another web application for their Blogspot trailer (Note: I have serious doubts whether they ever will), I have the feeling that blog Press CoolLittle of things will carve the Blogger niche for itself all (before particularly after its last update).

So far, Blog Press is currently unbeatable, because it allows Blogspot fans everywhere, not just after (and adaptation) of multiple images with text on several blogs, but also brands as well.

CoolLittle things is planning on the addition of landscape to Blog Press, and unless another application comes with a bit more innovative (such as comment moderation tip, hint) at a lower price, which I blog Press attracts the masses bloggers.

LiveJournal
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Receiving praise from corporate Livejournal blog itself, which LiveJournal.app (from Igrick) is likely to remain unchallenged as the application sports a variety of functions (of the famous Bar HTML publishing more pictures and captions on points).

But what LiveJournal.app alongside its competitors is that it allows users to create expandable post summaries from their iPhones, a function I have to see duplicated on each iPhone App in the App Store (note: Feel freely to me if I’m wrong).

LiveJournal.app is currently free in the App Store, and with the impending global recession hits our small planet, I see no serious rivals dethroning about this within the realm LiveJouranl.

MovableType / Typepad

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Forecasts that dominate this space in 2009 is really difficult, despite the fact that Six Apart already has a free iPhone app for Typepad (which is pretty good in my honest opinion).

What MovableType goes, I believe that iBlogger of illumineX is likely to dominate this niche due to the fact that they use a variety of functions, including the ability to post, where you are blogging from (based on Geo-Blogger everywhere).

Unless, of course, Six Apart tweaks its TypePad around Movable Type fans, iBlogger may be in the perfect position to dominate this niche of fans are feeling about the coding of Wizards of Six Apart

All of the above?

While there are many iPhone Apps that are able to access a half-dozen blogging platforms (or more), CellSpin is probably one of the few that at the end, most iPhone screen because of its ability, your voice on your blog.

CellSpin is currently the undisputed leader in the field of audio-blogging, where the App Store goes, and they may even be positioning itself to video bloggers (assuming that Steve Jobs approves use of video applications in the App Store).

What about the iPhone App for ________?

While the i-Wars on the big three (plus Livejournal) can not see any new challengers (because of the economy), I expect that the competition for the other blogging platforms (such as Windows Live Spaces, Drupal, etc. ) Heat over the coming year.

As for the other related blog iPhone Apps go (such as RSS feed reader, Twitter, image Apps, Twitter, social networks, Twitter, and micro blogging Apps, who are still the same as Twitter), the field at least for now appears to be too far open.

Macworld Expo for iPhone & iPod touch

There is a new iPhone and iPod touch application that enables users to get an overview of companies and products exhibited at Macworld in January.

The software organizes Macworld exhibitor information by name, hall and aisle number and allows users to browse exhibited products by name, category and exhibitor. The application pulls data from a server and stores it on the device, meaning that there is no permanent connection to the Internet via Wi-Fi or cellular network required, although online connectivity is recommended in order to get the latest show updates.

Paul Kent, vice president of IDG World Expo, announced on his Twitter page that a number of enhancements are in the pipeline scheduled to roll out within days, like a show map and a calendar of the conference sessions, in addition to a conference guide.

News Source: www.tgdaily.com