Historic Apple Prototypes: Apple Mouse, Cube, Mac Tablet

The reason everyone is so interested in the leaked Apple iPhone goes beyond natural interest in the product. It's just that Apple usually does such a good job at keeping the their hardware under wraps. The lost iPhone(s) are easily the largest leak...

Rumor: Apple building Facebook into iPhone OS

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Business Insider says a source has told them that Apple is working on integrating Facebook directly into the next iPhone OS. This would mean the use of Facebook Connect to bring contacts directly into the phone (which we've heard as a rumor before, and which would make sense, considering that the Android OS already does that). BI also suggests that Apple might be working on features like showing Facebook pictures of your contacts when they call or building the Facebook API into the official iPhone SDK. This would allow app creators to use Facebook information in their apps directly through the iPhone's code interface.

It's all rumor and speculation at this point, so don't get (too) freaked out about Facebook's privacy problems spreading off to the iPhone just yet. However, it's true that Facebook is quickly becoming one of the Web's biggest sources of personal information, and qualms about privacy aside, Apple would do well to at least catch up to Android and start getting the hooks into the main OS.

Rumor: Apple building Facebook into iPhone OS originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 14 May 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Rumor: Apple building Facebook into iPhone OS originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 14 May 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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QuickReply for SMS on iPhone – Jailbreak app review

QuickReply for SMS functions basically as an expanded plug-in to the built-in SMS app.  There is no icon for QuickReply and it just interacts with built-in functionality.  QuickReply attempts to solve a lot of the problems that the native SMS app still has.  The major one being when you get a text, you have two options, either close the text or view it to respond.  If you’re in the middle of doing something on your phone, it’ll close you out of it in order to take you to the text app.

QuickReply solves this problem by adding another button.  In addition to the traditional close and view buttons, you’ll see a reply button to the right.  When you click reply, it’ll simply bring up a keyboard and you can reply to the text without interrupting the app you are currently running.  When you’re done, tap send and you’re done!  The keyboard disappears and your text sends in the background. In settings, you have the option of changing the traditional keyboard to a transparent type keyboard if you’d like as well.  You’ll also see an option to replace the view button with a call button.

With the latest update to QuickReply, contact pictures were added. I thought this was a really neat addition. If you have a picture set for a person in your address book, it’ll pop up in the right hand top corner of the text on the homescreen. Speaking of the homescreen, QuickReply also allows you to reply directly from the homescreen. Enabling the lockscreen option in settings will allow you to double-tap a text off the homescreen and bring up a keyboard to respond without even having to unlock your phone.

QuickReply is definitely one of those apps I’d sorely miss on a stock iPhone. For anyone who’s jailbroken, it’s definitely worth the $2.99. And if you’d like to try it out, they have a trial period available.

[$2.99 - Cydia Link]

Pros

• No extra icon cluttering your homescreen
• Ease of use
• Reasonably priced

Cons

• Available to jailbreakers only

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iPhone Live Podcast #99 – HTC-you in court!

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Adobe Responds To Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts On Flash” With Ad Campaign; Open Letter From Founders

Ngmoco buys Stumptown Game Machine, EA and Gameloft report revenue growth

Filed under: Gaming, iPhone

A few news items from the business side of iPhone games this week, courtesy of the folks over at Mobile Entertainment. Ngmoco has purchased developer Stumptown Game Machine, creators of their popular Touch Pets Dogs release. Unfortunately, there's no information on how much the deal was worth, but it's a pretty obvious pickup for Ngmoco, which is working on building a stable of freemium titles and developers to produce them.

My money's still on an Ngmoco/Booyah deal at some point, too -- Ngmoco has the money to pick up a few other smaller developers thanks to funding, and Booyah has the app and the dedicated users that Ngmoco wants. The two companies have already collaborated with a MyTown promotion on Ngmoco's We Rule, but I can see it going farther eventually.

Elsewhere, EA Mobile reported a big growth in profits over the last quarter, up 12% year-over-year. The company attributes revenues to the iPhone and, soon, the iPad -- EA had two of the top three grossing titles as the iPad launched in Need for Speed and Scrabble, even though those sales will count towards next quarter's profits. While indie games have found their own place on the iPhone, many of the biggest titles are still produced by larger studios like EA.

Gamevil also saw a nice jump in profits (up a whopping 99% from last year), and also credits its growth to the App Store, supported by Android and other mobile phone markets. Zenonia and its sequel were drivers there, along with sales overseas and the company's Baseball Superstars title. Lots and lots of sales coming out of the App Store, and I'm sure a new phone in June won't hurt things at all.

Ngmoco buys Stumptown Game Machine, EA and Gameloft report revenue growth originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Ngmoco buys Stumptown Game Machine, EA and Gameloft report revenue growth originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CBC Hockey for iPhone: stream playoff games live

CBC Hockey from the iconic Hockey Night in Canada series is a free download from the iTunes App Store and comes ready to stream all the live NHL hockey playoff action straight to your iPhone — via $2.99 in-app purchase.

• LIVE box scores from every NHL game
• Standings by division and conference
• Stats for every team, every player
• League leaders for points, goals,+/-, GAA, Sv%, and Wins
• CBC Sports stories and features from our writers
• Complete NHL schedule including CBC broadcasts and streaming info

And no, I’m not just posting this because of Montreal’s stellar playoff victory last night against Pittsburgh (for those who are more geek than hockey freak, that was the team with the big C’s on their chests trouncing the guys wearing the Linux Tux jerseys).

