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iPhone 3.0 software wishlist
Damian Koh | Mar 16, 2009
It's no secret that the iPhone lacks many features. You can't record videos, send multimedia messages, copy and paste text, etc. The list goes on.
So will Apple finally give us what we want this time round? Your guess is as good as mine, but these are what I'm wishing for: A better camera with video-recording capabilities and built-in flash; fully integrated search function; background processing and support for Flash. What's yours?
Palm, Sprint provide few new details on the Pre
Tom Krazit | Mar 13, 2009
Palm and Sprint hosted a Webcast Thursday to discuss the upcoming launch of the Palm Pre, but they didn't say much beyond what's already known about Palm's comeback hope.
The partners did confirm that Sprint's "Everything" individual and family plans will be available for the Pre, but did not shed any light on the two most anticipated details about the Pre: When it will get here, and how much it will cost. Palm would only reiterate that it expects to launch the Pre in the first half of the year, setting it up for a likely collision with Apple's iPhone 3.0 software, which Apple plans to preview next week.
We learned a few small things: Palm and Sprint are definitely measuring themselves against the iPhone, with Palm's Matt Crowley and Sprint's David Owens pointing out rather snarkily that the Pre comes with a user-replaceable battery, among other subtle digs at Apple. And Palm seems to be planning to mimic Apple's early approach to iPhone development, allowing developers to build light Web-based "casual games" on WebOS 1.0 but hinting that future versions of the operating system would be more robust.
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T-Mobile's G1 Android to get new features
David Meyer | Mar 13, 2009
T-Mobile will push out a major firmware update to users of the G1 Android handset (HTC Dream in Asia) in April, the mobile operator has said.
The update will introduce features such as virtual keyboards and stereo Bluetooth support, as well as an upgrade of the underlying Linux kernel. A number of bugs in the Android operating system will also be fixed. The browser enhancements include upgrades to the latest version of the Webkit core and the addition of cut-and-paste. The browser is also getting support for the new Squirrelfish Javascript engine.
The contents of the update come from Cupcake, a read-only mirror of a private development branch within the wider Android development effort. According to the Android development Web site, the changes introduced in the Cupcake branch have now been merged into the master branch, as part of the gradual open-sourcing of what started out as a Google project.
A spokesperson for T-Mobile could not give a precise date for the release. "Google controls the update as to when it goes out. The only thing T-Mobile knows is (the update will come out) next month," the spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Thursday.
A Google spokesperson could not give a more specific release date. "We're not confirming the timing on when Cupcake will be ready," the spokesperson said. "We'll push it as soon as it's ready."
T-Mobile's G1 is the first, and currently the only, handset to use the Android mobile stack. The second is likely to be Vodafone's Magic handset, which is also manufactured by HTC.
Via CNET News
Take your pick: Buy BlackBerry "Tellor Edition" or pay your rent
Justin Yu | Mar 13, 2009
(Credit: Luxe Magazine)
Meet the new Blackberry "Tellor" edition, a limited-release version of the popular Bold smartphone. 205 ridiculously shiny diamonds are impeccably laced onto the bottom panel below the keyboard (qwerty and azerty models available), and you can even bedazzle it with extra flair, including Celtic crosses, inlaid initials, and ostrich/stingray/lizard/alligator skins.
If you have any desire to get your hands on one of these, we suggest you set up your lemonade stand now--they're only making 50 units, and there's no word on pricing...yet.
Via CNET.com
Google establishes Android team in Taiwan
Stephen Shankland | Mar 13, 2009
The group will provide support for phones, said Chien Lee-feng, president of Google Taiwan, in a Digitimes article. Google confirmed the phone support but denied the report's statement that Google also is offering support for the small, low-cost laptops called Netbooks.
"Android is a free, open-source mobile platform. This means that anyone can take the Android platform and add code or download it to create a mobile device without restrictions," Google said in a statement. "It was designed from the beginning to scale downward to feature phones and upward to MID (mobile Internet devices) and Netbook-style devices. We look forward to seeing what contributions are made and how an open platform spurs innovation, but we have nothing to announce at this time."
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