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According to 148apps, there are now 10,000 iPhone apps available in the App Store. Out of that number, only 24% are free, but that’s still a considerable amount that translates to 2411 apps. Since September of this year, application submissions per month were consistently more than 2,000.
When it comes to mobile phones, China is perhaps best known for its copycat handsets. You know them – looking like the originals but offering fewer features and a build quality that makes them un-recommendable. However, QiGi i6, one of the latest smartphones to come from China and is nothing like that. It’s a quite nicely-designed device.
If your into Windows Mobile you should take a listen to the msmobiles podcast. It’s a weekly podcast hosted by Edward who runs the msmobiles.com website, I am involved along with Mickey Papillon and Alli Flowers. It covers everything going on in the Windows Mobile world and quite a bit mre and is always a lot of fun to take part in. This week we discuss Skyfire, HTC Touch HD alleged issues, geocaching and some “fruit phone” comparisons. You can find all the details here.
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.
via MacRumors
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.
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.
HighAndes have released a new version of their software, trakAxMobile. Available for Windows Mobile QVGA and VGA devices, trakAxMobile is a groundbreaking software package for mobile devices that enables users to transform captured and downloaded media (video, audio, or images) into polished and sophisticated productions. It allows users to put mobile video clips and photos into a context; combining credits and text overlay, transitions, photo and video effects, cropping tools, boarders and themes, soundtracks and narrations – so now their mobile mixes will look as good and be as interesting as PC productions.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 14 we discuss the Microsoft Zune phone rumours, HTC S740 and Touch 3G reviews, the iPhone 2.2 update and the varying Blackberry Storm reviews and much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Reports are cropping up that Orange are actively talking people out of buying an HTC Touch HD due to alleged problems with battery life and camera quality. One potential buyer has told msmobiles “Just tried to upgrade to the touch HD and had the operator telling me about the high rate of returns. Apparently poor battery life, and that horrendous camera are putting people off them. The operator tried her hardest to put me off until I pointed out just how many Windows Mobile powered phones I have had.” If this story is true it is bad news especially for Orange after the problems they also had recently with the Blackberry Bold.
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