Archive for January 18th, 2010

Developers writing for iPhone 4.0

Most are speculating great things for the June announcement however some believe that the 4.0 firmware will be with us sooner than that. Here is further news to fuel the fire for 4.0 arriving on the iPhone sooner rather than later.

iPhone OS 4.0 is imminent. That’s the conclusion I drew from an e-mail I received from a prominent app developer Friday, at least, before hearing from the developer that it was a typo.

The message included the following snippet: "Just wanted to give you a heads up that we’ve submitted an updated app for the new iPhone OS 4.0 software." (The developer later acknowledged that it meant to refer to a 4.0 version of the app itself, not OS 4.0.)

Nexus One drops in price

Negative press? Slow sales? Or does it just not cut it? I would agree with any of those statements have watched this device in action.  However, Google has decided to lop off an chunk of the price tag. Might make take some of the sting out the extra price stapled on with the import duty.
If you have already bought it then don’t be worrying as Google are passing on the saving to existing users also.

The pricing option now appears to be $529 unlocked

So now it’s tempting, very tempting.

[Source androidandme]

iSlate cometh – it’s official!

Resco offering reward points

Resco have been producing Windows Mobile apps for a few years now and here is a reward for staying loyal to the brand. If you are nice about their programmes then you will be rewarded with discount. Pumping out reviews and videos will get you special offers as documented in the chart above.

Here at Mobile Tech Addicts we are honest about how we feel on applications and hardware. I’m not writing this to get some discount, but if you own a couple of their programs then you can get a couple of bob off some a new one. Click the picture above and see if you can make a saving.

Netfront Browser turns 4.0

The is no shortage of capable browsers for Windows Mobile these days and here is one of the stronger offerings with a new suit. Netfront Browser 4.0 has a pretty swish feature set and is worth keeping on your device for the days when Opera is being daft and Skyfire is being a pain. Read on for the press release:

Grand Theft Auto comes to the iPhone

Grand Theft Auto has arrived on the iPhone and iPod Touch with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars making the jump to the iTunes App Store.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the iPhone uses onscreen controls rather than the iPhone’s accelerometer and includes the mini-games that were present in its original version.

Try it now, it will only cost you £5.99 and so far the ratings are excellent.

ITunes Link

Nexus One vs iPhone

I’ve only had the Nexus One for a few days and have to admit that so far it’s been pretty difficult to put it down, I think it’s fair to say that I quite like it!

After posting my Nexus One video on Saturday I’ve had loads of requests from readers asking how the Nexus One compares to the iPhone, both physically and in terms of functionality. In terms of the functional comparison I thought I would leave that until I publish m Nexus One review, which I am working on at the moment. However, to satisfy your curiosity in terms of the physical differences between the two I thought you light enjoy a few photos.

Looking at the Nexus One and the iPhone 3GS from the front they are of a similar size. The Nexus One is a little taller (119mm v 115mm) than the iPhone and a little narrower (59.8mm v 62.1mm). The Nexus is is also 5 grams lighter than the iPhone. In terms of the screen the Nexus One looks to have a much larger display than the iPhone but in reality the difference is just 0.2″, however, the Nexus One display is much higher res than the iPhone, 800 x 480 pixels for the Nexus against the 320 x 480 of the iPhone. When you look at the screens powered up the difference is clear!

Comparing both devices end-on the Nexus One is slightly thinner than the iPhone, but there’s less than 1mm between them. Despite the very curved back on the iPhone, which helps to make it appear thinner than it is, the Nexus One feels thinner than the 1mm may suggest.

Perhaps the reason why the Nexus One feels much thinner than the iPhone could be down to the camera placement. The 11.5mm of the Nexus is measured at the thickest part, which is just at the top by the camera which sticks out a little from the back. As you can see from the image above this makes the Nexus a bit thicker at the top than the rest of the unit so overall the device feels thinner.

So that’s just a few shots of the two devices side-by-side to give you an idea of the physical differences. They are quite similar really, anyone would think that Google were trying to compete with Apple or something! 😛

I’ll be back with my review as soon as I can get it done for you but that said, I’m not rushing it. I want to use the Nexus One for a good few days before I start to offer my opinion. If you do have any questions though, please do post them on any of the Nexus One forum posts and I’ll do my best to either answer them right away or add them to the full review.

Posted by: Matt