Apple's Approval of BdEmailer Proves App Approval Process is a Crapshoot [IPhone] (4)
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At first it seemed that the rules behind the approval process for new apps for the iPhone App Store were pretty cut and dry. You know, they can't duplicate the functionality of the on-board apps like Mail and iPod, they can't use too much bandwidth and they can't cause a security hazard. That first rule is why apps like MailWrangler and Podcaster were given the boot; they were too close to those built-in apps. But ...
Caller ID for Your Cell Is Nice, But at What Price? (1)
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iPod Touch Denied Street View, Other Google Maps Upgrades in Firmware 2.2 [Firmware 2.2] (8)
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Our testing has confirmed that iPod Touch users do not get updates to their Google Maps app with firmware 2.2, which, at least on the iPhone, includes the addition of Street View as well as public transit and walking directions. The updated browser interface, podcast downloading and assorted other tweaks are all there, as was the requisite sacrificing of any jailbreak apps. Of course there may be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, but until ...
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billrod said:
I hope they update maps on the iPod Touch soon..
iPod Touch Users Left Out of Google Maps Upgrades in Firmware 2.2 [IPhone] (4)
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Our testing has confirmed that iPod Touch users do not get updates to their Google Maps app with firmware 2.2, which, at least on the iPhone, includes the addition of Street View as well as public transit and walking directions. The updated browser interface, podcast downloading and assorted other tweaks are all there, as was the requisite sacrificing of any jailbreak apps. Of course there may be a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, but that's ...
Sagem Orga Crams AGPS System Aboard SIM Card For Non-GPS Phones [GPS] (8)
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Sagem Orga, in partnership with BlueSky is targeting the array of cellphones (and presumably mobile-internet enabled PCs and such) that currently don't have GPS with this new invention: a SIM card with AGPS aboard. Clever stuff indeed, packing all the chips for a "highly accurate GPS receiver", wiring and antenna into a thumbnail-sized space. We've got to wonder how good its satellite fixes will be with such a small device though, and since it looks ...
Why your Nokia phones last forever - an illustrated guide (3)
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Eight years ago, when I got my first mobile phone and I had to pay RPG some 16 rupees a minute incoming and several lakhs per minute per SMS, I first draped my fingers around a Nokia 3310. Remember that model? Of course you do. Some of you probably still use it. If there was one mobile phone you never, EVER, kept using waiting for it to breakdown before a replacement it was the 3310 ...
iPhone 2.2 Update Available Now [Iphone 2.2] (13)
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That was fast. It's barely Nov. 21 and the iPhone 2.2 update is here, all 246MB of it, as promised. Included in the update, according to the release notes and as we'd heard, are all the new Google Maps features we've been waiting for like Street View (which is so far butter smooth and delicious over Wi-Fi, slightly less magical over 3G), public transit and walking directions, as well as over-the-air podcast downloads, mail enhancements, ...
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Scott said:
looking forward to hearing what y'all think of this upgrade.
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Grork said:
I want to be the first to say that streeview on the phone is hot. But, it is not easily locatable. You can't do "hey, street view my current location" -- or i didn't find it yet.
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Verónica Muñoz said:
Para los que se despierten ahora. iPhone Firmware 2.2 ya disponible.
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Alex said:
Got it. Sweet. Street View on iPhone is a thing of beauty and utility...as long as you're on wifi. Still no cut and paste. Come ON. There's gotta be a multitouch movement for this.
Glassy Glassy Concept Phone (2)
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Phones are meant to be pretty solid in their build, considering how often it is bandied about, and we believe that handsets ought to be able to withstand a couple of unintended drops to the floor without breaking or cracking. Well, the Glassy Glassy phone concept is otherwise, since it comes with double glass layers (hence its name), which also translates to having to carry around a tissue handy so that fingerprints can be wiped ...
