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Tuesday 10 June 2008

New iPhone software launches soon [ 10-06-2008 18:30 ]

Author: Irina Turina Translation by: Administrator

Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch will see a firmware upgrade to version 2.0, come sometime in early July, possibly the 11th, to coincide with the new iPhone's launch. In terms of pricing, it'll cost nothing for iPhone users, and $9.95/€6.40/£5.00. Now, you may be wondering what the new firmware adds. For the business users, there's support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Push Email is present, a feature welcomed by users who may also use a BlackBerry, as well as an iPhone. Users will now also be able to view Microsoft Powerpoint presentations, and enjoy support for iWork documents, as well as the ability to save images from email to the photo library, and new contact search function. For the parents buying iPhones for their children, firmware version 2.0 adds the option of parental controls, allowing you to filter content of your choice.

Speaking of push email, Apple will soon be releasing MobileMe, a program which sends, or pushes new emails, and calendar events from your PC or Mac to your iPhone and iPod Touch (plus it also allows storing data and documents, as well as sharing images via iDisk and Gallery). It will retail for £59/$115/€74, for a single-user licence, and £89/$174/€112, for a family-user licence. It will be compatible with such apps as Microsoft Outlook for PC, Address Book and iCal for Mac OS X. Every user will be given up to 20Gb of storage for his sharing pleasure.

Games will be a key feature in the version 2.0 firmware, thanks to the Software Development Kit. Super Monkey Ball is game you may be familiar with. It is a game where you guide a money, who is inside a transparent ball, through levels, or stages, to the end of the stage, navigating through several platforms. It looks to be perfectly suited to the iPhone/Touch, thanks to the built-in accelerometer. Another game, Cro-Mag Rally, sees you tilting the iPhone – making it act as a steering wheel. These two games will retail for $9.99/€6.45/£5.10.

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Samsung I900 announced [ 10-06-2008 15:43 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Translation by: Administrator

Samsung has released its latest touchscreen Windows Mobile-powered handset – the I900. The I900, titled Omnia, combines many high-end features in a compact package. It's powered by the latest version of Windows Mobile – 6.1, packs in a large 3.2” touchscreen, and pack in a five megapixel camera. Like Apple's iPhone, it will come in two choices – one with 8GB inrenal memory, and the other with 16GB internal memory, and it will come equipped with an accelerometer.

As you can tell by the specs, it aims to be the ultimate all-in-one handset. As is the trend lately with touchscrren handsets, the I900 has haptic feedback support, and very few buttons – two call buttons, and a direction pad. For connectivity, you get Wi-Fi, and HSDPA. As for browsing the Internet on the large touchscreen, the I900 will come with Opera Mobile 9.5, as the deault browser, but Internet Explorer is always there as a second option. Look for the I900 to ship sometime in August.

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The iPhone 3G is finally here [ 10-06-2008 14:38 ]

Author: Irina Turina Translation by: Administrator

Yesterday, at Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference saw the announcement of the much anticipated new iPhone, and it seems Apple have corrected many of the shortcomings of the first iPhone, but some still remain, initially at least. The feature set remins much the same, but there have seen several features added, no doubt to the delight of current, and potential iPhone owners. For a start, the two (arguably) most-requested features are present: 3G connectivity – which is tri-band, and Assisted-GPS, and, if you wish to conserve battery life, you have the option of turning the 3G radio off. Also, many of the users will be delighted to hear that the headphone jack is no longer recessed – you can now use any standard earphones you like, without the need for a cumbersome adapter.

Battery life has been significantly improved - The new iPhone has up to 300 hours standby time, compared to the originals 250 hours, and 10 hours talktime, compared to the originals 8 in 2G mode. The new iPhone's rear is comprised entirely of plastic – it's no longer all-metal, supposedly this was done in an effort to make the new iPhone as thin as possible, what with the 3G and GPS radios crammed in.

Now for the memory capacity and pricing. The original iPhone lunched with only an 8GB version, and a 16GB version came sometime afterwards – this time, they will ship side-by-side. The 8GB version will ship for $199, on a two-year contract, and the 16GB $299, on a two-year contract. Apple has gone back to its roots with the colour of the new iPhone, it will ship in a choice of black, or their trademark white colour – for the 16GB version only. As you'll remember, the original iPhone had severely crippled availability, this will not be the case, with the new iPhone being available in twenty two countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US) come launch date on July 11th, with more to follow later in the year. For those in the UK, O2 will offer the new iPhone on Pay As You Go – meaning you don't need a minimum-term cntract to buy it. Pricing will be revealed closer to launch date. Unfortunately for some, the camera remains the exact same one as in the original iPhone, meaning no video recording, Bluetooth is still limited to a headset profile, meaning no data transfers, and there is still no support for MMS. Still, we're sure it'll be a worthy upgrade for current iPhone owners,, and with new pricing, features, and availability, will seem more appealing to potential new iPhone owners.

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