Apple was widely criticized for not having copy and paste in the iPhone until the third major version of the software, so it was kind of surprising that Microsoft won’t include this seemingly-basic feature in the upcoming Windows Phone 7. The software giant said it wanted to focus on other features first but this should…
Archives for 2010
Skype Wants Some Video Chatting Action for iPhone 4
Steve Jobs acted like the future was here with FaceTime for iPhone 4, even though I first saw video chatting for mobile phones back in 2004, and now Skype wants in on the action. According to PocketLint, with whom Skype confirmed this information, the popular service is looking to work with Apple to add video…
AT&T, Apple breach exposes 114,000 iPad owners [Update]
Roughly 114,000 early adopters of the iPad 3G may have had their e-mails exposed thanks to a security breach of AT&T’s servers, according to a report. The report said Goatse Security was able to obtain the e-mail addresses and AT&T associated ID of multiple iPad users via a script on AT&T’s website. The data includes…
Motorola Plans 20 Android Phones for 2010
According to Motorola’s Tom Satchwell, director of marketing for mobile devices, they intend to launch 20 new Android devices worldwide in 2010, and they’d be launching even more if the carriers were biting. Between the Shadow, Xtreme, and the other Android phones coming out of the woodwork, I believe it – heck, they’re probably close…
Konami Releases First Trailer for Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night for iPhone
Last month, Konami announced they’d be releasing a Castlevania title for the iPhone. I was surprised when what they announced wasn’t a true side-scrolling Castlevania adventure game that we all grew up playing, but instead it was a puzzle game. Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night is a match-3 falling-block puzzle game similar to Capcom’s…
Keynote, iWork Could Hit the iPhone Soon
A little slip-up by Apple revealed a screen shot showing Keynote on the iPhone’s screen, which was later changed to iBooks, but it could indicate that iWork is headed to iOS 4 for the iPhone. Keynote, along with Pages and Numbers, is only available for the iPad right now, but signs point to availability on…
Call Of Duty: World At War Zombies II Released for the iPhone; Nazi Zombies Not Pleased
One of the iPhone’s most popular and best selling Nazi zombie killing games has just been sequelized. The game, of course, is Activision’s Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies. The sequel to that being, you guessed it, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies II. CoD: WaW: Zombies II was once again developed by…
Apple iPhone 4 hits FCC, rocks 5 3G bands
The timing isn’t much of a surprise but it’s interesting to see that the iPhone 4 has hit the Federal Communications Commission with five 3G bands. All handsets in the United States have to go through the FCC to ensure it plays nice frequency-wise, and the iPhone 4 is called Model # A1332 and it…
Sony Ericsson Prototypes Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreen with Haptic Feedback
Most touchscreens simply deal with the everyday X and Y axes of navigation, but Sony Ericsson is developing a new kind of display that allows interacting on the Z axis as well, effectively allowing you to reach elements “inside” the UI. In this particular demo, icons moved faster or slower depending on how hard the…
Best Buy, Radio Shack to have iPhone 4 at launch
If you’re dying to get your hands on the iPhone 4 on launch day, don’t be one of those rubes who lines up at the Apple store. Instead, you should line up your local Best Buy or Radio Shack because both retailers will be carrying the latest iPhone starting June 24. Of course, Apple and…