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More iPhone V4 features-

New 5mp camera

Video and iMovie for iPhone

iMovie

US$4.99

iOS4, unified inbox, finally!

iOS4 features

iBooks and PDF’s in your bookshelf.

Features

Video calling V4 to V4

Models

Ok so we start off with a new version of the iPhone-

As expected, new iPhone V4 form factor, glass and metal enclosure.

Features

New 326 ppi screen resolution called retina display

Features

Powered by the Apple A4 chip

Internals

Internals

Gyroscope, 6 axis motion

Apple have posted some examples of what can be acheived using HTML5 code.

While HTML5 is still an emerging technology, implementation has already begun by some major content providers-

http://www.apple.com/ipad/ready-for-ipad/

http://developer.apple.com/safaridemos/

ROFLMAO

The daily show’s Jon Stewart’s take on the recent Apple-Gizmodo shenanigans, really funny-

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-april-28-2010/appholes

ElJobso has finally stated, in an open letter to the world why Apple are restricting flash on its mobile devices, he makes a lot of valid points that I’m sure will fall on a lot of deaf ears-

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

Conclusion from Steve-

Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.

The avalanche of media outlets offering their content for Apple’s mobile devices demonstrates that Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content. And the 200,000 apps on Apple’s App Store proves that Flash isn’t necessary for tens of thousands of developers to create graphically rich applications, including games.

New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too). Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.

UPDATE, Adobe CEO comments on above-

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/04/29/live-blogging-the-journals-interview-with-adobe-ceo/

So if you are the lucky owner of an iPad WiFi model (3G due later?) then you may be interested to know how to get mobile internet on it.

Yes there are 3G models coming but they contain the new mini sim, who knows when these will be supported by 3G carriers in NZ. Some say you should get rid of the WiFi model and that many people are already doing this in anticipation of the 3G model, I would rather extend the technology I already have and use one 3G account.

Here is how its done, you will need-

iPad

iPhone (Jailbroken)

MyWi app

Instructions on setup here-

http://rtfm-nub.blogspot.com/2010/04/use-iphone-tethering-to-get-3g-on-your.html

So need need to ditch your brand new iPad, you can even use this for laptop 3G access or emergency internet sharing.

And demand the 4th gen iPhone back, more stories here-

http://gizmodo.com/5520438/how-apple-lost-the-next-iphone?skyline=true&s=i

http://gizmodo.com/5520479/a-letter-apple-wants-its-secret-iphone-back?skyline=true&s=i

Ok so maybe not so much a ROFL as usual but quite funny none the less…

Somebody near the Apple campus has lost a prototype of the 4th gen iPhone in a bar, LOL are they in deep doodoo-

http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone

Seems to be very genuine according to latest reports

With all the fuss recently regarding Apple’s decision to restrict developers on iPhone and iPad apps, including this ‘wonderful’ website-

http://stopthemadnessstevejobs.com/wordpress/

Here is a funny comic -

http://www.pidjin.net/2010/04/11/stop-me-if-i-can/

http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1004fk8d5gt/event/

Apple have completed their preview to developers showing all the new features to be released-

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/08/apples-iphone-os-4-0-media-event-sneak-peek-into-the-future/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/iphone-os-4-0-unveiled-shipping-this-summer/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/08/live-from-apples-iphone-os-4-event/?sort=newest&refresh=60

Apple has sent out invite’s to an event this Thursday US time to preview the new iPhone OS4.

http://gizmodo.com/5509821/apple-iphone-os-4-revealed-on-april-8

January rumors of new functionality-

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/01/19/iphone-os-4-0-claimed-to-include-multitasking-revamped-interface/

Steve Jobs told Apple employees – “They (Adobe) are lazy. They have all this potential to do interesting things, but they just refuse to do it. They don’t do anything with the approaches that Apple is taking, like Carbon. Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it’s because of Flash. No one will be using Flash. The world is moving to HTML5.”

This is a man possibly way ahead of his time, he has stubbornly refused to allow Flash on the iPhone and upcoming iPad.

Youtube and Google both have alternative beta’s in development instead of Flash based ones, these are HTML5 based.

Problem is most web sites these days employ some form of flash and it would take a major shift by online delivery to re-develop existing websites away from flash to HTML5.

That has begun with Virgin America, they have now released their new website sans flash, new and improved with HTML5!-

http://www.virginamerica.com/va/home.do

Story here-

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/03/virgin-america-dumps-flash-over-lack-of-iphone-support/

Apple have today released a minor update to address various issues -

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013

For all you fence sitters and naysayers, McGraw-Hill’s CEO mentioned today on CNBC that Apple are releasing tablet tomorrow….

“Yeah, Very exciting. Yes, they’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one. We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable. So what you are going to be able to do now — we have a consortium of e-books. And we have 95% of all our materials that are in e-book format on that one. So now with the tablet you’re going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific.”

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1396376379

Update – McGraw-Hill spokesman Steven Weiss would not confirm the CEO was describing Apple’s actual product.

All will be known from 7am tomorrow morning…

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/01/18/apple-tablet-iphone-launch-confirmed-january/

Bring on the-

Apple 10″ tablet

iPhone V4

iLife 2010

Kodak is suing Apple and RIM-

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100114005746&newsLang=en

Nokia suing Apple-

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/nokia-sues-apple-says-iphone-infringes-ten-patents/

Apple strike back-

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-on-nokia-phones/

Microsoft infringe xml copyright-

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/13/microsoft_office_2007_yanked/

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/microsoft-office-word-2007-banned-from-sale-starting-january-11/

An open source developer has written a Javascript runtime hack to enable Flash based animation on Safari web browser on the Apple iPhone-

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/hack-enables-flash-on-iphone/

See a few demo’s here on your iPhone-

http://paulirish.com/work/gordon/demos/

Parrot, the people who make the high end bluetooth hands free kits have released a quadricopter that you control from your iPhone/iPod touch.

Available are 3 augmented reality games that will integrate your live environment into games that can be played on your Apple device.

Parrot have opened up development for games to any developers.

More info here-

http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en/