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Next iPhone screen resolution 960×640
May 30th
The next iPhone screen has been confirmed to be at running at a resolution of 960×640, according to SuperPhone.cz (via Engadget). The site claims to have obtained a next generation iPhone screen (parts have been floating around) and magnified it under a microscope.
From this procedure, they were able to count the RGB elements of the screen and found it to be exactly twice the density in both horizontal and vertical directions compared to the current iPhone. This would quadruple the total number of pixels and increase the resolution from the current 480×320 to 960×640. This would increase the pixel density to a whopping 320dpi — higher than any other device on the market. More >
iPhone OS 4 software on the next Apple TV
May 29th
As you all know, some time ago apple showed a nice device that you plug into a TV and you have access to the FrontRow interface from OSX, with small improvements and capabilities over the mac version. All went fine and well, but the device never got the public’s attention. It just silently died along the way, surrounded by all this iPhone and iPod, iPad talk around.
The news is out related to Apple’s next version of AppleTV, the device is announced to have the iPhone OS 4.0 software , and the hardware will be close related to that of the next iPhone, including the A4 chip and full 1080p output.
Apple said that they started development long before Google announced they’re Google TV device.
Don’t forget, on June 7 we have the annual WWDC conference, but as much as some want to hear more about this device, Apple announced that this year’s WWDC will be all around the iPhone OS 4.0 and the next iPhone hardware, possibly another iPod touch device will be introduced too.
Opera Mini for iPhone approved
Apr 13th
This was a nice surprise from the folks at Apple, the Opera Mini browser for iPhone has been approved and it’s available now in the app store for free HERE.
My first thought about this piece of software was that it will never see the app store, Apple tends to reject apps that “mimic the phone’s build it features”, but it looks like this one was under the guidelines.
After some minutes of playing around with Opera Mini on my iPhone 3G in parallel with a good friend from ByProzac.info, we both came to the conclusion that IT’S FAST …and by fast i mean really fast. The interface is easy to use and in general straight-forward even to the new people in the “iPhone ecosystem”. More >
The road to the iPad
Apr 3rd
Apple’s long awaited device is 5 hours away from launch in the US. Until now, some apps started to appear in the app store, some only for the iPad and some for iPhone and iPad.
A new version of iTunes was released specially to include support for the iPad and the new apps. A 899$ app is already on the store.
Yhe U.S. Federal Communications Commission has published some photos with the interior of the device, Google rolled out a new iPad-formatted mobile interface for Gmail, building on the HTML5-based mobile format used for the iPhone to create a two-column interface like that used for Apple’s Mail application on the iPad.
Overall the iPad had a wide reach and people overall are interested about the product. Lots of pre-orders have been made on the apple site, and lots of people are going to receive the device in the coming days.
Full screen captures of the device are also available online ,here is a little taste of the new market segment opened by Apple with the iPad. More >
Current state of 4G mobile technology and its objectives
Mar 29th
Not long ago the GPRS technology was the fastest out there when related to a mobile device using a carrier. 3G really got mainstream in the last years and as the reliability went up and coverage got better, the cost got lower bringing the whole idea of mobile Internet affordable for the most of the people.
When talking about 4G, the main point is not the speed of the link, sure the speed will be much much better, but that’s not the main idea, as 3G networks got to a mainstream level (thanks to the iPhone and the new Android devices) network congestion is the bigger problem. ( AT&T )
4G refers to all IP packet switched networks and increases in data speeds, eventually decreasing the congestion risk.
One of the other objectives of a 4G IP based network is a data rate of at least 100 Mbit/s between any two points in the world with a moving station vs. the tower and 1Gbit/s in a stationary station, high quality – real time HD streaming of audio and video content and the next generation media services. Full VoIP as standard, with much better audio quality and video call integration, better roaming world-wide and much more.
In December 2009, Sprint began advertising 4G service in selected cities in the United States, despite maximum download speeds of only 10Mbit/s
In my opinion this radical mobile technology won’t be mainstream for another 3 years or so, but miracles can happen, i just find it fascinating to have a 100Mbit/s link to the Internet in my pocket.
Google Nexus One : The Making
Feb 7th
Google’s try to win the mobile market with the Android OS was a partial success but to remain realistic, the effort mostly failed. It’s even hard to compare the support and applications available on the iPhone platform vs. Google’s Android platform even now after some time from Android OS release date.
Nexus One is the Google state of the art phone, incorporating the latest technologies in mobile communication and data access. Even tho’ I’m an iPhone user for some time now, I’m happy to see Google’s variation of the multitouch mobile OS get so nice and intuitive, and on a nice hardware. I would love to get my hand on one of these, and this is the first time I seriously want an Android OS phone.
Google made a video on youtube about the process of making this Nexus One phones, this is the first part of the small presentation More >
iPhone / iPod Touch Firmware 3.1.3
Feb 3rd
A new firmware is now available for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new update is all about bug fixes and security, as Apple states on it’s info page regarding this update.
The fixes include:
- Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 audio file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Viewing a maliciously crafted TIFF image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution; a person with physical access to a locked device may be able to access the user’s data.
- Accessing a maliciously crafted FTP server could result in an unexpected application termination, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution.
- Mail may load remote audio and video content when remote image loading is disabled
The update is available to download now via iTunes on Mac or PC.
Apple iPad’s 3 minutes of fame [Video]
Feb 2nd
If you watched Apple’s keynote presented by Steve Jobs, i think you sense a little what I’m making fun of here, if not, it’s still damn funny to hear Steve Jobs and the developers at apple talk so nice and beautiful about a device that’s not even in the market, but hey, i already said i’ll get one of these iPad things. Enjoy the video… More >
iPhone 3GS , the path to Romania
Jul 17th
Like every product, Romania seams to be the last country or between the last countries to get the new iPhone. From what i heard, the single official iPhone vendor, Orange Romania, will bring the hard to get, 4300 RON device to their subscribers and/or pre-pay services after July 31 . It’s sad to think about it like this but this device goes right now in Romania for over 1400 US $ for the 32GB iPhone 3GS. Not cool, not cool at all.
iTunes updated, no more Palm Pre support
Jul 16th
The question for some time is which one is better, is it the iPhone or Palm’s Pre. Well the answer depends on how you look at things and basically what you need the device for. If you just want a phone, i suggest you invest your money in other directions. Both devices are extremely pricey right now.
Apple’s way of connecting to a PC/Mac is iTunes, the multimedia player developed by Apple for the iPod and iPhone. Palm Pre does not have any software near the complexity of iTunes, so the guys at Palm More >
