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The one touch control feature that everyone has been clamouring for on every other smartphone since the iPhone has been multitouch, and though the Palm Pre managed to squeeze it in, we haven’t really seen it anywhere else. Well, a clever programmer has cooked up a ROM that shows multitouch working on a Nexus One build of Android 2.1; as you can see, pinch zooming works like a charm. We’ve seen tech demos of multitouch working on devices as far back as the G1, and the developers of the Dolphin browser are making great strides, but nothing quite as close to a native implementation as this. The developer is working remotely in conjunction with someone who has a droid, but he’s taking donations to get his own device and expedite the release of a public ROM. Hit the via to pitch in some money.
[via AllDroid]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
