Remember that iPhone 4 app that took advantage of the front-facing camera for Chatroulette-style video chats? The app was called iChatr and it allowed you to connect with random strangers to chat with each other face-to-face. Swiping across the screen would take you to another person once you got bored with whomever you were currently…
HTC Unofficially Responds to iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Drama
When Apple gave its press conference on Friday to address the iPhone 4 antenna issue, it gave a little demo showing other phones allegedly facing similar signal attenuation problems. Included were the BlackBerry Bold 9700, which RIM wasn’t terribly pleased about, the Samsung Omnia II and the HTC Droid Eris. The idea behind the demo…
iPhone 4 Shoots Some Hot Video with 50mm SLR Lenses
Is there anything the iPhone 4 can’t do these days? It has a gorgeous display, a front-facing camera for video chatting and a fickle antenna whose reception can be attenuated just by touching it. Oh, wait, skip that last part. Anyway, we all know just how awesome the iPhone 4 camera is–it takes great photos…
The Mobile Roundup – The ‘Droid X doesn’t need a bumper case’ edition
It’s summer blockbuster time for mobile news, as this week was jam-packed with hot scoops and big deals. Apple giving away free iPhone 4 bumper cases was the big story today, but we also saw the launch of the Motorola Droid X on Verizon, the Samsung Galaxy S phones hit the wild and we put…
Skype disappears from App Store
One of the really cool things about iOS 4 on the Apple iPhone is the potential to use the Skype app in the background but it looks like the VoIP calling service is no longer in the App Store. This was first pointed out by TechCrunch, and my searches of the App Store show the…
Nokia chimes in on Apple iPhone 4 reception claims
Earlier today, Apple said the iPhone 4 antenna issue is a common one in the mobile space and the so-called “Antennagate” happens all the time. Nokia chimed in on smartphone antenna reception in an e-mail to IntoMobile. The largest mobile phone maker in the world said it had invested tons of time into addressing this…
Relive Your Arcade Childhood Memories with Space Invaders HD for iPad
I don’t know about you, but I’m always blown away whenever a game I used to play as a kid in the local arcade is accurately recreated on a mobile device. The latest to do that is Taito’s Space Invaders for the iPad. Now, don’t get this version of Space Invaders confused with Space Invaders…
Apple says it wasn’t warned about iPhone 4 antenna issues
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said a Bloomberg story saying that it was warned by senior engineers about potential iPhone 4 antenna issues is a “crock” and “bullshit.” During the antennagate/Death Grip press conference this morning, the company said the reports of the Apple iPhone 4 antenna problems were being overblown by the media but it…
Apple Confirms White iPhone 4 Shipping End of July
We saw them during WWDC and we played around with one to give a short demo, but until now the white iPhone 4 from Apple has been quite elusive. Word has been that it is supposed to become available at the end of July, but it was hard to say whether those plans were still…
Free iPhone 4 Cases from Apple!
During this morning’s press conference, Apple has more or less acknowledged that its iPhone 4 isn’t perfect and the antenna has its issues (even though it sold 3 million units). While it tried to come up with a fix or a solution, Apple is offering some consolation in the meantime: free iPhone cases. That’s right,…