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Next generation iPhone to support HD video?

20. April 2009 | by Tim Bradbury

PhoneNews, a mobile phone news-site, believes that Apple may be somehow integrating HD video playback into the next generation iPhone and possibly the iPod Touch. “The next generation of iPhone and iPod touch will make broad and sweeping changes to HD display capacity on the devices. First, Apple will likely offer at least one version of [...]

Leaked list of Next Generation iPhone component providers?

16. April 2009 | by Tim Bradbury

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DigiTimes, the same site that originally reported Apple’s purchase of 3.2 megapixel cameras, recently released what appears to be a list outlining the component suppliers for the Next Generation iPhone. While this list certainly brings very little new information to the table, it does however, somewhat confirm that the Next Generation iPhone will have a [...]

Apple upgrading the iPhone’s built-in camera?

3. April 2009 | by Tim Bradbury

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Technology news-site DigiTimes recently reported that OmniVision, a digital imaging company, just landed a contract with Apple to provide them with both 3.2 and 5 megapixel cameras. Current speculation is that the 3.2 megapixel camera is for the next generation iPhone, while the 5 megapixel camera is for a completely separate product, perhaps an upgraded iSight (the current [...]

The iPhone camera: a force to be reckoned with

24. December 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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The iPhone camera: a force to be reckoned with

It has come to my attention that the iPhone’s built-in camera has recently been the camera of choice for many photographers who use the popular photo-sharing site, Flickr. Using Flickr’s camera finder we can clearly see that the iPhone’s camera is among the top 5 cameras used by photographers on Flickr, that in it of itself is [...]

A multi-touch Mighty Mouse?

22. December 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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You’re probably well aware that both the iPhone and the iPod Touch both utilize the revolutionary multi-touch technology. Rumor has it that Apple is attempting to port this technology from the iPhone/iTouch to their line of Mighty Mice. It goes without saying that if Apple were to find a way to utilize this already revolutionary technology [...]

How to use your iPhone as a portable hard drive

22. December 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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How to use your iPhone as a portable hard drive

MakeUseOf.com recently posted a great list of 6 ways to turn your iPhone into a portable hard drive. Being a student myself, I have the need to have as many of my important files on my person as possible, so this article was incredibly helpful to me. Now, I could sit here and transpose the entire [...]

Dear Steve, Wireless-N Chip for Cellphones Due 2009 (hint, hint)

8. December 2008 | by Shawn McBee

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Broadcom today announced that they’ve come up with an 802.11n wireless antenna for cell phones. What’s more, it’s an all-in-one design incorporating WiFi, Bluetooth and an FM tuner. Not good enough? Well, how about the fact that it’s also got a low power draw, giving us these benefits without draining the battery. Of [...]

iPhone 3G; hardware unlocked and available in Vietnam

1. December 2008 | by Robert Nelson

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As we have all seen by now, the iPhone 3G has not been an easy nut to crack, in fact a software unlock is still not available. Of course that has not stopped some more enterprising individuals from not only performing, but also offering a hardware unlocked iPhone 3G for sale. Well, that is in [...]

Charge your iPod with an onion!

28. November 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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Owen Louis, a 21 year old student from Portsmouth (UK), recently discovered a way to power his 5th generation iPod video using nothing more than an onion soaked in Lucozade (a sports energy drink,) and his iPod’s USB cable. After soaking several onions in Lucozade and connecting them to one another, Louis was able to plunge the stripped end [...]

2nd generation iPod Touch faster than iPhone

27. November 2008 | by Tim Bradbury

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No, that’s not a typo! It has recently been brought to our attention that the 2nd generation iPod Touch sports a 532MHz processor, while the iPhone (both 3G and original) is runs a 412MHz processor. This slight processing speed difference was noticed first by Mobile game developer Handheld Games Corp, after they witnessed a noticeable difference whilst [...]