Archive | December, 2006
Apple’s Patent Application for new iPod interface
Posted on 25 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
If filing for patents wasn’t such a pain in the ass, I’d be starting to wonder whether Apple was thinking up new “could it be a touchscreen iPod?!†concepts and putting them through the system just to keep people’s anticipation high. Seriously, they must have their patent lawyers as number one speed-dial. The latest to emerge from Cupertino ... continued »
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aMobileME hacked destroying everything
Posted on 24 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
aMobileME was hacked earlier this morning. All data were destroyed including backups, which were located on a separate server. We’re in the process of piecing together all the key articles. Please accept my apologies for any inconveniences. continued »
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Another Leaked Apple “iPhone” image showing more details
Posted on 21 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
Hopefully this second image will help answer questions about the bottom half of the touch pad.
“touch pad has backlight possibilities to show click wheel, Numbers or other input-interface… or just a track pad…â€
Someone is obviously paying attention to your comments about the picture and the possibilites and questions it raises.
Disclaimer: I don’t know if this is real or not, I ... continued »
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Rumor of Ultra-thin, ultra-portable, 12-inch Apple Macbook Pro Specs
Posted on 20 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
The specs from Mac OS Rumors sure looks yummy to me. What do you think? Would you be willing to bet the farm on this info?I’ll be more than happy to give up my Macbook Pro for a slimmer 12-inch version any day. Mac OS Rumors swears by the long list of features below, thanks to recons from ... continued »
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United States Patent Application 20060026536: Gestures for touch sensitive input devices
Posted on 19 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
United States Patent Application
20060026536
Kind Code
A1
Hotelling; Steve ; � et al.
February 2, 2006
Gestures for touch sensitive input devices AbstractMethods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input ... continued »
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Is the name Apple “iPhone†still alive?
Posted on 19 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
UPDATE: I've updated this post with a couple of new images of the Apple iPhone and a sweet video demo (enjoy!):
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk&eurl=[/video]
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iPhone launches, nobody impressed, Gizmodo take their ball home
Posted on 18 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
Oh dear. So on Friday Gizmodo's Brian Lam ran a very short post claiming that the iPhone would launch on Monday - cue a barrage of "you tease" and other slightly-less-polite comments, with an underlying hiccup of "please let it launch". Well, time waits for no man (or woman, or long-awaited Apple cellphone) and so today everyone was stunned ... continued »
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Is the ZTC 321 – the iPhone?!
Posted on 18 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
Please don’t tell me this might be the iPhone. The folks at ITTechNews.net found a phone called ZTC 321 on Taobao, a Chinese auction site, selling for roughly 998 Chinese Yuan or $127 USD. The handset features a 260k-color screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, MP3 and video playback. There’s no mentioning of storage capacity, but the site does say ... continued »
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Exclusive video of the Mobile Me Phone
Posted on 18 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
NOTE: This post is updated with the real video of the iPhone from Steve Jobs keynote speech at Macworld 2007:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze559mhbrD0[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i0Q5iGW-os[/video]
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Another plausible iPhone design
Posted on 18 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
Folks, take this for what it’s worth…I just got this tip in and damn, I’m very convinced this might be the final design of the Apple iPhone. Do you see that pad below the screen? That area may be used for gestures.
Thanks Thomasse!
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No more waiting for the iPhone?
Posted on 15 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
According to popular gadget site Gizmodo, the much rumored, anticipated, blogged about device of the year, the iPhone will be released on Monday.
Full post including title “Gizmodo Knows: iPhone Will Be Announced On Monday
I guarantee it. It isn’t what I expected at all. And I’ve already said too much. –Brian Lamâ€
Contradicting the leak is MacDailyNews.com which doubts that Steve Jobs ... continued »
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CNET News.com reporter thinks the iPhone will flop because of design competition
Posted on 11 December 2006 by Vincent Nguyen
Well only time will tell, his full story can be found here but the reporter’s main arguments is that due to apple competing with other cell phone manufactures and not computer makers that Apple’s iPhone design will be a flop. His other point is that when consumers are purchasing a cell phone they care more about their network provider’s quality ... continued »
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