Archive for April, 2008
Apple’s bionic ARM to muscle advanced gaming graphics into iPhones
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The next generation of iphone appears set to claim exclusive access to advanced graphics core and video decoding technology, thanks to a secret licensing deal between Apple, mobile graphics leader Imagination Technologies, and Samsung, the iphone’s ARM “system on a chip” manufacturer. The result may be an […]
About iPhone backups
Apple has posted a new Knowledge Base article about iphone/iPod Touch backups that is definitely worth a read. The article describes when backups occur, the difference between syncing and backing up, and how to restore from backups. It also details the process for deleting unwanted backups:
“You can also use iTunes to create a backup of […]
No commentsARM, x86 Chip Makers Fight to Ride Mobile Growth
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Apple’s acquisition of PA Semi appears to fit well into the company’s plans to pioneer the development of a new WiFi mobile platform with the iphone and iPod Touch. Apple is certainly not the only company to see the vast potential in mobile devices. The market for smartphones and mobile Internet devices is […]
Latest iPhone OS 2.0 build includes “Import SIM contacts”
The latest build of iphone OS 2.0 (5a258f), now available to developers who have been accepted into Apple’s $99 iphone Developer program, includes a feature dubbed “Import SIM Contacts” that presumably does as its name implies, extracting contacts stored on the SIM and copying them to the iphone’s internal storage. Theoretically, this would allow SIM […]
No commentsAT&T debuts iPhone-compatible plan for hearing impaired
AT&T introduced a new Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) for the iphone today developed with the help of representatives from the hearing and speech impaired community. The plan was developed for people who are deaf, hearing impaired or have another speech or hearing loss disability.
The cost of the iphone only TAP is $40.00 per month. TAP […]
No commentsiPhone coming to Canada — and it may be 3G
Rogers Communications, the largest wireless carrier in Canada, will soon be carrying the iphone. Atypically, however, the announcement comes directly from Ted Rogers, President and CEO of Rogers Communications, with no co-announcement from Apple and scant detail. Rogers’ statement reads only:
“We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iphone […]
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