Archive for June 2009

New iPhone has 3 megapixel still and video camera

The new iPhone 3GS (not much of a cool name, betting personally it’ll be called iPhone Video by the press) includes a 3 megapixel camera used for shooting stills and videos. Here’s Apple’s description of the camera: “iPhone 3G S features a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera that takes amazing pictures and video, making it [...]

New iPhone controlled by talking to it

Talking to your phone will no longer be reserved for the crazies: the new iPhone announced today includes voice control. From Apple: ”The voice control feature in iPhone 3G S offers hands free operation for both iPhone and iPod functions. Simply speak the appropriate commands into the built-in microphone or headset microphone to dial by name [...]

New iPhones, extra OS 3.0 features for WWDC?

The latest and greatest of iPhone rumors ahead of tomorrow’s WWDC: New iPhones, if unveiled, COULD:  be “ultra-thin,” include a front-facing camera as TechCrunch suggests, a matte black finish, go on sale at WWDC – which would make tons of people happy, be available in 16GB and 32GB models, include a low-cost 4GB iPhone, the [...]

Palm Pre has good operating system, but lacks apps

Interesting bit Gigaom says about Palm Pre in its discussion on 3 ups and 3 downs of the phone. “Similar to the initial iPhone and Android launches, the software cupboard is bare, with only a dozen apps or so. Smartphones without apps are just expensive feature phones these days, so Palm needs to get the [...]

People use average of 6.8 apps every day, survey finds

Check out this NY Times post: Gravity Tank, a Chicago-based creative consulting firm, surveyed over a thousand iPhone and Android G1 users in April and May. Among some of the findings from the report: respondents have downloaded an average of 23.6 applications to their phone and use an average of 6.8 apps every day. Also, [...]