Vodafone sells 50,000 iPhones in UK on first day of sale

Vodafone, the fourth mobile phone operator in the UK to stock the iPhone after O2, Orange and Tesco Mobile, shipped 50,000 Apple smartphones Thursday although some customers are still waiting for their phones.

Developer Apparently Reports Updating Application for iPhone OS 4.0 [Updated]

CNET reports that it has received an e-mail from a "prominent" iPhone application developer noting that the developer's application has been updated for iPhone OS 4.0, implying that Apple has already delivered an early version of the updated operatin...

Developer Apparently Reports Updating Application for iPhone OS 4.0

CNET reports that it has received an e-mail from a "prominent" iPhone application developer noting that the developer's application has been updated for iPhone OS 4.0, implying that Apple has already delivered an early version of the updated operatin...

A tale of two iPhone sequels: Zenonia 2 and Raging Thunder 2

Filed under: Gaming, Software, Odds and ends, Developer, iPhone

It looks like 2010 will be the year of the iPhone game sequels -- we first saw Zen Bound 2 the other day and now Touch Arcade has news of two more sequels to popular iPhone games. Zenonia 2 brings back one of the App Store's first RPGs, Zenonia [iTunes link], with a whole new adventure and four different classes, compared to the last game's three. Ranged attacks will also be possible, as well as new difficulty modes and even an asynchronous multiplayer mode. Sounds like fun -- the new version of the game is due out in March.

And from Polarbit comes Raging Thunder 2, another sequel to one of the first games to make a splash on the iPhone, even before the App Store. As you can see above, the sequel will have some shinier graphics, what looks like smoother gameplay, a bigger variety of powerups, and (we presume) the same accelerometer steering that made the iPhone platform such a hit for the genre out of the gate. No date for Raging Thunder 2 yet, but we'll keep our eyes out for it later this year.

A tale of two iPhone sequels: Zenonia 2 and Raging Thunder 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

A tale of two iPhone sequels: Zenonia 2 and Raging Thunder 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BodyGuardz Privacy Film for iPhone — TiPb @ CES 2010

BodyGuardz was gracious enough to take some time out at CES 2010 and show TiPb their four-way privacy film for iPhone. Four-way means it won’t just shield your iPhone from prying eyes in portrait mode, but horizontal as well. Buh-bye over-the-shoulder airplane movie snooper!

Check out the video, after the break!

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BodyGuardz Privacy Film for iPhone — TiPb @ CES 2010

Review: The Simpsons Arcade for iPhone

Despite a few quirks, The Simpsons Arcade is just the right mix of silly, challenging, and creative. Die-hard fan or not, anyone who enjoys beat-em-up games will enjoy this one.

Apple Exploring Contacts on the Home Screen… for iPhone 4.0? – Apple Patent Watch

The Apple patents keep on rolling out and today the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office accepted Apple’s filing for a patent that would allow for contact icons to be placed on the home screen, along with the ability to invoke apps, retrieve and display contacts information, or dynamically display related information all tied to an individual contact.

“The icon can also be used to invoke one or more applications that are personalized to the contact. The icon can be modified to display information related to the contact. In one aspect, an icon associated with an entity can be temporarily displayed on the mobile device based on the proximity of the mobile device to the entity.”

This is pure speculation on our part but it’s possible you will see this patent come to life in the upcoming iPhone OS 4.0. Hopefully when January 27th comes we all will see what is in store for the future of the iPhone OS.

Now please excuse me while I go add a few more contacts on the home screen of my Moto Droid, since it’s been doing that for a while.

One more screen shot after the break!

[Via Redmond Pie]

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Apple Exploring Contacts on the Home Screen… for iPhone 4.0? – Apple Patent Watch

Powermat Inductive Charging for iPhone — TiPb @ CES 2010

Inductive charging is the future, and one of the companies trying to bring it to the iPhone is Powermat. I say trying only because, unlike our friends over at CrackBerry.com, we won’t be able to just swap in an inductive battery and go about our business. To truly bring inductive to the iPhone, Apple will have to build it in the way Palm does with the Pre and Pixi.

But Apple is Apple, so companies like Powermat are working around them with cases. The TiPb Store has the 2009 models in stock, but coming later in 2010, they’re getting sleeker and adding a second, slightly longer case that includes an extended battery.

Powermat, and others, believe one day inductive charging will just be built into our counters, desks, cars, etc. Hopefully Apple includes it in the 4th generation iPhone. I know I want it.

CES 2010 sneak peak video after the break!

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Powermat Inductive Charging for iPhone — TiPb @ CES 2010

Apple Patent Discusses Adding Contacts to Home Screen, Introduce Proximity-Based Advertising