Cellphone Concept Has a Sweet Looking Glass [Cellphones] (7)
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This isn't the first cellphone concept to incorporate glass, but I'll be dammed if it isn't one of the prettiest. There aren't any details on functionality, but it is clear that designer Mac Funamizu's "Glassy Glassy" concept takes minimalist design about as far as it can go without ditching the physical phone altogether and implanting communication devices directly into our brain. [Yanko]
RIM Already Says BlackBerry Storm Bug Fixes Are Coming Soon [Blackberry Storm] (3)
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Why do companies ship products they know are mad buggy? Apple did it with the iPhone, RIM did it with the BlackBerry Storm, which locked up and crashed on me plenty during the review period, even...
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Darnell Clayton said:
If RIM expects to take on Apple head on, then they need to fix these bugs within 2 weeks min., not "weeks."
Sprint Asking Employees to Please Resign, Pretty Please [Sprint] (9)
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Some companies, like Dell, are encouraging employees to take a day or two off—unpaid, natch—to help the company save money. Then there's Sprint. Oh, Sprint. Bleeding cash and customers way before the new great depression took root, its most recent quarter was spectacularly disastrous, so we're not surprised to hear that they asking employees to voluntarily resign by Dec. 3 in exchange for a compensation package to cut costs as deeply as possible. Says Sprint ...
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Steve said:
I wish I worked for Sprint, but if this effects my service I'm gonna go all Samuel L. Jackson on them.
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Darnell Clayton said:
I have an ominous feeling about this (pink slips may soon follow).
How To Find a Mobile Games Publisher? (1)
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n01 writes "In the last few months of my spare time, I've been implementing an abstract strategy board game (that I invented) along with a decent AI. The game resembles TwixT in that it is also a connection game, and could be played without the need for a cellphone or computer. The implementation on the Java 2 Mobile Edition platform will soon be finished, with only some minor usability and sound issues to fix. While ...
A Look at the Nokia Damage Test Labs [Destruction] (41)
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I've long suspected that the best job ever would be to work in product stress testing—because you basically get paid to break shit all day. Nokia sent over a bunch of info detailing how their test centers operate, leaving me fully convinced this would indeed be my dream gig. Not only do they run over 200 mechanical tests on these things, but where else could you play with a bunch of machines that bend, bake, ...
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Verónica Muñoz said:
Un artículo curioso sobre los 'Stress-test' que pasan los teléfonos Nokia. Lástima que mi e65 del infierno se estropeara de manera irreparable al mes de uso.
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Trae said:
I'm an engineer...I'm sorry but I really dig this stuff.
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arturopelayo said:
hardware usability testing!
Próximos Blog Camps! (1)
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Salvador e Curitiba são as sedes dos dois últimos Blog Camps do ano. O Blog Camp Bahia vai acontecer no próximo fim-de-semana, na Faculdade 2 de Julho, na capital baiana. Eu estarei lá, participando das discussões sobre blogs, jornalismo digital, podcast e assuntos correlatos. Já nos dias 5 e 6 de dezembro, em Curitiba, vai ocorrer a segunda edição do Blog Camp Paraná. Esse encontro de blogueiros acontecerá dentro de um evento maior, o Fórum ...
Adobe releases alpha 64-bit Flash plugin for Linux (6)
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Filed under: Internet, Linux, Adobe, Beta, Browsers What exactly is Adobe trying to prove? First, they release a 64-bit version of CS4. Now they're showing 64-bit Linux users some love by releasing an alpha version of the Flash player for their OSes.It's been a long time coming. For ages, users have been forced to use nspluginwrapper to enable the 32-bit Flash player in their browser. With the official alpha release from Adobe, there's light at ...
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Harper said:
firefox just crashed due to flash. This is great news for my 64bit Linux workstation.
YouTube Tests Out High Quality, Stereo Surround Videos (23)
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YouTube has quietly started testing out real HD quality videos on a smattering of its content, a development that is getting attention from viewers in message boards and blog forums. The new format could be a big move for YouTube, as the video quality is over 80MB, which means that they are probably the same H.264 encoded mp4 files available in the iTunes store.
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