Filed under: WWDC It’s March. It’s the month where beer turns green , where the road repair crews start taking over the midwest of the United States, and when Apple usually announces its Worldwide Developers’ Conference dates. With the hotly anticipated iPad introduction this year, more devs than ever are looking forward to seeing what WWDC will have on offer. Will WWDC bring the iPhone OS 4.0 announcement and the hardware refresh that we’ve speculated about? Or will the iPhone OS family remain in the 3.x generation for the foreseeable future? (The current release for the iPhone and iPod touch are at 3.1.3. The iPad will ship with firmware 3.2.) That’s the question that has a lot of devs scratching their head
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Filed under: iPad The Wall Street Journal has written that Apple is scrambling to get everything ready for the iPad’s release on April 3rd — not only has it already “sold hundreds of thousands of the device, [according to] people familiar with the matter,” but Apple is also working hard to try and “nail down” several big content deals with television companies, having put their original drive for print media on hold for the moment. Not really news in and of itself, as almost everyone expects content to be a big part of the iPad’s revenue , but it is a little surprising to hear that Apple is still fighting to get deals done. The WSJ says that some content owners feel that the iPad is a threat to their current revenue streams — the same old story that we’ve always heard about iTunes content delivery . Of course, none of this comes directly from Apple, but they obviously wouldn’t confirm if they didn’t have all of the deals they wanted squared away before the device’s release. The shift from print to multimedia may have something to do with it — the iPad was originally introduced, along with iBooks, as a reader device, with the additional bonus of being able to play movies. But now that the ad has been premiered on the Oscars and a little more buzz has grown up around the multimedia possibilities, Apple may be more pressured to deliver on release day
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We don’t like to stir up the nearly constant barrage of “so-and-so is getting the iPhone” rumors unless we’ve got a great reason to do so — and we’d argue that a Financial Times report involving statements from Deutsche Telekom’s CEO qualifies. The British rag was chatting up DT’s boss over the prospects of its American unit — T-Mobile USA — and stressed the company’s long-term commitment to turning around T-Mobile’s fortunes in the face of recent spinoff rumors , saying that it’s all about rapidly building out a speedy 3G network as part of an effort this year “to lay the foundation for future growth.” Here’s where it gets juicy: referring to the iPhone, the report goes on to say that “T-Mobile USA is hoping to start selling the popular smartphone later this year or next year” while focusing on Android in the meantime, as if Android is merely a stopgap measure to make it through to the singular device that can save America’s number four carrier from going down the tubes. It’s not clear whether FT got the chief exec making a statement to that effect on the record or it’s merely gleaning this knowledge from other rumors, but the only way this would be able to happen is if the next iPhone were to come in an AWS -compatible version — and that seems unlikely considering that AWS coverage represents a trivially small fraction of 3G subscribers around the world. Of course, wireless CEOs of all walks of life regularly make statements saying they’d be more than happy to carry the iPhone if the opportunity presented itself, so this could be little more than off-the-cuff blather anyway. T-Mobile USA eyeing iPhone launch this year or next? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds
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Per a recently published patent application, Apple has been exploring a new feature that could allow iPhone users to transmit data such as simple text messages to each other over voice channels, bypassing wireless carriers’ backend servers in a manner similar to Nextel’s classic walkie-talkie feature. Per
No need to spot clean your spectacles, and no need to brush the cobwebs out of your dome — you really are seeing yet another IR dongle for Apple’s dear iLineup. Hot on the heels of New Potato’s FLPR , ThinkFlood’s RedEye mini and Power A’s solution comes this: an all-too-similar way to convert your iPod touch, iPhone or forthcoming iPad into a universal remote. Functionality wise, there’s really nothing here that the other guys don’t provide, though the beefed-up database of over 40,000 IR codes should make setting up your system a breeze. Users simply plug this into their dock connector, download the free application from the App Store and then dial up whatever components they have; once loaded, the IR beamer should do the rest, nixing the need to keep those 40 remotes around. It’s expected to start shipping any day now for $69.95. i-Got-Control IRB1 dongle gives your iPhone / iPod touch universal remote functionality originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:21:00 EST.
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Fisher-Price has released three new iPhone applications based on its classic toys. Targeted at children ages 2-5, Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone, See ‘n Say and Little People Farm provide interactive digital versions of the iconic toys of the same name. Chatter Telephone ($1) includes three screens: Numbers, Music and People in Your Neighborhood where children can touch or swipe to hear sounds and narrations. See ‘n Say ($2) presents the…
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DailyTech Windows Phone 7 Lacks Flash Support InformationWeek Flash support could be a key differentiator between Windows Phone 7 and Apple’s iPhone . Apple recently added support for Flash-based applications to the … MIX’10: Silly Questions Emerge About Windows Phone Windows IT Pro Windows Phone 7 Series takes two steps back. Macgasm (blog) Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series: Just like Apple?
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Siliconrepublic.com HTC claims innovations long before Apple’s patents ZDNet (blog) To refresh your memory, Apple is suing HTC for violating 20 patents related to “the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. … HTC Boss Slams Apple Lawsuit InformationWeek HTC: We’ll Defend Ourselves Against Apple Patent Infringement Lawsuit ChannelWeb Confident HTC says no plans to back down from Apple lawsuit Apple Insider PC World
Geeky gadgets Report: iPad’s debut sales could outpace iPhone’s Bizjournals.com Sales of Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet computers are reportedly on a pace that could beat the debut sales of the iPhone . The Wall Street Journal cited estimates … iPhone OS 3.2 Beta 5 released, Application Loader updated CNET After iPhone , Apple set to make history with iPad iPad News Tracker Apple removing screen film from stores ZDNet (blog) Electronista (blog)
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