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iPhone News
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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When the iPhone was debuted back in 2007, the world was blown away at the web capabilities of mobile Safari. In terms of third party browsers on the iPhone, we haven’t seen anything yet due to Apple’s strict quality controls. However, that trend could change if Opera Mini for the iPhone is allowed to pass.
Opera Mini for the iPhone Preview at 2010 Mobile World Congress
Opera Mini for the iPhone will be previewed at the 2010 Mobile World Congress. The app promises a fast, easy to use web surfing experience that Opera users will come to recognize. With its compression technology, web pages are slated to load faster and minimize data usage. Also features such as tabs, Speed Dial, and password manager are also included in this beta build.
“We are thrilled to offer journalists and partners an exclusive preview of Opera Mini for iPhone during the year’s biggest mobile event,” said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder, Opera Software. “This is a unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini experience for the iPhone, and to showcase our latest beta releases of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices. Opera’s mission is to bring the Web to the world, and by making Opera Mini available on yet another platform, we are one step closer.” |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
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Apple has just released iPhone 3.1.3 (7E18), a minor OS update for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone 2G, iPod touch G1, iPod touch G2, and iPod touch 3G.
The update includes:
- Fix for iPhone 3GS battery level reporting
- Fix for app crashes on launch
- Fix for app crashes while using Japanese Kana Keyboard
iPhone 3.1.3 security-related update details can be found in Apple’s knowledge-base article.
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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Batten down your contacts and defend your profile pics, because Facebook 3.1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch is here and it purports to fix those bugs that have been ailing ya:
- Fixes some crashes
- Fix a bug causing incorrect matches in address book sync
- Fix a bug causing incorrect matches for contacts with the same name
Here’s hoping that what has been, prior to 3.1, one of the best social networking apps on any platform, is back on track and ready rock. |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
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Facebook's
iPhone app is one of the most popular apps for the device. Version 3.1 brings some killer features to an already strong offering. Push notifications and address book sync, new in this version, are welcome additions. Push notifications are a very logical addition. They have become Apple's compromise for not allowing apps to run in the background. Instead of having to fire up the Facebook app all the time to see if anything is new, you can now opt to get push notifications for new messages, wall posts, friend requests, friend confirmations, photo tags, events, and comments. This is way more efficient and allows you to only access the app when there is something new to check out, if you choose.
Facebook's new contact sync for the iPhone is particularly interesting. At first, I was a bit hesitant to try out the feature, worrying that it would overwrite the data that I had or add a lot of new friends on Facebook that I didn't really want as contacts on my phone. But it didn't cause any of the problems that I had imagined. Rather, it examines the contacts that you already have on your iPhone, trying to match it to a Facebook user. If it finds a match, it pulls down that person's profile picture, making it that his or her photo on your iPhone. It also adds other information, such as a link that takes you to that person's profile in Facebook's app. The feature doesn't seem to cause any data integrity issues, it just makes your iPhone contact information more robust. Even more interestingly, if one of your phone contacts is not your Facebook friend, it will (in most cases) still pull down their info from Facebook if it finds a match.
Version 3.0 was a big jump forward for Facebook's iPhone app. Even though its creator, Joe Hewitt, has since left the project and started boycotting iPhone app development, version 3.1 delivers some really cool features that round out Facebook's offering on the iPhone nicely.
An iPhone contact, post-Facebook sync, with profile picture and Facebook link added.
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
Via iPhone in Canada - So check this out. Apple releases the iPhone 2G with no video recording. Soon after when the jailbreaking hacks became available, a great jailbroken app called “Cycorder” enabled video on the iPhone 2G. Users universally question Apple’s motives.
Then Apple releases the iPhone 3G and again, no video recording (Apple motives questioned again). However, jailbroken iPhones (2G/3G) could enable video recording through various applications.
Then Apple releases the iPhone 3GS and includes video recording. Now fast forward to today and the video recording has become official for the iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G through an application available on the iTunes App Store called “iVideoCamera“. Users will see more apps like this ever since the Ustream app approval (which by the way is the preferred method to get video on the iPhone 3G and the app is free).
iVideoCamera further allows users to save their videos to the iPhone camera roll and share their videos using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo.
So this is great news for previous generation iPhone owners who do not want to jailbreak their device, as they can now officially download a video camera application. However, it is not all wonderful as the app comes with a few caveats:
1.) It costs $0.99. While not a big deal, it is good to note since jailbreaking is free (Cycorder) and apps like Ustream for the iPhone 3G are also free.
2.) The app captures video at approximately 3 frames a second. Yes, three (Read: not good at all).
3.) Video lengths are limited to approximately 60 seconds.
4.) Resolution is really low at 160 x 213.
So this app does enable video recording on previous generation iPhones but it is by no means better than the camera on the iPhone 3GS or the free Cycorder/Ustream applications. Although, it is worth noting that the developer of iVideoCamera has said they are working on improving the app.
This new application (as well as previously available video camera apps) does make you wonder why Apple never bothered with video recording in any of the pre-3GS iPhones and held out for three years before including the feature. In any case, users of the iPhone 2G and 3G, this is one way to get video recording on your iPhone.
Also, unless it was not obvious already, if you have an iPhone 3GS, you obviously do not need to download this application as your iPhone already has video recording.
Check out iVideoCamera in the iTunes App Store for $0.99.
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