Posted on 13 April 2011 by Shane McGlaun
A new patent that has surfaced from Apple outlines some cool new gesture support that we might see before long on new iPhones and other devices. The patent outlines new MicroGestures that involve drawing shapes to access features like a star, arrow, or circle among others.
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Posted on 03 December 2010 by Shane McGlaun
I thinking the coolest accessory for the iPhone right now is the Parrot AR.Drone. The geeks over at iFixit have taken an AR.Drone and torn the thing apart so we can see what's on the inside.
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Posted on 02 September 2010 by Shane McGlaun
Yesterday was the big Apple event and out of it came iTunes 10. The new software adds features like a music social network and naturally supports the iPhone.
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Posted on 09 June 2010 by Shane McGlaun
The slick new iPhone 4 has now cleared the FCC with a request to keep some of the more secret details of the handset under wraps indefinitely. The report does include SAR levels to show how much radiation the new iPhone puts out.
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Posted on 09 April 2010 by Shane McGlaun
The big news yesterday was the Apple conference where the company detailed the coming OS 4.0 for the iPhone. One of the big features shown off was multitasking and this is one feature we have all been waiting for.
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Posted on 10 March 2010 by Shane McGlaun
If you are a fan of old school horizontal fighters, Street Fighter IV is now on the iPhone. The game can be had for about $10 and there is no free trial version offered.
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Posted on 22 February 2010 by Shane McGlaun
Apple has removed some adult apps that have had complaints from users. Among the apps removed were one that animates parts of people in pictures and one for a porn star's fans.
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Posted on 19 February 2010 by Shane McGlaun
This is some very good news; Apple has doubled the download limit for app size over 3G. Previously the limit was 10MB and now the limit is 20MB. No more waiting until you get home to grab that new game!
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Posted on 09 July 2009 by Budi Putra
Following last patent apps, a new batch of Apple’s patent apps, that could come with your next iPhone OS, recently surfaced. The patent apps including live object identification, face recognition, new messaging interface and voice output customization.
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Posted on 04 June 2009 by Budi Putra
Apple patented a new system for inserting media into an ongoing phonecall, enabling iPhone owners to share music, video, image, voicemail or podcasts during conversation. So, by using the application, you don't need to end your conversation and then email a multimedia file as an attachment.
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Posted on 07 August 2008 by Brenda Stokes
It seems Apple has picked up yet another patent application. This time, the focus appears to be on remotely streaming your iTunes library at home onto your iPhone or iPod Touch while you're out and about via WiFi or a cellular network.
As it stands right now, you have to physically put your songs, videos or what have you onto your ...
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Posted on 25 July 2008 by Vincent Nguyen
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just released a large document detailing "Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics". There are lots and lots of information in this patent (#20080174570) but only one particular section that really caught my eye. It has to do with one feature many of us have been ...
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