[iTunes via Daring Fireball]

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Review: PCalc for iPhone and iPad

TLA Systems has managed to squeeze an impressive amount of functionality into this calculator without making it unwieldy. It's actually fun to use (or as fun as a calculator can be), especially on the iPad.

Apple Patent Application Details Temporary Location-Specific iPhone Applications

Patently Apple points to a newly-published patent application from Apple describing temporary proximity-based or location-based applications that could appear on a user's iPhone or other mobile device when in a specific area. Content would be...

Apple updates Keynote, Numbers for iPad

In addition to a major Pages for iPad update on Thursday, Apple completed its trifecta of portable iWork productivity app updates with new versions of Keynote and Numbers for iPad.

Pages 1.1 for iPad brings landscape toolbars, localizations

Apple's word processor for iPad gained a toolbar and ruler in its previously barren landscape view, a slew of fixes, and support for over a dozen new languages.

Verizon Working On Android-Powered iPad Killer

What the mobile patent fight is all about

Apple and others are at war over who owns the key technologies such multitouch in the burgeoning mobile market

Dexim solar-powered iPhone charger arrives for summer

Dexim has released the DCA19 P-Flip, a solar-powered battery and stand for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

Latest iPhone prototype leaked by a duo of phone dealers

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The Associated Press is reporting today that two Vietnamese phone dealers may be responsible for the most recent 4G iPhone leak. When mobile phone accessory salesman Tran Manh Hiep heard that someone was showing off a prototype iPhone in a Ho Chi Minh City cafe, he rushed there with his video camera to see it. The AP notes that another dealer, whose identity is unknown, had the phone. How he came into it is still a mystery.

Many suspected that the phone was a knock-off, as that region is rife with fakes from China. Hiep insists that it's genuine, as "[my Mac] recognized it as an Apple product" when connected. Other than the lack of visible screws we saw on the unit Gizmodo bought, it's virtually the same. There's no word on whether an investigation will be launched.

Today, another image has surfaced from Vietnam supposedly showing the phone running iPhone OS 4.

It's amazing to me that two devices have now gotten past Apple's legendary security, and even more so that one ended up far across the globe. I'll say one thing: it sure takes the fun out of the official announcements.

Latest iPhone prototype leaked by a duo of phone dealers originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Latest iPhone prototype leaked by a duo of phone dealers originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple To Integrate Facebook Into iPhone OS 4.0

Goodbye, BlackBerry: the future belongs to the iPhone

Thanks for bringing mobility to the masses, BlackBerry, but the future belongs to the iPhone.

New iPhone in Vietnam spotted running iPhone OS 4?

This is a bit of a confusing one, but we just got tipped an additional shot of this 4th generation iPhone that leaked out in Vietnam, but this time with a big twist: it appears to be running iPhone OS 4. Or at least displaying a screenshot of the new OS, with that telltale wallpaper in the background. We have no idea how this crew might've circumvented Apple's lockdown of the device, and there's always the chance this is some sort of Photoshop or other trickery. Still, a source has confirmed to us that the markings "N90 PRO2" indicate an older prototype N90 (the Apple codename for the new iPhone), which refers to "Working Prototype 2" and might possibly be easier to enable than the newer, lock tight model Gizmodo obtained. Also, despite the photo's out-of-focus nature, the display (or at least its contents) doesn't appear nearly as sharp as those previous shots we saw of the "fireball" screen. We're digging for more info as we speak, but unfortunately the original source site, Taoviet, is down right now. We'll keep you posted if we hear anything else about this image's origins.

[Thanks, ITKINGDOM]

Update: The source link is loading for us sporadically. The translated text above the shot reads: "Iphone 4G VN is distributed by the network not it? Maybe not then, we'll be the first use:" It's all so clear now!

Update 2: Woah, do these things just grow on trees? French site Be Geek has just received photos of what looks to be a third iPhone 4th gen floating around in the wild. Chances are it's of a similar build generation as the Vietnam device, since it's lacking those screws at the bottom, but it does seem to a separate device, since it's rocking a different SIM.

Update 3: Turns out this new set of photos was pulled from the same Vietnamese forum, so it seems to be the same phone. Makes sense, but we're still puzzling over that different SIM.

New iPhone in Vietnam spotted running iPhone OS 4? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 May 2010 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CDMA iPhone To Be Manufactured By Pegatron?

FlickStackr for iPad – App Review

FlickStackr for iPad [$0.99 - iTunes Link] is a Flickr browsing application. The interface is beautiful, intuitive, and a pleasure to use.

With FlickStackr, you can browse photos on Flickr, even if you don’t have a Flickr account. If you do, then you can also browse your photostream, sets, favorites, groups, and contacts. FlickStackr also displays EXIF data, tags, and comments. The main feature that is missing from FlickStackr is the ability to upload photos. However, iPont promises to bring that ability in a future update.

In addition to the wonderful online photo viewing that FlickStacker brings to iPad, it also allows you to save photos locally for offline viewing. iPont calls this feature a “Stack”. You can choose any photos from Flickr to save to your stack. It only saves the actual images, however, not the EXIF data that’s associated with them.

FlickStackr is an excellent app for experiencing Flickr on the iPad, and for only $0.99, it’s quite a steal!

Video and Screenshots after the break!

Pros

• Browse photos from photostream, sets, contacts, groups, explore, or search
• View photos as slideshow
• No account required
• Support for multiple accounts
• Offline viewing in your “Stack”
• Wonderful interface

Cons

• Cannot upload photos
• Offline viewing does not include EXIF data

Video and Screenshots after the break!

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