A recent patent filing by Apple gives us a possible glimpse into Apple’s future tech for their Mac computer lineup. More specifically, Apple has filed to patent a multi-touch system for their mice’s shells. The application states that, “The invention relates to a configurable mouse with an extended sensing surface, which provides the mouse a…
South Koreans to get Nano Projector equipped phones this year?
A small projector in a mobile phone. Sounds like a dream… But wait, we’ve already seen TI demonstrating DLP projection technology at CTIA, as well as Explay OiO showcasing its small projector at SID 2007. Still, it looked so far away — at least 2 years to reach the mainstream consumer, as far as I…
Apple to announce a 3G iPhone for Europe on Monday?
Sounds quite improbable, but what the heck — I’m going to cover it nevertheless. Apparently, Apple will be announcing a 3G iPhone on Monday that will be sold in Europe. According to NewsWireless, Jobs&Co will partner with T-mobile and Vodafone, as well as Carphone Warehouse to distribute the fancy device. The unlikely moment here is…
Rumor: Sprint to get new QWERTY slider from LG?
Hot on the heels of Sprint’s Muziq announcement, Sprint may be getting another phone added to its lineup. It may be just a rumor, but we have a feeling that this one will pan out. Word on the street has it that Sprint may be getting a new non-smartphone QWERTY slider from LG. The thing…
Apple iPhone does Enterprise – will have standard OSX VPN-client and Quick Look for Word and Excel Files
While the Apple iPhone isn’t, at first glance, a shoe-in for an Enterprise role within Corporate America, it will be able to pull its weight as a business-phone. The iPhone will feature the same VPN client that we see on full-blown Mac OSX – giving the iPhone the ability to connect to Mac and Windows…
Apple could debut iPhone 2.0 at Macworld 2008 in San Fransisco!
As if keeping track of all the Apple iPhone hoopla for this Friday weren’t enough. Now we’re hearing through the grapevine that the second generation iPhone may be debuted at the San Fransisco Macworld 2008 convention. Apple has awarded Quanta a manufacturing contract for 5 million iPhone units – of which a portion could be…
Apple may be licensing Microsoft Exchange Active Sync for Direct Push email on iPhone!
When we put our ear to the ground, we usually hear some interesting stuff. For example, the latest bit of hearsay has it that Apple has licensed Microsoft’s Exchange Active Sync for the soon-to-be-launched Apple iPhone. What does this mean? Well, basically, if you are lucky enough to have the support of a Microsoft Exchange…
Apple iPhone may be incredibly fragile!
We’re not all that surprised to hear that a device as thin, and hardware packed (3G naysayers, hold your lip, there’s multi-touch and accelerometers in there) as the Apple iPhone may turn out to be more fragile than the average mobile phone. With a full-screen multi-touch LCD covered in glass, we cringe at the prospect…
Verizon prepping to partially buy out Vodafone’s share in Verizon Wireless?
They’re at it again. The two partners in a little venture known as Verizon Wireless are revving up the rumor mill with new insights into a possible Verizon buy out of a portion of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless. The No. 2 wireless operator in the US has a 55% majority shareholder in Verizon Communications,…
Apple and Nintendo working together on iPhone games?
All mobile phones come with some games preinstalled. What about iPhone? So far we haven’t heard a thing about games being available on Apple’s handset. That’s about to change… Apparently, Apple is working with no one else but Nintendo to push some of the game developer’s popular titles on its mobile Mac OS version. Nintendo…