Cut and paste is quite possibly the singularly most requested feature on the iPhone. Sure, the iPhone can recognize an phone number in any webpage/text message/email. And calling the number is a simple matter of tapping the phone number and initiating the call. But, what if you want to copy and paste a URL or…
What’s wrong with the iPhone SDK… and how to get it fixed
The iPhone SDK is great. I’ve talked it up enough in the past few days that it should be quite apparent that I think the iPhone SDK will bring a new wave of development for the iPhone’s Mac OS. Still, the glaring problem with the iPhone SDK is that the development platform is limiting iPhone…
RIM wants to secure BlackBerry camera with a lock and key
Research In Motion is all about getting its BlackBerry smartphones distributed for fleet-use in enterprise environments. Unfortunately, that means that corporate users will have to opt for the camera-less BlackBerry 8800 series. It would be a bad day to have corporate secrets walk out the door inside some cameraphone’s flash memory. On the one hand,…
Germany demands Nokia return $92 million in subsidies by month’s end
It’s clear that Nokia’s closing of their German plant has incensed the Germans to no end. Like a crazy girlfriend scorned, the state-owned NRW.Bank has sent Nokia a demand for the return of subsidies provided to open the Bochum plant. Here’s the kicker, NRW.Bank wants the subsidies refunded with interest. Germany already demanded the return…
FCC unveils Sanyo Katana LX
Sanyo’s done with the mobile phone game, but their name will live on with Sanyo-branded devices like the successor to the slim and cheap Sanyo Katana II. The FCC has unveiled the Sanyo Katana LX today, just in time for a launch next month (April). The FCC diagrams showcase a device that’s pretty much what…
Not so minor changes coming to next iPhone v2.0 – Bonjour, full-screen browsing, vector graphics, locally stored web-apps, PowerPoint, mass email delete, and possibly search
Well that sure was a mouthful. Sure, there are those minor changes to the iPhone UI that may or may not materialize, but there are also some serious changes in store for the iPhone v2.0. The iPhone SDK, freely downloadable from Apple, is proving to be an invaluable source of upcoming iPhone features. Remember, the…
iPhone SDK: iPhone emulator uses iPhone OS v1.2 firmware (codenamed Aspen); to be released?
The iPhone SDK includes an iPhone emulator that makes it easy for iPhone developers to test their code without having to risk corrupting a real-life iPhone. But, while the rest of us mortals will have to be satisfied with the current iPhone v1.1.4 firmware, the iPhone emulator gets to play with a newer, unreleased version…
Make iPhone web-apps with iPhone SDK
That’s right. Now anyone can code a web-app for the iPhone. The new iPhone SDK includes a new version of Dashcode that makes it easy develop web-apps for the iPhone. The interface includes preset styles that we’ve all come to associate with the iPhone. You can start off with the default browsing screen template (you…
Sony Ericsson denies reports that it is ending partnershp with DoCoMo
Wow, the Japanese handset market is really proving to be a tough nut to crack (a profit from, that is). With Sanyo’s recent exit from the mobile phone business, and Mitsubishi’s withdrawal from the handset game, it’s clear that even Japan’s larger handset makers are done with the grind that is the mobile phone industry.…
FCC and wireless carriers butt heads over backup power for cell towers
In an age where almost every aspect of our lives is dependent on the constant flow of electrons through our digital gear, a reliable source of electricity is a must. Especially when we’re talking about the electricity that powers the cell towers throughout the nation. As we saw with the Hurricane Katrina disaster, cellular communications…