Archive for November, 2008
iPod Touch Has Faster Processor than iPhone 3G
According to a report by the CEO of Handheld Games Corp., the current Apple iPod Touch is powered by a processor with a clock speed of 532MHz, which is faster than the 412MHz clock speed chip inside all iPhones.
Original post by Mike
Apple Yanks Sexy Wallpaper From App Store
If Apple were a country, it would be Singapore — capitalist, yes, but tightly controlled for both morality and dissent. Apple recently deleted an application called Wallpaper Universe from the iPhone App store. The program featured photo wallpapers of scantily clad maidens, which apparently made Apple uncomfortable. (props to Cult of Mac)
Original post by Mike […]
Pocket Projector For Sale On Apple Japan Site
You hear a lot about pocket-size projectors, but don’t see a lot of companies selling them or people buying them. Suddenly, however, a projector from Optoma called the Optoma pocket projector PK 101 has arrived and is actually for sale on, of all places, the Apple Store web site for Japan. The projector works with […]
No commentsGoogle iPhone App Can’t Understand British Accents
Google Mobile App 0.3.142 arrived in Apple’s iPhone App store this week. Trouble is, the application’s lauded voice recognition feature CAN’T UNDERSTAND BRITISH ACCENTS. The UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that when most Brits say “iPhone,” the app understands “Einstein” or “kitchen sink.”
Original post by Mike
Why Tethering Is Stupid and Unnecessary
Everybody’s talking about tethering, which is the use of a cell phone to connect a laptop to the Internet. Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Palm phones have done it for years. Soon, iPhone and Android-based G1 phones will, too. But TETHERING IS SLOW, AWKWARD AND LAME. We have to do it for one reason only: AT&T, […]
No commentsMobile Tech Under Obama
We’ve just elected a new president. Barack Obama starts a four-year term Jan. 20. There’s no way to know how America and the world will change during this time. But we can see how mobile technology will change.
Think of what has happened in mobile technology during the last administration. When George W. Bush was re-elected […]