RussianiPhone.ru claims that they have seen iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 and that it implements Push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support. As proof they’ve posted a screenshot showing the Notes and Calendar applications with update badges displayed. Developers and users have been anxiously awaiting the release of this new feature. In the current iPhone firmware, applications are not allowed to run any background tasks. As a result, an application like an Instant Messaging application would be unable to notify the user that a new message had arrived. Push notifications would provide the tools to trigger these alerts.
We’ve been looking at lots of camcorders lately and, if you read our group test report, you’ll know that we were particularly impressed with the Sanyo Xacti HD700. The only criticism of the HD700 was that it isn’t full HD supporting 1280×720 only. For many, this wouldn’t be a big problem, especially when you consider the cost but we wondered what spending the extra cash on the HD1000 got us.
I’ve been using the HD1000 for a few months and I’m very happy with it. However just a few weeks ago Sanyo launched the HD1010. This has additional features over the HD1000, including both 60p and 60i modes as well as high speed 300fps mode and an uprated sensor.
The Sanyo Xacti HD1010
So we’re working on our review of the Xacti HD1010 and will compare it to the other cameras in our group test and the HD1000 itself. Have a look at the unboxing video below to see more.
Sanyo Xacti HD1010 unboxed
Sanyo Xacti HD1010 specification:
Stills: Approx. 4.0 megapixels, Video: Approx. 3.56 megapixels (in HD), Approx. 2.18 megapixels (in SD)
Spotted this over at WindowsMobile Cool and though it was a great way to get your device running TouchFlo 3D into the festive spirit. All you have to do is download the Christmas Icon Pack from XDA and you’ll get bells, mistletoes, snowflakes, stars, cottages and more in place of the stock icons. Full instructions after the break.
Those of you in the UK are undoubtedly already familiar with Proporta. Unfortunately, we don’t get the opportunity to get our hands on Proporta’s accessories often enough in the US. Proporta is innovative, and has a range of accessories that is unparalleled. One of my personal favorites is Proporta’s emergency charger, so it was with great pleasure that I got to try out their new laptop bag.
Nokia have come up with a very neat way of picking the right phone as a Christmas Gift this year by creating the Nokia Christmas Guide online.
Nokia Christmas Gift Guide
On entering the site you are given the options of who the phone is for and when you click on that you are then given a list of phones that Nokia think would be suitable for that type of person.
Understandably it is of course down to personal taste but this is a great and fun way to pick out a new mobile.
According to the blog.iphone-dev.org website, one of its members has reverse engineered Apple’s hardware drivers and managed to port a version of Linux to both the iPhone and iPod touch. So far, so good, but the downside is that this is really just the first step. There are no Linux drivers yet for the actual phone side of things, sound or Wi-Fi, nor does the touchscreen work yet. In other words, you’re not going to be able to do anything much with your Linux iPhone yet. However, if the comments on the community website are anything to go by, it can’t be long before those wrinkles are all ironed out and the hackers move on to the next project. Android, anyone? Video after the break.
RussianiPhone.ru claims that they have seen iPhone 2.2.1 Beta 1 and that it implements Push notifications as well as over-the-air MobileMe syncing with Notes support. As proof they’ve posted a screenshot showing the Notes and Calendar applications with update badges displayed. Developers and users have been anxiously awaiting the release of this new feature. In the current iPhone firmware, applications are not allowed to run any background tasks. As a result, an application like an Instant Messaging application would be unable to notify the user that a new message had arrived. Push notifications would provide the tools to trigger these alerts. 
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