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Google: iPhone tops list of searches
Damian Koh | Dec 06, 2007
Surprise, surprise! According to a Reuters article, Google reported Tuesday that the "iPhone" has topped its list of searches for this year. Unless you've been living under a rock all this while, this isn't startling news. Apple's dominion, even in its new cellular venture, remains firmly in place. Though for this writer, the entire iPhone saga and hype have gone from initial excitement to mild interest, to buzzing annoyance. He can give you a list of reasons you shouldn't get the iPhone, especially in Asia. Rabid fanboys taking offence can toss their brick bracks at the Apple cart sitting on the dump heap. But the marketing machine (particularly the Cupertino company's marketing machine) makes us do bizarre, illogical things sometimes. Anyway, enough iPhone for the day. It shares the honor roll with Webkinz, TMZ, Transformers, YouTube, Club Penguin, MySpace, Heroes, Facebook and Anna Nicole Smith. Thought you might want to know, too.
Via CNET News.com
Google apps get faster on iPhone
Elinor Mills | Dec 06, 2007
Now, if you go to Google's home page on your iPhone you'll see the Web search box and links to Gmail, Calendar and Reader up at the top of the screen for quick access.
Google also offers word suggestions as you type to make the query entry faster.
And once you click on links, the pages download faster than before. "When you click it's instantaneous," says Gummi Hafsteinsson, a senior product manager at Google. "Just like on the desktop; there's no difference between the two."
Google plans to optimize its applications for other phones eventually, he said.
Links to Google Maps and YouTube are on the main menu of the iPhone.
Via Crave CNET
Nokia patent reveals 8-megapixel Nseries slider
Damian Koh | Dec 05, 2007
You know the drill. Patents get dug up first with rumors and blurry product shots trailing behind. And it won't be too long before the manufacturer bares it all with an official announcement. One of the more recent applications reveals a Nokia 8-megapixel Nseries slider that resembles the N93. The difference is it's not one of those incomprehensive, schematic drawings no one understands, but actual mockups of the handset. Perhaps this time, the future may come earlier than expected.
Via Unwired View | Picture credit: Engadget
WM6.1 Standard has threaded SMS
John Chan | Dec 04, 2007
If you've read our review of the Palm 500v, you'd know we gave it a bit of flak for not including the famed threaded SMS feature associated with the Treo series of devices. Well, we may now know why that awful omission was commited--threaded SMS may be a default feature of WM (Windows Mobile) 6.1 Standard.
Technology blogger The Boy Genius posted 100 screenshots of a Motorola Q9 he has which comes with Wi-Fi and the new version of WM. Among its new features are threaded SMS and the ability to copy and paste text. It seems the Internet Explorer browser has also been improved. It's not a major update of the OS, but the improvements are significant enough for most users to want one.
According to another blogger on New Zealand-based Geekzone, the update for WM6 is planned for release to manufacturers in Q1 2008. We hope all manufacturers will release it quickly and for free to users of WM6 Standard devices when it becomes official. Finally then, the Treo 500v will become a true Treo--but of course, so will every other WM6 Standard smart phone.
Image credit: The Boy Genius Report
China-branded phones that almost do it all
Reuben Lee | Dec 03, 2007
Talk about mobile phones packed to the brim with features. If you think the Nokia N95 is impressive, wait till you check out the features you can find on some of today's China-branded handsets.
We came across several such phones at the recent SITEX fair held in Singapore and they were packed with everything from analog TV (with built-in antennas) and dual SIM card slots to DivX playback and touchscreen displays. Some of them even sported high-capacity batteries and built-in accelerometers for motion control. The best part about these phones is their price. At about S$300 a pop (without contract), they are certainly a lot more affordable than most mid- to high-end models in the current market.
But before you ditch your handset, caveat emptor (buyer beware) when getting these Chinese phones. They are mostly represented by small sales offices, which make the warranty and product support rather dubious. In Singapore, it seems these units are sold as only export sets as they do not have the approval of local authorities for use in the island state.
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