Archive for 2009
After all the excitement of yesterdays iPhone 3.0 announcements, Engadget have got a copy of the Beta software which was released for developers and put together a walkthrough of some of the new features. Check out the video after the break and see what will be coming in the summer. Lets be honest, its an interesting video but just makes you wish it was summer already.
HTC has announced plans to roll out three new handsets this year using Google’s Android operating system.
Peter Chou, chief executive and co-founder of HTC, told delegates at the Merrill Lynch Technology Conference in Taipei that his company is planning to release at least three Android handsets, one of which he described as a " second-generation smartphone".
The Android-powered HTC Magic was launched at Mobile World Congress in February, and the new handsets are widely expected to become available towards the end of this year in time for the lucrative last quarter.
Chou also said that the company will produce 10 new smartphones before the year’s end.
I recently changed my mobile contract and was amazed at just how many different packages and tariffs each provider had to offer. After a while it gets pretty confusing!
So how do you find a good deal?
Well, online mobile retailer Mobiles Please are so confident of their deals they have added a comparison deal engine which allows users to compare deals from competitors such as dialaphone, phones4u and Beepy amongst others.
The first ever online retailer to allow you to compare mobile phone deals with competitors, which, in some cases, are cheaper. Is this a crazy idea?
Mobiles please believe that by providing their customers with their own deals as well as their competitors the customer will get the best deal possible. This new service which was launched last week will also save users the time and effort of trawling through all these different sites…instead they can compare deals instantly.
The service works by pulling deals from various affiliate networks and the deals are shown below Mobiles please prices. Deals can be customised by various preferences including networks, contract length & free gifts to provide the best deals possible.
The economic downfall has forced people to be more careful when looking for a new mobile phone to ensure they get the right phone and deal for them. For example if you compared deals for the Google Android , Mobiles please offer the deal for £24.47 including 1000 Minutes and Unlimited Texts for £31.93 per-month through Mobiles Please and you can get the same deals with Buymobiles for £34.25.It really does save you time and money.
Mobiles please are confident this will be a successful addition to the website and believe with their easy cash back offers, simple site and confidence in their deals will win every time…maybe it’s not so crazy after all and could be a stroke of genius?
Bobbie Bhogal, Director of Mobilesplease
"We acknowledge that today’s Internet buyer wants to ensure that they are getting great value and it is normal to check and compare offers online. So….we’ve made it easy for our customers to compare our offers online. We are confident that we offer great value deals and that our gift and cash back offers are straight forward with one easy claim compared to many of our competitors that will make the customer claim 4-6 times. It’s too early to say whether this initiative is successful, however it will make it easier for our customers to compare our offers to those of our competitors in one place. Roll on the sales…"
Posted by: Matt
So the highly anticipated Pocket Informant application is now available in the App Store, we have just had emailed confirmation. Full product description after the break with screenshots. From the Press Release:-
With over eight years of mobile calendaring experience, we have built simply the best personal information manager available on the iPhone. We are excited to bring Pocket Informant to the iPhone and version 1.0 is just the beginning of a much larger vision we have for this product. Take a moment to look over what we have delivered in this release and we’re just getting started.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 29 we discuss the just announced iPhone 3.0 software preview, Windows Mobile Marketplace, iPaq Voice Messenger review, farewell to Palm OS and a few bits of software and much more.You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Three years on and Apple have done the unthinkable, added cut and paste to the iPhone OS. Some, as they read this, are probably thinking “thank God!” This is one addition that puts the iPhone back at the top of the heap and nearly every iPhone user will be ecstatic their Windows Mobile buddies shall ridicule them no more.
At a press conference today (which at the time of writing is still going on) Apple announced the anticipated update of the Apple iPhone (and iPod Touch) OS 3.0.
This has been described as a ‘major update’ for iPhone and iPod touch and "It comes with incredible features for both developers and customers".
There will be ‘IN-App’ purchase support in the new OS which will allow developers to provide subscription based apps. or to be able to sell new game levels, or ebook chapters, from within an app.
It is also expected that the new OS will allow peer-to-peer network and Bluetooth connectivity which will be great for multiplayer gaming but also for sharing and exchanging contacts etc.
Finally native copy, cut and paste support has been added to the OS as has MMS at last!
iPhone OS 3.0 will ship this Summer and will be free for iPhone owners although not all feature will be supported on iPhone 2G (MMS For example). iPod touch owners will have to pay $9.95 for this upgrade.
Posted by: Matt
Apple Previews Developer Beta of iPhone OS 3.0
Beta Release Provides New SDK, Over 1,000 APIs & 100 New Features
CUPERTINO, California—March 17, 2009—Apple® today previewed its iPhone™ OS 3.0 software and announced the immediate availability of a beta software release to registered developers. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release includes an updated Software Development Kit (SDK) with over 1,000 new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) including In-App Purchases; Peer-to-Peer connections; an app interface for accessories; access to the iPod® music library; a new Maps API and Push Notifications. Apple also announced over 100 new features that will be available to iPhone and iPod touch users this summer including cut, copy and paste; MMS;* landscape view for Mail, Text and Notes; stereo Bluetooth; syncing Notes to the Mac® and PC; shake to shuffle; parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and automatic login at Wi-Fi hot spots. The iPhone OS 3.0 beta release will also include a new Voice Memo app and expanded search capability for all key iPhone apps, as well as Spotlight™ search across the iPhone or iPod touch.
As we already expected Apple are announcing a preview of the 3.0 Software Update for the iPhone and here is a list of the added features that we will soon see:-
For consumers
Cut, Copy and Paste at last, great implementation across all applications including third party apps.
Sending of photos in email now not restricted to one at a time.
Landscape keyboard in all key applications, mail, sms, notes
MMS messaging is included but only on iPhone 3G
Forwarding of SMS messages
Search functionality in all applications like mail and even on an Exchange Server
Spotlight home screen with search
A2DP Stereo bluetooth
Notes Sync
Tethering will be built in once negotiated with Carriers
iPhone OS 3.0 will be available this Summer. A free update to all of our iPhone 3G customers. And it works on the original iPhone. Now the hardware has changed between these two devices. For instance, A2DP and MMS won’t be available on the iPhone 1st gen. It’s also available for the iPod touch… for $9.95."
For Developers
Whole new set of API’s
New api for streaming video and audio
Subscription model applications in the App Store like magazine apps and extensions to games.
Support for Peer to Peer gaming for multi play
Enable accessory developers to build apps that talk directly to the hardware like the dock connector
Developers can now do turn by turn GPS applications
Push notifications are a go but no background applications due to battery life problems
Photo courtesy of Engadget
Ever wonder what a Palm OS farewell party in Hong Kong would look like? Well wonder no more… The HKPUG (Hong Kong PDA User Group) just held such a party last week and has posted some interesting photos from the event.
The group decided to host a get together in honor of the Palm OS’s recent retirement mandate. Members brought along their Palm OS devices from over the years and swapped stories and bits of data over IR. Nearly every Palm OS powered device from the Pilot 1000 to the Centro was represented and most all of them were still in good working order. Read on for a couple of more shots and checkout the full details in these HKPUG posts.
via Palm Infocenter
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